{"id":702218,"date":"2026-06-13T19:28:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T19:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/702218\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T19:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T19:28:17","slug":"trevor-van-riemsdyk-2025-26-season-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/702218\/","title":{"rendered":"Trevor van Riemsdyk: 2025-26 season review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trevor van Riemsdyk<\/a> has probably just finished his time in Washington, but man, it was a very good time.<\/p>\n

By the Numbers<\/p>\n

On-ice percentages<\/p>\n

Isolated Impact \u00a0by HockeyViz<\/p>\n

\"HockeyViz
About this visualization: \u00a0This image by \u00a0Micah Blake McCurdy of hockeyviz.com<\/a> \u00a0shows how the player has impacted play when on the ice. At the top of the image is the team\u2019s offense (even strength at left, power play at right) and at bottom is the team\u2019s defense (with penalty kill at bottom right). In each case, red\/orange blobs mean teams shoot for more from that location on the ice, and blue\/purple means less. In general, a good player should have red\/orange blobs near the opponent\u2019s net at top, and blue\/purple blobs near their own team\u2019s net at bottom. The distributions in middle show how the player compares to league average at individual finishing, setting up teammates to score, and taking and drawing penalties. The number at center is Synthetic Goals: a catch-all number for the player\u2019s impact.<\/p>\n

Player Card \u00a0by Evolving Hockey<\/p>\n

\"Evolving
About this player card: \u00a0This card from Josh and Luke of \u00a0Evolving Hockey<\/a> \u00a0compares the player to league averages based on their impact on on-ice statistics. GAR means \u201cgoals above replacement,\u201d where \u201creplacement\u201d means an average player called up from the AHL. xGAR is the same figure but assuming league-average goaltending. The numbers at top are the player\u2019s percentile ranks overall and then for offense and defense alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Player Overview \u00a0by NHL Edge<\/p>\n

\"NHL
About this visualization: \u00a0The NHL\u2019s advanced statistics program, Edge<\/a>, tracks player and puck movement. The player\u2019s shot speed, skating speed, and skating distance are at top along with percentile rank. At bottom left is a shot location map, and at bottom right is zone time per zone.<\/p>\n

Gratuitous Generative Art by Peter<\/p>\n

Using p5.js, the player\u2019s name is a seed that randomizes a bunch of values in an animated canvas with glitchy effects that should be gradual enough not to mess with people with sensory issues. Not AI. Not all that different from Logo, which I learned in like 1992.<\/p>\n

Peter\u2019s Take<\/p>\n

39<\/p>\n

Percentile among defenders<\/p>\n

57<\/a>Trevor van RiemsdykDefenderD<\/p>\n

Age 34 \u00b7 6\u20193\u2033 \u00b7 210 lbs \u00b7 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \u00b7 \u264c\ufe0f<\/p>\n

2025-26 stats<\/p>\n

This was TVR\u2019s worst full season as a Washington Capital, but that\u2019s eliding two facts. First is that he\u2019s been awesome pretty much his whole tenure in DC. Second is that this season still wasn\u2019t so bad.<\/p>\n

At age 34, it\u2019s not a shock to say he\u2019s not the player he used to be, but he just enjoyed his best on-ice expected goal percentage since 2021-22. He was an effective penalty killer \u2013 and should have been used there more often than he was.<\/p>\n

But van Riemsdyk proved to not be Jakob Chychrun\u2019s most effective partner, even if the goals went the right way (22 for WSH, 13 for opponents). His next most common partner was Rasmus Sandin, and that was a disaster (9 WSH, 12 opponents despite good goaltending).<\/p>\n

Offense? It\u2019s TVR. We do not discuss offense.<\/p>\n

TVR\u2019s deal expires this summer. He\u2019ll be 35 in about a month, just off a deal that was earning him $3 million against the salary cap. He\u2019s a useful player with a brilliant pass, but it\u2019s hard to see what the future for him is here in DC.<\/p>\n

TVR on RMNB<\/p>\n

Trevor van Riemsdyk plays unlikely hero for Capitals with game-winning goal against Flyers: \u2018We all know it\u2019s going to take contributions all over the ice this time of year\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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