Alexander
Romanov
D · NYI · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 3
- WAR
- -0.2
- Value
- 2
- PTS
- 1
2025-26№ 263 / 325
Alexander Romanov (New York Islanders) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Alexander Romanov
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 94 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : January 5, 2000 · Moscow, Russia
Drafted : 2018 · MTL · round 2, pick #38
Contract : $6,250,000 · 2025-26 → 2032-33 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFANTC / M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New York Islanders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | New York Islanders | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | New York Islanders | 64 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
| 2023-24 | New York Islanders | 81 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 20 |
| 2022-23 | New York Islanders | 76 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 43 |
| 2021-22 | Montréal Canadiens | 79 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 53 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 54 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| NHL totals | 372 | 17 | 67 | 84 | 163 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | New York Islanders | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | New York Islanders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Alexander Romanov: our analysis
2025-26 season: 15 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, -7 +/-, 19:27 TOI. WAR -0.2 (263rd of 325) · PAL 3, very poor.
In 2025-26, Alexander Romanov, 26, posts a PAL Rating of 3 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.2 ranks 263rd among 325 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: penalty kill (78, well above average), discipline (77, well above average) and power play (64, above average). On the other hand, defense (4, among the weakest in the league) and possession (4, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalty kill (+0.1); his biggest cost: finishing (-0.6).
A marked decline: his PAL was 35 in 2024-25, against 3 now; his WAR went from 0.4 to -0.2.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 2 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Alexander Romanov's story
Growing up in Moscow, Romanov moved through the city’s development programs, featuring for Krylia Sovetov and then CSKA’s junior ranks before making his KHL debut for CSKA on 2 September 2018. He was part of the organization when CSKA captured the Gagarin Cup in 2019 as he continued his transition to pro hockey.
Selected 38th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2018 draft, he agreed to an entry-level NHL contract in July 2020 and shifted his career to North America. Romanov’s first NHL season arrived in the COVID-shortened 2020–21 campaign; he quickly became a regular on the roster and registered early offensive support while adapting to the league’s pace.
His time with Montreal included promising stretches and learning moments. He appeared in 54 of 56 regular-season games in 2020–21 but was used sparingly during the club’s 22-game playoff run, skating in just four contests. On 5 July 2021 he recorded a milestone by becoming the youngest Canadiens defenceman to score in a Stanley Cup Final. On 7 July 2022 Montreal traded him to the New York Islanders along with a fourth-round pick in exchange for a 2022 first-round pick, part of wider roster moves by the Canadiens.
Romanov committed long-term to the Islanders with an eight-year, $50 million contract signed on 1 July 2025. His tenure there is interrupted by a significant injury: following a collision with an opponent on 6 October 2026 he was diagnosed the next day with a torn ACL and an expected absence of six to eight months.
Internationally, he stood out at the 2019 World Junior Championship for Russia, posting one goal and seven assists en route to bronze, earning the IIHF Directorate’s best defenceman honour and a selection to the tournament All-Star team. He is the son of former player Stanislav Romanov and the grandson of Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, reflecting a family lineage in elite hockey.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 16:34
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:04
- SH TOI/GP
- 3:13
- Pts/GP
- 0.00
- EV points
- 0
- Hits
- 5
- Blocks
- 7
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 34.5 %
- Off. zone starts
- 31.8 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
7between 0 and 14 (80% range)
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 6
- Games
- 35
So far: 0 pts in 3 games. The team has played 16 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.23 pts per game (last season: 0.07).
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
Slight decline
- Points per game: 0.27 in 23-24, 0.31 in 24-25
- PAL Rating: 35 → 3
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 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, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
Injured reserve· Knee· expected back April 8
OV · OverallConfidence 82 %
63
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 70
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 81
- Confidence 85 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 73
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 62
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 87
- Confidence 85 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 74
- Confidence 59 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 81
- Confidence 85 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 71
- Confidence 82 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 68
- Confidence 82 %
- DF
- Defense
- 60
- Confidence 80 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 67
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 73
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating70
- Top speed (35 %)34.8 · 66
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.721 · 74
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.2 · 74
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.3 · 71
ST — Strength81
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)6.342 · 85
- Body mass (50 %)0.256 · 75
EN — Endurance73
- Ice time per game (45 %)20 · 79
- Total ice time (20 %)284 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)47.6 · 76
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)18.6 · 79
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.218 · 73
DU — Durability62
- Share of games played (100 %)0.703 · 62
CK — Checking87
- Hits /60 (70 %)5.78 · 88
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)5.1 · 87
- Season volume (10 %)3.466 · 68
FG — Fighting74
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.802 · 74
DI — Discipline81
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.021 · 81
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.551 · 78
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.428 · 77
PA — Passing71
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.324 · 70
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.347 · 67
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.03 · 71
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.168 · 76
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.259 · 77
SC — Scoring68
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.182 · 70
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.172 · 68
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.213 · 75
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.045 · 58
- xG per shot (10 %)0.033 · 64
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.896 · 77
DF — Defense60
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.064 · 63
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.311 · 44
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.879 · 56
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.136 · 85
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.887 · 78
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)61 · 58
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)6.066 · 92
PS — Penalty shot67
- Shootouts (60 %)32 · 65
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience73
- Career regular-season games (65 %)83
- Career playoff games (25 %)50
- NHL seasons (10 %)66
OV — Overall63
- DF · Defense (30 %)60
- PA · Passing (22 %)71
- SK · Skating (12 %)70
- SC · Scoring (12 %)68
- EN · Endurance (9 %)73
- ST · Strength (6 %)81
- DI · Discipline (5 %)81
- CK · Checking (4 %)87
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 63 | 70 | 68 | 60 |
| 2024-25 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 65 |
| 2023-24 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 64 |
| 2022-23 | 67 | 71 | 55 | 63 |
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
-0.2
wins above replacement
263 of 325
PAL Rating
3/ 100
Performance · Very poor
238 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
2/ 100
Very poor return
6.25 M$ · expected PAL 68
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 5
- Defense
- 5
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- Offense
- 7
- Creation
- 31
- Shooting
- 19
- Possession
- 4
- Defense
- 4
- Discipline
- 77
- Power play
- 64
- Penalty kill
- 78
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NYI | -0.2 | 3 | 2 | 6.25 M$ |
| 2024-25 | NYI | 0.4 | 35 | 31 | 2.50 M$ |
| 2023-24 | NYI | 0.7 | 25 | 20 | 2.50 M$ |
| 2022-23 | NYI | -0.5 | 24 | 14 | 2.50 M$ |
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
28/ 100
Below average
better than 28% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
13/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
47/ 100
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, 161 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 9
- Shot selection
- 23
- Penalties drawn
- 41
- Puck management
- 45
Defense
- Takeaways
- 42
- Discipline
- 79
- Safe zone exits
- 12
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.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NYI | 28 | 13 | 47 |
| 2024-25 | NYI | 66 | 53 | 76 |
| 2023-24 | NYI | 51 | 7 | 89 |
| 2022-23 | NYI | 44 | 38 | 52 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.2
wins above replacement
-0.3 to -0.0 — 90% interval
263 of 325 defensemen
-0.8 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.4
- EV defense
- -0.6
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Shooting
- -0.6
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.6
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NYI | 15 | -0.2 | -0.3 to -0.0 | 263/325 |
| 2024-25 | NYI | 60 | 0.4 | -0.2 to 1.1 | 115/314 |
| 2023-24 | NYI | 81 | 0.7 | -0.5 to 1.6 | 72/316 |
| 2022-23 | NYI | 76 | -0.5 | -1.4 to 0.5 | 295/334 |
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
- 138.6 km/h41st percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 31.4 km/h4th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 00th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 33.2 %0th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 10.9 km9th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.18 km24th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 33.7 %0th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 16.2 %0th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 50.6 %0th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 314th percentile | 049th percentile | 0.0 %27th percentile |
| High danger | 175th percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %60th percentile |
| Mid range | 020th percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 07th percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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TORAlexander Romanov: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Alexander Romanov have in 2026-27?
Alexander Romanov has 0 goals and 0 points (0 assists) in 3 games in 2026-27.
How old is Alexander Romanov?
Alexander Romanov is 26 years old: he was born on January 6, 2000.
How tall is Alexander Romanov, and how much does he weigh?
Alexander Romanov is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 207 lb (94 kg).
Where is Alexander Romanov from?
Russia: Alexander Romanov was born in Moscow, Russia.
What team does Alexander Romanov play for?
Alexander Romanov plays for the New York Islanders in the NHL, at D, wearing number 28.
Is Alexander Romanov injured?
Yes: Alexander Romanov is on injured reserve (knee). He is expected back around April 8.
How good is Alexander Romanov?
Alexander Romanov produced -0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 263rd of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 3 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Alexander Romanov make?
Alexander Romanov earns $6.3M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 2 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Alexander Romanov's contract end?
Alexander Romanov's contract runs through the 2032-33 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a NTC / M-NTC clause.
Is Alexander Romanov overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 2 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Alexander Romanov a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 263rd of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Alexander Romanov getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 35 in 2024-25 to 3 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Alexander Romanov played lately?
Over his last 3 games, Alexander Romanov has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists).
What are Alexander Romanov's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Alexander Romanov has 372 games, 17 goals, 67 assists and 84 points. His best season: 2023-24, with 22 points in 81 games.
Where was Alexander Romanov drafted?
Alexander Romanov was drafted 38th overall (round 2) by Montreal Canadiens in 2018.
How does Alexander Romanov perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Alexander Romanov has 13 games and 2 points in his career. His pace (0.15 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.23).
Is Alexander Romanov a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 7 points in 2026-27, or 0.20 points per game.
Is Alexander Romanov related to anyone famous?
Yes: Zinetula Bilyaletdinov (maternal grandfather, played for the Soviet Union national team from 1974 to 1987 and coached the Russia men's team from 2011 to 2014); Stanislav Romanov (father, former KHL player).
Is Alexander Romanov married?
Yes, married to Sofia Krasovskaya (October 2020).
What is Alexander Romanov's nationality?
Alexander Romanov is Russian. Internationally: Russia junior team: bronze medal at the 2019 World Junior Championships; named best defenceman of the tournament (IIHF Directorate) and voted to the All-Star Team.
What awards has Alexander Romanov won?
Best defenceman of the tournament (IIHF Directorate) — 2019 World Junior Championships ; Voted to the All-Star Team — 2019 World Junior Championships.
How many championships has Alexander Romanov won?
1: Bronze medal with Russia junior team — 2019 World Junior Championships.
Where did Alexander Romanov play before turning pro?
two seasons played in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) before signing with the Canadiens in 2020.
How many points is Alexander Romanov projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 7 points in 35 games in 2026-27 (0 to 14 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his New York Islanders teammates
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