Dylan DeMelo
Winnipeg Jets · D · #2- HT
- 6'1"
- WT
- 194 lb
- Age
- 33
- Shoots
- R
- From
- London, CAN
- Draft
- 2011 SJS · R6 #179
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 · 51 GP tracked · 18h 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 · 1563 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$4.90M
cap hit
$2.59M
Alpha-market value
D
Paying a premium (−$2.3M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dylan DeMelo | 62 | Depth Defenseman | 19 P · 82 GP | $4.90M | $2.59M | D−$2.3M | this player |
 Kevin Bahl | 63 | Depth Defenseman | 18 P · 76 GP | $5.35M | $2.83M | F−$2.5M | 92% |
 Johnathan Kovacevic | 63 | Depth Defenseman | 8 P · 34 GP | $4.00M | $2.83M | D−$1.2M | 87% |
 Jonas Siegenthaler | 62 | Depth Defenseman | 16 P · 82 GP | $3.40M | $2.59M | D−$0.8M | 86% |
 Marcus Pettersson | 63 | Depth Defenseman | 18 P · 82 GP | $5.50M | $2.83M | F−$2.7M | 86% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Kyle Connor · 5 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Dylan’s goals
Creates for
goals Dylan assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ COL
0P
0G 0A
@ COL 03-28
0G 0A · 0 shots · 21:54 TOI
@ CHI
0P
0G 0A
@ CHI 03-31
0G 0A · 0 shots · 23:44 TOI
@ DAL
0P
0G 0A
@ DAL 04-02
0G 0A · 0 shots · 22:40 TOI
@ CBJ
0P
0G 0A
@ CBJ 04-04
0G 0A · 1 shots · 22:08 TOI
vs SEA
0P
0G 0A
vs SEA 04-06
0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:53 TOI
@ STL
0P
0G 0A
@ STL 04-09
0G 0A · 1 shots · 23:10 TOI
vs PHI
0P
0G 0A
vs PHI 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 22:02 TOI
@ VGK
0P
0G 0A
@ VGK 04-13
0G 0A · 0 shots · 23:36 TOI
@ UTA
0P
0G 0A
@ UTA 04-14
0G 0A · 1 shots · 17:57 TOI
vs SJS
0P
0G 0A
vs SJS 04-16
0G 0A · 0 shots · 19:45 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 point - 3 of 3 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 13 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 109 blocks · 12 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | San Jose Sharks | 45 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | San Jose Sharks | 25 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | San Jose Sharks | 63 | 0 | 20 | 20 | -1 |
| 2018-19 | Ottawa Senators | 77 | 4 | 18 | 22 | -1 |
| 2019-20 | Ottawa Senators | 49 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | Winnipeg Jets | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | Winnipeg Jets | 52 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | Winnipeg Jets | 76 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | 75 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 3 | 28 | 31 | 46 |
| 2024-25 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 31 |
| 2025-26 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 7 |
| Career | 3 teams | 718 | 23 | 159 | 182 | 118 |