HockeyAlpha
Regular season

Erik Haula

Los Angeles Kings · LW · #56
Middle-six playerDepth Forward?38 points in 81 games in a supporting role
HT
5'11"
WT
191 lb
Age
35
Shoots
L
From
Pori, FIN
Draft
2009 MIN · R7 #182
68Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group
Scoring?
5050pctl
Playmaking?
5353pctl
Transition?
4646pctl
Defense?
5656pctl

League profile

vs. forwards with 20+ GP
Points / GP?
0.4757pctl
Goals / GP?
0.1746pctl
Assists / GP?
0.3062pctl
Shots / GP?
1.656pctl
Plus/Minus?
-1512pctl
PP Points?
1274pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed
xG Share?
6.8%72pctl
ZEIS?
1.6447pctl
PSPL?
0.1251pctl
Def Suppression?
0.5463pctl

Winger toolkit

vs. wingers with 20+ GP
Shots / 60?
5.628pctl
Hits / 60?
5.259pctl
Take : Give?
0.2534pctl
Blocks / 60?
2.2669pctl
PP TOI / GP?
1:2950pctl
PK TOI / GP?
1:5994pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 52 GP tracked · 15h TOI

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job
Competition faced?
17.8 min77pctl
Support received?
17.6 min39pctl

Micro-metrics

Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot

2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 1069 EV min

Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed. · hockeyalpha.com

Contract & market

Contract value?

beta · cap data: CapWages

$3.15M

cap hit

$3.94M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

B

Good value (+$0.8M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit
PlayerAlphaCap hitValueMatch
Erik Haula68$3.15MB+$0.8Mthis player
Braeden Bowman69$0.88MA+$3.3M87%
Jake Neighbours68$3.75MC+$0.2M87%
Joel Farabee70$5.00MC$0.5M87%
David Perron68--85%

Recent form · last 10 games

6 pts · 3 G · 3 A · 16 shots in last 10Heating up(+0.4 P/GP vs prior 5)

vs NJD

0P

0G 0A

vs MTL

0P

0G 0A

@ TBL

0P

0G 0A

@ LAK

1P

0G 1A

@ SJS

1P

1G 0A

@ LAK

1P

0G 1A

@ ANA

2P

1G 1A

@ UTA

1P

1G 0A

vs MIN

0P

0G 0A

vs SJS

0P

0G 0A

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

attacking →← defending
Goal On goal Missed/blocked▲ takeaway▽ giveaway■ hit+ block◯ faceoff dot (size = wins)253 events shown

The office: the crease doorstep - 9 of 14 goals live there

Playmaking gravity: 22 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s

Defensive floor: 65 blocks · 7 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/−
2013-14Minnesota Wild46691514
2014-15Minnesota Wild727714-7
2015-16Minnesota Wild7614203421
2016-17Minnesota Wild721511265
2017-18Vegas Golden Knights76292655-16
2018-19Vegas Golden Knights152571
2019-20Carolina Hurricanes411210221
2019-20Florida Panthers70220
2020-21Nashville Predators51912214
2021-22Boston Bruins7818264419
2022-23New Jersey Devils8014274113
2023-24New Jersey Devils76161935-1
2024-25New Jersey Devils69111021-6
2025-26Nashville Predators81142438-15
Career7 teams84016720837533