Alexander
Petrovic
D · FLA · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 6
- WAR
- -0.3
- Value
- 21
- PTS
- 10
2025-26№ 278 / 325
Alexander Petrovic (Florida Panthers) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Alexander Petrovic
#36D
Florida Panthers
HEIGHT : 196 cm · WEIGHT : 98 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : March 2, 1992 · Edmonton, Canada
Drafted : 2010 · FLA · round 2, pick #36
Contract : $875,000 · 2026-27 → 2027-28 · Standard Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Dallas Stars | 54 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 47 |
| 2024-25 | Dallas Stars | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | Dallas Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Edmonton Oilers | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | Florida Panthers | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| 2017-18 | Florida Panthers | 67 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 98 |
| 2016-17 | Florida Panthers | 49 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 79 |
| 2015-16 | Florida Panthers | 66 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 90 |
| 2014-15 | Florida Panthers | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| 2013-14 | Florida Panthers | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2012-13 | Florida Panthers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| NHL totals | 323 | 7 | 53 | 60 | 411 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Dallas Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Dallas Stars | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | Dallas Stars | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | Florida Panthers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Playoff totals | 31 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
Alexander Petrovic: our analysis
2025-26 season: 54 GP, 2 G, 8 A, 10 PTS, +2 +/-, 15:21 TOI. WAR -0.3 (278th of 325) · PAL 6, very poor.
In 2025-26, Alexander Petrovic, 34, posts a PAL Rating of 6 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.3 ranks 278th among 325 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: power play (64, above average). On the other hand, discipline (12, among the weakest in the league) and creation (15, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), no component is positive; the costliest: penalties (-1.5).
His WAR went from -0.1 in 2024-25 to -0.3.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 21 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Alexander Petrovic's story
Growing up in Edmonton, Alex Petrovic developed through the local minor system and appeared at the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Tournament with the North East Eagles. He was taken in the second round of the 2007 WHL Bantam Draft by the Red Deer Rebels and moved from midget hockey in Edmonton into major junior with Red Deer.
Petrovic skated his first full WHL season in 2008–09, recording 13 points in 66 games, and remained with the Rebels for his entire junior tenure. Ahead of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft he was ranked 29th among North American skaters by Central Scouting; the Florida Panthers selected him 36th overall that summer. He turned pro after the 2011–12 WHL campaign.
Florida signed him to a three-year entry-level deal on 18 April 2011. Petrovic made his professional debut in the AHL playoffs with the San Antonio Rampage following 2011–12, and began 2012–13 in San Antonio before being called up to the Panthers. He made his NHL debut on 18 April 2013 versus the New York Rangers and played six NHL games that season. Key moments in Florida included his first NHL goal on 26 January 2016 against the Toronto Maple Leafs and a February 9, 2016 game where he recorded a goal and an assist and fought Evander Kane three times.
His career path then took several turns: traded to the Edmonton Oilers on 30 December 2018 for Chris Wideman and a conditional third-round pick, a professional tryout with Boston leading to a one-year two-way deal and an assignment to Providence in 2019, a one-year two-way contract with Calgary in October 2020 and a subsequent signing with the Dallas Stars on 28 July 2021. He made his playoff debut for Dallas on 17 May 2024 in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Colorado Avalanche, logging 16 minutes in relief. Petrovic later returned to the Florida Panthers under a two-year contract effective 1 July 2026.
Off the ice, he grew up a fan of Mike Modano and the Dallas Stars, and has said he models his style on Chris Pronger; on the ice he is known as a large, physical defenceman who can chip in offensively when needed.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 15:21
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:01
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:28
- Pts/GP
- 0.19
- EV points
- 10
- Hits
- 88
- Blocks
- 77
- Takeaways
- 9
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 44.9 %
- Off. zone starts
- 25.2 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
4between 0 and 12 (80% range)
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 3
- Games
- 25
So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.17 pts per game (last season: 0.19).
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, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 46 %
64
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 57
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 89
- Confidence 52 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 64
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 45
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 85
- Confidence 52 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 82
- Confidence 27 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 62
- Confidence 52 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 76
- Confidence 46 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 71
- Confidence 46 %
- DF
- Defense
- 65
- Confidence 42 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 79
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating57
- Top speed (35 %)34.1 · 57
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.461 · 68
- Distance /60 (20 %)14 · 70
- Speed consistency (15 %)32.8 · 55
ST — Strength89
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)6.678 · 88
- Body mass (50 %)1.023 · 83
EN — Endurance64
- Ice time per game (45 %)16.8 · 63
- Total ice time (20 %)818 · 64
- Shift length (15 %)47.8 · 77
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)16.3 · 69
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.343 · 55
DU — Durability45
- Share of games played (100 %)0.584 · 45
CK — Checking85
- Hits /60 (70 %)5.286 · 85
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.758 · 86
- Season volume (10 %)4.489 · 80
FG — Fighting82
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.031 · 82
DI — Discipline62
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.077 · 63
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.707 · 70
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.255 · 59
PA — Passing76
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.383 · 76
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.32 · 62
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.02 · 71
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.339 · 82
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.314 · 80
SC — Scoring71
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.188 · 71
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.184 · 72
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.203 · 75
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.052 · 61
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 74
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.544 · 75
DF — Defense65
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.044 · 67
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.2 · 57
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.705 · 69
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.001 · 76
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.349 · 64
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.1 · 76
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)5.159 · 81
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience79
- Career regular-season games (65 %)82
- Career playoff games (25 %)65
- NHL seasons (10 %)92
OV — Overall64
- DF · Defense (30 %)65
- PA · Passing (22 %)76
- SK · Skating (12 %)57
- SC · Scoring (12 %)71
- EN · Endurance (9 %)64
- ST · Strength (6 %)89
- DI · Discipline (5 %)62
- CK · Checking (4 %)85
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
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
-0.3
wins above replacement
278 of 325
PAL Rating
6/ 100
Performance · Very poor
233 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
21/ 100
Very poor return
0.78 M$ · expected PAL 36
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 24
- Defense
- 12
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- Offense
- 42
- Creation
- 15
- Shooting
- 41
- Possession
- 17
- Defense
- 20
- Discipline
- 12
- Power play
- 64
- Penalty kill
- 26
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
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
21/ 100
Below average
better than 21% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
24/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
27/ 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, 177 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 68
- Shot selection
- 33
- Penalties drawn
- 6
- Puck management
- 55
Defense
- Takeaways
- 25
- Discipline
- 38
- Safe zone exits
- 32
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.
-0.3
wins above replacement
-0.7 to 0.4 — 90% interval
278 of 325 defensemen
-1.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.6
- EV defense
- -1.2
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.0
- Shooting
- -0.1
- Penalties
- -1.5
- Average → replacement
- +1.7
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DAL | 54 | -0.3 | -0.7 to 0.4 | 278/325 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 3 | -0.1 | -0.1 to 0.0 | 222/314 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 1 | -0.0 | -0.1 to -0.0 | 203/316 |
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
- 149.3 km/h64th percentileleague avg. 143.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.3 km/h36th percentileleague avg. 34.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1237th percentileleague avg. 31
- Offensive zone time
- 40.9 %37th percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 183.2 km44th percentileleague avg. 214.3 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.77 km32nd percentileleague avg. 5.23 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.8 %22nd percentileleague avg. 42.1 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.0 %63rd percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.1 %39th percentileleague avg. 40.9 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 5751st percentile | 243rd percentile | 3.5 %20th percentile |
| High danger | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 1361st percentile | 265th percentile | 15.4 %81st percentile |
| Long range | 3865th 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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CGY
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WSHAlexander Petrovic: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Alexander Petrovic have in 2025-26?
Alexander Petrovic has 2 goals and 10 points (8 assists) in 54 games in 2025-26.
How old is Alexander Petrovic?
Alexander Petrovic is 34 years old: he was born on March 3, 1992.
How tall is Alexander Petrovic, and how much does he weigh?
Alexander Petrovic is 6'5" (196 cm) and weighs 216 lb (98 kg).
Where is Alexander Petrovic from?
Canada: Alexander Petrovic was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
What team does Alexander Petrovic play for?
Alexander Petrovic plays for the Florida Panthers in the NHL, at D, wearing number 36.
Is Alexander Petrovic injured?
No: Alexander Petrovic is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Alexander Petrovic?
Alexander Petrovic produced -0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 278th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 6 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Alexander Petrovic make?
Alexander Petrovic earns $775K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 21 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Alexander Petrovic's contract end?
Alexander Petrovic's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Alexander Petrovic overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 21 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Alexander Petrovic a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 278th of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Alexander Petrovic played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Alexander Petrovic has 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist).
What are Alexander Petrovic's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Alexander Petrovic has 323 games, 7 goals, 53 assists and 60 points. His best season: 2015-16, with 17 points in 66 games.
Where was Alexander Petrovic drafted?
Alexander Petrovic was drafted 36th overall (round 2) by Florida Panthers in 2010.
Is Alexander Petrovic better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2025-26, he averages 0.15 points per game at home (4 in 26 games) and 0.21 on the road (6 in 28 games).
How does Alexander Petrovic perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Alexander Petrovic has 31 games and 6 points in his career. His pace (0.19 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.19).
Which player is most similar to Alexander Petrovic?
Zach Bogosian: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Zach Bogosian's page →Is Alexander Petrovic a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 4 points in 2026-27, or 0.16 points per game.
What is Alexander Petrovic's nationality?
Alexander Petrovic is Canadian.
Where did Alexander Petrovic play before turning pro?
Red Deer Rebels (WHL) — drafted in 2007; first full season 2008–2009; completed junior career after the 2011–2012 season.
How many points is Alexander Petrovic projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 4 points in 25 games in 2026-27 (0 to 12 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Florida Panthers teammates
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