Dylan McIlrath
Washington Capitals · D · #52- HT
- 6'5"
- WT
- 240 lb
- Age
- 34
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Winnipeg, CAN
- Draft
- 2010 NYR · R1 #10
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 · 6 GP tracked · 1h 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 · 119 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$0.82M
cap hit
$1.51M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (+$0.7M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dylan McIlrath | 57 | Heavy Hitter | 0 P · 13 GP | $0.82M | $1.51M | C+$0.7M | this player |
 Jacob Bryson | 57 | Depth Defenseman | 8 P · 50 GP | $0.90M | $1.51M | C+$0.6M | 91% |
 Zach Metsa | 54 | Depth Defenseman | 6 P · 43 GP | $0.78M | $1.04M | C+$0.3M | 85% |
 Pierre-Olivier Joseph | 59 | Depth Defenseman | 6 P · 31 GP | - | $1.91M | - | 82% |
 Jake Christiansen | 55 | Depth Defenseman | 3 P · 40 GP | $0.97M | $1.18M | C+$0.2M | 82% |
Recent form · last 10 games
vs CBJ
0P
0G 0A
vs CBJ 12-07
0G 0A · 0 shots · 10:01 TOI
vs NYR
0P
0G 0A
vs NYR 12-31
0G 0A · 1 shots · 11:18 TOI
vs ANA
0P
0G 0A
vs ANA 01-05
0G 0A · 0 shots · 5:42 TOI
vs DAL
0P
0G 0A
vs DAL 01-07
0G 0A · 0 shots · 6:08 TOI
vs MTL
0P
0G 0A
vs MTL 01-13
0G 0A · 0 shots · 5:58 TOI
vs SJS
0P
0G 0A
vs SJS 01-15
0G 0A · 0 shots · 6:05 TOI
@ SEA
0P
0G 0A
@ SEA 01-27
0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:53 TOI
vs CAR
0P
0G 0A
vs CAR 01-31
0G 0A · 2 shots · 9:15 TOI
vs UTA
0P
0G 0A
vs UTA 03-03
0G 0A · 0 shots · 6:55 TOI
@ CBJ
0P
0G 0A
@ CBJ 04-14
0G 0A · 1 shots · 13:04 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
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | New York Rangers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 2014-15 | New York Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | New York Rangers | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016-17 | New York Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Florida Panthers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| 2018-19 | Detroit Red Wings | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Detroit Red Wings | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| 2022-23 | Washington Capitals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 |
| 2023-24 | Washington Capitals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | Washington Capitals | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 |
| 2025-26 | Washington Capitals | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Career | 4 teams | 105 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -7 |