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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 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Roman Josi NSH · 53 P in 75 GP Morgan Rielly TOR · 52 P in 76 GP Keith Yandle FLA · 56 P in 82 GP Jake Gardiner TOR · 52 P in 82 GP Seth Jones CBJ · 57 P in 78 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

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 15 39 54 8 22 216 48 0.69 6.9 25:44

Contract

$6.5MCap hitends in 2020, then UFA
$120KCap dollars per point54 points in 78 games
$902KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.2 goals above replacement
$5.2MWorth 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 691 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the St. Louis Blues on Sep 14, 2013, as a new contract: 7 years and $45.5M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2019-20, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $6.5M $5M $0 $5M
2014-15 $6.5M $5.5M $0 $5.5M
2015-16 $6.5M $6.5M $0 $6.5M
2016-17 $6.5M $7M $0 $7M
2017-18 $6.5M $7M $0 $7M NTC
2018-19 $6.5M $7M $0 $7M NTC
2019-20 $6.5M $7.5M $0 $7.5M NTC

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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 analytics

Rating

+7.2Goals above replacement129th of 691 skaters, 32nd of 240 defencemen
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 240 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+1.6 84th percentileEven-strength defence-0.9 37th percentilePower play-1.3 3rd percentilePenalty kill-0.2 24th percentilePenalties+1.3 98th 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

51.6Corsi for %1481 attempts for, 1391 against
-0.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.8Expected goals for %56.3 expected for, 56.7 against
-3.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.5Goals for %61 for, 49 against
101.1PDO7.7% shooting + 93.4% saves
287Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 600 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
Alex Pietrangelo · Joel Edmundson58570:5450.848.123-18
Carl Gunnarsson · Alex Pietrangelo47381:5349.652.911-8
Jay Bouwmeester · Alex Pietrangelo33244:0846.644.512-8
Alex Pietrangelo · Vince Dunn60141:0659.854.010-6

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.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
10.4Expected goalsfrom 294 unblocked attempts
+4.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.31 expected goals per 60 minutes88th
Shot quality 3.5% chance per attempt80th
Finishing +4.6 goals above expected96thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 242 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 15Expected 10.4

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, 2018 @ COL L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 4 28:26
Apr 6, 2018 @ CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 20:26
Apr 4, 2018 vs CHI L 3-4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 23:52
Apr 2, 2018 vs WSH L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 29:55
Mar 31, 2018 @ ARI L 0-6 0 0 0 -4 0 2 0 24:30
Mar 30, 2018 @ VGK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 28:39
Mar 27, 2018 vs SJS W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 28:17
Mar 24, 2018 @ CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28:03
Mar 23, 2018 vs VAN W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 28:29
Mar 21, 2018 vs BOS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 25:21
Mar 18, 2018 @ CHI W 5-4 (OT) 1 3 4 1 0 8 0 28:33
Mar 17, 2018 vs NYR W 4-3 (OT) 2 1 3 1 0 4 1 25:12
Mar 15, 2018 vs COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 24:15
Mar 12, 2018 @ ANA W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 25:10
Mar 10, 2018 @ LAK W 7-2 1 1 2 5 0 8 1 25:13
Mar 8, 2018 @ SJS L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 26:57
Mar 3, 2018 @ DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 31:19
Feb 28, 2018 vs DET W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 27:17
Feb 27, 2018 @ MIN L 3-8 1 0 1 -2 2 2 1 23:22
Feb 25, 2018 @ NSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -3 0 4 2 23:17
Feb 23, 2018 vs WPG L 0-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 27:15
Feb 20, 2018 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 29:03
Feb 16, 2018 @ DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 26:58
Feb 13, 2018 @ NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 26:15
Feb 11, 2018 vs PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 3 0 24:53
Feb 9, 2018 @ WPG W 5-2 0 1 1 3 0 4 0 27:40
Feb 8, 2018 vs COL W 6-1 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 24:21
Feb 6, 2018 vs MIN L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 23:30
Feb 3, 2018 @ BUF W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 25:43
Feb 1, 2018 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 24:37
Jan 30, 2018 vs MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 25:15
Jan 25, 2018 vs COL W 3-1 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 25:22
Jan 23, 2018 vs OTT W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 24:21
Jan 20, 2018 vs ARI L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 23:06
Jan 18, 2018 @ OTT W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 23:20
Jan 16, 2018 @ TOR W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 25:34
Jan 9, 2018 vs FLA L 4-7 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 23:52
Jan 7, 2018 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 28:14
Jan 6, 2018 @ PHI L 3-6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 24:30
Jan 4, 2018 vs VGK W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 24:44
Jan 2, 2018 vs NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24:13
Dec 30, 2017 vs CAR W 3-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 21:54
Dec 29, 2017 @ DAL L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 27:29
Dec 27, 2017 vs NSH L 1-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 27:26
Dec 23, 2017 @ VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 26:54
Dec 21, 2017 @ EDM L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 26:49
Dec 20, 2017 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23:42
Dec 17, 2017 @ WPG L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 21:05
Dec 9, 2017 @ DET W 6-1 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 25:05
Dec 7, 2017 vs DAL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:23
Dec 5, 2017 @ MTL W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 23:20
Dec 2, 2017 @ MIN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 25:33
Dec 1, 2017 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 26:23
Nov 29, 2017 vs ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25:45
Nov 25, 2017 vs MIN W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 22:46
Nov 24, 2017 vs NSH L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 24:00
Nov 21, 2017 vs EDM W 8-3 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 24:20
Nov 18, 2017 @ VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 4 3 0 26:10
Nov 16, 2017 @ EDM W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 23:31
Nov 13, 2017 @ CGY L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 25:57
Nov 11, 2017 vs NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 28:22
Nov 9, 2017 vs ARI W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 29:35
Nov 7, 2017 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 26:11
Nov 4, 2017 vs TOR W 6-4 2 0 2 2 0 3 1 25:53
Nov 2, 2017 vs PHI L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 29:29
Oct 30, 2017 vs LAK W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 25:07
Oct 28, 2017 vs CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:50
Oct 27, 2017 @ CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:32
Oct 25, 2017 vs CGY W 5-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 24:20
Oct 21, 2017 @ VGK L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 27:47
Oct 19, 2017 @ COL W 4-3 0 2 2 1 2 3 0 27:06
Oct 18, 2017 vs CHI W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 26:28
Oct 14, 2017 @ TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 25:58
Oct 12, 2017 @ FLA L 2-5 0 2 2 -2 0 7 0 24:47
Oct 10, 2017 @ NYR W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 25:51
Oct 9, 2017 @ NYI W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 29:17
Oct 7, 2017 vs DAL W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 27:20
Oct 4, 2017 @ PIT W 5-4 (OT) 2 0 2 1 2 8 1 25:43