LAS VEGAS — It’s no secret among the Blackhawks that defenseman Wyatt Kaiser is the most multifaceted person on the team.

And Kaiser, who has cemented himself as a full-time NHL player and a critical piece of the Hawks’ defense this season, feels no need to keep the reasons for that title secret, either.

He has been an avid potter and woodworker since his teenage years and last season started playing guitar for the first time. Now he’s fully engrossed in music.

‘‘It’s been fun picking up a new thing to try to learn,’’ Kaiser said. ‘‘I’ve played hockey for so long that your improvements are tiny and tiny. Whereas actually trying to relearn how to do something is fun again. It’s a challenge. You have to go back to day one.

‘‘[In hockey], there’s tiny info and knowledge you’re trying to always learn and pick up. But with guitar, it’s such an unknown. I’m looking at it like, ‘What am I doing here?’ ’’

Kaiser, 23, has been taking lessons since August and now owns four guitars, including one acoustic, one electric and a portable electric that folds up enough to fit into a backpack.

That makes it easy for him to bring it on road trips. Kaiser spent some time Tuesday morning practicing his guitar before the Hawks’ competitive shootout loss to the Golden Knights. He and fellow defenseman Alex Vlasic enjoyed a jam session together during a day off last month in Vancouver, too.

‘‘We played songs we knew back and forth, and he showed me what he had learned,’’ Vlasic said. ‘‘It made me want to pick it back up…but he’ll be way better than me very shortly.’’

On the ice, Kaiser has come back to earth after a ridiculously good start. Through Nov. 7, the Hawks had outscored their opponents 13-7 during his five-on-five ice time; since then, they have outscored 11-7.

His quick feet and hands often catch opponents by surprise, allowing him to strip them of the puck or force turnovers in the defensive zone. That means he frequently ends up with the puck on his stick, trying to orchestrate a breakout.

Head coach Jeff Blashill has talked with Kaiser about making smarter decisions in those situations, about knowing when to make a nice play and when simply to flip the puck out to safety.

‘‘When he’s under mega-pressure, [he should] just live another day at that point [and] don’t try to force the pass,’’ Blashill said. ‘‘That has hurt his play at times because it has caused chances against that don’t need to happen. That’s a growth process that he recognizes.’’

Indeed, he does.

‘‘[With] puck management, the whole team is getting that experience and learning,’’ Kaiser said. ‘‘It’s really hard to work on during practice. You can create game-like situations, but [it’s different] when you’re under pressure.

‘‘Blashill does a good job of talking about it a lot, so everybody is aware of it and continually trying to do better. But you’re going to make mistakes.’’

Kaiser said he thinks improvement will come from hundreds and hundreds of reps. It’s a similar story with his guitar skills because he’s ‘‘almost at the point where I’ve learned more than I can play’’ on that front.

His knowledge of music theory is extensive, but his hands need to catch up with his brain.

‘‘I would like, five to 10 years down the road . . . [to] play a little rhythm, play a riff over it and sit there and actually make some music,’’ Kaiser said. ‘‘That’s the goal: to keep progressing and stay consistent with it. Wherever that takes me is where I’m happy.

‘‘There’s a different level of creativity and artistic ability. People [can] do things that I couldn’t even comprehend. Whereas in hockey, you kind of know what’s going on. Guitar is an art form.’’