Regular season

Michael Kesselring

San Jose Sharks · D · #7

Depth DDepth Defenseman?2 points and 38 blocks in 34 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'5"
WT: 215 lb
Age: 26
Shoots: R
From: Florence, USA
Draft: 2018 EDM · R6 #164

57Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

3434pctl

1919pctl

3232pctl

3737pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.062pctl

0.006pctl

0.064pctl

1.468pctl

047pctl

027pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

1.8%16pctl

0.507pctl

0.0310pctl

Def Suppression?

0.1012pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

1.1232pctl

5.0072pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

6.263pctl

3.358pctl

0.1820pctl

0:001pctl

0:4929pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 21 GP tracked · 5h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

45.2%18pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

45.0%30pctl

O-zone deployment?

55%72pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

17.1 min27pctl

Support received?

16.8 min65pctl

D-zone deployment?

45%28pctl

Micro-metrics

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

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.004pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.2417pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.3049pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.21/gm53pctl

Pressure escape rate?

6.0%12pctl

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

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 428 EV min

General Offense

6.3181

3.5162

Shot Setups/60?

0.7042

Chance Setups/60?

0.7055

Primary Contributions/60?

7.0280

Rebounds Created/60?

0.4262

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0035

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.2835

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.2872

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0038

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.1461

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

3.0981

Rush Offense/60?

7.8676

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.7081

0.4272

0.1472

Deflections/60?

0.2879

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0035

Entries Finished/60?

0.8481

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.0025

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

4.0781

0.4247

3.6581

Retrieval Success %?

10%30

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0040

Exit Success %?

0%40

Forechecking

0.5665

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

$1.40M

cap hit

$1.51M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

C

Fair market deal (+$0.1M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
Michael Kesselring	57	Depth Defenseman	2 P · 34 GP	$1.40M	$1.51M	C+$0.1M	this player
Matthew Kessel	57	Depth Defenseman	3 P · 29 GP	$0.80M	$1.51M	C+$0.7M	90%
Philippe Myers	57	Depth Defenseman	2 P · 39 GP	$0.85M	$1.51M	C+$0.7M	89%
Luke Schenn	58	Heavy Hitter	7 P · 50 GP	$2.75M	$1.70M	D−$1.0M	89%
Pierre-Olivier Joseph	59	Depth Defenseman	6 P · 31 GP	-	$1.91M	-	87%

Chemistry

Finishes from

assisters on Michael’s goals

No credited connections yet.

Creates for

goals Michael assisted on

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

Recent form · last 10 games

1 pts · 0 G · 1 A · 14 shots in last 10Steady(+0.2 P/GP vs prior 5)

@ NJD

0P

0G 0A

@ NJD 02-25

0G 0A · 1 shots · 14:43 TOI

@ FLA

0P

0G 0A

@ FLA 02-27

0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:19 TOI

@ TBL

0P

0G 0A

@ TBL 02-28

0G 0A · 0 shots · 8:40 TOI

vs VGK

0P

0G 0A

vs VGK 03-03

0G 0A · 3 shots · 11:19 TOI

@ PIT

0P

0G 0A

@ PIT 03-05

0G 0A · 2 shots · 12:58 TOI

vs NSH

0P

0G 0A

vs NSH 03-07

0G 0A · 1 shots · 10:28 TOI

vs TBL

1P

0G 1A

vs TBL 03-08

0G 1A · 1 shots · 6:03 TOI

vs SJS

0P

0G 0A

vs SJS 03-10

0G 0A · 2 shots · 15:09 TOI

@ NYR

0P

0G 0A

@ NYR 04-08

0G 0A · 3 shots · 10:37 TOI

vs DAL

0P

0G 0A

vs DAL 04-15

0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:03 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)147 events shown

Playmaking gravity: 5 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s

Defensive floor: 38 blocks · 3 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2022-23	Arizona Coyotes	9	0	3	3	-1
2023-24	Arizona Coyotes	65	5	16	21	11
2024-25	Utah Hockey Club	82	7	22	29	4
2025-26	Buffalo Sabres	34	0	2	2	0
Career	3 teams	190	12	43	55	14