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Alexander Edler

#2 · Defence · Los Angeles Kings

Born Apr 21, 1986 in Ostersund, SWE · 6'4", 210 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 91st overall in 2004 by VAN (round 3)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Danny DeKeyser DET · 31 P in 80 GP Justin Schultz EDM · 31 P in 81 GP Brent Seabrook CHI · 31 P in 82 GP Matt Niskanen WSH · 31 P in 82 GP Jason Garrison TBL · 30 P in 70 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0102030402006-07: 3 points306-072007-08: 20 points202008-09: 37 points3708-092009-10: 42 points422010-11: 33 points3310-112011-12: 49 points492012-13: 22 points2212-132013-14: 22 points222014-15: 31 points3114-152015-16: 20 points202016-17: 21 points2116-172017-18: 34 points342018-19: 34 points3418-192019-20: 33 points332020-21: 8 points820-212021-22: 19 points192022-23: 11 points1122-23

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2006-07 VAN 22 1 2 3 3 6 10 17 0.14
2007-08 VAN 75 8 12 20 6 42 124 58 0.27
2008-09 VAN 80 10 27 37 11 54 145 102 0.46
2009-10 VAN 76 5 37 42 0 40 161 84 0.55 $3.25M
2010-11 VAN 51 8 25 33 13 24 121 83 0.65 $3.25M
2011-12 VAN 82 11 38 49 0 34 228 143 0.60 $3.25M
2012-13 VAN 45 8 14 22 -5 37 113 77 0.49 $3.25M
2013-14 VAN 63 7 15 22 -39 50 178 112 0.35 $5M
2014-15 VAN 74 8 23 31 13 54 175 94 0.42 $5M
2015-16 VAN 52 6 14 20 -8 46 111 84 0.38 $5M
2016-17 VAN 68 6 15 21 -20 36 138 106 0.31 $5M
2017-18 VAN 70 6 28 34 -18 68 172 157 0.49 $5M
2018-19 VAN 56 10 24 34 3 54 128 127 0.61 $5M
2019-20 VAN 59 5 28 33 13 62 118 108 0.56 $6M
2020-21 VAN 52 0 8 8 -8 58 99 80 0.15 $6M
2021-22 LAK 41 3 16 19 18 34 54 56 0.46 $3.5M
2022-23 LAK 64 2 9 11 -1 34 56 106 0.17 $750K
17 seasons Career 1030 104 335 439 -19 733 2131 1594 0.43

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 VAN 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0.00
2008-09 VAN 10 1 7 8 -2 6 14 12 0.80
2009-10 VAN 12 2 4 6 9 10 25 27 0.50
2010-11 VAN 25 2 9 11 -4 8 58 78 0.44
2011-12 VAN 5 2 0 2 -2 8 12 15 0.40
2012-13 VAN 4 1 0 1 -1 2 12 8 0.25
2014-15 VAN 6 0 3 3 3 4 6 9 0.50
2019-20 VAN 17 0 7 7 5 20 38 37 0.41
2021-22 LAK 7 0 2 2 4 14 9 18 0.29
2022-23 LAK 4 0 0 0 -1 4 2 6 0.00
10 seasons Playoffs 93 8 32 40 11 78 178 215 0.43

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
74 8 23 31 13 54 175 94 0.42 4.6 23:59

Contract

$5MCap hitends in 2019, then UFA
$161KCap dollars per point31 points in 74 games
$672KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.4 goals above replacement
$5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$28KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2018-19, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2014-15 $5M
2015-16 $5M
2016-17 $5M
2017-18 $5M
2018-19 $5M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2022-23 to 2022-23 $750K
2021-22 to 2021-22 $3.5M
2019-20 to 2020-21 $6M
2018-19 to 2018-19 $5M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $5M
2013-14 to 2018-19 $5M
2009-10 to 2012-13 $3.25M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2014-15 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2014-15 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.2Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.3Even-strength defence+0.7Power play+0.1Penalty kill+0.1Penalties-0.3

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-505102010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-23Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

53.1Corsi for %111 attempts for, 98 against
-2.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.9Expected goals for %4.8 expected for, 3.5 against
+9.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
66.7Goals for %4 for, 2 against
102.4PDO7.4% shooting + 95.0% saves
19Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Alexander Edler · Chris Tanev692:1252.960.64-1
Alexander Edler · Yannick Weber66:5163.244.60-0
Kevin Bieksa · Alexander Edler54:1160.062.50-1
Dan Hamhuis · Alexander Edler10:41100.0100.00-0

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.7Expected goalsfrom 12 unblocked attempts
-0.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.29 expected goals per 60 minutes86th
Shot quality 5.7% chance per attempt98th
Finishing -0.7 goals above expected25thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 44 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.7Goals 0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2015 vs EDM W 6-5 (OT) 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 22:46
Apr 9, 2015 vs ARI W 5-0 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 20:34
Apr 6, 2015 vs LAK W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 25:30
Apr 4, 2015 @ WPG L 4-5 0 1 1 -2 0 5 4 22:21
Apr 2, 2015 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 22:45
Mar 31, 2015 @ NSH W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 24:53
Mar 30, 2015 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 20:09
Mar 28, 2015 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 26:03
Mar 26, 2015 vs COL L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 22:20
Mar 24, 2015 vs WPG W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 23:51
Mar 22, 2015 @ ARI W 3-1 1 0 1 1 2 5 2 21:49
Mar 21, 2015 @ LAK W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 8 6 25:10
Mar 19, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 21:09
Mar 17, 2015 vs PHI W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 24:19
Mar 14, 2015 vs TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 22:58
Mar 12, 2015 vs LAK L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:36
Mar 9, 2015 vs ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 24:09
Mar 7, 2015 @ SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 26:26
Mar 5, 2015 @ ARI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 24:55
Feb 14, 2015 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:41
Feb 13, 2015 vs BOS W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23:14
Feb 11, 2015 @ CHI W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 25:17
Feb 9, 2015 @ MIN L 3-5 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 23:39
Feb 7, 2015 vs PIT W 5-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 24:04
Feb 5, 2015 vs SJS L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 25:30
Feb 3, 2015 vs WPG W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 26:16
Feb 1, 2015 vs MIN L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 4 3 1 26:26
Jan 30, 2015 vs BUF W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 25:10
Jan 27, 2015 vs ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:12
Jan 20, 2015 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 23:41
Jan 19, 2015 @ FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 23:43
Jan 16, 2015 @ CAR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 23:44
Jan 15, 2015 @ PHI W 4-0 0 1 1 2 2 1 5 23:00
Jan 13, 2015 @ NSH L 1-5 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 24:24
Jan 10, 2015 vs CGY L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 27:17
Jan 8, 2015 vs FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 24:49
Jan 6, 2015 vs NYI W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 24:42
Jan 3, 2015 vs DET W 4-1 1 1 2 0 2 5 1 27:17
Jan 1, 2015 vs LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 24:19
Dec 30, 2014 @ SJS W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 25:13
Dec 28, 2014 @ ANA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 25:34
Dec 22, 2014 vs ARI W 7-1 0 1 1 3 2 3 2 18:38
Dec 20, 2014 vs CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 25:38
Dec 17, 2014 vs DAL L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 28:53
Dec 13, 2014 vs NYR L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24:33
Dec 9, 2014 @ MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 5 24:50
Dec 7, 2014 @ OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 25:36
Dec 6, 2014 @ TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 26:34
Dec 4, 2014 @ PIT W 3-0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 21:22
Dec 2, 2014 @ WSH W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 26:44
Nov 30, 2014 @ DET L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 27:36
Nov 28, 2014 @ CBJ W 5-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 22:43
Nov 25, 2014 vs NJD W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 22:31
Nov 23, 2014 vs CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 22:42
Nov 20, 2014 vs ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 32:24
Nov 19, 2014 @ EDM W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:58
Nov 14, 2014 vs ARI L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 24:39
Nov 11, 2014 vs OTT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 25:51
Nov 9, 2014 @ ANA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 26:48
Nov 8, 2014 @ LAK L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 4 21:04
Nov 6, 2014 @ SJS W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 20:39
Nov 4, 2014 @ COL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 23:46
Nov 2, 2014 vs NSH L 1-3 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 28:09
Nov 1, 2014 @ EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 23:10
Oct 30, 2014 vs MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 24:43
Oct 28, 2014 vs CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 24:07
Oct 26, 2014 vs WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 24:04
Oct 24, 2014 @ COL L 3-7 0 1 1 2 0 3 4 23:57
Oct 23, 2014 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 21:33
Oct 21, 2014 @ DAL L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 18:49
Oct 18, 2014 vs TBL L 2-4 1 1 2 0 0 4 0 23:10
Oct 17, 2014 @ EDM W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 23:06
Oct 11, 2014 vs EDM W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 23:51
Oct 8, 2014 @ CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 22:24