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Parker Wotherspoon
Defenseman #28 Penguins $1.000M
Player Information

Parker Wotherspoon has 19 points (3 goals, 16 assists) in 56 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 112) of the 2015 NHL Draft by the New York Islanders, he has 35 points (4 goals, 31 assists) in 164 regular-season games for the New York Islanders, the Boston Bruins and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He also has 2 points (0 goals, 2 assists) in 10 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 28.5 yrs (24.08.1997)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 112th in 2015
    Draft Team: Team logoNew York Islanders
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 28-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Penguins controlling 44% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Parker Wotherspoon is off the ice, the Penguins control 55% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 14% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 43% in the defensive zone.

  • 73

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 159th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 89th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.11
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.44
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.44
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.17
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.28
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.51
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.10
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.40
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.31
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.01
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.88
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.68
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.63
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.19
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    3.16
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.43
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    4.76
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $1.000M
Player Contract Value: $3.700M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 30.9 yrs (24.08.1997)
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Parker Wotherspoon
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 1 1 2 20:23 1 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 0 0 -2 18:33 2 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 1 1 0 18:49 0 2
03.02.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 1 23:00 0 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 1 1 2 23:37 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 3 3 3 4 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Islanders 12 0 1 1 5 13:19 10 0.0% 4
2023-24 Team Logo Bruins 41 0 8 8 6 17:43 32 0.0% 31
2024-25 Team Logo Bruins 55 1 6 7 -10 18:01 44 2.3% 10
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 56 3 16 19 7 20:28 51 5.9% 36
Season Projection 82 4 23 27 10 20:28 75 5.3% 53
Total 164 4 31 35 8 137 2.9% 81
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Bruins 10 0 2 2 -1 17:33 9 0.0% 6
Total 10 0 2 2 -1 9 0.0% 6
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Parker Wotherspoon Team Logo D 28.5 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.34 0.21 58 81 $1.000M
93% Dylan DeMelo Team Logo D 32.8 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.30 0.26 60 83 $4.900M
87% Jalen Chatfield Team Logo D 29.8 yrs 185 cm / 94 kg 0.26 0.23 62 83 $3.000M
87% Brett Kulak Team Logo D 32.1 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.16 0.21 54 80 $2.750M
85% Martin Fehervary Team Logo D 26.4 yrs 188 cm / 97 kg 0.34 0.27 62 82 $2.675M
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