Marcus Foligno
Minnesota Wild · LW · #17- HT
- 6'3"
- WT
- 226 lb
- Age
- 34
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Buffalo, USA
- Draft
- 2009 BUF · R4 #104
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedWinger toolkit
vs. wingers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 28 GP tracked · 6h 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 · 631 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$4.00M
cap hit
$1.46M
Alpha-market value
F
Well above market (−$2.5M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marcus Foligno | 57 | Wrecking Ball | 13 P · 56 GP | $4.00M | $1.46M | F−$2.5M | this player |
 Taylor Raddysh | 56 | Depth Forward | 19 P · 68 GP | $1.50M | $1.30M | C−$0.2M | 87% |
 Adam Erne | 56 | Wrecking Ball | 8 P · 45 GP | - | $1.30M | - | 85% |
 Ondrej Palat | 55 | Depth Forward | 15 P · 80 GP | $6.00M | $1.16M | F−$4.8M | 83% |
 Adam Klapka | 55 | Wrecking Ball | 18 P · 79 GP | $1.25M | $1.16M | C−$0.1M | 83% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Vladimir Tarasenko · 3 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Marcus’s goals
Creates for
goals Marcus assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ COL
0P
0G 0A
@ COL 02-26
0G 0A · 0 shots · 9:55 TOI
@ UTA
0P
0G 0A
@ UTA 02-27
0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:34 TOI
@ FLA
1P
1G 0A
@ FLA 03-26
1G 0A · 2 shots · 12:02 TOI
@ BOS
0P
0G 0A
@ BOS 03-28
0G 0A · 2 shots · 12:39 TOI
vs VAN
0P
0G 0A
vs VAN 04-02
0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:06 TOI
@ OTT
0P
0G 0A
@ OTT 04-04
0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:09 TOI
@ DET
0P
0G 0A
@ DET 04-05
0G 0A · 1 shots · 11:28 TOI
vs SEA
1P
1G 0A
vs SEA 04-07
1G 0A · 2 shots · 12:52 TOI
@ DAL
0P
0G 0A
@ DAL 04-09
0G 0A · 2 shots · 10:39 TOI
@ NSH
0P
0G 0A
@ NSH 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:43 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 inner slot - 4 of 8 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 8 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 62 blocks · 7 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Buffalo Sabres | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| 2012-13 | Buffalo Sabres | 47 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -4 |
| 2013-14 | Buffalo Sabres | 74 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -17 |
| 2014-15 | Buffalo Sabres | 57 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -5 |
| 2015-16 | Buffalo Sabres | 75 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 13 | 10 | 23 | -1 |
| 2017-18 | Minnesota Wild | 77 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -1 |
| 2019-20 | Minnesota Wild | 59 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | Minnesota Wild | 39 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 19 |
| 2021-22 | Minnesota Wild | 74 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 25 |
| 2022-23 | Minnesota Wild | 65 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -6 |
| 2023-24 | Minnesota Wild | 55 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | Minnesota Wild | 77 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 7 |
| 2025-26 | Minnesota Wild | 56 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -12 |
| Career | 2 teams | 931 | 148 | 188 | 336 | 35 |