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Alexander Kerfoot

#14 · Centre · Nashville Predators

Born Aug 11, 1994 in Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN (age 32) · 5'11", 185 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 150th overall in 2012 by NJD (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jeff Skinner SJS · 13 P in 32 GP Carl Grundstrom PHI · 13 P in 47 GP Gavin Brindley COL · 13 P in 56 GP Marcus Foligno MIN · 13 P in 56 GP Elmer Soderblom PIT · 13 P in 59 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.

020402017-18: 43 points4317-182018-19: 42 points4218-192019-20: 28 points2819-202020-21: 23 points2320-212021-22: 51 points5121-222022-23: 32 points3222-232023-24: 45 points4523-242024-25: 28 points2824-252025-26: 13 points1325-262026-27: 3 points326-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2017-18 COL 79 19 24 43 -7 28 81 42 0.54 $925K
2018-19 COL 78 15 27 42 -9 38 116 22 0.54 $925K
2019-20 TOR 65 9 19 28 -2 32 88 48 0.43 $3.5M
2020-21 TOR 56 8 15 23 2 12 68 41 0.41 $3.5M
2021-22 TOR 82 13 38 51 19 20 117 75 0.62 $3.5M
2022-23 TOR 82 10 22 32 8 30 133 54 0.39 $3.5M
2023-24 ARI 82 13 32 45 -15 26 103 73 0.55 $3.5M
2024-25 UTA 81 11 17 28 -5 14 101 59 0.35 $3.5M
2025-26 UTA 34 7 6 13 0 23 28 30 0.38 $3M
2026-27 NSH 5 1 2 3 0 0 4 3 0.60 $3.5M
10 seasons Career 644 106 202 308 -9 223 839 447 0.48

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2017-18 COL 6 2 0 2 -1 2 7 2 0.33
2018-19 COL 12 0 3 3 -1 6 17 10 0.25
2019-20 TOR 5 0 3 3 0 2 5 8 0.60
2020-21 TOR 7 1 5 6 3 4 11 8 0.86
2021-22 TOR 7 1 1 2 1 4 12 7 0.29
2022-23 TOR 11 2 0 2 1 4 13 22 0.18
2025-26 UTA 6 0 1 1 -3 6 5 12 0.17
7 seasons Playoffs 54 6 13 19 0 28 70 69 0.35

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
34 7 6 13 0 23 28 30 0.38 25.0 12:47

Contract

$3MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$231KCap dollars per point13 points in 34 games
$6.055MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.5 goals above replacement
$1.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.8MValueworth 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 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Utah Hockey Club on Mar 5, 2025, as an extension of the contract he was on: 1 year and $3M, beginning in 2025-26. It runs through 2025-26, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2025-26 $3M $3M $0 $3M

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2026 Nashville Predators New contract 2026-27 to 2027-28 2 $7M $3.5M
Mar 5, 2025 Utah Hockey Club Extension 2025-26 to 2025-26 1 $3M $3M
Jul 1, 2023 Arizona Coyotes New contract 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $7M $3.5M
Jul 4, 2019 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2019-20 to 2022-23 4 $14M $3.5M
Aug 23, 2017 Colorado Avalanche Entry-level 2017-18 to 2018-19 2 $2.275M $925K

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 2025-26 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.

2025-26 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.8Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.1Even-strength defence-0.5Power play-0.1Penalty kill+0.2Penalties-0.5

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.

02468102017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

42.0Corsi for %73 attempts for, 101 against
-8.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
40.3Expected goals for %2.7 expected for, 3.9 against
-7.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.4Goals for %4 for, 5 against
103.2PDO13.8% shooting + 89.4% saves
10Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Alexander Kerfoot · Michael Carcone · JJ Peterka644:5950.648.82-3
Alexander Kerfoot · Michael Carcone · Barrett Hayton13:4130.00.00-0
Alexander Kerfoot · Dylan Guenther · Logan Cooley42:2233.377.50-0
Alexander Kerfoot · Kailer Yamamoto · JJ Peterka32:1450.06.20-1

The lines 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 lines 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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.8Expected goalsfrom 10 unblocked attempts
-0.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.47 expected goals per 60 minutes14th
Shot quality 8.1% chance per attempt47th
Finishing -0.8 goals above expected38thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 81 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.8Goals 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 16, 2026 vs STL L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:29
Apr 14, 2026 vs WPG W 5-3 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 15:54
Apr 12, 2026 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:01
Apr 11, 2026 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:36
Apr 9, 2026 vs NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:47
Apr 7, 2026 vs EDM W 6-5 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 17:04
Apr 4, 2026 @ VAN W 7-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16:00
Apr 2, 2026 @ SEA W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 16:33
Mar 28, 2026 @ LAK W 6-2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 13:55
Mar 26, 2026 vs WSH L 4-7 0 1 1 -2 0 2 2 13:42
Mar 24, 2026 vs EDM L 2-5 1 0 1 -2 0 2 2 12:23
Mar 22, 2026 vs LAK W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 12:30
Mar 20, 2026 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:32
Mar 19, 2026 @ VGK W 4-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14:32
Mar 16, 2026 @ DAL W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 15:23
Mar 14, 2026 vs PIT L 3-4 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 10:10
Mar 12, 2026 vs CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:56
Mar 10, 2026 @ MIN L 0-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 13:16
Mar 9, 2026 @ CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:31
Mar 7, 2026 @ CBJ W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 0 5 1 0 10:12
Mar 5, 2026 @ PHI W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 14:21
Mar 3, 2026 @ WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 12:46
Mar 1, 2026 vs CHI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:38
Feb 27, 2026 vs MIN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 12:08
Feb 25, 2026 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:22
Jan 9, 2026 vs STL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 02:21
Jan 7, 2026 vs OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:57
Jan 5, 2026 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:19
Jan 3, 2026 @ NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:06
Jan 1, 2026 @ NYI W 7-2 0 0 0 -1 4 2 0 12:56
Dec 29, 2025 vs NSH L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 09:34
Dec 23, 2025 @ COL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:47
Dec 21, 2025 vs WPG W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 13:49
Dec 19, 2025 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 08:14