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Alex DeBrincat

#93 · Right wing · Detroit Red Wings

Born Dec 18, 1997 in Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA (age 28) · 5'8", 177 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 39th overall in 2016 by CHI (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2022-23. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Nick Suzuki MTL · 66 P in 82 GP Timo Meier NJD · 66 P in 78 GP Jack Eichel VGK · 66 P in 67 GP Adrian Kempe LAK · 67 P in 82 GP Logan Couture SJS · 67 P in 82 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.

0204060802017-18: 52 points5217-182018-19: 76 points7618-192019-20: 45 points4519-202020-21: 56 points5620-212021-22: 78 points7821-222022-23: 66 points6622-232023-24: 67 points6723-242024-25: 70 points7024-252025-26: 85 points8525-262026-27: 5 points526-27

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 CHI 82 28 24 52 6 6 181 40 0.63 $778K
2018-19 CHI 82 41 35 76 0 15 220 35 0.93 $778K
2019-20 CHI 70 18 27 45 -10 15 207 58 0.64 $778K
2020-21 CHI 52 32 24 56 3 12 155 70 1.08 $6.4M
2021-22 CHI 82 41 37 78 -13 19 270 101 0.95 $6.4M
2022-23 OTT 82 27 39 66 -31 45 263 109 0.80 $6.4M
2023-24 DET 82 27 40 67 1 34 237 66 0.82 $7.875M
2024-25 DET 82 39 31 70 -13 29 244 33 0.85 $7.875M
2025-26 DET 82 41 44 85 8 19 287 38 1.04 $7.875M
2026-27 DET 5 2 3 5 2 4 18 6 1.00 $7.875M
10 seasons Career 701 296 304 600 -47 198 2082 556 0.86

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2019-20 CHI 9 2 4 6 4 9 27 13 0.67
1 season Playoffs 9 2 4 6 4 9 27 13 0.67

2022-23 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 27 39 66 -31 45 263 109 0.80 10.3 19:00

Contract

$6.4MCap hitends in 2023
$97KCap dollars per point66 points in 82 games
$652KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.8 goals above replacement
$7.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.4MValueworth 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 695 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks on Oct 3, 2019, as an extension of the contract he was on: 3 years and $19.2M, beginning in 2020-21. It runs through 2022-23, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2020-21 $6.4M $1.1M $4M $5.1M
2021-22 $6.4M $5.1M $0 $5.1M
2022-23 $6.4M $9M $0 $9M

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 9, 2023 Detroit Red Wings New contract 2023-24 to 2026-27 4 $31.5M $7.875M
Oct 3, 2019 Chicago Blackhawks Extension 2020-21 to 2022-23 3 $19.2M $6.4M
Nov 7, 2016 Chicago Blackhawks Entry-level 2017-18 to 2019-20 signed for 2016-17, slid 3 $2.775M $778K

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 2022-23 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.

2022-23 analytics

Rating

+9.8Goals above replacement77th of 696 skaters, 56th of 461 forwards
+1.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+5.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 461 ranked forwards: 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+2.0 72nd percentileEven-strength defence-2.1 15th percentilePower play+3.0 96th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 58th percentilePenalties+2.6 96th 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 forwards. 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.

0510152017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

50.4Corsi for %1136 attempts for, 1119 against
-1.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.1Expected goals for %51.4 expected for, 51.2 against
-1.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
42.0Goals for %42 for, 58 against
97.3PDO6.8% shooting + 90.5% saves
296Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 613 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Alex DeBrincat · Drake Batherson · Shane Pinto53473:5551.652.315-26
Claude Giroux · Alex DeBrincat · Ridly Greig14118:0855.360.67-5
Claude Giroux · Alex DeBrincat · Shane Pinto4399:0654.446.92-8
Claude Giroux · Alex DeBrincat · Josh Norris882:4755.460.34-3

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. 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.

26Goalsnot counting empty-netters
28.9Expected goalsfrom 344 unblocked attempts
-2.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.11 expected goals per 60 minutes87th
Shot quality 8.4% chance per attempt59th
Finishing -2.9 goals above expected25thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 446 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01020Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 28.9Goals 26

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 13, 2023 @ BUF L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:11
Apr 10, 2023 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:16
Apr 8, 2023 vs TBL W 7-4 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 18:35
Apr 6, 2023 @ FLA L 2-7 0 0 0 -3 12 5 0 17:13
Apr 4, 2023 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 19:14
Apr 2, 2023 @ CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:39
Apr 1, 2023 vs TOR L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 21:02
Mar 30, 2023 vs PHI W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 5 5 2 19:24
Mar 27, 2023 vs FLA W 5-2 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 16:45
Mar 25, 2023 @ NJD L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 22:32
Mar 23, 2023 vs TBL W 7-2 2 1 3 2 0 5 0 19:17
Mar 21, 2023 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:10
Mar 20, 2023 @ PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:29
Mar 18, 2023 vs TOR L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:04
Mar 16, 2023 vs COL L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 21:01
Mar 14, 2023 @ EDM L 3-6 0 1 1 -2 0 4 1 19:25
Mar 12, 2023 @ CGY L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 20:53
Mar 11, 2023 @ VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 17:10
Mar 9, 2023 @ SEA W 5-4 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 19:28
Mar 6, 2023 @ CHI L 0-5 0 0 0 -3 0 7 0 17:30
Mar 4, 2023 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:59
Mar 2, 2023 @ NYR W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 18:28
Feb 28, 2023 vs DET W 6-1 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 12:26
Feb 27, 2023 vs DET W 6-2 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 18:19
Feb 25, 2023 @ MTL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:34
Feb 24, 2023 @ CAR L 0-4 0 0 0 -3 0 5 2 18:21
Feb 20, 2023 @ BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 20:20
Feb 19, 2023 vs STL W 7-2 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 15:47
Feb 17, 2023 vs CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 22:30
Feb 14, 2023 @ NYI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 17:56
Feb 13, 2023 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 2 2 5 2 18:26
Feb 11, 2023 vs EDM L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 17:47
Jan 31, 2023 @ MTL W 5-4 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 16:10
Jan 28, 2023 vs MTL W 5-0 1 0 1 2 0 4 1 17:48
Jan 27, 2023 @ TOR W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 18:02
Jan 25, 2023 vs NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 17:34
Jan 21, 2023 vs WPG L 1-5 0 0 0 0 10 1 6 16:32
Jan 20, 2023 @ PIT L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 4 18:55
Jan 18, 2023 vs PIT W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 22:34
Jan 16, 2023 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 19:13
Jan 14, 2023 @ COL L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:17
Jan 12, 2023 @ ARI W 5-3 1 1 2 1 0 5 1 20:11
Jan 9, 2023 vs NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 3 18:52
Jan 7, 2023 vs SEA L 4-8 0 0 0 -5 0 1 3 19:19
Jan 3, 2023 vs CBJ W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 21:10
Jan 1, 2023 vs BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18:49
Dec 31, 2022 @ DET L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 3 20:19
Dec 29, 2022 @ WSH W 4-3 (OT) 2 0 2 3 2 5 2 19:31
Dec 27, 2022 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 7 4 20:00
Dec 22, 2022 vs WSH L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 24:02
Dec 20, 2022 @ WPG L 1-5 0 1 1 -3 0 1 2 18:48
Dec 18, 2022 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 20:23
Dec 17, 2022 @ DET W 6-3 0 3 3 -1 0 4 1 18:40
Dec 14, 2022 vs MTL W 3-2 0 3 3 1 0 5 1 19:12
Dec 12, 2022 vs ANA W 3-0 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 20:02
Dec 10, 2022 @ NSH W 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 3 3 19:15
Dec 8, 2022 @ DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 21:01
Dec 6, 2022 vs LAK L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 18:53
Dec 3, 2022 vs SJS W 5-2 0 1 1 0 2 4 2 21:33
Dec 2, 2022 @ NYR W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 21:08
Nov 30, 2022 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 19:41
Nov 27, 2022 @ LAK W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 19:38
Nov 25, 2022 @ ANA W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 15:44
Nov 23, 2022 @ VGK L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 17:55
Nov 21, 2022 @ SJS L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:13
Nov 19, 2022 vs NJD L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:21
Nov 16, 2022 vs BUF W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 16:12
Nov 14, 2022 vs NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 24:49
Nov 12, 2022 @ PHI W 4-1 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 18:57
Nov 10, 2022 @ NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:24
Nov 8, 2022 vs VAN L 4-6 0 2 2 -1 0 3 4 20:25
Nov 5, 2022 vs PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:32
Nov 3, 2022 vs VGK L 4-5 0 1 1 -1 0 7 0 17:12
Nov 1, 2022 @ TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 18:26
Oct 29, 2022 @ FLA L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 20:34
Oct 27, 2022 vs MIN L 2-4 1 1 2 0 0 7 3 24:12
Oct 24, 2022 vs DAL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 7 2 21:39
Oct 22, 2022 vs ARI W 6-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 15:31
Oct 20, 2022 vs WSH W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 5 1 19:21
Oct 18, 2022 vs BOS W 7-5 0 1 1 -2 0 6 1 18:05
Oct 15, 2022 @ TOR L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 5 17:10
Oct 13, 2022 @ BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 2 7 0 19:06