HockeyAlpha
Regular season

Emil Andrae

Toronto Maple Leafs · D · #36
Depth DDepth Defenseman?13 points and 58 blocks in 61 games in a supporting role
HT
5'9"
WT
189 lb
Age
24
Shoots
L
From
Vastervik, SWE
Draft
2020 PHI · R2 #54
60Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group
Scoring?
3737pctl
Playmaking?
4141pctl
Transition?
3838pctl
Defense?
3333pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP
Points / GP?
0.2136pctl
Goals / GP?
0.0329pctl
Assists / GP?
0.1837pctl
Shots / GP?
0.65pctl
Plus/Minus?
+1585pctl
PP Points?
159pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed
xG Share?
1.6%13pctl
ZEIS?
1.1125pctl
PSPL?
0.0937pctl
Def Suppression?
0.4349pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP
Blocks / GP?
0.9520pctl
Blocks / 60?
3.7135pctl
Hits / 60?
4.473pctl
Take : Give?
0.159pctl
PP TOI / GP?
0:2358pctl
PK TOI / GP?
0:119pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 39 GP tracked · 10h TOI

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job
Competition faced?
16.9 min18pctl
Support received?
16.3 min86pctl

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 · 900 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

$0.90M

cap hit

$2.12M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

B

Good value (+$1.2M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit
PlayerAlphaCap hitValueMatch
Emil Andrae60$0.90MB+$1.2Mthis player
Nick Jensen61$4.05MD$1.7M88%
Sam Dickinson59$0.94MB+$1.0M88%
Adam Wilsby61$0.81MB+$1.5M88%
Nils Lundkvist60$1.25MB+$0.9M87%

Chemistry

Top connection: Trevor Zegras · 4 goals together

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

Recent form · last 10 games

0 pts · 0 G · 0 A · 4 shots in last 10Steady(+0.0 P/GP vs prior 5)

@ DET

0P

0G 0A

vs DAL

0P

0G 0A

@ WSH

0P

0G 0A

vs DET

0P

0G 0A

vs BOS

0P

0G 0A

@ NJD

0P

0G 0A

@ DET

0P

0G 0A

@ WPG

0P

0G 0A

vs CAR

0P

0G 0A

vs MTL

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)183 events shown

The office: the right point - 1 of 2 goals live there

Playmaking gravity: 8 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s

Defensive floor: 59 blocks · 5 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/−
2023-24Philadelphia Flyers4000-1
2024-25Philadelphia Flyers42167-5
2025-26Philadelphia Flyers612111315
Career1 team107317209