Pierre-Luc Dubois
Washington Capitals · C · #80- HT
- 6'4"
- WT
- 220 lb
- Age
- 28
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, CAN
- Draft
- 2016 CBJ · R1 #3
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 23 GP tracked · 7h 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 · 416 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$8.50M
cap hit
$4.78M
Alpha-market value
F
Well above market (−$3.7M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pierre-Luc Dubois | 71 | Middle-Six Engine | 19 P · 29 GP | $8.50M | $4.78M | F−$3.7M | this player |
 Matt Duchene | 76 | Middle-Six Engine | 45 P · 57 GP | $8.00M | $6.30M | D−$1.7M | 82% |
 Mikael Backlund | 71 | Middle-Six Engine | 43 P · 82 GP | $4.50M | $4.78M | C+$0.3M | 79% |
 Tyler Seguin | 69 | Depth Forward | 17 P · 27 GP | $9.85M | $4.22M | F−$5.6M | 78% |
 Connor Zary | 63 | Depth Forward | 25 P · 74 GP | $3.77M | $2.68M | D−$1.1M | 77% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Tom Wilson · 5 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Pierre-Luc’s goals
Creates for
goals Pierre-Luc assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ STL
0P
0G 0A
@ STL 03-24
0G 0A · 1 shots · 15:50 TOI
@ UTA
0P
0G 0A
@ UTA 03-26
0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:56 TOI
@ VGK
0P
0G 0A
@ VGK 03-28
0G 0A · 1 shots · 18:17 TOI
vs PHI
4P
0G 4A
vs PHI 03-31
0G 4A · 0 shots · 17:18 TOI
@ NJD
2P
1G 1A
@ NJD 04-02
1G 1A · 4 shots · 19:02 TOI
vs BUF
2P
0G 2A
vs BUF 04-04
0G 2A · 1 shots · 12:58 TOI
@ NYR
0P
0G 0A
@ NYR 04-05
0G 0A · 1 shots · 16:44 TOI
@ TOR
0P
0G 0A
@ TOR 04-08
0G 0A · 1 shots · 14:05 TOI
@ PIT
1P
0G 1A
@ PIT 04-11
0G 1A · 0 shots · 7:02 TOI
vs PIT
1P
0G 1A
vs PIT 04-12
0G 1A · 2 shots · 16:18 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 circle - 2 of 5 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 10 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 16 blocks · 1 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 8 |
| 2018-19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 16 |
| 2019-20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 18 | 31 | 49 | -2 |
| 2020-21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| 2020-21 | Winnipeg Jets | 41 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -6 |
| 2021-22 | Winnipeg Jets | 81 | 28 | 32 | 60 | -6 |
| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | 73 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 16 | 24 | 40 | -9 |
| 2024-25 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 20 | 46 | 66 | 27 |
| 2025-26 | Washington Capitals | 29 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -4 |
| Career | 4 teams | 627 | 170 | 257 | 427 | 27 |