Regular season

Dennis Gilbert

Buffalo Sabres · D · #8

HT: 6'2"
WT: 216 lb
Age: 29
Shoots: L
From: Buffalo, USA
Draft: 2015 CHI · R3 #91

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.1310pctl

0.006pctl

0.1318pctl

0.30pctl

047pctl

027pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

0.4%0pctl

-0.251pctl

0.002pctl

Def Suppression?

0.3845pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

1.5067pctl

7.09100pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

8.090pctl

5.989pctl

0.000pctl

0:007pctl

0:1510pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 7 GP tracked · 1h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

40.3%3pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

16.4 min3pctl

Support received?

15.2 min100pctl

Micro-metrics

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

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.004pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.000pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.000pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.29/gm26pctl

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

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 99 EV min

General Offense

1.2135

1.8136

Shot Setups/60?

0.0035

Chance Setups/60?

0.0036

Primary Contributions/60?

1.2135

Rebounds Created/60?

0.0036

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0043

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.0036

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.0038

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0044

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.0039

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

0.6035

Rush Offense/60?

2.4135

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.0036

0.0037

0.0041

Deflections/60?

0.0040

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0043

Entries Finished/60?

0.0036

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.0039

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

3.6263

0.0035

3.6264

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0045

Forechecking

0.0036

Dump-In Recoveries/60?

0.0049

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

Chemistry

Finishes from

assisters on Dennis’s goals

No credited connections yet.

Creates for

goals Dennis assisted on

Warren Foegele1

From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.

Recent form · last 8 games

1 pts · 0 G · 1 A · 2 shots in last 8Steady(+0.2 P/GP vs prior 5)

vs NYR

0P

0G 0A

vs NYR 12-04

0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:50 TOI

vs ANA

0P

0G 0A

vs ANA 03-14

0G 0A · 0 shots · 10:35 TOI

vs SJS

0P

0G 0A

vs SJS 03-15

0G 0A · 1 shots · 13:53 TOI

@ WSH

0P

0G 0A

@ WSH 03-18

0G 0A · 1 shots · 9:33 TOI

vs NYI

1P

0G 1A

vs NYI 03-19

0G 1A · 0 shots · 9:04 TOI

vs TOR

0P

0G 0A

vs TOR 03-21

0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:17 TOI

@ NJD

0P

0G 0A

@ NJD 04-12

0G 0A · 0 shots · 17:46 TOI

vs TOR

0P

0G 0A

vs TOR 04-15

0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:32 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

Goal On goal Missed/blocked▲ takeaway▽ giveaway■ hit＋ block◯ faceoff dot (size = wins)19 events shown

Defensive floor: 12 blocks · 0 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2018-19	Chicago Blackhawks	1	0	0	0	0
2019-20	Chicago Blackhawks	21	1	2	3	-8
2020-21	Colorado Avalanche	3	0	0	0	0
2022-23	Calgary Flames	23	1	3	4	0
2023-24	Calgary Flames	34	1	6	7	-7
2024-25	Buffalo Sabres	25	0	5	5	-3
2024-25	Ottawa Senators	4	0	1	1	0
2025-26	Ottawa Senators	8	0	1	1	0
Career	5 teams	119	3	18	21	-18