Marcus Pettersson
New York Rangers · D · #26- HT
- 6'5"
- WT
- 174 lb
- Age
- 30
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Skelleftea, SWE
- Draft
- 2014 ANA · R2 #38
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 · 49 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 · 1529 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$5.50M
cap hit
$2.83M
Alpha-market value
F
Well above market (−$2.7M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marcus Pettersson | 63 | Depth Defenseman | 18 P · 82 GP | $5.50M | $2.83M | F−$2.7M | this player |
 Kevin Bahl | 63 | Depth Defenseman | 18 P · 76 GP | $5.35M | $2.83M | F−$2.5M | 90% |
 Tyler Myers | 64 | Depth Defenseman | 11 P · 73 GP | $3.00M | $3.09M | C+$0.1M | 89% |
 Ian Cole | 62 | Depth Defenseman | 23 P · 82 GP | $2.80M | $2.59M | C−$0.2M | 87% |
 Mikey Anderson | 67 | Depth Defenseman | 20 P · 80 GP | $4.13M | $3.91M | C−$0.2M | 87% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Brock Boeser · 4 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Marcus’s goals
Creates for
goals Marcus assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ VGK
0P
0G 0A
@ VGK 03-30
0G 0A · 0 shots · 25:22 TOI
@ COL
3P
1G 2A
@ COL 04-01
1G 2A · 1 shots · 25:07 TOI
@ MIN
0P
0G 0A
@ MIN 04-02
0G 0A · 2 shots · 23:09 TOI
vs UTA
0P
0G 0A
vs UTA 04-04
0G 0A · 0 shots · 21:54 TOI
vs VGK
0P
0G 0A
vs VGK 04-07
0G 0A · 0 shots · 19:00 TOI
@ LAK
1P
1G 0A
@ LAK 04-09
1G 0A · 1 shots · 20:03 TOI
@ SJS
0P
0G 0A
@ SJS 04-11
0G 0A · 2 shots · 21:47 TOI
@ ANA
0P
0G 0A
@ ANA 04-12
0G 0A · 0 shots · 23:36 TOI
vs LAK
0P
0G 0A
vs LAK 04-14
0G 0A · 0 shots · 21:53 TOI
@ EDM
0P
0G 0A
@ EDM 04-16
0G 0A · 0 shots · 19:06 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 perimeter - 1 of 3 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 14 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 136 blocks · 15 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Anaheim Ducks | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018-19 | Anaheim Ducks | 27 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 57 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 13 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 47 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 72 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 68 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 28 |
| 2024-25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 47 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -2 |
| 2024-25 | Vancouver Canucks | 31 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -19 |
| Career | 3 teams | 604 | 21 | 159 | 180 | 66 |