Kiefer Sherwood
San Jose Sharks · LW · #44- HT
- 6'0"
- WT
- 194 lb
- Age
- 31
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Columbus, USA
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedWinger toolkit
vs. wingers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 45 GP tracked · 13h 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 · 1007 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$1.50M
cap hit
$5.08M
Alpha-market value
A
Team-friendly deal (+$3.6M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kiefer Sherwood | 72 | Wrecking Ball | 36 P · 72 GP | $1.50M | $5.08M | A+$3.6M | this player |
 Alex Laferriere | 75 | Middle-Six Engine | 44 P · 82 GP | $4.10M | $5.99M | B+$1.9M | 85% |
 Egor Chinakhov | 71 | Middle-Six Engine | 42 P · 72 GP | $2.10M | $4.78M | A+$2.7M | 80% |
 Vladimir Tarasenko | 75 | Middle-Six Engine | 47 P · 75 GP | - | $5.99M | - | 80% |
 Emil Heineman | 68 | Depth Forward | 31 P · 82 GP | $1.10M | $3.94M | A+$2.8M | 80% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Alexander Wennberg · 5 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Kiefer’s goals
Creates for
goals Kiefer assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs ANA
0P
0G 0A
vs ANA 04-01
0G 0A · 3 shots · 15:04 TOI
vs TOR
1P
0G 1A
vs TOR 04-02
0G 1A · 1 shots · 17:05 TOI
vs NSH
0P
0G 0A
vs NSH 04-04
0G 0A · 1 shots · 13:00 TOI
vs CHI
1P
1G 0A
vs CHI 04-06
1G 0A · 2 shots · 13:15 TOI
vs EDM
1P
1G 0A
vs EDM 04-08
1G 0A · 2 shots · 18:01 TOI
@ ANA
0P
0G 0A
@ ANA 04-09
0G 0A · 1 shots · 18:39 TOI
vs VAN
0P
0G 0A
vs VAN 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 17:26 TOI
@ NSH
0P
0G 0A
@ NSH 04-13
0G 0A · 3 shots · 16:33 TOI
@ CHI
2P
0G 2A
@ CHI 04-15
0G 2A · 0 shots · 18:17 TOI
@ WPG
1P
0G 1A
@ WPG 04-16
0G 1A · 4 shots · 14:05 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 inner slot - 7 of 23 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 24 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 36 blocks · 9 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | Anaheim Ducks | 50 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | Anaheim Ducks | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| 2020-21 | Colorado Avalanche | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | Colorado Avalanche | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | Nashville Predators | 32 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | Nashville Predators | 68 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 17 |
| 2024-25 | Vancouver Canucks | 78 | 19 | 21 | 40 | -1 |
| 2025-26 | Vancouver Canucks | 44 | 17 | 6 | 23 | -12 |
| 2025-26 | San Jose Sharks | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -8 |
| Career | 5 teams | 337 | 66 | 68 | 134 | 5 |