Ben Chiarot
Detroit Red Wings · D · #8- HT
- 6'3"
- WT
- 222 lb
- Age
- 35
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Hamilton, CAN
- Draft
- 2009 ATL · R4 #120
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 51 GP tracked · 18h 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 defensemen · center = median · 1554 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
$5.74M
Alpha-market value
B
Good value (+$1.0M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ben Chiarot | 73 | Steady Blueliner | 15 P · 82 GP | $4.75M | $5.74M | B+$1.0M | this player |
 Brayden McNabb | 75 | Steady Blueliner | 12 P · 63 GP | $3.65M | $6.40M | A+$2.8M | 87% |
 Nick Seeler | 71 | Steady Blueliner | 10 P · 80 GP | $2.70M | $5.10M | A+$2.4M | 85% |
 Kaiden Guhle | 72 | Heavy Hitter | 11 P · 39 GP | $5.55M | $5.42M | C−$0.1M | 82% |
 Dylan Samberg | 71 | Steady Blueliner | 14 P · 66 GP | $5.75M | $5.10M | C−$0.6M | 82% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Alex DeBrincat · 4 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Ben’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs PHI
0P
0G 0A
vs PHI 03-28
0G 0A · 1 shots · 18:30 TOI
@ PIT
0P
0G 0A
@ PIT 03-31
0G 0A · 2 shots · 19:29 TOI
@ PHI
0P
0G 0A
@ PHI 04-02
0G 0A · 0 shots · 20:44 TOI
@ NYR
0P
0G 0A
@ NYR 04-04
0G 0A · 1 shots · 15:43 TOI
vs MIN
0P
0G 0A
vs MIN 04-05
0G 0A · 2 shots · 21:39 TOI
vs CBJ
1P
0G 1A
vs CBJ 04-07
0G 1A · 2 shots · 22:24 TOI
vs PHI
0P
0G 0A
vs PHI 04-09
0G 0A · 1 shots · 21:25 TOI
vs NJD
0P
0G 0A
vs NJD 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 24:00 TOI
@ TBL
1P
0G 1A
@ TBL 04-13
0G 1A · 1 shots · 17:43 TOI
@ FLA
1P
0G 1A
@ FLA 04-15
0G 1A · 1 shots · 19:08 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 right point - 2 of 5 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 23 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 160 blocks · 14 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | Winnipeg Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| 2014-15 | Winnipeg Jets | 40 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 2015-16 | Winnipeg Jets | 70 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -9 |
| 2016-17 | Winnipeg Jets | 59 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Winnipeg Jets | 57 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
| 2018-19 | Winnipeg Jets | 78 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | Montréal Canadiens | 69 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -16 |
| 2021-22 | Montréal Canadiens | 54 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -18 |
| 2021-22 | Florida Panthers | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | Detroit Red Wings | 76 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -31 |
| 2023-24 | Detroit Red Wings | 77 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -4 |
| 2024-25 | Detroit Red Wings | 81 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -14 |
| 2025-26 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -9 |
| Career | 4 teams | 805 | 50 | 135 | 185 | -67 |