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Adam Pelech
Defenseman #3 Islanders $5.750M
Player Information

Adam Pelech has 10 points (3 goals, 7 assists) in 58 games for the New York Islanders this season.

Selected in the 3rd round (No. 65) of the 2012 NHL Draft by the New York Islanders, he has 171 points (29 goals, 142 assists) in 618 regular-season games for the New York Islanders.

He also has 16 points (3 goals, 13 assists) in 59 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 31.5 yrs (16.08.1994)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 95 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 65th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoNew York Islanders
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 31-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Islanders controlling 45% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Adam Pelech is off the ice, the Islanders control 49% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 17% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 44% in the defensive zone.

  • 75

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 153rd of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 60th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.04
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.45
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.88
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.16
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.16
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.16
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.20
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.85
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.29
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.48
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.09
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.69
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    5.11
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.38
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.81
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.44
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    8.56
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $5.750M
Player Contract Value: $4.600M
Remaining: 4 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2029 UFA
Age at the end: 35.9 yrs (16.08.1994)
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Adam Pelech
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 21:19 0 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 2 19:18 0 4
02.02.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 0 0 -2 21:13 1 0.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 1 1 1 20:11 2 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 1 22:31 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 2 4 0.0% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Islanders 9 0 2 2 -1 17:34 8 0.0% 0
2016-17 Team Logo Islanders 44 3 7 10 -5 16:49 40 7.5% 6
2017-18 Team Logo Islanders 78 3 16 19 7 19:16 106 2.8% 28
2018-19 Team Logo Islanders 78 5 16 21 22 18:37 110 4.5% 24
2019-20 Team Logo Islanders 38 1 8 9 4 21:07 49 2.0% 20
2020-21 Team Logo Islanders 56 4 10 14 15 21:03 82 4.9% 18
2021-22 Team Logo Islanders 78 3 25 28 20 21:16 104 2.9% 42
2022-23 Team Logo Islanders 61 6 15 21 15 21:38 97 6.2% 36
2023-24 Team Logo Islanders 58 1 15 16 -2 20:16 71 1.4% 27
2024-25 Team Logo Islanders 60 0 21 21 4 21:07 109 0.0% 32
2025-26 Team Logo Islanders 58 3 7 10 9 20:52 82 3.7% 30
Season Projection 82 4 10 14 13 20:52 116 3.4% 42
Total 618 29 142 171 88 858 3.4% 263
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Islanders 8 0 2 2 1 20:31 5 0.0% 6
2019-20 Team Logo Islanders 21 1 4 5 6 22:25 23 4.3% 8
2020-21 Team Logo Islanders 19 1 4 5 -1 23:18 32 3.1% 13
2022-23 Team Logo Islanders 6 1 1 2 1 23:48 9 11.1% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Islanders 5 0 2 2 -1 22:19 4 0.0% 4
Total 59 3 13 16 6 73 4.1% 33
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Adam Pelech Team Logo D 31.5 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.17 0.28 58 84 $5.750M
90% Cody Ceci Team Logo D 32.2 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.14 0.26 55 82 $4.500M
90% Brian Dumoulin Team Logo D 34.5 yrs 193 cm / 97 kg 0.21 0.25 55 83 $4.000M
90% Dylan Samberg Team Logo D 27.1 yrs 193 cm / 97 kg 0.22 0.23 57 83 $5.750M
88% Brett Pesce Team Logo D 31.3 yrs 191 cm / 93 kg 0.18 0.30 56 90 $5.500M
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