Regular season

Michael Misa

San Jose Sharks · C · #77

Middle-six playerDepth Forward?21 points in 45 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'1"
WT: 185 lb
Age: 19
Shoots: L
From: Oakville, CAN
Draft: 2025 SJS · R1 #2

70Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

5151pctl

6969pctl

4141pctl

6363pctl

League profile

vs. forwards with 20+ GP

0.4757pctl

0.2055pctl

0.2756pctl

1.340pctl

-250pctl

450pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

6.5%69pctl

1.6748pctl

0.3095pctl

Def Suppression?

0.6171pctl

Center toolkit

vs. centers with 20+ GP

45.8%26pctl

D-Zone FO %?

44.2%30pctl

7.953pctl

0.2929pctl

1:1055pctl

0:019pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 31 GP tracked · 7h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

50.0%54pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

41.7%19pctl

O-zone deployment?

48%40pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

17.0 min21pctl

Support received?

17.4 min45pctl

D-zone deployment?

52%60pctl

Micro-metrics

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

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.1179pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

1.4381pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.5083pctl

1.03×73pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.09/gm95pctl

Pressure escape rate?

5.9%11pctl

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

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 524 EV min

General Offense

5.6150

7.9151

Shot Setups/60?

1.6082

Chance Setups/60?

1.4983

Primary Contributions/60?

7.2260

Rebounds Created/60?

0.9282

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.1168

Center-Lane Setups/60?

1.2683

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.4669

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0038

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.2372

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

1.1538

Rush Offense/60?

6.9940

Shots off HD Setups/60?

1.0376

1.1572

0.0022

Deflections/60?

1.6062

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.1149

Entries Finished/60?

0.8056

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.5764

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

0.6923

0.3459

0.3419

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0036

Forechecking

1.0321

Dump-In Recoveries/60?

0.0043

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

$0.97M

cap hit

$4.50M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

A

Team-friendly deal (+$3.5M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
Michael Misa	70	Depth Forward	21 P · 45 GP	$0.97M	$4.50M	A+$3.5M	this player
Justin Sourdif	68	Depth Forward	35 P · 78 GP	$0.82M	$3.94M	A+$3.1M	85%
Andrew Copp	71	Middle-Six Engine	43 P · 79 GP	$5.63M	$4.78M	D−$0.8M	84%
Thomas Novak	70	Depth Forward	42 P · 82 GP	$3.50M	$4.50M	B+$1.0M	81%
Sean Couturier	69	Depth Forward	36 P · 78 GP	$7.75M	$4.22M	F−$3.5M	81%

Chemistry

Top connection: Tyler Toffoli · 5 goals together

Finishes from

assisters on Michael’s goals

Creates for

goals Michael assisted on

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

Recent form · last 10 games

5 pts · 2 G · 3 A · 13 shots in last 10Heating up(+0.6 P/GP vs prior 5)

vs ANA

0P

0G 0A

vs ANA 04-01

0G 0A · 1 shots · 11:18 TOI

vs TOR

1P

0G 1A

vs TOR 04-02

0G 1A · 0 shots · 14:24 TOI

vs NSH

0P

0G 0A

vs NSH 04-04

0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:10 TOI

vs CHI

0P

0G 0A

vs CHI 04-06

0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:40 TOI

vs EDM

0P

0G 0A

vs EDM 04-08

0G 0A · 1 shots · 11:34 TOI

@ ANA

0P

0G 0A

@ ANA 04-09

0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:44 TOI

vs VAN

1P

0G 1A

vs VAN 04-11

0G 1A · 3 shots · 11:58 TOI

@ NSH

1P

0G 1A

@ NSH 04-13

0G 1A · 1 shots · 10:58 TOI

@ CHI

1P

1G 0A

@ CHI 04-15

1G 0A · 2 shots · 14:37 TOI

@ WPG

1P

1G 0A

@ WPG 04-16

1G 0A · 5 shots · 13:34 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)226 events shown

The office: the inner slot - 5 of 9 goals live there

Playmaking gravity: 13 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s

Defensive floor: 26 blocks · 4 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2025-26	San Jose Sharks	45	9	12	21	-2
Career	1 team	45	9	12	21	-2