Adam Pelech
New York Islanders · D · #3- HT
- 6'3"
- WT
- 212 lb
- Age
- 31
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Toronto, CAN
- Draft
- 2012 NYI · R3 #65
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 · 52 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 · 1498 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$5.75M
cap hit
$6.07M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (+$0.3M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adam Pelech | 74 | Steady Blueliner | 16 P · 82 GP | $5.75M | $6.07M | C+$0.3M | this player |
 Jaccob Slavin | 72 | Steady Blueliner | 8 P · 39 GP | $6.40M | $5.42M | D−$1.0M | 85% |
 Darnell Nurse | 77 | Steady Blueliner | 24 P · 82 GP | $9.25M | $7.09M | D−$2.2M | 85% |
 Jonas Brodin | 74 | Steady Blueliner | 18 P · 62 GP | $6.00M | $6.07M | C+$0.1M | 84% |
 Noah Hanifin | 76 | Steady Blueliner | 28 P · 71 GP | $7.35M | $6.75M | C−$0.6M | 82% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Anders Lee · 3 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Adam’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs DAL
0P
0G 0A
vs DAL 03-26
0G 0A · 1 shots · 21:45 TOI
vs FLA
1P
0G 1A
vs FLA 03-28
0G 1A · 4 shots · 22:04 TOI
vs PIT
0P
0G 0A
vs PIT 03-30
0G 0A · 1 shots · 22:23 TOI
@ BUF
0P
0G 0A
@ BUF 03-31
0G 0A · 2 shots · 21:17 TOI
vs PHI
0P
0G 0A
vs PHI 04-03
0G 0A · 1 shots · 17:28 TOI
@ CAR
0P
0G 0A
@ CAR 04-04
0G 0A · 1 shots · 22:22 TOI
vs TOR
1P
0G 1A
vs TOR 04-09
0G 1A · 4 shots · 18:52 TOI
vs OTT
0P
0G 0A
vs OTT 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:20 TOI
vs MTL
0P
0G 0A
vs MTL 04-12
0G 0A · 0 shots · 19:30 TOI
vs CAR
0P
0G 0A
vs CAR 04-14
0G 0A · 3 shots · 17:30 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 right circle - 2 of 4 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 22 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 124 blocks · 16 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | New York Islanders | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| 2016-17 | New York Islanders | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 |
| 2017-18 | New York Islanders | 78 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 7 |
| 2018-19 | New York Islanders | 78 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 22 |
| 2019-20 | New York Islanders | 38 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | New York Islanders | 56 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 15 |
| 2021-22 | New York Islanders | 78 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 20 |
| 2022-23 | New York Islanders | 61 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 15 |
| 2023-24 | New York Islanders | 58 | 1 | 15 | 16 | -2 |
| 2024-25 | New York Islanders | 60 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | New York Islanders | 82 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 |
| Career | 1 team | 642 | 30 | 147 | 177 | 83 |