Kyle Palmieri
New York Islanders · C · #21- HT
- 6'0"
- WT
- 192 lb
- Age
- 35
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Smithtown, USA
- Draft
- 2009 ANA · R1 #26
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 9 GP tracked · 3h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 337 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$4.75M
cap hit
$7.61M
Alpha-market value
A
Team-friendly deal (+$2.9M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kyle Palmieri | 80 | Middle-Six Engine | 18 P · 25 GP | $4.75M | $7.61M | A+$2.9M | this player |
 Mathew Barzal | 84 | Playmaker | 72 P · 81 GP | $9.15M | $9.00M | C−$0.2M | 86% |
 Mikael Granlund | 79 | Middle-Six Engine | 41 P · 58 GP | $7.00M | $7.28M | C+$0.3M | 86% |
 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 80 | Middle-Six Engine | 56 P · 72 GP | $5.13M | $7.61M | A+$2.5M | 86% |
 Tomas Hertl | 82 | Faceoff General | 58 P · 82 GP | $8.14M | $8.30M | C+$0.2M | 85% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Bo Horvat · 6 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Kyle’s goals
Creates for
goals Kyle assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ NJD
2P
1G 1A
@ NJD 11-10
1G 1A · 2 shots · 16:55 TOI
@ VGK
0P
0G 0A
@ VGK 11-13
0G 0A · 2 shots · 19:20 TOI
@ UTA
0P
0G 0A
@ UTA 11-14
0G 0A · 3 shots · 17:53 TOI
@ COL
1P
0G 1A
@ COL 11-16
0G 1A · 3 shots · 22:19 TOI
@ DAL
2P
1G 1A
@ DAL 11-18
1G 1A · 3 shots · 20:02 TOI
@ DET
0P
0G 0A
@ DET 11-20
0G 0A · 3 shots · 15:44 TOI
vs STL
1P
0G 1A
vs STL 11-22
0G 1A · 3 shots · 18:37 TOI
vs SEA
0P
0G 0A
vs SEA 11-23
0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:10 TOI
vs BOS
0P
0G 0A
vs BOS 11-26
0G 0A · 6 shots · 22:28 TOI
vs PHI
1P
0G 1A
vs PHI 11-28
0G 1A · 0 shots · 9:25 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the left circle - 2 of 6 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 10 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 15 blocks · 4 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Anaheim Ducks | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 2011-12 | Anaheim Ducks | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 2012-13 | Anaheim Ducks | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 2 |
| 2013-14 | Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 9 |
| 2014-15 | Anaheim Ducks | 57 | 14 | 15 | 29 | -2 |
| 2015-16 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 30 | 27 | 57 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | New Jersey Devils | 80 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | New Jersey Devils | 62 | 24 | 20 | 44 | -1 |
| 2018-19 | New Jersey Devils | 74 | 27 | 23 | 50 | -9 |
| 2019-20 | New Jersey Devils | 65 | 25 | 20 | 45 | -4 |
| 2020-21 | New Jersey Devils | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -2 |
| 2020-21 | New York Islanders | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 |
| 2021-22 | New York Islanders | 69 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | New York Islanders | 55 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 13 |
| 2023-24 | New York Islanders | 82 | 30 | 24 | 54 | -16 |
| 2024-25 | New York Islanders | 82 | 24 | 24 | 48 | -17 |
| 2025-26 | New York Islanders | 25 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -2 |
| Career | 3 teams | 925 | 276 | 269 | 545 | -25 |