Alex
Barré-Boulet
C · SJS · Balanced · Very poor
- PAL
- 19
- WAR
- 0.2
- Value
- 33
- PTS
- 9
2023-24№ 295 / 608
Alex Barré-Boulet (San Jose Sharks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Alex Barré-Boulet
#16C
San Jose Sharks
HEIGHT : 178 cm · WEIGHT : 82 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : May 20, 1997 · Montmagny, Canada
Contract : $875,000 · 2026-27 → 2027-28 · Two-Way Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Colorado Avalanche | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 36 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | Seattle Kraken | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 72 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 16 | |
Alex Barré-Boulet: our analysis
2023-24 season: 36 GP, 6 G, 3 A, 9 PTS, -9 +/-, 11:11 TOI. WAR 0.2 (295th of 608) · PAL 19, very poor.
In 2023-24, Alex Barré-Boulet, 29, posts a PAL Rating of 19 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of 0.2 ranks 295th among 608 regulars, in the top half.
On the other hand, defense (22, well below average) and penalty kill (24, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+0.3); his biggest cost: EV defense (-0.6).
His WAR went from -0.0 in 2022-23 to 0.2.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 33 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Alex Barré-Boulet's story
Growing up in Montmagny, Alex Barré-Boulet developed an offensive instinct that stood out even though he lacked imposing size. He came through Quebec’s minor ranks with Rive-Sud Express Midget Espoir and the Lévis Commandeurs before being taken late in the QMJHL draft by Drummondville. Those formative seasons sharpened his playmaking and his knack for finding scoring lanes against junior defences.
In the QMJHL he rose steadily as a point producer. After leading Drummondville in assists in one campaign, he was traded in January 2017 to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, where he kept a point-per-game pace and topped playoff scoring. The 2017–18 season was a breakthrough: Barré-Boulet finished with 116 points in 65 games, won the Jean Béliveau Trophy as top scorer and the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy as league MVP, and helped the Armada reach the President’s Cup final.
Undrafted by NHL clubs, he earned a three-year entry-level contract with Tampa Bay on March 1, 2018. Assigned to Syracuse to start his pro career, he made an immediate impact in the AHL — leading rookies in scoring, sharing the Willie Marshall goal-scoring lead, and taking home the Dudley “Red” Garrett Memorial Award. Those AHL seasons led to NHL call-ups with Tampa Bay, a brief claim by Seattle and subsequent moves that included contracts with Montreal and Colorado before signing with San Jose.
His résumé includes major junior and AHL honours that reflect consistent offensive production: league-leading goal and point totals in junior and top rookie and scoring awards in the AHL. These accolades map the trajectory of a player who translated junior success into professional opportunity.
On the ice, Barré-Boulet’s game is defined by quick decision-making and offensive creativity. He relies on mobility, precise passing and a shoot-first mentality to generate chances, carving out a role as a scoring playmaker who can influence the attack even when matched against larger opponents.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 8:24
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:27
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.50
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 3
- Blocks
- 0
- Takeaways
- 0
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 76.0 %
- Off. zone starts
- 54.5 %
- Faceoffs
- 100.0 %
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2026-27 projection
Projected points
2between 0 and 10 (80% range)
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 1
- Games
- 8
So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.25 pts per game (last season: 0.50).
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.
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 29 %
60
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 51
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 50
- Confidence 33 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 60
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 38
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 75
- Confidence 33 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 79
- Confidence 19 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 75
- Confidence 33 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 69
- Confidence 29 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 77
- Confidence 29 %
- DF
- Defense
- 68
- Confidence 25 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 44
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating51
- Top speed (35 %)34.3 · 45
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.402 · 68
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.1 · 76
- Speed consistency (15 %)33.7 · 55
ST — Strength50
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.741 · 68
- Body mass (50 %)-1.473 · 53
EN — Endurance60
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.2 · 63
- Total ice time (20 %)389 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)43.3 · 68
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.7 · 64
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.861 · 63
DU — Durability38
- Share of games played (100 %)0.546 · 38
CK — Checking75
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.275 · 77
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.184 · 78
- Season volume (10 %)3.296 · 60
FG — Fighting79
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.97 · 79
DI — Discipline75
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.023 · 76
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.717 · 72
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.854 · 78
PA — Passing69
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.587 · 68
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.382 · 65
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.041 · 76
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.57 · 76
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.454 · 67
SC — Scoring77
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.911 · 78
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.864 · 78
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.068 · 77
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.212 · 73
- xG per shot (10 %)0.082 · 76
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)13 · 76
DF — Defense68
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.042 · 69
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.129 · 65
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.828 · 67
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.01 · 71
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.464 · 81
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)61.2 · 65
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.163 · 68
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)31.9 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience44
- Career regular-season games (65 %)60
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)55
OV — Overall60
- SC · Scoring (20 %)77
- PA · Passing (20 %)69
- DF · Defense (20 %)68
- SK · Skating (12 %)51
- EN · Endurance (8 %)60
- DI · Discipline (5 %)75
- ST · Strength (3 %)50
- CK · Checking (2 %)75
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
19/ 100
Performance · Very poor
370 of 464 at the position
Value Rating
33/ 100
Poor return
0.76 M$ · expected PAL 30
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 39
- Defense
- 18
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- Offense
- 38
- Creation
- 45
- Shooting
- 55
- Possession
- 30
- Defense
- 22
- Discipline
- 57
- Power play
- 55
- Penalty kill
- 24
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2023-24
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
65/ 100
Average
better than 65% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
32/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
83/ 100
Very good
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 142 of 410 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 27
- Shot selection
- 60
- Penalties drawn
- 50
- Puck management
- 22
Defense
- Takeaways
- 84
- Discipline
- 39
- Safe zone exits
- 92
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
WAR, 2025-26
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
-0.0 to -0.0 — 90% interval
404 of 615 forwards
-0.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- 0.0
- EV defense
- -0.0
- Power play
- +0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.1
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.0
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | COL | 2 | -0.0 | -0.0 to -0.0 | 404/615 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 2 | -0.0 | -0.1 to 0.0 | 393/596 |
| 2023-24 | TBL | 36 | 0.2 | -0.4 to 0.8 | 295/608 |
| 2022-23 | TBL | 1 | -0.0 | -0.1 to -0.0 | 415/617 |
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
- 110.5 km/h4th percentileleague avg. 134.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 31.0 km/h0th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 00th percentileleague avg. 75
- Offensive zone time
- 55.7 %100th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 4.2 km3rd percentileleague avg. 198.8 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.33 km13th percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 52.0 %100th percentileleague avg. 42.0 %
- Neutral zone time
- 16.3 %0th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 28.0 %100th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2025-2026 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2025-26
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WSHAlex Barré-Boulet: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Alex Barré-Boulet have in 2025-26?
Alex Barré-Boulet has 0 goals and 1 point (1 assist) in 2 games in 2025-26.
How old is Alex Barré-Boulet?
Alex Barré-Boulet is 29 years old: he was born on May 21, 1997.
How tall is Alex Barré-Boulet, and how much does he weigh?
Alex Barré-Boulet is 5'10" (178 cm) and weighs 181 lb (82 kg).
Where is Alex Barré-Boulet from?
Canada: Alex Barré-Boulet was born in Montmagny, Quebec, Canada.
What team does Alex Barré-Boulet play for?
Alex Barré-Boulet plays for the San Jose Sharks in the NHL, at C, wearing number 16.
Is Alex Barré-Boulet injured?
No: Alex Barré-Boulet is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Alex Barré-Boulet?
Alex Barré-Boulet produced -0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 404th of 615 players at his position in the NHL.
How much does Alex Barré-Boulet make?
Alex Barré-Boulet carries a cap hit of $875K per season, on a contract worth $1.8M in total over 2 years.
When does Alex Barré-Boulet's contract end?
Alex Barré-Boulet's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Alex Barré-Boulet a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 404th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
What are Alex Barré-Boulet's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Alex Barré-Boulet has 72 games, 12 goals, 7 assists and 19 points. His best season: 2023-24, with 9 points in 36 games.
How does Alex Barré-Boulet perform in the playoffs?
Alex Barré-Boulet has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Is Alex Barré-Boulet a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 2 points in 2026-27, or 0.25 points per game.
Is Alex Barré-Boulet married?
Yes, married to Anne‑Marie Labrecque (met in 2017).
What is Alex Barré-Boulet's nationality?
Alex Barré-Boulet is Canadian.
What awards has Alex Barré-Boulet won?
Jean Béliveau Trophy (QMJHL leading scorer) — 2017–18 season ; Michel Brière Memorial Trophy (QMJHL MVP) — 2017–18 season ; Willie Marshall Award (AHL co‑leading goal scorer) — 2018–19 season ; Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award (AHL outstanding rookie) — 2018–19 season.
Where did Alex Barré-Boulet play before turning pro?
Midget and junior in Quebec: Rive‑Sud Express Midget Espoir and Lévis Commandeurs (QMAAA) 2012–2014; drafted 102nd by the Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL 2013); played for Drummondville Voltigeurs then traded to Blainville‑Boisbriand Armada; junior career culminating in 2017–18.
How many points is Alex Barré-Boulet projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 2 points in 8 games in 2026-27 (0 to 10 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his San Jose Sharks teammates
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