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Alex Pietrangelo

#7 · Defence · Vegas Golden Knights

Born Jan 18, 1990 in King City, Ontario, CAN (age 36) · 6'3", 215 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 4th overall in 2008 by STL (round 1)

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Zdeno Chara BOS · 52 P in 79 GP Brian Campbell FLA · 53 P in 82 GP Alexander Edler VAN · 49 P in 82 GP Shea Weber NSH · 49 P in 78 GP Dustin Byfuglien WPG · 53 P in 66 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.

020402008-09: 1 points108-092009-10: 2 points22010-11: 43 points4310-112011-12: 51 points512012-13: 24 points2412-132013-14: 51 points512014-15: 46 points4614-152015-16: 37 points372016-17: 48 points4816-172017-18: 54 points542018-19: 41 points4118-192019-20: 52 points522020-21: 23 points2320-212021-22: 44 points442022-23: 54 points5422-232023-24: 33 points332024-25: 33 points3324-25

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2008-09 STL 8 0 1 1 0 2 7 3 0.13 $875K
2009-10 STL 9 1 1 2 -9 6 7 4 0.22 $846K
2010-11 STL 79 11 32 43 18 19 161 57 0.54 $817K
2011-12 STL 81 12 39 51 16 36 202 90 0.63 $817K
2012-13 STL 47 5 19 24 0 10 93 24 0.51 $817K
2013-14 STL 81 8 43 51 20 32 164 24 0.63 $6.5M
2014-15 STL 81 7 39 46 -2 28 195 70 0.57 $6.5M
2015-16 STL 73 7 30 37 10 20 182 48 0.51 $6.5M
2016-17 STL 80 14 34 48 3 24 181 38 0.60 $6.5M
2017-18 STL 78 15 39 54 8 22 216 48 0.69 $6.5M
2018-19 STL 71 13 28 41 2 22 168 62 0.58 $6.5M
2019-20 STL 70 16 36 52 11 20 225 47 0.74 $6.5M
2020-21 VGK 41 7 16 23 20 16 126 28 0.56 $8.8M
2021-22 VGK 80 13 31 44 7 42 227 66 0.55 $8.8M
2022-23 VGK 73 11 43 54 13 16 170 65 0.74 $8.8M
2023-24 VGK 64 4 29 33 -5 24 141 46 0.52 $8.8M
2024-25 VGK 71 4 29 33 11 16 123 41 0.46 $8.8M
17 seasons Career 1087 148 489 637 123 355 2588 761 0.59

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2011-12 STL 8 0 5 5 -1 0 19 14 0.63
2012-13 STL 6 1 1 2 2 2 14 8 0.33
2013-14 STL 6 1 2 3 1 0 13 5 0.50
2014-15 STL 6 0 2 2 1 0 23 4 0.33
2015-16 STL 20 2 8 10 3 16 36 23 0.50
2016-17 STL 11 0 4 4 -3 8 29 7 0.36
2018-19 STL 26 3 16 19 5 12 77 24 0.73
2019-20 STL 6 1 5 6 0 4 26 8 1.00
2020-21 VGK 19 4 8 12 8 18 76 19 0.63
2022-23 VGK 21 1 9 10 9 29 44 24 0.48
2023-24 VGK 7 0 1 1 0 4 11 9 0.14
2024-25 VGK 10 2 4 6 1 0 13 9 0.60
12 seasons Playoffs 146 15 65 80 26 93 381 154 0.55

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 12 39 51 16 36 202 90 0.63 5.9 24:44

Contract

$817KCap hitends in 2013, then RFA
$16KCap dollars per point51 points in 81 games
$60KCap dollars per goal above replacement13.7 goals above replacement
$6.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$5.9MValueworth 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 367 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the St. Louis Blues on Sep 4, 2008, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $9.675M, beginning in 2010-11. It runs through 2012-13, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2010-11 $817K $788K $88K $2.35M $875K
2011-12 $817K $788K $0 $2.35M $788K
2012-13 $817K $788K $0 $2.35M $788K

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
Oct 12, 2020 Vegas Golden Knights New contract 2020-21 to 2026-27 7 $61.6M $8.8M
Sep 14, 2013 St. Louis Blues New contract 2013-14 to 2019-20 7 $45.5M $6.5M
Sep 4, 2008 St. Louis Blues Entry-level 2010-11 to 2012-13 signed for 2008-09, slid 3 $9.675M $817K

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 2011-12 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.

2011-12 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+13.7Goals above replacement25th of 680 skaters, 3rd of 235 defencemen
+2.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+7.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 235 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+2.9 95th percentileEven-strength defence+1.1 75th percentilePower play+2.0 99th percentilePenalty kill+1.3 98th percentilePenalties-0.3 58th 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.

0510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals 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

55.2Corsi for %1392 attempts for, 1132 against
+3.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.1Expected goals for %59.9 expected for, 46.8 against
+2.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
57.3Goals for %47 for, 35 against
100.9PDO6.6% shooting + 94.3% saves
306Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 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
Carlo Colaiacovo · Alex Pietrangelo63841:0955.355.525-23
Kent Huskins · Alex Pietrangelo18190:0356.757.99-5
Ian Cole · Alex Pietrangelo1493:2557.158.54-1
Kevin Shattenkirk · Alex Pietrangelo5585:5764.469.42-2

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
11.6Expected goalsfrom 313 unblocked attempts
-0.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.35 expected goals per 60 minutes97th
Shot quality 3.7% chance per attempt78th
Finishing -0.6 goals above expected44thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 233 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 11.6Goals 11

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 7, 2012 @ DAL W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 24:24
Apr 6, 2012 vs PHX L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 3 24:30
Apr 4, 2012 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 28:19
Mar 31, 2012 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 1 1 0 6 3 1 24:59
Mar 29, 2012 @ CHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 27:57
Mar 27, 2012 vs NSH W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 24:17
Mar 25, 2012 @ PHX W 4-0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 25:41
Mar 22, 2012 @ LAK L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 32:30
Mar 21, 2012 @ ANA L 3-4 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 27:13
Mar 17, 2012 @ TBL W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 25:09
Mar 15, 2012 @ CAR L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 4 3 25:01
Mar 13, 2012 @ CHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 27:58
Mar 11, 2012 @ CBJ W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 25:44
Mar 10, 2012 vs CBJ W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 25:05
Mar 8, 2012 vs ANA W 3-1 0 1 1 -1 2 2 1 23:23
Mar 6, 2012 vs CHI W 5-1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 24:22
Mar 3, 2012 @ SJS W 3-1 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 26:42
Mar 1, 2012 @ VAN L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 24:25
Feb 29, 2012 @ EDM W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 3 4 23:07
Feb 27, 2012 @ CGY W 3-1 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 24:49
Feb 25, 2012 @ WPG W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 25:39
Feb 23, 2012 @ NSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 26:37
Feb 22, 2012 vs BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 27:31
Feb 19, 2012 @ CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 24:46
Feb 18, 2012 vs MIN W 4-0 0 2 2 1 0 4 3 22:15
Feb 16, 2012 vs NYI W 5-1 0 3 3 1 0 2 2 24:18
Feb 14, 2012 @ CBJ L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 25:54
Feb 12, 2012 vs SJS W 3-0 2 1 3 1 0 4 2 26:05
Feb 11, 2012 vs COL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 25:33
Feb 9, 2012 @ NJD W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27:54
Feb 7, 2012 @ OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 22:53
Feb 4, 2012 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 23:59
Feb 3, 2012 vs LAK W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 22:00
Jan 24, 2012 vs PIT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 28:09
Jan 23, 2012 @ DET L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 12 3 0 23:31
Jan 21, 2012 vs BUF W 4-2 0 2 2 3 0 1 0 20:54
Jan 19, 2012 vs EDM W 1-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 21:16
Jan 16, 2012 vs DAL W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 23:21
Jan 14, 2012 vs MIN W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 7 4 29:06
Jan 12, 2012 vs VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 27:42
Jan 10, 2012 @ MTL W 3-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 24:07
Jan 7, 2012 vs COL W 4-0 0 2 2 1 2 4 1 23:24
Jan 5, 2012 vs EDM W 4-3 1 1 2 0 0 6 0 26:54
Jan 3, 2012 vs PHX W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 22:30
Dec 31, 2011 @ DET L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 25:01
Dec 30, 2011 vs NSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:11
Dec 27, 2011 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 23:43
Dec 26, 2011 vs DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 22:45
Dec 23, 2011 @ PHX W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 24:18
Dec 21, 2011 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 24:55
Dec 18, 2011 vs CBJ W 6-4 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 20:48
Dec 17, 2011 @ NSH L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23:46
Dec 15, 2011 vs NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 20:50
Dec 10, 2011 vs SJS W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 24:56
Dec 8, 2011 vs ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23:02
Dec 6, 2011 vs DET W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24:42
Dec 3, 2011 vs CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 25:34
Dec 2, 2011 @ COL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24:14
Nov 27, 2011 @ CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24:06
Nov 25, 2011 vs CGY W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 24:34
Nov 23, 2011 @ PIT W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 27:59
Nov 22, 2011 vs LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 22:04
Nov 19, 2011 @ MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 25:22
Nov 17, 2011 vs FLA W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 24:14
Nov 15, 2011 vs DET W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 23:16
Nov 12, 2011 vs TBL W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 24:39
Nov 10, 2011 vs TOR L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 26:48
Nov 8, 2011 vs CHI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:26
Nov 5, 2011 @ MIN L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 24:42
Nov 4, 2011 vs VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 25:13
Oct 30, 2011 @ EDM L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 23:20
Oct 28, 2011 @ CGY L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 24:43
Oct 26, 2011 @ VAN W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 21:00
Oct 22, 2011 @ PHI W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 23:08
Oct 21, 2011 vs CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 4 26:12
Oct 18, 2011 @ LAK L 0-5 0 0 0 -3 2 4 1 25:33
Oct 16, 2011 @ ANA L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 24:00
Oct 15, 2011 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:31
Oct 13, 2011 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 24:15
Oct 10, 2011 vs CGY W 5-2 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 23:09
Oct 8, 2011 vs NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 26:22