Alexander
Edler
D · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 21
- WAR
- -0.4
- PTS
- 11
2022-23№ 281 / 334
Alexander Edler stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Alexander Edler
Retired 2023#2D
HEIGHT : 193 cm · WEIGHT : 95 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : April 20, 1986 · Ostersund, Sweden
Drafted : 2004 · VAN · round 3, pick #91
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Los Angeles Kings | 64 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 34 |
| 2021-22 | Los Angeles Kings | 41 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 34 |
| 2020-21 | Vancouver Canucks | 52 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 58 |
| 2019-20 | Vancouver Canucks | 59 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 62 |
| 2018-19 | Vancouver Canucks | 56 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 54 |
| 2017-18 | Vancouver Canucks | 70 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 68 |
| 2016-17 | Vancouver Canucks | 68 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| 2015-16 | Vancouver Canucks | 52 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 46 |
| 2014-15 | Vancouver Canucks | 74 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 54 |
| 2013-14 | Vancouver Canucks | 63 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 50 |
| 2012-13 | Vancouver Canucks | 45 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 37 |
| 2011-12 | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 11 | 38 | 49 | 34 |
| 2010-11 | Vancouver Canucks | 51 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 24 |
| 2009-10 | Vancouver Canucks | 76 | 5 | 37 | 42 | 40 |
| 2008-09 | Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 54 |
| 2007-08 | Vancouver Canucks | 75 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 42 |
| 2006-07 | Vancouver Canucks | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| NHL totals | 1030 | 104 | 335 | 439 | 733 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Los Angeles Kings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | Los Angeles Kings | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 2019-20 | Vancouver Canucks | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 2014-15 | Vancouver Canucks | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012-13 | Vancouver Canucks | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011-12 | Vancouver Canucks | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010-11 | Vancouver Canucks | 25 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| 2009-10 | Vancouver Canucks | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2008-09 | Vancouver Canucks | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| 2006-07 | Vancouver Canucks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 93 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 78 | |
Alexander Edler: our analysis
2022-23 season: 64 GP, 2 G, 9 A, 11 PTS, -1 +/-, 14:46 TOI. WAR -0.4 (281st of 334) · PAL 21, below average.
In 2022-23, Alexander Edler, 40, posts a PAL Rating of 21 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.4 ranks 281st among 334 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: penalty kill (73, above average). On the other hand, discipline (8, among the weakest in the league) and shooting (19, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+0.3); his biggest cost: penalties (-2.0).
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 14:46
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:02
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:23
- Pts/GP
- 0.17
- EV points
- 11
- Hits
- 106
- Blocks
- 104
- Takeaways
- 6
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 50.9 %
- Off. zone starts
- 37.5 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
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 48 %
57
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 45
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 85
- Confidence 54 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 63
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 67
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 83
- Confidence 54 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 72
- Confidence 29 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 58
- Confidence 54 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 69
- Confidence 48 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 64
- Confidence 48 %
- DF
- Defense
- 69
- Confidence 44 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 95
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating45
- Top speed (35 %)34 · 49
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)0.818 · 49
- Distance /60 (20 %)13.2 · 56
- Speed consistency (15 %)33.5 · 53
ST — Strength85
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.888 · 84
- Body mass (50 %)0.652 · 79
EN — Endurance63
- Ice time per game (45 %)16.3 · 57
- Total ice time (20 %)934 · 66
- Shift length (15 %)49.8 · 82
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)16.7 · 60
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.892 · 63
DU — Durability67
- Share of games played (100 %)0.748 · 67
CK — Checking83
- Hits /60 (70 %)5.844 · 83
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)5.702 · 84
- Season volume (10 %)4.673 · 79
FG — Fighting72
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.992 · 72
DI — Discipline58
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.096 · 58
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.93 · 61
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.357 · 71
PA — Passing69
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.36 · 74
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.335 · 65
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.07 · 66
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.398 · 79
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.358 · 74
SC — Scoring64
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.175 · 69
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.163 · 57
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.021 · 78
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.056 · 58
- xG per shot (10 %)0.035 · 45
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.831 · 78
DF — Defense69
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.024 · 71
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.193 · 62
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.779 · 73
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.021 · 75
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.074 · 62
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.9 · 72
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)5.899 · 90
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)34.2 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.9 · 75
EX — Experience95
- Career regular-season games (65 %)98
- Career playoff games (25 %)86
- NHL seasons (10 %)98
OV — Overall57
- DF · Defense (30 %)69
- PA · Passing (22 %)69
- SK · Skating (12 %)45
- SC · Scoring (12 %)64
- EN · Endurance (9 %)63
- ST · Strength (6 %)85
- DI · Discipline (5 %)58
- CK · Checking (4 %)83
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
-0.4
wins above replacement
281 of 334
PAL Rating
21/ 100
Performance · Below average
200 of 252 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 28
- Defense
- 39
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- Offense
- 31
- Creation
- 26
- Shooting
- 19
- Possession
- 39
- Defense
- 32
- Discipline
- 8
- Power play
- 56
- Penalty kill
- 73
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
2/ 100
Low
better than 2% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
10/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
2/ 100
Low
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, 217 of 222 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 64
- Shot selection
- 0
- Penalties drawn
- 46
- Puck management
- 80
Defense
- Takeaways
- 2
- Discipline
- 5
- Safe zone exits
- 27
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.
-0.4
wins above replacement
-1.0 to 0.4 — 90% interval
281 of 334 defensemen
-2.0 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -1.6
- EV defense
- -0.6
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.0
- Shooting
- +0.3
- Penalties
- -2.0
- Average → replacement
- +2.0
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
- 147.8 km/h50th percentileleague avg. 144.8 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 32.8 km/h15th percentileleague avg. 34.6 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 19th percentileleague avg. 26
- Offensive zone time
- 41.0 %39th percentileleague avg. 41.9 %
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- Total distance, season
- 199.4 km46th percentileleague avg. 206.7 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.32 km21st percentileleague avg. 5.21 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.1 %44th percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.4 %18th percentileleague avg. 17.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.6 %31st percentileleague avg. 40.2 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 5647th percentile | 242nd percentile | 3.6 %26th percentile |
| High danger | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 430th percentile | 148th percentile | 25.0 %97th percentile |
| Long range | 4362nd percentile | 154th percentile | 2.3 %46th 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 23, 2023 | vs EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:43 |
| April 21, 2023 | vsEDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:55 |
| April 19, 2023 | @EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:13 |
| April 17, 2023 | @EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:01 |
| April 2, 2023 | @ VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4:52 |
Alexander Edler: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Alexander Edler have in 2022-23?
Alexander Edler has 2 goals and 11 points (9 assists) in 64 games in 2022-23.
How old is Alexander Edler?
Alexander Edler is 40 years old: he was born on April 21, 1986.
How tall is Alexander Edler, and how much does he weigh?
Alexander Edler is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 209 lb (95 kg).
Where is Alexander Edler from?
Sweden: Alexander Edler was born in Ostersund, Sweden.
How good is Alexander Edler?
Alexander Edler produced -0.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2022-23, 281st of 334 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 21 out of 100: below average for his position.
Is Alexander Edler a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 281st of 334 players at his position in the NHL in 2022-23. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
What are Alexander Edler's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Alexander Edler has 1,030 games, 104 goals, 335 assists and 439 points. His best season: 2011-12, with 49 points in 82 games.
Where was Alexander Edler drafted?
Alexander Edler was drafted 91st overall (round 3) by Vancouver Canucks in 2004.
How does Alexander Edler perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Alexander Edler has 93 games and 40 points in his career. His pace (0.43 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.43).
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