Joel Edmundson
Los Angeles Kings · D · #6- HT
- 6'5"
- WT
- 220 lb
- Age
- 33
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Brandon, CAN
- Draft
- 2011 STL · R2 #46
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 · 50 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 · 1311 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$3.85M
cap hit
$3.09M
Alpha-market value
D
Paying a premium (−$0.8M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joel Edmundson | 64 | Depth Defenseman | 23 P · 82 GP | $3.85M | $3.09M | D−$0.8M | this player |
 Samuel Girard | 63 | Depth Defenseman | 19 P · 60 GP | $5.00M | $2.83M | D−$2.2M | 96% |
 Troy Stecher | 62 | Depth Defenseman | 14 P · 64 GP | $0.79M | $2.59M | B+$1.8M | 88% |
 Nicolas Hague | 67 | Depth Defenseman | 15 P · 62 GP | $5.50M | $3.91M | D−$1.6M | 87% |
 Matthew Robertson | 67 | Depth Defenseman | 18 P · 72 GP | $0.81M | $3.91M | A+$3.1M | 86% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Adrian Kempe · 4 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Joel’s goals
Creates for
goals Joel assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs UTA
1P
0G 1A
vs UTA 03-28
0G 1A · 3 shots · 18:54 TOI
vs STL
0P
0G 0A
vs STL 04-01
0G 0A · 0 shots · 19:55 TOI
vs NSH
1P
0G 1A
vs NSH 04-02
0G 1A · 4 shots · 16:47 TOI
vs TOR
1P
0G 1A
vs TOR 04-04
0G 1A · 1 shots · 15:48 TOI
vs NSH
0P
0G 0A
vs NSH 04-06
0G 0A · 2 shots · 20:55 TOI
vs VAN
1P
0G 1A
vs VAN 04-09
0G 1A · 4 shots · 20:03 TOI
vs EDM
0P
0G 0A
vs EDM 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:56 TOI
@ SEA
1P
0G 1A
@ SEA 04-13
0G 1A · 0 shots · 16:39 TOI
@ VAN
0P
0G 0A
@ VAN 04-14
0G 0A · 2 shots · 18:48 TOI
@ CGY
0P
0G 0A
@ CGY 04-16
0G 0A · 3 shots · 16:44 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 - 1 of 2 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 19 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 117 blocks · 6 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | St. Louis Blues | 67 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | St. Louis Blues | 69 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 |
| 2017-18 | St. Louis Blues | 69 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -1 |
| 2018-19 | St. Louis Blues | 64 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | Carolina Hurricanes | 68 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 55 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 |
| 2021-22 | Montréal Canadiens | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 |
| 2022-23 | Montréal Canadiens | 61 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -29 |
| 2023-24 | Washington Capitals | 44 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -5 |
| 2023-24 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | Los Angeles Kings | 73 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 25 |
| 2025-26 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 14 |
| Career | 6 teams | 685 | 37 | 116 | 153 | 60 |