Justin Faulk
Detroit Red Wings · D · #72- HT
- 6'0"
- WT
- 208 lb
- Age
- 34
- Shoots
- R
- From
- South St. Paul, USA
- Draft
- 2010 CAR · R2 #37
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 · 45 GP tracked · 16h 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 · 1449 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$6.50M
cap hit
$9.28M
Alpha-market value
A
Team-friendly deal (+$2.8M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin Faulk | 83 | Offensive QB | 40 P · 78 GP | $6.50M | $9.28M | A+$2.8M | this player |
 Noah Dobson | 85 | Shutdown Anchor | 47 P · 80 GP | $9.50M | $10.05M | C+$0.6M | 89% |
 Rasmus Andersson | 83 | Offensive QB | 47 P · 81 GP | $4.55M | $9.28M | A++$4.7M | 85% |
 Thomas Chabot | 85 | Two-Way D | 31 P · 57 GP | $8.00M | $10.05M | A+$2.1M | 81% |
 Brandt Clarke | 84 | Two-Way D | 40 P · 82 GP | $0.86M | $9.66M | A++$8.8M | 79% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Robert Thomas · 5 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Justin’s goals
Creates for
goals Justin assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs OTT
0P
0G 0A
vs OTT 03-24
0G 0A · 2 shots · 21:53 TOI
@ BUF
0P
0G 0A
@ BUF 03-27
0G 0A · 0 shots · 20:11 TOI
vs PHI
1P
0G 1A
vs PHI 03-28
0G 1A · 1 shots · 18:29 TOI
@ PIT
0P
0G 0A
@ PIT 03-31
0G 0A · 2 shots · 22:40 TOI
@ PHI
0P
0G 0A
@ PHI 04-02
0G 0A · 0 shots · 10:49 TOI
vs CBJ
2P
2G 0A
vs CBJ 04-07
2G 0A · 6 shots · 23:40 TOI
vs PHI
0P
0G 0A
vs PHI 04-09
0G 0A · 2 shots · 18:40 TOI
vs NJD
1P
1G 0A
vs NJD 04-11
1G 0A · 3 shots · 22:31 TOI
@ TBL
1P
0G 1A
@ TBL 04-13
0G 1A · 4 shots · 20:28 TOI
@ FLA
1P
1G 0A
@ FLA 04-15
1G 0A · 2 shots · 19:58 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 left circle - 7 of 16 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 31 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 132 blocks · 14 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Carolina Hurricanes | 66 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -16 |
| 2012-13 | Carolina Hurricanes | 38 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 |
| 2013-14 | Carolina Hurricanes | 76 | 5 | 27 | 32 | -9 |
| 2014-15 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 15 | 34 | 49 | -19 |
| 2015-16 | Carolina Hurricanes | 64 | 16 | 21 | 37 | -22 |
| 2016-17 | Carolina Hurricanes | 75 | 17 | 20 | 37 | -18 |
| 2017-18 | Carolina Hurricanes | 76 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -26 |
| 2018-19 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 9 |
| 2019-20 | St. Louis Blues | 69 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -3 |
| 2020-21 | St. Louis Blues | 56 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 11 |
| 2021-22 | St. Louis Blues | 76 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 41 |
| 2022-23 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 11 | 39 | 50 | -4 |
| 2023-24 | St. Louis Blues | 60 | 2 | 28 | 30 | -2 |
| 2024-25 | St. Louis Blues | 78 | 4 | 28 | 32 | -9 |
| 2025-26 | St. Louis Blues | 61 | 11 | 21 | 32 | -3 |
| 2025-26 | Detroit Red Wings | 17 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -5 |
| Career | 3 teams | 1058 | 146 | 352 | 498 | -74 |