Alex
Belzile
R · MTL · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 36
- WAR
- 0.7
- Value
- 51
- PTS
- 14
2022-23№ 175 / 617
Alex Belzile (Montreal Canadiens) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Alex Belzile
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 90 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : August 30, 1991 · St-Eloi, Canada
Contract : $850,000 · 2026-27 → 2026-27 · Two-Way Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Montréal Canadiens | 31 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 |
| 2021-22 | Montréal Canadiens | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 44 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Montréal Canadiens | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Alex Belzile: our analysis
2022-23 season: 31 GP, 6 G, 8 A, 14 PTS, 0 +/-, 12:08 TOI. WAR 0.7 (175th of 617) · PAL 36, below average.
In 2022-23, Alex Belzile, 35, posts a PAL Rating of 36 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 0.7 ranks 175th among 617 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: discipline (69, above average) and penalty kill (64, above average). On the other hand, creation (6, among the weakest in the league) and possession (24, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+2.8); his biggest cost: EV offense (-0.4).
Contract-wise, his Value score of 51 (fair value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 12:08
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:14
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:59
- Pts/GP
- 0.45
- EV points
- 14
- Hits
- 27
- Blocks
- 22
- Takeaways
- 8
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 41.0 %
- Off. zone starts
- 25.1 %
- Faceoffs
- 46.8 %
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Player ratings, 2022-23
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 27 %
72
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 75
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 74
- Confidence 32 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 65
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 41
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 74
- Confidence 32 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 83
- Confidence 16 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 79
- Confidence 32 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 71
- Confidence 34 %
- PA
- Passing
- 76
- Confidence 27 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 73
- Confidence 27 %
- DF
- Defense
- 75
- Confidence 24 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 63
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 49
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating75
- Top speed (35 %)35.9 · 74
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)5.59 · 78
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.6 · 74
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.4 · 71
ST — Strength74
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.72 · 76
- Body mass (50 %)-0.36 · 72
EN — Endurance65
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.7 · 69
- Total ice time (20 %)374 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)44.8 · 72
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.4 · 66
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.888 · 69
DU — Durability41
- Share of games played (100 %)0.595 · 41
CK — Checking74
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.858 · 76
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)5.121 · 75
- Season volume (10 %)3.332 · 62
FG — Fighting83
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.227 · 83
DI — Discipline79
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.031 · 79
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.697 · 74
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.884 · 79
FO — Faceoffs71
- Faceoff % (85 %)49.7 · 72
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)41.7 · 66
PA — Passing76
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.644 · 73
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.629 · 82
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.007 · 71
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.459 · 73
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.58 · 70
SC — Scoring73
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.974 · 77
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.755 · 65
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.619 · 84
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.053 · 64
- xG per shot (10 %)0.079 · 67
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)13.1 · 71
DF — Defense75
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.019 · 78
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.068 · 77
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.848 · 70
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.077 · 60
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.265 · 65
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.8 · 73
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.478 · 86
PS — Penalty shot63
- Shootouts (60 %)33.4 · 62
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.9 · 75
EX — Experience49
- Career regular-season games (65 %)54
- Career playoff games (25 %)37
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall72
- SC · Scoring (28 %)73
- PA · Passing (22 %)76
- DF · Defense (18 %)75
- SK · Skating (12 %)75
- EN · Endurance (8 %)65
- DI · Discipline (5 %)79
- ST · Strength (4 %)74
- CK · Checking (3 %)74
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2022-23
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.
WAR
0.7
wins above replacement
175 of 617
PAL Rating
36/ 100
Performance · Below average
291 of 461 at the position
Value Rating
51/ 100
Fair value
0.75 M$ · expected PAL 35
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 31
- Defense
- 47
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- Offense
- 56
- Creation
- 6
- Shooting
- 50
- Possession
- 24
- Defense
- 58
- Discipline
- 69
- Power play
- 27
- Penalty kill
- 64
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2022-23
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
15/ 100
Low
better than 15% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
7/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
35/ 100
Below average
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, 359 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 51
- Shot selection
- 7
- Penalties drawn
- 41
- Puck management
- 29
Defense
- Takeaways
- 56
- Discipline
- 34
- Safe zone exits
- 36
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, 2022-23
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.7
wins above replacement
-0.0 to 1.4 — 90% interval
175 of 617 forwards
+3.9 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.4
- EV defense
- +0.4
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.2
- Shooting
- +2.8
- Penalties
- +0.3
- Average → replacement
- +1.0
In goals.
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
- 139.4 km/h46th percentileleague avg. 136.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.3 km/h69th percentileleague avg. 35.5 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 4043rd percentileleague avg. 70
- Offensive zone time
- 35.3 %0th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 97.0 km30th percentileleague avg. 196.0 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.27 km34th percentileleague avg. 4.71 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 35.4 %0th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.7 %93rd percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 46.0 %2nd percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 4030th percentile | 639th percentile | 15.0 %81st percentile |
| High danger | 1128th percentile | 335th percentile | 27.3 %91st percentile |
| Mid range | 1233rd percentile | 245th percentile | 16.7 %87th percentile |
| Long range | 434th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2022-2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2023 | vs CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:59 |
| March 30, 2023 | vs FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:04 |
| March 28, 2023 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:21 |
| March 27, 2023 | @ BUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 10:40 |
| March 25, 2023 | vs CBJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:13 |
Alex Belzile: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Alex Belzile have in 2022-23?
Alex Belzile has 6 goals and 14 points (8 assists) in 31 games in 2022-23.
How old is Alex Belzile?
Alex Belzile is 35 years old: he was born on August 31, 1991.
How tall is Alex Belzile, and how much does he weigh?
Alex Belzile is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 198 lb (90 kg).
Where is Alex Belzile from?
Canada: Alex Belzile was born in St-Eloi, Quebec, Canada.
What team does Alex Belzile play for?
Alex Belzile plays for the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL, at R, wearing number 60.
Is Alex Belzile injured?
No: Alex Belzile is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Alex Belzile?
Alex Belzile produced 0.7 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2022-23, 175th of 617 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 36 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Alex Belzile make?
Alex Belzile earns $750K for the 2022-23 season. His Value Rating is 51 out of 100 (fair value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Alex Belzile's contract end?
Alex Belzile's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Alex Belzile overpaid?
Neither: he delivers about what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 51 out of 100 (fair value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Alex Belzile a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 175th of 617 players at his position in the NHL in 2022-23. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
What are Alex Belzile's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Alex Belzile has 44 games, 6 goals, 9 assists and 15 points. His best season: 2022-23, with 14 points in 31 games.
How does Alex Belzile perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Alex Belzile has 6 games and 1 point in his career. His pace (0.17 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.34).
See also: his Montreal Canadiens teammates
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