Edmonton Oilers · #26 · Left wing

Alex Formenton

Age 27 · Shoots left · 6′3″ · 193 lb · Born Barrie, Ontario, CAN

Drafted 2017, #47 overall by Ottawa

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Games32026-27 Small sample
Goals0T-9th on EDM
Assists2T-3rd on EDM
Points2T-6th on EDM
P / GP0.67T-132nd in the NHL
Shots40.0% shooting
TOI / GP15:0910th on EDM

Alex Formenton scored 2 points (0 goals, 2 assists) in 3 games in 2026-27, T-6th on Edmonton.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

2 points in 3 games for the 6th-placed Edmonton

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

Percentile among NHL forwards

Assists / 602.6488th
Penalty differential+180th
Hits879th
Points / GP0.6767th
Ice time15:0950th
Shots / GP1.3341st
Blocked shots141st
PP points036th
Takeaways027th
Goals / 600.0026th
Shooting %0.0%25th

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

0.70.71–3

Dashed line: season average (0.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points2T-6th on EDM
Points per game0.67T-132nd in NHL
Goals0T-232nd in NHL
Assists2T-3rd on EDM
Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)
Ice time15:0910th on EDM
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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who kills penalties

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength13:26
Power play0:00
Shorthanded1:43
Total15:09

23.7 shifts a game, averaging 38 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on EDM
PP assists0T-6th on EDM
PP points0T-6th on EDM · T-142nd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP3Edmonton total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every EDM PPG
PP TOI share0.0%of EDM PP time

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


Scoring detail

No goals yet: all 2 points are assists

How the 0 goals and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-3rd on EDM
Overtime goals0T-1st on EDM
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals0
Power-play goals0

Assists

Primary1 · 50%
Secondary1 · 50%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.64
Goals / 600.00
Shots / 605.3
ES points / 602.982 ES points
PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G
Slot2 att · 0 G
Wing2 att · 0 G
Point0 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

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

Expected goals (ixG)0.4306th
Goals0
Goals vs expected−0.4
Unblocked attempts5
xG per attempt.074
ixG per 600.49

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

Distance per 60 in the 92nd percentile of forwards: 10.33 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, mi10.3392nd
20+ mph bursts561st
Distance skated, mi7.854th
Top speed, mph21.2750th
90+ mph shots048th
22+ mph bursts041st
Hardest shot, mph64.9314th
Defensive-zone time45.6%12th
Average shot, mph41.910th
Offensive-zone time35.8%9th

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, mph21.27Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph64.93Forward average 74.7
Distance skated7.8 mi2.79 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts23.7%31.6% defensive · 44.7% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

35.8%All situations45.6%
37.3%Even strength44.0%
24.5%Shorthanded58.1%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 21.27@VAN1 Oct · 2nd 09:16
  2. 21.08vsVAN29 Sep · 2nd 05:41
  3. 20.79@VAN1 Oct · 1st 17:17
  4. 20.77vsSEA3 Oct · 2nd 06:06
  5. 20.39vsVAN29 Sep · 1st 06:22
  6. 19.99vsSEA3 Oct · 3rd 10:38
  7. 19.84@VAN1 Oct · 1st 18:53
  8. 19.52vsSEA3 Oct · 3rd 00:23

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph5 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph29 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 64.93vsSEA3 Oct · 3rd 19:51
  2. 42.14vsVAN29 Sep · 2nd 11:47
  3. 33.88vsSEA3 Oct · 3rd 05:09
  4. 26.71@VAN1 Oct · 2nd 09:32

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 mph0 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 2.46vsSEA3 Oct · 14:03 TOI
  2. 2.79@VAN1 Oct · 16:15 TOI
  3. 2.58vsVAN29 Sep · 15:09 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.61 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-10th on EDM
Giveaways1
TK / GV ratio0.00
Hits8T-5th on EDM
Blocked shots1T-10th on EDM

Discipline

Penalty minutes0
Minors0
Majors0
Penalties drawn1
Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Game log

The last ten games

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
3 OctvsSEAW 3-10112+114:03
1 OctvsVANL 7-90000016:15
29 SepvsVANOTL 5-6 OT0112+315:09

Prediction markets

Priced at 11% 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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Contract

Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer

Cap hit$850K0.8% of the $104M ceiling
Term1 yearYear 1 of 1
Expires2026-27UFA at 27
Cap value$850KCap hit × 1 years

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.


With Edmonton

One season · 2026-27 to 2026-27
Linemates and opponents

345th in franchise points since 1990-91

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

Who he sets up

Evan Bouchard1
Owen Michaels1

Scorers on his 2 assists.

By opponent

2026-27 · top 6 by P/GP

Vancouver1 P in 20.50 P/GP

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points2345th for Edmonton
Goals0355th
Assists2311th
Games played3459th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Five seasons, with 2 clubs

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2017-18OTT10000.00—
2018-19OTT91010.116.3%
2020-21OTT204260.3014.8%
2021-22OTT791814320.4111.1%
2026-27EDM10111.000.0%
Career1102317400.3611.1%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2017Ottawa · round 2#47

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · EDM points


Updated after every final · through 6 Oct