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Neal Pionk
Defenseman #4 Jets $7.000M
Player Information

Neal Pionk has 8 points (2 goals, 6 assists) in 40 games for the Winnipeg Jets this season.

As an undrafted Defenseman, he has 264 points (46 goals, 218 assists) in 576 regular-season games for the New York Rangers and the Winnipeg Jets.

He also has 21 points (1 goals, 20 assists) in 35 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 30.6 yrs (29.07.1995)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: -
    Injury: Day to Day with Undisclosed Injury
Player Evaluation

The 30-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Jets controlling 43% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Neal Pionk is off the ice, the Jets control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 24% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 39% in the defensive zone.

  • 66

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 161st of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 200th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.07
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.43
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    22.79
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.13
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.26
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.13
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.15
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.00
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.44
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.72
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.98
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.16
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.53
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.21
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.72
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.37
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.39
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    9.02
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $7.000M
Player Contract Value: $1.800M
Remaining: 6 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2031 UFA
Age at the end: 36.9 yrs (29.07.1995)
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Neal Pionk
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
03.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 1 24:43 3 0.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 1 26:22 2 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 0 0 1 22:19 0 0
11.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 0 22:55 0 0
13.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 1 1 -2 20:21 0 0
Total 5 0 1 1 1 5 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2017-18 Team Logo Rangers 28 1 13 14 -1 22:22 54 1.9% 12
2018-19 Team Logo Rangers 73 6 20 26 -16 21:10 132 4.5% 35
2019-20 Team Logo Jets 71 6 39 45 10 23:22 177 3.4% 32
2020-21 Team Logo Jets 54 3 29 32 6 21:58 100 3.0% 20
2021-22 Team Logo Jets 77 3 31 34 5 21:07 140 2.1% 46
2022-23 Team Logo Jets 82 10 23 33 -12 21:55 142 7.0% 44
2023-24 Team Logo Jets 82 5 28 33 9 20:49 146 3.4% 63
2024-25 Team Logo Jets 69 10 29 39 21 22:04 123 8.1% 44
2025-26 Team Logo Jets 40 2 6 8 -1 22:46 76 2.6% 19
Season Projection 66 3 10 13 -2 22:47 125 2.4% 31
Total 576 46 218 264 21 1090 4.2% 315
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Jets 4 0 2 2 -6 23:04 10 0.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Jets 8 0 4 4 -2 26:00 17 0.0% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Jets 5 0 7 7 -6 27:18 9 0.0% 0
2023-24 Team Logo Jets 5 0 1 1 -2 21:56 5 0.0% 4
2024-25 Team Logo Jets 13 1 6 7 1 24:25 23 4.3% 14
Total 35 1 20 21 -15 64 1.6% 20
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Neal Pionk Team Logo D 30.6 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.20 0.46 57 70 $7.000M
84% Timothy Liljegren Team Logo D 26.8 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.26 0.30 55 69 $3.000M
83% Matt Grzelcyk Team Logo D 32.1 yrs 178 cm / 81 kg 0.21 0.32 58 70 $1.000M
83% Alexandre Carrier Team Logo D 29.4 yrs 180 cm / 78 kg 0.32 0.30 57 70 $3.750M
82% Gustav Forsling Team Logo D 29.7 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.37 0.40 61 75 $5.750M
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