Danton Heinen
Columbus Blue Jackets · LW · #43- HT
- 6'2"
- WT
- 187 lb
- Age
- 31
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Langley, CAN
- Draft
- 2014 BOS · R4 #116
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedWinger toolkit
vs. wingers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 27 GP tracked · 5h 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 forwards · center = median · 507 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$2.25M
cap hit
$1.46M
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danton Heinen | 57 | Depth Forward | 12 P · 46 GP | $2.25M | $1.46M | D−$0.8M | this player |
 Jeffrey Truchon-Viel | 58 | Depth Forward | 10 P · 45 GP | $0.78M | $1.64M | B+$0.9M | 94% |
 Andrew Mangiapane | 57 | Depth Forward | 16 P · 62 GP | $3.60M | $1.46M | D−$2.1M | 92% |
 Adam Erne | 56 | Wrecking Ball | 8 P · 45 GP | - | $1.30M | - | 88% |
 Reid Schaefer | 55 | Depth Forward | 8 P · 47 GP | $0.89M | $1.16M | C+$0.3M | 88% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Boone Jenner · 4 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Danton’s goals
Creates for
goals Danton assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ MTL
0P
0G 0A
@ MTL 03-26
0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:33 TOI
vs BOS
0P
0G 0A
vs BOS 03-29
0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:45 TOI
vs CAR
0P
0G 0A
vs CAR 03-31
0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:40 TOI
@ CAR
0P
0G 0A
@ CAR 04-02
0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:37 TOI
vs WPG
0P
0G 0A
vs WPG 04-04
0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:00 TOI
@ DET
1P
1G 0A
@ DET 04-07
1G 0A · 3 shots · 13:19 TOI
@ BUF
0P
0G 0A
@ BUF 04-09
0G 0A · 1 shots · 11:39 TOI
@ MTL
1P
0G 1A
@ MTL 04-11
0G 1A · 0 shots · 10:12 TOI
vs BOS
1P
0G 1A
vs BOS 04-12
0G 1A · 0 shots · 13:47 TOI
vs WSH
1P
0G 1A
vs WSH 04-14
0G 1A · 1 shots · 10:45 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 inner slot - 3 of 6 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 9 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 28 blocks · 1 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Boston Bruins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| 2017-18 | Boston Bruins | 77 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 10 |
| 2018-19 | Boston Bruins | 77 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 13 |
| 2019-20 | Boston Bruins | 58 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | Anaheim Ducks | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -5 |
| 2020-21 | Anaheim Ducks | 43 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -9 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 76 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 65 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -5 |
| 2023-24 | Boston Bruins | 74 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 16 |
| 2024-25 | Vancouver Canucks | 51 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -1 |
| 2024-25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 28 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025-26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 33 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| Career | 5 teams | 612 | 102 | 151 | 253 | 35 |