Pittsburgh Penguins · #22 · Centre

Hendrix Lapierre

Age 24 · Shoots left · 6′0″ · 191 lb · Born Gatineau, Quebec, CAN

Drafted 2020, #22 overall by Washington

Next game · tonightat Washington · 7:30 PM ET

Point tonight 33%Goal 14%Markets →

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals1T-6th on PIT

Assists2T-4th on PIT

Points3T-5th on PIT

P / GP1.00T-52nd in the NHL

Shots1100.0% shooting

TOI / GP11:4719th on PIT

2025-262025-26: 74 games, 4-12-16, 0.22 points per game Season detail →

Hendrix Lapierre has 3 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 16 points in 74 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

3 points in 3 games for the 13th-placed Pittsburgh

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

Percentile among NHL forwards

Shooting %100.0%99th

Assists / 603.3994th

PP points292nd

Points / GP1.0084th

Penalty differential+180th

Goals / 601.7080th

Takeaways169th

Hits563rd

Blocked shots141st

Ice time11:4718th

Shots / GP0.336th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (1.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points3T-5th on PIT

Points per game1.00T-52nd in NHL

Goals1T-67th in NHL

Assists2T-4th on PIT

Shooting %100.0%Above avg (11.6%)

Ice time11:4719th on PIT

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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays on the power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength10:06

Power play1:41

Shorthanded0:00

Total11:47

17.3 shifts a game, averaging 41 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-4th on PIT

PP assists2T-1st on PIT

PP points2T-1st on PIT · T-17th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 6023.681st on PIT

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP4Pittsburgh total

Involved in2goals or assists

Share50.0%of every PIT PPG

PP TOI share31.7%of PIT PP time

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

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 1 goal and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-3rd on PIT

Overtime goals0T-2nd on PIT

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals1

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0

2nd1

3rd0

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0

Leading1

Trailing0

0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Pittsburgh trailing.

Assists

Primary1 · 50%

Secondary1 · 50%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 605.09

Goals / 601.70

Shots / 601.7

ES points / 601.981 ES points

PP points / 6023.682 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 0 G

Slot2 att · 1 G

Wing1 att · 0 G

Point0 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

4 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.2388th

Goals1

Goals vs expected+0.8

Unblocked attempts3

xG per attempt.075

ixG per 600.38

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

Top speed in the 73rd percentile of forwards: 21.75 mph

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

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Top speed, mph21.7573rd

Distance / 60, mi9.9773rd

Offensive-zone time44.3%73rd

20+ mph bursts671st

Average shot, mph59.265th

Hardest shot, mph76.9948th

90+ mph shots048th

Defensive-zone time40.2%48th

22+ mph bursts041st

Distance skated, mi5.925th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards 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, mph21.75Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph76.99Forward average 74.7

Distance skated5.9 mi2.13 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts37.0%33.3% defensive · 29.6% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

44.3%All situations40.2%

42.4%Even strength41.7%

56.0%Power play30.8%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

21.75vsWPG5 Oct · 1st 08:41
21.48@PHI30 Sep · 1st 06:42
20.75@PHI30 Sep · 2nd 10:12
20.49vsWPG5 Oct · 2nd 09:11
20.19vsWPG5 Oct · 3rd 04:59
20.07vsWPG5 Oct · 1st 12:15
19.99vsMTL3 Oct · 3rd 07:01
19.70vsMTL3 Oct · 1st 06:18

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph6 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph20 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

76.99@PHI30 Sep · 2nd 07:26
68.22@PHI30 Sep · 2nd 06:54
32.41vsWPG5 Oct · 2nd 11:35

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph1 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

1.96vsWPG5 Oct · 10:58 TOI
1.78vsMTL3 Oct · 11:22 TOI
2.13@PHI30 Sep · 13:02 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.96 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-4th on PIT

Giveaways2

TK / GV ratio0.50

Hits53rd on PIT

Blocked shots1T-10th on PIT

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken155.0 a game

Won5

Win %33.3%

Offensive zone2 of 9

A part-time centre on the draw.

Game log

The last ten games

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

5 Octvs

WPGL 2-30000010:58

3 Octvs

MTLW 6-5 OT0110−211:22

30 Sepvs

PHIL 0-71121+313:02

Prediction markets

Priced at 33% 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

Kalshi Open →

Polymarket Open →

ProphetX Open →

Point tonight vs WSH1+ point33%22%Not listed37¢Not listed

Goal tonight vs WSHAnytime scorer14%6%Best15¢16¢Not listed

2+ points tonightMulti-point game8.0%3%Not listed14¢Not listed

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2025-26 · The season

16 points in 74 games

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

Percentile among NHL forwards

Assists / 601.1055th

Hits4935th

Penalty differential−131st

Blocked shots2221st

Shooting %7.5%14th

Points / GP0.2213th

PP points013th

Goals / 600.3712th

Takeaways79th

Shots / GP0.724th

Ice time8:501st

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards 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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Points1618th on PIT

Points per game0.22499th in NHL

Goals4T-483rd in NHL

Assists12T-16th on PIT

Shooting %7.5%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time8:5040th on PIT

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength8:42

Power play0:08

Shorthanded0:00

Total8:50

11.9 shifts a game, averaging 45 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-13th on PIT

PP assists0T-13th on PIT

PP points0T-13th on PIT · T-453rd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-13th on PIT

Scoring detail

2 of 4 goals broke a tie

How the 4 goals and 12 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-20th on PIT

Overtime goals0T-4th on PIT

First goal of the game2

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals4

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st2

2nd2

3rd0

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied2

Leading0

Trailing2

2 of 4 goals broke a tie; 2 came with Pittsburgh trailing.

Assists

Primary5 · 42%

Secondary7 · 58%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.47

Goals / 600.37

Shots / 604.9

ES points / 601.4916 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease11 att · 1 G

Slot59 att · 4 G

Wing30 att · 0 G

Point6 att · 0 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

107 attempts across the 53 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.2388th

Goals1

Goals vs expected+0.8

Unblocked attempts3

xG per attempt.075

ixG per 600.38

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

Distance per 60 in the 96th percentile of forwards: 10.25 miles

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

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Distance / 60, mi10.2596th

20+ mph bursts13472nd

Top speed, mph22.7162nd

22+ mph bursts356th

Offensive-zone time42.8%54th

Defensive-zone time39.5%54th

90+ mph shots038th

Average shot, mph49.934th

Hardest shot, mph84.1127th

Distance skated, mi111.712th

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards 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, mph22.71Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph84.11Forward average 87.1

Distance skated111.7 mi2.46 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts32.2%30.7% defensive · 37.9% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

42.8%All situations39.5%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph3 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph131 · avg 102

18-20 mph459 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph2 · avg 15

70-79 mph16 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways723rd on PIT

Giveaways34

TK / GV ratio0.21

Hits49T-12th on PIT

Blocked shots2223rd on PIT

Discipline

Penalty minutes31

Minors7

Majors1

Penalties drawn8

Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken3014.1 a game

Won120

Win %39.9%

Offensive zone36 of 81

A part-time centre on the draw.

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (14 of 74)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run, and how that compares with the market price.

How often he scores

Games with a point1419% of games

Multi-point games23%

Goals in4 games5%

Pointless games6081%

Streaks

Longest point streak2 games23 Jan – 24 Jan

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run14 games

Final ten3 in 10point in 3

Market check

Season rate19%

Market price33%

The market sits fourteen points above his season rate of scoring in a game.

Game log

The last ten games

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

14 Apr 2026@

CBJW 2-10000013:18

5 Apr 2026@

NYRL 1-80001010:33

4 Apr 2026vs

BUFW 6-20000−111:05

2 Apr 2026@

NJDL 3-70110−212:46

31 Mar 2026vs

PHIW 6-40001011:59

28 Mar 2026@

VGKW 5-4 SO101108:05

26 Mar 2026@

UTAW 7-40110+19:14

24 Mar 2026@

STLL 0-30000−17:05

22 Mar 2026vs

COLOTL 2-3 OT0000−15:44

20 Mar 2026vs

NJDW 2-10000+111:02

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home3780.22

Road3780.22

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Metropolitan2360.26

vs Western Conf.3170.23

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1020.20

November1530.20

December1210.08

January1630.19

February410.25

March1350.38

April410.25

Prediction markets

Priced at 33% 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

Kalshi Open →

Polymarket Open →

ProphetX Open →

Point tonight vs WSH1+ point33%22%Not listed37¢Not listed

Goal tonight vs WSHAnytime scorer14%6%Best15¢16¢Not listed

2+ points tonightMulti-point game8.0%3%Not listed14¢Not listed

Contract

$1.3M a season through 2027-28

In 2025-26 he scored 12.3 points per $1M of cap hit, 94th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$1.3M1.3% of the $104M ceiling

Term2 yearsYear 1 of 2

Expires2027-28RFA at 26

Cap value$2.6MCap hit × 2 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 1 Oct 2026.