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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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dennis Wideman CGY · 22 P in 46 GP Christian Ehrhoff BUF · 22 P in 47 GP Jay Bouwmeester STL · 22 P in 47 GP Drew Doughty LAK · 22 P in 48 GP Fedor Tyutin CBJ · 22 P in 48 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
45 8 14 22 -5 37 113 77 0.49 7.1 23:51

Contract

$3.25MCap hitends in 2013, then UFA
$148KCap dollars per point22 points in 45 games
$1.983MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.6 goals above replacement
$1.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.3MValueworth 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 558 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 2012-13, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2012-13 $3.25M

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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.6Goals above replacement313th of 605 skaters, 96th of 208 defencemen
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 208 ranked defencemen: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+1.0 90th percentileEven-strength defence-2.5 7th percentilePower play-0.3 27th percentilePenalty kill+0.7 96th percentilePenalties-0.9 25th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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

51.8Corsi for %706 attempts for, 658 against
0.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.8Expected goals for %30.5 expected for, 30.8 against
-2.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.4Goals for %27 for, 30 against
99.7PDO7.1% shooting + 92.5% saves
149Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Kevin Bieksa · Alexander Edler19239:2050.647.29-7
Dan Hamhuis · Alexander Edler22159:4853.752.06-8
Alexander Edler · Chris Tanev21114:1257.052.32-5
Alexander Edler · Jason Garrison30109:1750.848.86-6

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.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
5.0Expected goalsfrom 160 unblocked attempts
+3.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.28 expected goals per 60 minutes87th
Shot quality 3.2% chance per attempt56th
Finishing +3.0 goals above expected95thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 210 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Goals 8Expected 5.0

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 25, 2013 vs ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 24:37
Apr 22, 2013 vs CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 24:43
Apr 20, 2013 vs DET W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 3 4 27:17
Apr 18, 2013 @ DAL L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 4 1 25:39
Apr 16, 2013 @ STL L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 2 3 24:14
Apr 15, 2013 @ NSH W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 22:23
Apr 13, 2013 @ COL L 3-4 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 22:44
Apr 10, 2013 @ CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 23:17
Apr 8, 2013 vs PHX W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 22:39
Apr 6, 2013 vs CGY W 5-2 1 0 1 2 2 4 0 21:32
Apr 4, 2013 vs EDM W 4-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 21:19
Apr 1, 2013 @ SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 25:02
Mar 30, 2013 @ EDM L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 22:20
Mar 28, 2013 vs COL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 21:01
Mar 26, 2013 vs CBJ W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 23:45
Mar 21, 2013 @ PHX W 2-1 0 1 1 1 5 4 3 24:11
Mar 19, 2013 vs STL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 24:43
Mar 18, 2013 vs MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 23:18
Mar 16, 2013 vs DET L 2-5 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 22:42
Mar 14, 2013 vs NSH W 7-4 1 1 2 3 4 2 1 22:03
Mar 12, 2013 @ CBJ W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 27:48
Mar 10, 2013 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 24:04
Mar 7, 2013 @ CBJ L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 6 0 26:01
Mar 5, 2013 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 4 8 3 28:34
Mar 3, 2013 @ CGY L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 23:17
Mar 2, 2013 vs LAK W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 23:45
Feb 26, 2013 vs PHX L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 24:22
Feb 24, 2013 @ DET L 3-8 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 22:15
Feb 22, 2013 @ NSH W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24:14
Feb 21, 2013 @ DAL W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21:57
Feb 19, 2013 @ CHI L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 25:42
Feb 17, 2013 vs STL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 27:00
Feb 15, 2013 vs DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 23:02
Feb 12, 2013 vs MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 24:25
Feb 9, 2013 vs CGY W 5-1 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 20:56
Feb 7, 2013 @ MIN W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 20:59
Feb 4, 2013 @ EDM W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 26:02
Feb 1, 2013 vs CHI W 2-1 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 24:02
Jan 30, 2013 vs COL W 3-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 23:28
Jan 28, 2013 @ LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 24:52
Jan 27, 2013 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 25:41
Jan 25, 2013 @ ANA W 5-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 20:46
Jan 23, 2013 vs CGY W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 24:45
Jan 20, 2013 vs EDM L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 2 3 4 24:40
Jan 19, 2013 vs ANA L 3-7 1 1 2 -1 2 2 1 21:04