John Klingberg
- · D · #3- HT
- 6'2"
- WT
- 185 lb
- Age
- 33
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Gothenburg, SWE
- Draft
- 2010 DAL · R5 #131
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 · 37 GP tracked · 12h 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 · 979 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
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Klingberg | 70 | Steady Blueliner | 27 P · 56 GP | - | $4.79M | - | this player |
 Seth Jones | 74 | Steady Blueliner | 32 P · 52 GP | $9.50M | $6.07M | F−$3.4M | 82% |
 Dougie Hamilton | 72 | Offensive QB | 39 P · 77 GP | $9.00M | $5.42M | F−$3.6M | 78% |
 Tony DeAngelo | 68 | Steady Blueliner | 35 P · 76 GP | $1.75M | $4.20M | A+$2.4M | 78% |
 Zayne Parekh | 65 | Depth Defenseman | 9 P · 37 GP | $0.94M | $3.35M | A+$2.4M | 78% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Macklin Celebrini · 13 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on John’s goals
Creates for
goals John assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs NYI
1P
0G 1A
vs NYI 03-07
0G 1A · 2 shots · 19:28 TOI
@ BUF
0P
0G 0A
@ BUF 03-10
0G 0A · 0 shots · 17:56 TOI
@ BOS
0P
0G 0A
@ BOS 03-12
0G 0A · 0 shots · 16:40 TOI
@ MTL
2P
0G 2A
@ MTL 03-14
0G 2A · 1 shots · 17:48 TOI
@ OTT
0P
0G 0A
@ OTT 03-15
0G 0A · 0 shots · 17:07 TOI
@ EDM
0P
0G 0A
@ EDM 03-17
0G 0A · 1 shots · 16:50 TOI
vs PHI
0P
0G 0A
vs PHI 03-21
0G 0A · 0 shots · 16:44 TOI
@ NSH
0P
0G 0A
@ NSH 03-24
0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:07 TOI
vs EDM
0P
0G 0A
vs EDM 04-08
0G 0A · 0 shots · 17:49 TOI
@ WPG
3P
0G 3A
@ WPG 04-16
0G 3A · 0 shots · 20:54 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 - 3 of 10 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 17 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 62 blocks · 7 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Dallas Stars | 65 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 5 |
| 2015-16 | Dallas Stars | 76 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 22 |
| 2016-17 | Dallas Stars | 80 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 8 | 59 | 67 | 10 |
| 2018-19 | Dallas Stars | 64 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 6 |
| 2019-20 | Dallas Stars | 58 | 6 | 26 | 32 | -10 |
| 2020-21 | Dallas Stars | 53 | 7 | 29 | 36 | -15 |
| 2021-22 | Dallas Stars | 74 | 6 | 41 | 47 | -28 |
| 2022-23 | Anaheim Ducks | 50 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -28 |
| 2022-23 | Minnesota Wild | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -7 |
| 2024-25 | Edmonton Oilers | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | San Jose Sharks | 56 | 10 | 17 | 27 | -13 |
| Career | 6 teams | 700 | 92 | 351 | 443 | -53 |