Nicolas Deslauriers
Carolina Hurricanes · LW · #44- HT
- 6'1"
- WT
- 218 lb
- Age
- 35
- Shoots
- L
- From
- LaSalle, CAN
- Draft
- 2009 LAK · R3 #84
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 · 19 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 · 263 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$1.75M
cap hit
$0.86M
Alpha-market value
D
Paying a premium (−$0.9M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nicolas Deslauriers | 50 | Wrecking Ball | 2 P · 31 GP | $1.75M | $0.86M | D−$0.9M | this player |
 Ryan Lomberg | 51 | Wrecking Ball | 9 P · 57 GP | $2.00M | $0.86M | D−$1.1M | 95% |
 Brandon Tanev | 48 | Wrecking Ball | 3 P · 56 GP | $2.50M | $0.86M | D−$1.6M | 93% |
 Maksim Tsyplakov | 49 | Depth Forward | 4 P · 49 GP | $2.25M | $0.86M | D−$1.4M | 91% |
 Ross Johnston | 53 | Wrecking Ball | 14 P · 62 GP | $1.10M | $0.92M | C−$0.2M | 88% |
Chemistry
Finishes from
assisters on Nicolas’s goals
No credited connections yet.
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs BOS
0P
0G 0A
vs BOS 02-28
0G 0A · 0 shots · 6:38 TOI
@ TOR
0P
0G 0A
@ TOR 03-02
0G 0A · 1 shots · 7:34 TOI
vs UTA
0P
0G 0A
vs UTA 03-05
0G 0A · 0 shots · 5:21 TOI
@ CBJ
0P
0G 0A
@ CBJ 03-17
0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:31 TOI
@ OTT
0P
0G 0A
@ OTT 04-05
0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:46 TOI
vs BOS
0P
0G 0A
vs BOS 04-07
0G 0A · 1 shots · 6:55 TOI
@ CHI
1P
0G 1A
@ CHI 04-09
0G 1A · 2 shots · 9:49 TOI
@ UTA
0P
0G 0A
@ UTA 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 6:08 TOI
@ PHI
0P
0G 0A
@ PHI 04-13
0G 0A · 1 shots · 10:23 TOI
@ NYI
0P
0G 0A
@ NYI 04-14
0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:28 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
Playmaking gravity: 5 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | Buffalo Sabres | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 |
| 2014-15 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -24 |
| 2015-16 | Buffalo Sabres | 70 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -14 |
| 2016-17 | Buffalo Sabres | 42 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 |
| 2017-18 | Montréal Canadiens | 58 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 7 |
| 2018-19 | Montréal Canadiens | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -12 |
| 2019-20 | Anaheim Ducks | 59 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -1 |
| 2020-21 | Anaheim Ducks | 49 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -7 |
| 2021-22 | Anaheim Ducks | 61 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -9 |
| 2021-22 | Minnesota Wild | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 |
| 2022-23 | Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -11 |
| 2023-24 | Philadelphia Flyers | 60 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -7 |
| 2024-25 | Philadelphia Flyers | 31 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -9 |
| 2025-26 | Philadelphia Flyers | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
| 2025-26 | Carolina Hurricanes | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 6 teams | 708 | 53 | 53 | 106 | -108 |