Winnipeg Jets · #4 · Defence

Neal Pionk

Age 31 · Shoots right · 6′0″ · 190 lb · Born Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Undrafted

Next game · tonightvs Colorado · 7:30 PM ET0 P in the last 3 vs COL

Goal 5.0%Norris Trophy 0.5%Markets →

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-7th on WPG

Assists0T-9th on WPG

Points0T-10th on WPG

P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL

Shots70.0% shooting

TOI / GP22:512nd on WPG

2025-262025-26: 51 games, 3-9-12, 0.24 points per game Season detail →

Neal Pionk has 0 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 12 points in 51 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 3 games for the 7th-placed Winnipeg

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Shots / GP2.3391st

Ice time22:5186th

Penalty differential+186th

Blocked shots677th

Hits473rd

Takeaways161st

PP points042nd

Goals / 600.0039th

Shooting %0.0%38th

Assists / 600.0026th

Points / GP0.0023rd

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-10th on WPG

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-9th on WPG

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time22:512nd on WPG

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-pair defenceman who plays on the power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Winnipeg's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength18:43

Power play1:08

Shorthanded3:01

Total22:51

29.7 shifts a game, averaging 46 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on WPG

PP assists0T-5th on WPG

PP points0T-5th on WPG · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-5th on WPG

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP4Winnipeg total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every WPG PPG

PP TOI share29.8%of WPG PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G

Slot3 att · 0 G

Wing3 att · 0 G

Point8 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

14 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.4286th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.4

Unblocked attempts12

xG per attempt.033

ixG per 600.35

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Hardest shot in the 89th percentile of defencemen: 91.09 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

90+ mph shots190th

Hardest shot, mph91.0989th

Average shot, mph73.881st

Distance skated, mi9.564th

Top speed, mph20.6660th

Offensive-zone time41.6%56th

22+ mph bursts048th

Defensive-zone time41.2%44th

20+ mph bursts139th

Distance / 60, mi8.2826th

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.66Defenceman average 20.52

Hardest shot, mph91.09Defenceman average 81.3

Distance skated9.5 mi3.45 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts25.4%39.0% defensive · 35.6% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

41.6%All situations41.2%

41.6%Even strength40.2%

45.1%Power play40.5%

39.1%Shorthanded50.8%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.66vsBOS2 Oct · 2nd 13:13
19.71@DET4 Oct · 1st 09:07
19.63@DET4 Oct · 2nd 10:03
19.38@DET4 Oct · 2nd 08:05
19.14@DET4 Oct · 1st 10:09
19.00vsBOS2 Oct · 3rd 06:42
18.77vsBOS2 Oct · 1st 19:19
18.60@DET4 Oct · 1st 13:12

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1

20-22 mph1 · avg 1.9

18-20 mph14 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

91.09@PIT5 Oct · 3rd 00:10
87.29vsBOS2 Oct · 2nd 10:09
86.61@PIT5 Oct · 1st 16:26
84.19@PIT5 Oct · 3rd 16:49
84.00@DET4 Oct · 1st 09:07
80.52vsBOS2 Oct · 3rd 02:49
78.58vsBOS2 Oct · 3rd 13:21
69.41@DET4 Oct · 3rd 03:21

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph1 · avg 0.2

80-89 mph5 · avg 1.2

70-79 mph1 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.82@PIT5 Oct · 20:04 TOI
3.18@DET4 Oct · 23:53 TOI
3.45vsBOS2 Oct · 24:37 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.15 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways1T-3rd on WPG

Giveaways7

TK / GV ratio0.14

Hits46th on WPG

Blocked shots62nd on WPG

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Colorado, a point in zero of three

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

28 Mar 2026@

COLW 4-20002+125:04

26 Mar 2026vs

COLL 2-30000−120:38

19 Dec 2025@

COLL 2-30001+125:11

Prediction markets

Priced at 5.0% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

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2025-26 · The season

12 points in 51 games on a team that finished 26th

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Shots / GP1.9083rd

Ice time22:4382nd

Hits11182nd

PP points261st

Penalty differential−460th

Goals / 600.1638th

Points / GP0.2436th

Takeaways1536th

Blocked shots7527th

Shooting %3.1%21st

Assists / 600.4717th

Bars show the percentile against 201 defencemen with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.2). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points12T-17th on WPG

Points per game0.24T-470th in NHL

Goals3T-529th in NHL

Assists9T-15th on WPG

Shooting %3.1%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time22:432nd on WPG

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-pair defenceman who plays on the power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Winnipeg's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength18:38

Power play1:36

Shorthanded2:29

Total22:43

27.6 shifts a game, averaging 49 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals1T-9th on WPG

PP assists1T-11th on WPG

PP points2T-11th on WPG · T-346th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 601.4715th on WPG

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP42Winnipeg total

Involved in2goals or assists

Share4.8%of every WPG PPG

PP TOI share34.3%of WPG PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

The power play drives the goal total

How the 3 goals and 9 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-10th on WPG

Overtime goals0T-5th on WPG

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals2

Power-play goals1

Goals by period

1st0

2nd2

3rd1

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0

Leading1

Trailing2

0 of 3 goals broke a tie; 2 came with Winnipeg trailing.

Assists

Primary4 · 44%

Secondary5 · 56%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 600.62

Goals / 600.16

Shots / 605.0

ES points / 600.6310 ES points

PP points / 601.472 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point, goals from the point

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G

Slot61 att · 0 G

Wing43 att · 1 G

Point122 att · 2 G

Neutral zone4 att · 0 G

230 attempts across the 51 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.4286th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.4

Unblocked attempts12

xG per attempt.033

ixG per 600.35

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 21.00 mph, hardest shot 90.56 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

Average shot, mph69.273rd

Offensive-zone time41.6%53rd

Distance / 60, mi8.4043rd

Defensive-zone time41.0%42nd

90+ mph shots135th

Hardest shot, mph90.5631st

Distance skated, mi162.224th

22+ mph bursts022nd

20+ mph bursts1412th

Top speed, mph21.007th

Bars show the percentile against 193 defencemen with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.00Defenceman average 22.09

Hardest shot, mph90.56Defenceman average 92.6

Distance skated162.2 mi3.74 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts35.1%29.9% defensive · 35.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

41.6%All situations41.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph0 · avg 1.9

20-22 mph14 · avg 46

18-20 mph137 · avg 267

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.1

90-99 mph1 · avg 6.4

80-89 mph46 · avg 33

70-79 mph58 · avg 72

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Takes more penalties than he draws

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways1511th on WPG

Giveaways56

TK / GV ratio0.27

Hits1117th on WPG

Blocked shots755th on WPG

Discipline

Penalty minutes37

Minors11

Majors1

Penalties drawn9

Net penalties−4drawn minus taken

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (11 of 51)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point1122% of games

Multi-point games12%

Goals in3 games6%

Pointless games4078%

Streaks

Longest point streak2 games13 Jan – 21 Mar

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run8 games

Final ten3 in 10point in 3

Game log

Against Colorado, a point in zero of three

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

28 Mar 2026@

COLW 4-20002+125:04

26 Mar 2026vs

COLL 2-30000−120:38

19 Dec 2025@

COLL 2-30001+125:11

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home2650.19

Road2570.28

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Colorado300.00

vs Central1620.13

vs Eastern Conf.1970.37

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1120.18

November1030.30

December1310.08

January620.33

March620.33

April520.40

Prediction markets

Priced at 5.0% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

MarketImpliedFrom stats

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ProphetX Open →

Goal tonight vs COLAnytime scorer5.0%5%8¢Not listedNot listed

Norris TrophyBest defenceman0.5%—1¢Not listedNot listed

Contract

$7M a season through 2030-31

In 2025-26 he scored 1.7 points per $1M of cap hit, 189th of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$7M6.7% of the $104M ceiling

Term6 yearsYear 2 of 6

Expires2030-31UFA at 35

Cap value$42MCap hit × 6 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.