Noah Hanifin
Vegas Golden Knights · D · #15- HT
- 6'3"
- WT
- 206 lb
- Age
- 29
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Boston, USA
- Draft
- 2015 CAR · R1 #5
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 · 48 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 · 1433 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$7.35M
cap hit
$6.75M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (−$0.6M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Noah Hanifin | 76 | Steady Blueliner | 28 P · 71 GP | $7.35M | $6.75M | C−$0.6M | this player |
 Devon Toews | 75 | Steady Blueliner | 24 P · 68 GP | $7.25M | $6.40M | D−$0.8M | 85% |
 Darnell Nurse | 77 | Steady Blueliner | 24 P · 82 GP | $9.25M | $7.09M | D−$2.2M | 84% |
 Hampus Lindholm | 77 | Steady Blueliner | 26 P · 67 GP | $6.50M | $7.09M | C+$0.6M | 84% |
 Gustav Forsling | 74 | Steady Blueliner | 28 P · 80 GP | $5.75M | $6.07M | C+$0.3M | 84% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Ivan Barbashev · 4 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Noah’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs EDM
0P
0G 0A
vs EDM 03-26
0G 0A · 3 shots · 22:57 TOI
vs WSH
0P
0G 0A
vs WSH 03-28
0G 0A · 4 shots · 20:45 TOI
vs VAN
1P
0G 1A
vs VAN 03-30
0G 1A · 2 shots · 19:53 TOI
vs CGY
0P
0G 0A
vs CGY 04-02
0G 0A · 2 shots · 19:46 TOI
@ EDM
1P
0G 1A
@ EDM 04-04
0G 1A · 2 shots · 22:59 TOI
@ VAN
0P
0G 0A
@ VAN 04-07
0G 0A · 1 shots · 22:27 TOI
@ SEA
1P
0G 1A
@ SEA 04-09
0G 1A · 4 shots · 24:50 TOI
@ COL
0P
0G 0A
@ COL 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 21:25 TOI
vs WPG
2P
0G 2A
vs WPG 04-13
0G 2A · 2 shots · 20:28 TOI
vs SEA
0P
0G 0A
vs SEA 04-15
0G 0A · 1 shots · 23:21 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 - 2 of 3 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 31 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 113 blocks · 25 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Carolina Hurricanes | 79 | 4 | 18 | 22 | -14 |
| 2016-17 | Carolina Hurricanes | 81 | 4 | 25 | 29 | -19 |
| 2017-18 | Carolina Hurricanes | 79 | 10 | 22 | 32 | -20 |
| 2018-19 | Calgary Flames | 80 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 18 |
| 2019-20 | Calgary Flames | 70 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -12 |
| 2020-21 | Calgary Flames | 47 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -2 |
| 2021-22 | Calgary Flames | 81 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 27 |
| 2022-23 | Calgary Flames | 81 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Calgary Flames | 61 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 13 |
| 2023-24 | Vegas Golden Knights | 19 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | Vegas Golden Knights | 80 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | Vegas Golden Knights | 71 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 0 |
| Career | 3 teams | 829 | 75 | 278 | 353 | 7 |