Regular season

Henri Jokiharju

Boston Bruins · D · #20

Depth DDepth Defenseman?15 points and 37 blocks in 41 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'0"
WT: 205 lb
Age: 27
Shoots: R
From: Oulu, FIN
Draft: 2017 CHI · R1 #29

61Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

4242pctl

5959pctl

3838pctl

1717pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.3768pctl

0.0544pctl

0.3274pctl

1.039pctl

+254pctl

267pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

1.7%15pctl

0.629pctl

0.1042pctl

Def Suppression?

-0.322pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.9016pctl

3.0415pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

3.910pctl

2.243pctl

0.135pctl

0:3561pctl

0:5530pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 15 GP tracked · 4h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

46.6%25pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

44.4%27pctl

O-zone deployment?

44%26pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

17.4 min46pctl

Support received?

16.6 min73pctl

D-zone deployment?

56%74pctl

Micro-metrics

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

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.0754pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.020pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.3048pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.05/gm99pctl

Pressure escape rate?

7.0%31pctl

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

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 669 EV min

General Offense

2.9633

2.4226

Shot Setups/60?

1.0873

Chance Setups/60?

0.9072

Primary Contributions/60?

4.0444

Rebounds Created/60?

0.6382

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0977

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.3646

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.1856

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0036

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.0022

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

1.6245

Rush Offense/60?

5.2944

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.5479

0.1839

0.2785

Deflections/60?

0.0026

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0033

Entries Finished/60?

0.2749

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.0021

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

3.8684

0.4551

3.4185

Retrieval Success %?

12%32

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0038

Exit Success %?

0%38

Forechecking

0.1823

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

Contract & market

Contract value?

beta · cap data: CapWages

$3.00M

cap hit

$2.35M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

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
Henri Jokiharju	61	Depth Defenseman	15 P · 41 GP	$3.00M	$2.35M	C−$0.6M	this player
Nils Lundkvist	60	Depth Defenseman	11 P · 52 GP	$1.25M	$2.12M	B+$0.9M	85%
Tyler Tucker	61	Depth Defenseman	17 P · 69 GP	$0.93M	$2.35M	B+$1.4M	83%
Samuel Girard	63	Depth Defenseman	19 P · 60 GP	$5.00M	$2.83M	D−$2.2M	82%
John Marino	64	Depth Defenseman	36 P · 80 GP	$4.40M	$3.09M	D−$1.3M	82%

Chemistry

Top connection: Morgan Geekie · 3 goals together

Finishes from

assisters on Henri’s goals

Creates for

goals Henri assisted on

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

Recent form · last 10 games

6 pts · 2 G · 4 A · 10 shots in last 10Heating up(+0.8 P/GP vs prior 5)

@ CHI

0P

0G 0A

@ CHI 01-17

0G 0A · 0 shots · 23:07 TOI

@ NYR

0P

0G 0A

@ NYR 01-26

0G 0A · 0 shots · 20:26 TOI

vs CBJ

0P

0G 0A

vs CBJ 02-26

0G 0A · 2 shots · 16:18 TOI

@ PHI

0P

0G 0A

@ PHI 02-28

0G 0A · 0 shots · 18:15 TOI

@ NJD

1P

0G 1A

@ NJD 03-16

0G 1A · 0 shots · 19:14 TOI

vs TOR

1P

0G 1A

vs TOR 03-24

0G 1A · 0 shots · 16:10 TOI

@ CBJ

0P

0G 0A

@ CBJ 03-29

0G 0A · 1 shots · 15:16 TOI

vs DAL

2P

1G 1A

vs DAL 03-31

1G 1A · 2 shots · 16:47 TOI

@ FLA

0P

0G 0A

@ FLA 04-02

0G 0A · 3 shots · 15:14 TOI

@ CBJ

2P

1G 1A

@ CBJ 04-12

1G 1A · 2 shots · 19:57 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)153 events shown

The office: the high slot - 1 of 2 goals live there

Playmaking gravity: 12 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s

Defensive floor: 38 blocks · 5 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2018-19	Chicago Blackhawks	38	0	12	12	-7
2019-20	Buffalo Sabres	69	4	11	15	-6
2020-21	Buffalo Sabres	46	3	5	8	-11
2021-22	Buffalo Sabres	60	3	16	19	-8
2022-23	Buffalo Sabres	60	3	10	13	-12
2023-24	Buffalo Sabres	74	3	17	20	14
2024-25	Buffalo Sabres	42	3	3	6	6
2024-25	Boston Bruins	18	0	4	4	7
2025-26	Boston Bruins	41	2	13	15	2
Career	3 teams	448	21	91	112	-15