Regular season

Jacob Bryson

Detroit Red Wings · D · #78

Depth DDepth Defenseman?8 points and 29 blocks in 50 games in a supporting role

HT: 5'9"
WT: 177 lb
Age: 28
Shoots: L
From: London, CAN
Draft: 2017 BUF · R4 #99

57Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

2525pctl

2727pctl

1717pctl

4040pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.1618pctl

0.0437pctl

0.1217pctl

0.40pctl

-921pctl

027pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

0.7%1pctl

0.6410pctl

0.0624pctl

Def Suppression?

0.3134pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.581pctl

3.2018pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

3.88pctl

1.529pctl

0.2964pctl

0:001pctl

0:1611pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 31 GP tracked · 6h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

47.8%33pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

27.3%2pctl

O-zone deployment?

49%45pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

16.6 min5pctl

Support received?

15.4 min98pctl

D-zone deployment?

51%55pctl

Micro-metrics

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

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.0214pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.2720pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.051pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.27/gm30pctl

Pressure escape rate?

7.9%52pctl

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

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 530 EV min

General Offense

2.3820

2.1520

Shot Setups/60?

0.6840

Chance Setups/60?

0.5742

Primary Contributions/60?

3.0622

Rebounds Created/60?

0.2336

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.1180

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.5776

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.0021

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0037

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.2377

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

1.2530

Rush Offense/60?

4.6529

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.1123

0.0019

0.0029

Deflections/60?

0.1163

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0034

Entries Finished/60?

0.1124

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.0023

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

1.7019

0.3437

1.3620

Retrieval Success %?

20%60

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0039

Exit Success %?

0%39

Forechecking

0.2329

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

$0.90M

cap hit

$1.51M

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
Jacob Bryson	57	Depth Defenseman	8 P · 50 GP	$0.90M	$1.51M	C+$0.6M	this player
Pierre-Olivier Joseph	59	Depth Defenseman	6 P · 31 GP	-	$1.91M	-	89%
Victor Mancini	58	Depth Defenseman	3 P · 24 GP	$0.87M	$1.70M	B+$0.8M	88%
Zach Metsa	54	Depth Defenseman	6 P · 43 GP	$0.78M	$1.04M	C+$0.3M	87%
Philippe Myers	57	Depth Defenseman	2 P · 39 GP	$0.85M	$1.51M	C+$0.7M	85%

Chemistry

Finishes from

assisters on Jacob’s goals

Creates for

goals Jacob assisted on

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

Recent form · last 10 games

2 pts · 0 G · 2 A · 7 shots in last 10Steady(+0.0 P/GP vs prior 5)

vs NSH

0P

0G 0A

vs NSH 03-17

0G 0A · 0 shots · 9:24 TOI

@ BOS

0P

0G 0A

@ BOS 03-19

0G 0A · 2 shots · 11:49 TOI

@ COL

1P

0G 1A

@ COL 03-28

0G 1A · 0 shots · 9:26 TOI

@ CHI

0P

0G 0A

@ CHI 03-31

0G 0A · 0 shots · 10:47 TOI

@ CBJ

0P

0G 0A

@ CBJ 04-04

0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:08 TOI

vs SEA

0P

0G 0A

vs SEA 04-06

0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:28 TOI

@ STL

1P

0G 1A

@ STL 04-09

0G 1A · 1 shots · 11:14 TOI

vs PHI

0P

0G 0A

vs PHI 04-11

0G 0A · 0 shots · 14:25 TOI

@ VGK

0P

0G 0A

@ VGK 04-13

0G 0A · 2 shots · 13:21 TOI

@ UTA

0P

0G 0A

@ UTA 04-14

0G 0A · 1 shots · 17:04 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)94 events shown

The office: the crease doorstep - 1 of 2 goals live there

Playmaking gravity: 7 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s

Defensive floor: 29 blocks · 3 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2020-21	Buffalo Sabres	38	1	8	9	-1
2021-22	Buffalo Sabres	73	1	9	10	-9
2022-23	Buffalo Sabres	59	1	8	9	-24
2023-24	Buffalo Sabres	36	1	7	8	5
2024-25	Buffalo Sabres	48	0	7	7	-9
2025-26	Buffalo Sabres	35	2	3	5	-1
2025-26	Winnipeg Jets	15	0	3	3	-8
Career	2 teams	304	6	45	51	-47