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Alexandre Carrier

#45 · Defence · Montréal Canadiens

Born Oct 8, 1996 in Quebec City, Quebec, CAN (age 30) · 5'11", 174 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 115th overall in 2015 by NSH (round 4)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jonas Brodin MIN · 30 P in 73 GP Alex Goligoski MIN · 30 P in 72 GP Dougie Hamilton NJD · 30 P in 62 GP Mattias Ekholm NSH · 31 P in 76 GP Ivan Provorov PHI · 31 P in 79 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.

01020302016-17: 0 points016-172019-20: 0 points019-202020-21: 3 points320-212021-22: 30 points3021-222022-23: 9 points922-232023-24: 20 points2023-242024-25: 25 points2524-252025-26: 22 points2225-262026-27: 2 points226-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2016-17 NSH 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.00 $668K
2019-20 NSH 3 0 0 0 2 2 4 3 0.00 $688K
2020-21 NSH 19 1 2 3 3 8 31 22 0.16 $733K
2021-22 NSH 77 3 27 30 26 50 95 95 0.39 $733K
2022-23 NSH 43 2 7 9 0 27 48 57 0.21 $733K
2023-24 NSH 73 4 16 20 7 44 77 60 0.27 $2.5M
2024-25 NSH 28 1 6 7 -14 12 23 31 0.25 $3.75M
2024-25 MTL 51 2 16 18 4 28 59 44 0.35
2025-26 MTL 73 7 15 22 2 34 56 35 0.30 $3.75M
2026-27 MTL 5 1 1 2 3 2 6 5 0.40 $3.75M
9 seasons Career 374 21 90 111 34 207 400 352 0.30

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2020-21 NSH 6 0 2 2 1 4 16 9 0.33
2021-22 NSH 4 0 3 3 -1 2 4 17 0.75
2023-24 NSH 6 1 2 3 -1 0 8 3 0.50
2024-25 MTL 5 1 1 2 0 0 8 7 0.40
2025-26 MTL 19 1 6 7 2 26 7 21 0.37
5 seasons Playoffs 40 3 14 17 1 32 43 57 0.43

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 3 27 30 26 50 95 95 0.39 3.2 20:59

Contract

$733KCap hitends in 2023
$24KCap dollars per point30 points in 77 games
$594KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.2 goals above replacement
$1.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$856KValueworth 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 716 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Nashville Predators on Apr 15, 2020, as an extension of the contract he was on: 3 years and $2.2M, beginning in 2020-21. It runs through 2022-23, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2020-21 $733K $700K $0 $700K
2021-22 $733K $750K $0 $750K
2022-23 $733K $750K $0 $750K

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, 2024 Nashville Predators New contract 2024-25 to 2026-27 3 $11.25M $3.75M
Jul 1, 2023 Nashville Predators New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $2.5M $2.5M
Apr 15, 2020 Nashville Predators Extension 2020-21 to 2022-23 3 $2.2M $733K
Nov 12, 2015 Nashville Predators Entry-level 2017-18 to 2019-20 signed for 2015-16, slid 3 $2.07M $688K

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 2021-22 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.

2021-22 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.2Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
0.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.1Even-strength defence+0.1Power play-0.1Penalty kill0.0Penalties-0.2

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.

-202462016-172020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

38.2Corsi for %58 attempts for, 94 against
-3.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.2Expected goals for %3.1 expected for, 3.4 against
+10.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %4 for, 4 against
102.4PDO10.5% shooting + 91.8% saves
9Attempts 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
Mattias Ekholm · Alexandre Carrier457:3436.444.93-4
Roman Josi · Alexandre Carrier46:4752.267.01-0
Mark Borowiecki · Alexandre Carrier21:2325.09.50-0
Jeremy Lauzon · Alexandre Carrier10:52100.00.00-0

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
0.1Expected goalsfrom 6 unblocked attempts
-0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.09 expected goals per 60 minutes7th
Shot quality 2.1% chance per attempt3rd
Finishing -0.1 goals above expected56thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 61 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.1Goals 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 29, 2022 @ ARI L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20:27
Apr 28, 2022 @ COL W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 22:34
Apr 26, 2022 vs CGY L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:13
Apr 24, 2022 vs MIN L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 22:48
Apr 23, 2022 @ TBL L 2-6 1 0 1 -1 0 2 3 21:17
Apr 19, 2022 vs CGY W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 21:15
Apr 17, 2022 vs STL L 3-8 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:16
Apr 16, 2022 vs CHI W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 26:46
Apr 14, 2022 vs EDM L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 20:25
Apr 12, 2022 vs SJS W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 20:20
Apr 10, 2022 @ PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 18:03
Apr 9, 2022 vs FLA L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 4 20:08
Apr 7, 2022 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 23:02
Apr 5, 2022 vs MIN W 6-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 22:16
Apr 1, 2022 @ BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:11
Mar 29, 2022 vs OTT W 4-1 0 2 2 3 0 1 4 21:43
Mar 27, 2022 vs PHI W 5-4 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 21:09
Mar 24, 2022 @ VGK L 1-6 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 23:30
Mar 22, 2022 @ LAK L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:27
Mar 21, 2022 @ ANA W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 21:32
Mar 19, 2022 vs TOR W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 23:38
Mar 17, 2022 @ PHI L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 25:20
Mar 15, 2022 vs PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 20:29
Mar 13, 2022 @ MIN W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 22:27
Mar 12, 2022 vs STL L 4-7 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 20:06
Mar 10, 2022 vs ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 17:15
Mar 8, 2022 vs DAL W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 21:31
Mar 5, 2022 @ SJS W 8-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20:35
Feb 24, 2022 vs DAL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 11:25
Feb 22, 2022 @ FLA W 6-4 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 18:48
Feb 18, 2022 @ CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:25
Feb 15, 2022 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21:55
Feb 12, 2022 vs WPG L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 20:51
Feb 9, 2022 @ DAL L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 20:50
Feb 1, 2022 vs VAN W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 20:22
Jan 27, 2022 @ EDM L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 24:33
Jan 25, 2022 @ SEA W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 23:41
Jan 22, 2022 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 25:03
Jan 20, 2022 vs WPG W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 23:17
Jan 18, 2022 vs VAN L 1-3 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 22:47
Jan 17, 2022 @ STL L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 21:16
Jan 15, 2022 @ BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 19:36
Jan 13, 2022 vs BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:31
Jan 11, 2022 vs COL W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 23:32
Jan 8, 2022 @ ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 21:24
Jan 6, 2022 @ LAK W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 20:21
Jan 4, 2022 @ VGK W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:49
Jan 1, 2022 vs CHI W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 21:44
Dec 30, 2021 @ CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 23:07
Dec 29, 2021 @ WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 23:40
Dec 17, 2021 @ CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 21:02
Dec 16, 2021 vs COL W 5-2 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 17:19
Dec 12, 2021 @ NYR W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 19:43
Dec 10, 2021 @ NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 18:23
Dec 9, 2021 @ NYI W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 19:07
Dec 7, 2021 @ DET W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19:41
Dec 4, 2021 vs MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 4 3 0 19:06
Dec 2, 2021 vs BOS L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:38
Nov 30, 2021 vs CBJ W 6-0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 22:44
Nov 27, 2021 @ COL L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 21:44
Nov 26, 2021 vs NJD W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 20:58
Nov 24, 2021 vs VGK L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 23:18
Nov 22, 2021 vs ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:28
Nov 20, 2021 @ MTL L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 21:57
Nov 10, 2021 @ DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:10
Nov 7, 2021 @ CHI L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 18:03
Nov 5, 2021 @ VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 21:44
Nov 3, 2021 @ EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:28
Nov 2, 2021 @ CGY W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 23:48
Oct 30, 2021 vs NYI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:24
Oct 26, 2021 vs SJS W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 21:03
Oct 24, 2021 @ MIN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:27
Oct 23, 2021 @ WPG L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:46
Oct 21, 2021 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:59
Oct 19, 2021 vs LAK W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 21:50
Oct 16, 2021 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 17:50
Oct 14, 2021 vs SEA L 3-4 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 22:13