Brenden Dillon
New Jersey Devils · D · #5- HT
- 6'4"
- WT
- 225 lb
- Age
- 35
- Shoots
- L
- From
- New Westminster, CAN
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 · 48 GP tracked · 15h 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 · 1286 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
$1.51M
Alpha-market value
D
Paying a premium (−$2.5M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brenden Dillon | 57 | Heavy Hitter | 15 P · 82 GP | $4.00M | $1.51M | D−$2.5M | this player |
 Simon Benoit | 58 | Heavy Hitter | 6 P · 73 GP | $1.35M | $1.70M | C+$0.4M | 93% |
 Vincent Desharnais | 59 | Heavy Hitter | 7 P · 53 GP | $2.00M | $1.91M | C−$0.1M | 91% |
 Elias Pettersson | 56 | Heavy Hitter | 10 P · 70 GP | $0.84M | $1.34M | C+$0.5M | 86% |
 Nick Leddy | 62 | Depth Defenseman | 7 P · 32 GP | - | $2.59M | - | 86% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Paul Cotter · 3 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Brenden’s goals
Creates for
goals Brenden assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs CHI
0P
0G 0A
vs CHI 03-29
0G 0A · 2 shots · 19:31 TOI
@ NYR
0P
0G 0A
@ NYR 03-31
0G 0A · 0 shots · 17:37 TOI
vs WSH
0P
0G 0A
vs WSH 04-02
0G 0A · 1 shots · 18:44 TOI
vs MTL
0P
0G 0A
vs MTL 04-04
0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:15 TOI
@ MTL
0P
0G 0A
@ MTL 04-05
0G 0A · 0 shots · 14:07 TOI
vs PHI
0P
0G 0A
vs PHI 04-07
0G 0A · 1 shots · 17:32 TOI
vs PIT
0P
0G 0A
vs PIT 04-09
0G 0A · 0 shots · 21:24 TOI
@ DET
0P
0G 0A
@ DET 04-11
0G 0A · 2 shots · 20:52 TOI
vs OTT
0P
0G 0A
vs OTT 04-12
0G 0A · 0 shots · 20:58 TOI
@ BOS
0P
0G 0A
@ BOS 04-14
0G 0A · 2 shots · 19:37 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 high slot - 1 of 3 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 7 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 102 blocks · 5 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Dallas Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Dallas Stars | 48 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2013-14 | Dallas Stars | 80 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 9 |
| 2014-15 | Dallas Stars | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 |
| 2014-15 | San Jose Sharks | 60 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -11 |
| 2015-16 | San Jose Sharks | 76 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| 2016-17 | San Jose Sharks | 81 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
| 2017-18 | San Jose Sharks | 81 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -7 |
| 2018-19 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
| 2019-20 | San Jose Sharks | 59 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Washington Capitals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| 2020-21 | Washington Capitals | 56 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 15 |
| 2021-22 | Winnipeg Jets | 79 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Winnipeg Jets | 77 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 20 |
| 2024-25 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -13 |
| Career | 5 teams | 1056 | 42 | 185 | 227 | 61 |