Regular season

Nick DeSimone

Utah Mammoth · D · #57

Depth DDepth Defenseman?8 points and 31 blocks in 40 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'2"
WT: 194 lb
Age: 31
Shoots: R
From: East Amherst, USA

58Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

4646pctl

3838pctl

3131pctl

2222pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.2031pctl

0.0547pctl

0.1527pctl

0.931pctl

+462pctl

027pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

1.7%15pctl

0.7112pctl

0.0937pctl

Def Suppression?

0.069pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.786pctl

3.2721pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

4.012pctl

2.039pctl

0.1610pctl

0:0218pctl

0:076pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 18 GP tracked · 4h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

57.8%95pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

61.9%93pctl

O-zone deployment?

52%62pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

16.8 min10pctl

Support received?

15.8 min93pctl

D-zone deployment?

48%38pctl

Micro-metrics

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

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.0317pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.1910pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.1719pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.14/gm83pctl

Pressure escape rate?

8.3%61pctl

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

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 563 EV min

General Offense

3.6353

2.9945

Shot Setups/60?

0.9665

Chance Setups/60?

0.7561

Primary Contributions/60?

4.5954

Rebounds Created/60?

0.2132

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0034

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.5372

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.2163

Deflection Setups/60?

0.1180

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.1154

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

1.6044

Rush Offense/60?

5.6551

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.3256

0.2149

0.1168

Deflections/60?

0.3283

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.1177

Entries Finished/60?

0.3259

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.1151

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

2.6749

0.3232

2.3557

Retrieval Success %?

12%35

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0039

Exit Success %?

0%39

Forechecking

0.2127

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

$0.80M

cap hit

$1.70M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

B

Good value (+$0.9M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
Nick DeSimone	58	Depth Defenseman	8 P · 40 GP	$0.80M	$1.70M	B+$0.9M	this player
Emil Andrae	60	Depth Defenseman	13 P · 61 GP	$0.90M	$2.12M	B+$1.2M	86%
Nils Lundkvist	60	Depth Defenseman	11 P · 52 GP	$1.25M	$2.12M	B+$0.9M	85%
Emil Lilleberg	58	Heavy Hitter	12 P · 50 GP	$0.82M	$1.70M	B+$0.9M	85%
Kaedan Korczak	57	Depth Defenseman	16 P · 78 GP	$0.82M	$1.51M	C+$0.7M	83%

Chemistry

Finishes from

assisters on Nick’s goals

Creates for

goals Nick assisted on

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

Recent form · last 10 games

3 pts · 0 G · 3 A · 6 shots in last 10Steady(+0.2 P/GP vs prior 5)

vs VAN

0P

0G 0A

vs VAN 02-02

0G 0A · 1 shots · 16:00 TOI

vs DET

0P

0G 0A

vs DET 02-04

0G 0A · 0 shots · 14:47 TOI

vs COL

0P

0G 0A

vs COL 02-25

0G 0A · 1 shots · 14:17 TOI

@ PHI

0P

0G 0A

@ PHI 03-05

0G 0A · 1 shots · 17:45 TOI

@ CBJ

1P

0G 1A

@ CBJ 03-07

0G 1A · 0 shots · 15:05 TOI

@ CHI

1P

0G 1A

@ CHI 03-09

0G 1A · 0 shots · 14:17 TOI

@ MIN

0P

0G 0A

@ MIN 03-10

0G 0A · 0 shots · 17:58 TOI

@ VAN

1P

0G 1A

@ VAN 04-04

0G 1A · 1 shots · 15:54 TOI

vs EDM

0P

0G 0A

vs EDM 04-07

0G 0A · 0 shots · 3:19 TOI

vs STL

0P

0G 0A

vs STL 04-16

0G 0A · 2 shots · 16:27 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)117 events shown

The office: the left point - 2 of 2 goals live there

Playmaking gravity: 9 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s

Defensive floor: 31 blocks · 3 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2022-23	Calgary Flames	4	0	0	0	-4
2023-24	Calgary Flames	23	1	4	5	-4
2023-24	New Jersey Devils	11	1	1	2	7
2024-25	Utah Hockey Club	20	1	5	6	4
2025-26	Utah Mammoth	40	2	6	8	4
Career	4 teams	98	5	16	21	7