Regular season

Dmitri Simashev

Utah Mammoth · D · #26

Depth DDepth Defenseman?1 points and 28 blocks in 28 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'4"
WT: 198 lb
Age: 21
Shoots: L
From: Kostroma, RUS
Draft: 2023 ARI · R1 #6

54Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

2525pctl

2121pctl

1818pctl

3131pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.041pctl

0.006pctl

0.041pctl

0.936pctl

-1116pctl

027pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

1.2%7pctl

-0.142pctl

0.0414pctl

Def Suppression?

0.2021pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

1.0023pctl

3.9747pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

4.932pctl

2.038pctl

0.030pctl

0:0114pctl

0:118pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 11 GP tracked · 3h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

44.7%15pctl

O-zone deployment?

53%63pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

17.2 min36pctl

Support received?

17.1 min54pctl

D-zone deployment?

47%37pctl

Micro-metrics

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

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.0857pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.2619pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.1617pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.16/gm76pctl

Pressure escape rate?

7.2%36pctl

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

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 418 EV min

General Offense

3.7456

2.4430

Shot Setups/60?

0.8656

Chance Setups/60?

0.5743

Primary Contributions/60?

4.6055

Rebounds Created/60?

0.4363

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.1479

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.7279

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.2973

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0038

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.1462

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

1.0123

Rush Offense/60?

4.8936

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.4368

0.2958

0.1472

Deflections/60?

0.1468

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0035

Entries Finished/60?

0.2952

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.1460

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

2.4442

0.1421

2.3054

Retrieval Success %?

6%22

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0040

Exit Success %?

0%40

Forechecking

0.5765

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

$0.95M

cap hit

$1.04M

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
Dmitri Simashev	54	Depth Defenseman	1 P · 28 GP	$0.95M	$1.04M	C+$0.1M	this player
Elias Pettersson	56	Heavy Hitter	10 P · 70 GP	$0.84M	$1.34M	C+$0.5M	91%
Jayden Struble	53	Heavy Hitter	12 P · 59 GP	$1.41M	$0.93M	C−$0.5M	90%
Philippe Myers	57	Depth Defenseman	2 P · 39 GP	$0.85M	$1.51M	C+$0.7M	89%
Kaedan Korczak	57	Depth Defenseman	16 P · 78 GP	$0.82M	$1.51M	C+$0.7M	88%

Chemistry

Finishes from

assisters on Dmitri’s goals

No credited connections yet.

Creates for

goals Dmitri assisted on

Mikhail Sergachev11 as primary

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

Recent form · last 10 games

0 pts · 0 G · 0 A · 8 shots in last 10Steady(+0.0 P/GP vs prior 5)

@ ANA

0P

0G 0A

@ ANA 11-17

0G 0A · 2 shots · 14:13 TOI

vs VGK

0P

0G 0A

vs VGK 11-20

0G 0A · 1 shots · 18:41 TOI

vs NYR

0P

0G 0A

vs NYR 11-22

0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:15 TOI

vs VGK

0P

0G 0A

vs VGK 11-24

0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:56 TOI

@ DAL

0P

0G 0A

@ DAL 11-28

0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:31 TOI

@ SJS

0P

0G 0A

@ SJS 12-01

0G 0A · 1 shots · 18:04 TOI

@ PHI

0P

0G 0A

@ PHI 03-05

0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:30 TOI

vs CAR

0P

0G 0A

vs CAR 04-11

0G 0A · 2 shots · 13:20 TOI

@ CGY

0P

0G 0A

@ CGY 04-12

0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:31 TOI

vs STL

0P

0G 0A

vs STL 04-16

0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:19 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: 6 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s

Defensive floor: 28 blocks · 1 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2025-26	Utah Mammoth	28	0	1	1	-11
Career	1 team	28	0	1	1	-11