HockeyAlpha
Regular season

Nick Leddy

- · D · #4
Third-pair DDepth Defenseman?7 points and 40 blocks in 32 games in a supporting role
HT
6'0"
WT
205 lb
Age
35
Shoots
L
From
Eden Prairie, USA
Draft
2009 MIN · R1 #16
62Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group
Scoring?
2727pctl
Playmaking?
2929pctl
Transition?
2424pctl
Defense?
5555pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP
Points / GP?
0.2238pctl
Goals / GP?
0.0328pctl
Assists / GP?
0.1941pctl
Shots / GP?
0.51pctl
Plus/Minus?
-921pctl
PP Points?
027pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed
xG Share?
1.1%5pctl
ZEIS?
0.6912pctl
PSPL?
0.002pctl
Def Suppression?
0.8386pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP
Blocks / GP?
1.2548pctl
Blocks / 60?
4.1952pctl
Hits / 60?
0.76pctl
Take : Give?
0.2442pctl
PP TOI / GP?
0:0434pctl
PK TOI / GP?
1:1540pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 24 GP tracked · 7h TOI

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job
Competition faced?
16.9 min19pctl
Support received?
16.6 min73pctl

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 · 530 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

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit
PlayerAlphaCap hitValueMatch
Nick Leddy62--this player
Simon Benoit58$1.35MC+$0.4M92%
Jonas Siegenthaler62$3.40MD$0.8M91%
Ian Cole62$2.80MC$0.2M91%
Johnathan Kovacevic63$4.00MD$1.2M91%

Chemistry

Finishes from

assisters on Nick’s goals

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

Recent form · last 10 games

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

@ STL

0P

0G 0A

@ CBJ

0P

0G 0A

vs STL

1P

0G 1A

vs ANA

0P

0G 0A

vs TOR

0P

0G 0A

vs NSH

2P

1G 1A

vs CHI

0P

0G 0A

vs EDM

0P

0G 0A

@ ANA

0P

0G 0A

vs VAN

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)95 events shown

Defensive floor: 40 blocks · 2 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/−
2010-11Chicago Blackhawks46437-3
2011-12Chicago Blackhawks8233437-12
2012-13Chicago Blackhawks486121815
2013-14Chicago Blackhawks827243110
2014-15New York Islanders7810273718
2015-16New York Islanders8153540-9
2016-17New York Islanders81113546-3
2017-18New York Islanders80103242-42
2018-19New York Islanders82422260
2019-20New York Islanders6031821-1
2020-21New York Islanders5622931-3
2021-22Detroit Red Wings5511516-33
2021-22St. Louis Blues202683
2022-23St. Louis Blues78221234
2023-24St. Louis Blues823252814
2024-25St. Louis Blues312356
2025-26San Jose Sharks32167-9
Career5 teams107476347423-45