Regular season

Kevin Korchinski

Chicago Blackhawks · D · #14

Depth DDepth Defenseman?2 points and 13 blocks in 13 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'1"
WT: 185 lb
Age: 22
Shoots: L
From: Saskatoon, CAN
Draft: 2022 CHI · R1 #7

60Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

2626pctl

3232pctl

2626pctl

4141pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.1517pctl

0.006pctl

0.1528pctl

0.52pctl

-434pctl

027pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

0.8%2pctl

0.042pctl

0.002pctl

Def Suppression?

0.3134pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

1.0023pctl

4.3958pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

5.548pctl

1.422pctl

0.1510pctl

0:000pctl

0:044pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 8 GP tracked · 2h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

48.0%35pctl

O-zone deployment?

54%67pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

16.4 min3pctl

Support received?

15.8 min94pctl

D-zone deployment?

46%33pctl

Micro-metrics

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

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.004pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.3526pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.000pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.27/gm30pctl

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

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 176 EV min

General Offense

2.3832

1.3629

Shot Setups/60?

0.3431

Chance Setups/60?

0.3433

Primary Contributions/60?

2.7230

Rebounds Created/60?

0.0030

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0040

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.3445

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.3468

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0042

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.0034

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

0.6829

Rush Offense/60?

4.4235

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.0030

0.0031

0.0037

Deflections/60?

0.3470

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0040

Entries Finished/60?

0.0030

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.0033

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

3.4065

0.6865

2.7262

Retrieval Success %?

20%56

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0043

Exit Success %?

0%43

Forechecking

0.3446

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

$0.92M

cap hit

$2.12M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

B

Good value (+$1.2M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
Kevin Korchinski	60	Depth Defenseman	2 P · 13 GP	$0.92M	$2.12M	B+$1.2M	this player
Victor Mancini	58	Depth Defenseman	3 P · 24 GP	$0.87M	$1.70M	B+$0.8M	93%
Pierre-Olivier Joseph	59	Depth Defenseman	6 P · 31 GP	-	$1.91M	-	93%
Philippe Myers	57	Depth Defenseman	2 P · 39 GP	$0.85M	$1.51M	C+$0.7M	91%
Urho Vaakanainen	58	Depth Defenseman	6 P · 34 GP	$1.55M	$1.70M	C+$0.2M	90%

Chemistry

Finishes from

assisters on Kevin’s goals

No credited connections yet.

Creates for

goals Kevin assisted on

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

Recent form · last 10 games

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

@ UTA

0P

0G 0A

@ UTA 03-01

0G 0A · 1 shots · 10:27 TOI

@ NJD

0P

0G 0A

@ NJD 03-29

0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:09 TOI

vs WPG

0P

0G 0A

vs WPG 03-31

0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:58 TOI

@ EDM

0P

0G 0A

@ EDM 04-02

0G 0A · 0 shots · 14:48 TOI

@ SEA

1P

0G 1A

@ SEA 04-04

0G 1A · 0 shots · 11:20 TOI

@ SJS

0P

0G 0A

@ SJS 04-06

0G 0A · 1 shots · 15:38 TOI

vs CAR

0P

0G 0A

vs CAR 04-09

0G 0A · 1 shots · 16:33 TOI

vs STL

0P

0G 0A

vs STL 04-11

0G 0A · 0 shots · 17:20 TOI

vs BUF

0P

0G 0A

vs BUF 04-13

0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:43 TOI

vs SJS

0P

0G 0A

vs SJS 04-15

0G 0A · 1 shots · 16:00 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)32 events shown

Defensive floor: 13 blocks · 1 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2023-24	Chicago Blackhawks	76	5	10	15	-39
2024-25	Chicago Blackhawks	16	1	1	2	-5
2025-26	Chicago Blackhawks	13	0	2	2	-4
Career	1 team	105	6	13	19	-48