Alexander
Alexeyev
D · PIT · Defensive · Below average
- PAL
- 31
- WAR
- -0.1
- PTS
- 3
2023-24№ 236 / 316
Alexander Alexeyev (Pittsburgh Penguins) stats, profile and latest news: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats and headlines.
Alexander Alexeyev
HEIGHT : 193 cm · WEIGHT : 104 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : November 14, 1999 · St. Petersburg, Russia
Drafted : 2018 · WSH · round 1, pick #31
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Washington Capitals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Washington Capitals | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Washington Capitals | 32 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | Washington Capitals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 80 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Washington Capitals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | Washington Capitals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Playoff totals | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Alexander Alexeyev: our analysis
2023-24 season: 39 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, -8 +/-, 13:42 TOI. WAR -0.1 (236th of 316) · PAL 31, below average.
In 2023-24, Alexander Alexeyev, 26, posts a PAL Rating of 31 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.1 ranks 236th among 316 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: defense (81, well above average). On the other hand, creation (4, among the weakest in the league) and offense (11, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.7); his biggest cost: EV offense (-2.3).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 16 in 2022-23 to 31; his WAR went from -0.5 to -0.1.
Alexander Alexeyev's story
Born in Saint Petersburg on 15 November 1999, Alexeyev moved away from home early in his path to pro hockey. Chosen third overall by Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the 2016 KHL draft, he decided to continue his development in North America after being picked by the Red Deer Rebels in the CHL Import Draft; that experience exposed him to a different pace of play and also saw him improve his English while recovering from injuries and finishing high school.
His stint with Red Deer from 2016 to 2019 mixed strong offensive flashes with time missed due to injuries and personal loss. Still, he left major junior with a total of 21 goals and 80 assists for 101 points in 135 games across three WHL seasons. That résumé put him on draft boards for 2018: Washington selected him 31st overall in the first round, and he signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Capitals on 24 September 2018.
Transitioning to the professional ranks, Alexeyev began with the Hershey Bears, Washington’s AHL affiliate, registering a goal in his AHL debut and finishing his rookie campaign with 3 goals and 21 points in 58 games. With the 2020–21 North American schedule affected by the pandemic, the Capitals loaned him to Salavat Yulaev Ufa on 4 September 2020 so he could continue playing; he later made his NHL debut with Washington on 29 December 2021.
After six seasons within the Capitals organisation, he signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on 2 July 2025. Alexeyev’s on-ice profile centres on steady defence and composure with the puck: he moves it cleanly, keeps his own end under control and offers a calm presence when asked to log significant minutes.
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Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 16:04
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:01
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:34
- Pts/GP
- 0.00
- EV points
- 0
- Hits
- 9
- Blocks
- 14
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 48.7 %
- Off. zone starts
- 25.0 %
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2026-27 projection
Projected points
3between 0 and 10 (80% range)
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 2
- Games
- 13
So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 0 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.26 pts per game.
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Slightly up
- PAL Rating: 16 → 31
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 26: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 51 %
63
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 62
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 93
- Confidence 57 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 56
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 47
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 77
- Confidence 57 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 75
- Confidence 31 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 75
- Confidence 57 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 53
- Confidence 51 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 63
- Confidence 51 %
- DF
- Defense
- 81
- Confidence 47 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 52
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating62
- Top speed (35 %)34.5 · 63
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.43 · 71
- Distance /60 (20 %)13.9 · 75
- Speed consistency (15 %)32.2 · 48
ST — Strength93
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.728 · 81
- Body mass (50 %)1.739 · 89
EN — Endurance56
- Ice time per game (45 %)16.3 · 58
- Total ice time (20 %)526 · 56
- Shift length (15 %)46.8 · 74
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)15 · 54
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.512 · 57
DU — Durability47
- Share of games played (100 %)0.585 · 47
CK — Checking77
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.655 · 78
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.904 · 77
- Season volume (10 %)3.892 · 68
FG — Fighting75
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.915 · 75
DI — Discipline75
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.044 · 75
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.462 · 85
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.202 · 52
PA — Passing53
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.266 · 62
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.314 · 62
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.157 · 52
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.328 · 79
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.183 · 60
SC — Scoring63
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.148 · 64
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.16 · 62
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.039 · 74
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.054 · 61
- xG per shot (10 %)0.035 · 70
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)8.547 · 67
DF — Defense81
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.033 · 76
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.237 · 88
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.545 · 82
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.025 · 70
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.882 · 66
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.9 · 84
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)5.738 · 84
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)31.9 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience52
- Career regular-season games (65 %)61
- Career playoff games (25 %)30
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall63
- DF · Defense (30 %)81
- PA · Passing (22 %)53
- SK · Skating (12 %)62
- SC · Scoring (12 %)63
- EN · Endurance (9 %)56
- ST · Strength (6 %)93
- DI · Discipline (5 %)75
- CK · Checking (4 %)77
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 81 |
| 2022-23 | 63 | 57 | 63 | 73 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
PAL Rating
31/ 100
Performance · Below average
175 of 258 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 6
- Defense
- 66
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- Offense
- 11
- Creation
- 4
- Shooting
- 26
- Possession
- 40
- Defense
- 81
- Discipline
- 26
- Power play
- 53
- Penalty kill
- 34
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | WSH | -0.1 | 31 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | WSH | -0.5 | 16 | — | — |
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.0
wins above replacement
-0.1 to 0.0 — 90% interval
210 of 314 defensemen
-0.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.4
- EV defense
- +0.2
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.1
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.2
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | WSH | 7 | -0.0 | -0.1 to 0.0 | 210/314 |
| 2023-24 | WSH | 39 | -0.1 | -0.4 to 0.1 | 236/316 |
| 2022-23 | WSH | 32 | -0.5 | -0.9 to -0.2 | 299/334 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 148.1 km/h61st percentileleague avg. 144.3 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.3 km/h17th percentileleague avg. 34.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 18th percentileleague avg. 29
- Offensive zone time
- 39.7 %22nd percentileleague avg. 41.9 %
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- Total distance, season
- 29.0 km16th percentileleague avg. 218.7 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.39 km53rd percentileleague avg. 5.32 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.0 %12th percentileleague avg. 42.2 %
- Neutral zone time
- 16.6 %0th percentileleague avg. 17.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 43.7 %8th percentileleague avg. 40.3 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 714th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 110th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 618th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | vs CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:47 |
| May 12, 2025 | @CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5:48 |
| May 10, 2025 | @CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 |
| May 8, 2025 | vsCAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:42 |
| May 6, 2025 | vsCAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:18 |
Alexander Alexeyev: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Alexander Alexeyev have in 2024-25?
Alexander Alexeyev has 0 goals and 0 points (0 assists) in 8 games in 2024-25.
How old is Alexander Alexeyev?
Alexander Alexeyev is 26 years old: he was born on November 15, 1999.
How tall is Alexander Alexeyev, and how much does he weigh?
Alexander Alexeyev is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 229 lb (104 kg).
Where is Alexander Alexeyev from?
Russia: Alexander Alexeyev was born in St. Petersburg, Russia.
What team does Alexander Alexeyev play for?
Alexander Alexeyev plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL, at D, wearing number 56.
Is Alexander Alexeyev injured?
No: Alexander Alexeyev is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Alexander Alexeyev?
Alexander Alexeyev produced -0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 210th of 314 players at his position in the NHL.
Is Alexander Alexeyev a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 210th of 314 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Alexander Alexeyev getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 16 in 2022-23 to 31 in 2023-24 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Alexander Alexeyev's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Alexander Alexeyev has 80 games, 1 goal, 7 assists and 8 points. His best season: 2022-23, with 5 points in 32 games.
Where was Alexander Alexeyev drafted?
Alexander Alexeyev was drafted 31st overall (round 1) by Washington Capitals in 2018.
How does Alexander Alexeyev perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Alexander Alexeyev has 14 games and 1 point in his career. His pace (0.07 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.10).
Is Alexander Alexeyev a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 3 points in 2026-27, or 0.23 points per game.
What is Alexander Alexeyev's nationality?
Alexander Alexeyev is Russian. Internationally: Russia — selected for Team Russia in the 2018 CHL Canada/Russia Series.
What awards has Alexander Alexeyev won?
WHL On the Run Player of the Week (week ending 28 October 2018).
Where did Alexander Alexeyev play before turning pro?
Drafted in the first round, third overall, by Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the 2016 KHL draft; played for the Red Deer Rebels (WHL) from 2016–17 through 2018–19.
How many points is Alexander Alexeyev projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 3 points in 13 games in 2026-27 (0 to 10 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates
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