Alex DeBrincat
Age 28 · Shoots right · 5′8″ · 177 lb · Born Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA
Drafted 2016, #39 overall by Chicago
2025-262025-26: 82 games, 41-44-85, 1.04 points per game Season detail →
Alex DeBrincat has 4 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 85 points in 82 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample4 points in 3 games for the 26th-placed Detroit
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (1.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-six forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Detroit's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
The power play drives the goal total
How the 2 goals and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
0 of 2 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Detroit trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
20 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 82 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leadersDistance per 60 in the 81st percentile of forwards: 10.07 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.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 21.09vs
WPG4 Oct · 3rd 08:29 - 20.57vsWPG4 Oct · 2nd 18:27
- 19.95vs
NYR2 Oct · 1st 09:18 - 19.76vsWPG4 Oct · 1st 10:10
- 19.70vsWPG4 Oct · 2nd 08:04
- 19.61vsWPG4 Oct · 2nd 00:59
- 19.22vsWPG4 Oct · 1st 16:19
- 19.17vsNYR2 Oct · 2nd 01:17
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 75.59vsWPG4 Oct · 1st 19:10
- 72.33vsNYR2 Oct · 1st 12:47
- 72.20vsWPG4 Oct · 2nd 16:00
- 68.37vsWPG4 Oct · 3rd 19:24
- 66.20vsWPG4 Oct · 3rd 12:29
- 65.78vsWPG4 Oct · 1st 09:41
- 62.86vsNYR2 Oct · 3rd 14:24
- 60.94vsWPG4 Oct · 1st 19:33
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 3.05vs
OTT6 Oct · 18:45 TOI - 3.82vsWPG4 Oct · 23:16 TOI
- 3.50vsNYR2 Oct · 19:43 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.45 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
Against Seattle, a point in two of two
SEAW 4-30110+216:50SEAW 4-20223+220:24OTTW 5-32133+218:45WPGL 2-30114+123:16NYRL 0-20001−119:431.5% for the Rocket Richard Trophy
Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.
Kalshi
Polymarket
ProphetXSnapshot 7 Oct, 10:12 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
85 points in 82 games on a team that finished 16th
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (1.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-six forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Detroit's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Clutch numbers to match the totals
How the 41 goals and 44 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
16 of 41 goals broke a tie; 13 came with Detroit trailing.
Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
599 attempts across the 84 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 82 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leadersDistance per 60 in the 83rd percentile of forwards: 9.97 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.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Draws more penalties than he takes
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
A point in three games out of five (53 of 82)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Seattle, a point in two of two
SEAW 4-30110+216:50SEAW 4-20223+220:24
FLAL 1-80111−118:38
TBLOTL 3-4 OT1016−117:51
NJDL 3-50001−121:12
PHIW 6-31013+116:06
CBJOTL 3-4 SO0115+117:54
MINL 4-50111+218:58NYRL 1-40001−122:22PHIW 4-22024+118:20
PITL 1-50004−118:26PHIL 3-51018022:36OTTW 5-32133+218:45WPGL 2-30114+123:16NYRL 0-20001−119:43Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
1.5% for the Rocket Richard Trophy
Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.
Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:12 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer
In 2025-26 he scored 10.8 points per $1M of cap hit, 127th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.
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.
With Detroit
Three seasons · 2023-24 to 2025-26Nate Danielson sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 2 goals, 2026-27.
Who he sets up
Scorers on his 2 assists.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsNine seasons, with 3 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct