HockeyAlpha
Regular season

Vladislav Kolyachonok

New Jersey Devils · D · #18
Third-pair DDepth Defenseman?3 points and 13 blocks in 13 games in a supporting role
HT
6'2"
WT
198 lb
Age
25
Shoots
L
From
Minsk, BLR
Draft
2019 FLA · R2 #52
68Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group
Scoring?
5252pctl
Playmaking?
3232pctl
Transition?
3535pctl
Defense?
6565pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP
Points / GP?
0.2340pctl
Goals / GP?
0.0865pctl
Assists / GP?
0.1528pctl
Shots / GP?
0.936pctl
Plus/Minus?
+254pctl
PP Points?
027pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed
xG Share?
1.8%16pctl
ZEIS?
0.7313pctl
PSPL?
0.002pctl
Def Suppression?
0.8587pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP
Blocks / GP?
1.0023pctl
Blocks / 60?
4.7867pctl
Hits / 60?
1.836pctl
Take : Give?
0.75100pctl
PP TOI / GP?
0:000pctl
PK TOI / GP?
0:2014pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 7 GP tracked · 2h TOI

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job
Competition faced?
16.2 min1pctl
Support received?
15.8 min94pctl

Micro-metrics

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

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

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 159 EV min

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

$0.78M

cap hit

$4.20M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

A

Team-friendly deal (+$3.4M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit
PlayerAlphaCap hitValueMatch
Vladislav Kolyachonok68$0.78MA+$3.4Mthis player
Haydn Fleury66$0.95MA+$2.7M87%
Alexander Petrovic64$0.78MA+$2.3M83%
Josh Mahura63$0.91MB+$1.9M80%
Ian Moore69$0.93MA+$3.6M80%

Chemistry

Finishes from

assisters on Vladislav’s goals

Creates for

goals Vladislav assisted on

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

Recent form · last 10 games

3 pts · 1 G · 2 A · 8 shots in last 10Steady(-0.2 P/GP vs prior 5)

@ EDM

1P

0G 1A

@ SEA

1P

1G 0A

vs UTA

0P

0G 0A

@ NYR

0P

0G 0A

@ NJD

0P

0G 0A

vs SJS

1P

0G 1A

vs PIT

0P

0G 0A

@ MIN

0P

0G 0A

vs MTL

0P

0G 0A

@ BUF

0P

0G 0A

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

attacking →← defending
Goal On goal Missed/blocked▲ takeaway▽ giveaway■ hit+ block◯ faceoff dot (size = wins)41 events shown

Defensive floor: 14 blocks · 2 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/−
2021-22Arizona Coyotes321230
2022-23Arizona Coyotes20000
2023-24Arizona Coyotes51345
2024-25Utah Hockey Club23235-7
2024-25Pittsburgh Penguins12022-5
2025-26Dallas Stars111233
2025-26Boston Bruins2000-1
Career5 teams8751217-5