#7 · Defense

Michael Kesselring

Age: 26
Height: 6′5″
Weight: 215 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Florence, South Carolina, USA

GP: 6
G: 0
A: 0
P: 0
+/-: -3
SOG: 5

Drafted 2018 · Round 6, #164 overall (EDM)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	6
G	0	0
A	0	0
P	0	0
SOG	5	8-3
PPP	0	0
+/-	-3	-2-1
PIM	2	2
TOI/GP	19:31	17:01+2:29
SH%	0.0	0.0

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Kesselring is shooting 0.0% (0 on 5 shots) against 4.4% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.1 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.1).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 45.5; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 29.4; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -2.7; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.901; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.1; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.1; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 51.0; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 17:55; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

11 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Kesselring is used

#7 · D · San Jose Sharks

Michael Kesselring

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 19:28; 17:55 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 51.0%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 29.4%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 45.5%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Kesselring48.7s

NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Kesselring23%

NHL average26%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Darnell Nurse75.3 min together45%shot attempts

Will Smith29.3 min together37%shot attempts

Alexander Wennberg28.4 min together46%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	San Jose Sharks	6	0	0	0	-3	2	0	5	0.0	19:31
2025–26	Buffalo Sabres	34	0	2	2	0	50	0	46	0.0	13:24
2025–26 (P)	Buffalo Sabres	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	4:25
2024–25	Utah Hockey Club	82	7	22	29	+4	89	1	150	4.7	17:41
2023–24	Arizona Coyotes	65	5	16	21	+11	66	0	76	6.6	15:48
2022–23	Arizona Coyotes	9	0	3	3	-1	6	0	8	0.0	17:06

	Opp				TOI
Tue, Oct 13	vsBOS	-1	0	0	19:15
Sat, Oct 10	vsEDM	-2	1	0	19:03
Thu, Oct 8	@STL	0	2	2	16:56
Mon, Oct 5	@DAL	-1	1	0	20:50
Sat, Oct 3	vsLAK	+1	0	0	21:15
Thu, Oct 1	vsFLA	0	1	0	19:46

	Team / League										TOI
2024–25	USA · WC	10	1	3	4	+7	2	–	–	–	–
2024–25	Team USA · International	1	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Tucson Roadrunners · AHL	6	0	0	0	-2	11	–	–	–	–
2023–24	USA · WC	7	2	1	3	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Team USA · International	1	0	0	0	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2023–24 (P)	Tucson Roadrunners · AHL	2	0	0	0	-2	0	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Bakersfield Condors · AHL	49	13	9	22	+5	40	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Tucson Roadrunners · AHL	10	2	5	7	+3	7	–	–	–	–
2022–23 (P)	Tucson Roadrunners · AHL	3	0	0	0	-2	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Bakersfield Condors · AHL	55	2	11	13	+10	45	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Bakersfield Condors · AHL	4	0	0	0	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Northeastern Univ. · NCAA	20	5	3	8	-4	23	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Bakersfield Condors · AHL	21	1	2	3	-2	10	–	–	–	–
2020–21 (P)	Bakersfield Condors · AHL	6	0	3	3	+2	2	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Northeastern Univ. · NCAA	34	2	3	5	-2	35	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Des Moines Buccaneers · USHL	33	2	10	12	+5	8	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Fargo Force · USHL	33	7	15	22	+2	20	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	Fargo Force · USHL	2	0	0	0	-4	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Team Kelly · USA-S17	5	2	1	3	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017–18	New Hampton School · USHS-Prep	38	11	23	34	–	23	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Des Moines Buccaneers · USHL	12	0	2	2	-3	2	–	–	–	–
2016–17	New Hampshire Avalanche 16U AAA · EJEPL 16U	2	0	1	1	–	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	New Hampton School · USHS-Prep	30	8	20	28	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015–16	New Hampton School · USHS-Prep	40	5	11	16	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014–15	New Hampton School · USHS-Prep	36	3	4	7	–	–	–	–	–	–