Regular season

Declan Chisholm

New Jersey Devils · D · #47

Depth DDepth Defenseman?7 points and 22 blocks in 26 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'1"
WT: 205 lb
Age: 26
Shoots: L
From: Bowmanville, CAN
Draft: 2018 WPG · R5 #150

60Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

3030pctl

5252pctl

3131pctl

2828pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.2750pctl

0.0436pctl

0.2356pctl

0.822pctl

+359pctl

027pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

0.9%3pctl

0.6912pctl

0.1042pctl

Def Suppression?

-0.084pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.8511pctl

3.6934pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

5.140pctl

1.836pctl

0.1817pctl

0:1957pctl

0:1711pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 14 GP tracked · 3h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

43.8%11pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

50.0%52pctl

O-zone deployment?

44%26pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

16.4 min2pctl

Support received?

16.1 min89pctl

D-zone deployment?

56%74pctl

Micro-metrics

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

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.004pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.2012pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.084pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.40/gm5pctl

Pressure escape rate?

5.5%8pctl

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

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 342 EV min

General Offense

3.3446

3.5161

Shot Setups/60?

1.0567

Chance Setups/60?

1.0573

Primary Contributions/60?

4.3952

Rebounds Created/60?

0.3552

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0036

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.3545

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.0025

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0039

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.1867

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

1.7655

Rush Offense/60?

6.3262

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.1835

0.0024

0.0032

Deflections/60?

0.1871

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0036

Entries Finished/60?

0.1834

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.1868

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

3.3469

0.1825

3.1676

Retrieval Success %?

5%23

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0041

Exit Success %?

0%41

Forechecking

0.1828

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

$1.60M

cap hit

$2.12M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

C

Fair market deal (+$0.5M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
Declan Chisholm	60	Depth Defenseman	7 P · 26 GP	$1.60M	$2.12M	C+$0.5M	this player
Justin Barron	58	Depth Defenseman	9 P · 52 GP	$1.15M	$1.70M	C+$0.6M	88%
Zach Bogosian	59	Depth Defenseman	6 P · 41 GP	$1.25M	$1.91M	C+$0.7M	87%
Emil Andrae	60	Depth Defenseman	13 P · 61 GP	$0.90M	$2.12M	B+$1.2M	87%
Tyler Tucker	61	Depth Defenseman	17 P · 69 GP	$0.93M	$2.35M	B+$1.4M	86%

Chemistry

Finishes from

assisters on Declan’s goals

Creates for

goals Declan assisted on

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

Recent form · last 10 games

4 pts · 1 G · 3 A · 5 shots in last 10Heating up(+0.4 P/GP vs prior 5)

@ NSH

0P

0G 0A

@ NSH 01-11

0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:11 TOI

@ COL

0P

0G 0A

@ COL 01-19

0G 0A · 1 shots · 11:51 TOI

@ SEA

0P

0G 0A

@ SEA 01-27

0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:53 TOI

@ DET

1P

1G 0A

@ DET 01-29

1G 0A · 2 shots · 9:22 TOI

vs CAR

0P

0G 0A

vs CAR 01-31

0G 0A · 1 shots · 10:04 TOI

vs PHI

1P

0G 1A

vs PHI 02-25

0G 1A · 0 shots · 15:08 TOI

vs VGK

0P

0G 0A

vs VGK 02-27

0G 0A · 0 shots · 10:59 TOI

@ MTL

1P

0G 1A

@ MTL 02-28

0G 1A · 1 shots · 13:00 TOI

@ BOS

0P

0G 0A

@ BOS 03-07

0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:38 TOI

vs CGY

1P

0G 1A

vs CGY 03-09

0G 1A · 0 shots · 13:59 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)79 events shown

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

Defensive floor: 22 blocks · 2 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2021-22	Winnipeg Jets	2	0	0	0	1
2023-24	Winnipeg Jets	2	0	1	1	1
2023-24	Minnesota Wild	29	3	5	8	-8
2024-25	Minnesota Wild	66	2	10	12	-5
2025-26	Washington Capitals	26	1	6	7	3
Career	3 teams	125	6	22	28	-8