HockeyAlpha
Regular season

Teddy Blueger

Toronto Maple Leafs · C · #53
Middle-six playerDepth Forward?17 points in 35 games in a supporting role
HT
6'0"
WT
185 lb
Age
31
Shoots
L
From
Riga, LVA
Draft
2012 PIT · R2 #52
69Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group
Scoring?
5555pctl
Playmaking?
5454pctl
Transition?
5656pctl
Defense?
3636pctl

League profile

vs. forwards with 20+ GP
Points / GP?
0.4959pctl
Goals / GP?
0.2671pctl
Assists / GP?
0.2348pctl
Shots / GP?
1.551pctl
Plus/Minus?
-1217pctl
PP Points?
135pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed
xG Share?
6.3%67pctl
ZEIS?
2.1767pctl
PSPL?
0.1667pctl
Def Suppression?
0.2627pctl

Center toolkit

vs. centers with 20+ GP
Faceoff %?
48.1%41pctl
D-Zone FO %?
43.8%27pctl
Draws / GP
11.873pctl
Take : Give?
0.3136pctl
PP TOI / GP?
0:0726pctl
PK TOI / GP?
1:5280pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 24 GP tracked · 7h TOI

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job
Competition faced?
17.9 min87pctl
Support received?
16.6 min74pctl

Micro-metrics

Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot

2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 508 EV min

Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed. · hockeyalpha.com

Contract & market

Contract value?

beta · cap data: CapWages

$1.80M

cap hit

$4.22M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

A

Team-friendly deal (+$2.4M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit
PlayerAlphaCap hitValueMatch
Teddy Blueger69$1.80MA+$2.4Mthis player
Alex Newhook70$2.90MB+$1.6M83%
Mavrik Bourque71$0.95MA+$3.8M81%
Cody Glass65$2.50MC+$0.7M80%
Ross Colton65$4.00MD$0.8M80%

Chemistry

Top connection: Liam Ohgren · 4 goals together

Recent form · last 10 games

6 pts · 3 G · 3 A · 12 shots in last 10Cooling off(-0.8 P/GP vs prior 5)

@ VGK

0P

0G 0A

@ COL

2P

2G 0A

@ MIN

1P

0G 1A

vs UTA

1P

0G 1A

vs VGK

1P

0G 1A

@ LAK

0P

0G 0A

@ SJS

1P

1G 0A

@ ANA

0P

0G 0A

vs LAK

0P

0G 0A

@ EDM

0P

0G 0A

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

attacking →← defending
Goal On goal Missed/blocked▲ takeaway▽ giveaway■ hit+ block◯ faceoff dot (size = wins)216 events shown

The office: the inner slot - 5 of 9 goals live there

Playmaking gravity: 10 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s

Defensive floor: 18 blocks · 2 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/−
2018-19Pittsburgh Penguins2864107
2019-20Pittsburgh Penguins69913222
2020-21Pittsburgh Penguins437152210
2021-22Pittsburgh Penguins659192812
2022-23Pittsburgh Penguins452810-7
2022-23Vegas Golden Knights18246-2
2023-24Vancouver Canucks68622284
2024-25Vancouver Canucks8281826-7
2025-26Vancouver Canucks359817-12
Career3 teams453581111697