Regular season

Pierre-Olivier Joseph

- · D · #7

Depth DDepth Defenseman?6 points and 28 blocks in 31 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'2"
WT: 185 lb
Age: 27
Shoots: L
From: Laval, CAN
Draft: 2017 ARI · R1 #23

59Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

3030pctl

2727pctl

2121pctl

4646pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.1928pctl

0.0329pctl

0.1629pctl

0.717pctl

-168pctl

027pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

1.2%7pctl

0.315pctl

0.028pctl

Def Suppression?

0.0810pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.9017pctl

4.0749pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

4.727pctl

2.650pctl

0.3682pctl

0:0327pctl

0:2818pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 16 GP tracked · 4h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

46.6%24pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

33.3%4pctl

O-zone deployment?

58%83pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

16.8 min11pctl

Support received?

15.7 min95pctl

D-zone deployment?

42%17pctl

Micro-metrics

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

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.0321pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.030pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.1412pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.21/gm56pctl

Pressure escape rate?

8.4%63pctl

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

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 397 EV min

General Offense

3.3346

2.8743

Shot Setups/60?

0.3021

Chance Setups/60?

0.3023

Primary Contributions/60?

3.6334

Rebounds Created/60?

0.1526

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0036

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.0019

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.1549

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0038

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.0026

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

1.6649

Rush Offense/60?

5.4448

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.3052

0.3060

0.0031

Deflections/60?

0.0029

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0036

Entries Finished/60?

0.3055

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.3079

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

3.7878

0.7675

3.0274

Retrieval Success %?

20%59

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0040

Exit Success %?

0%40

Forechecking

0.7674

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

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
Pierre-Olivier Joseph	59	Depth Defenseman	6 P · 31 GP	-	$1.91M	-	this player
Victor Mancini	58	Depth Defenseman	3 P · 24 GP	$0.87M	$1.70M	B+$0.8M	90%
Philippe Myers	57	Depth Defenseman	2 P · 39 GP	$0.85M	$1.51M	C+$0.7M	90%
Luke Schenn	58	Heavy Hitter	7 P · 50 GP	$2.75M	$1.70M	D−$1.0M	89%
Jacob Bryson	57	Depth Defenseman	8 P · 50 GP	$0.90M	$1.51M	C+$0.6M	89%

Chemistry

Finishes from

assisters on Pierre-Olivier’s goals

Creates for

goals Pierre-Olivier assisted on

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

Recent form · last 10 games

2 pts · 0 G · 2 A · 5 shots in last 10Steady(+0.0 P/GP vs prior 5)

vs WPG

0P

0G 0A

vs WPG 02-25

0G 0A · 0 shots · 13:53 TOI

@ SEA

1P

0G 1A

@ SEA 02-28

0G 1A · 1 shots · 13:26 TOI

vs DAL

0P

0G 0A

vs DAL 03-02

0G 0A · 0 shots · 10:38 TOI

vs ANA

0P

0G 0A

vs ANA 03-24

0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:48 TOI

vs LAK

0P

0G 0A

vs LAK 03-26

0G 0A · 2 shots · 15:21 TOI

@ CGY

0P

0G 0A

@ CGY 03-28

0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:02 TOI

@ COL

0P

0G 0A

@ COL 04-01

0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:01 TOI

@ MIN

0P

0G 0A

@ MIN 04-02

0G 0A · 1 shots · 10:52 TOI

vs UTA

1P

0G 1A

vs UTA 04-04

0G 1A · 0 shots · 13:00 TOI

@ LAK

0P

0G 0A

@ LAK 04-09

0G 0A · 1 shots · 15:04 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)92 events shown

Defensive floor: 28 blocks · 5 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2020-21	Pittsburgh Penguins	16	1	4	5	1
2021-22	Pittsburgh Penguins	4	0	0	0	-2
2022-23	Pittsburgh Penguins	75	5	16	21	8
2023-24	Pittsburgh Penguins	52	2	9	11	-3
2024-25	St. Louis Blues	23	0	2	2	-7
2024-25	Pittsburgh Penguins	24	0	1	1	-15
2025-26	Vancouver Canucks	31	1	5	6	-16
Career	3 teams	225	9	37	46	-34