D · NYI · NHL id 8476917
Adam Pelech has played 1 game for the New York Islanders in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 19:51 a night (14:33 at even strength, 0:32 on the power play and 4:19 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 68% of his 5v5 minutes with Matthew Schaefer and 32% with Emil Heineman in his only game so far, and the Islanders have controlled 76% of shot attempts with Pelech on the ice (0-0 in goals, 25% offensive-zone starts). In the Islanders' most recent game against TOR he was on D1 with Matthew Schaefer and off the power play.
Right now
From the Sep 30 game vs TOR, detected from shift data
- −3:16 5v5 TOI
- 0 P in last 1 (0.25/GP before)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 19:24 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 4 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at NYI: 4 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.03 expected goals; best chance Adam Pelech at 0.02 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 16 points vs 23.7 expected
Last 20 games: -30. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 3.3%
- 98.1
- 27.1%
- G vs xG
- 4 / 4.4
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (2 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.018 xG per attempt lately vs 0.028 before.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals4481st of 715
- Assists12419th of 715
- Points16466th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points238th of 715
- Shots on goal122227th of 715
- Hits66300th of 715
- Blocked shots12448th of 715
- Plus/minus+4211th of 715
- Penalty minutes50104th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)53.3%126th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)53.1%134th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)51.8%232nd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)51.8%227th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)49.1%398th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)51.9%215th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.38570th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.043367th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.4059th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game20:5388th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:08483rd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %39.8%578th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.39525th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO981525th of 719
- Goals above expected−0.4384th of 715
- Luck Meter−55762nd of 828
- Ascension score47230th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.0461st of 715
- 20+ mph bursts42449th of 715
- Hardest shot96.361st of 715
- Offensive-zone time40.0%542nd of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine
- −0.037
- Season net
- −0.87xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.38
- Attempts
- 9
- 0.000
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved down to D3 from D1Nov 10, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Mar 29, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Dec 4, 2022 alerts →
How his goals happened
5 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 @ LAK | Rush | carry | 0 | 63.8 | — | |
| Jan 3, 2026 vs TOR | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 67.1 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2025 vs NJD | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 54.6 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Dec 4, 2025 vs COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 35.6 | — | |
| Feb 20, 2024 @ PIT | Rush | carry | 1 | 77.9 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Pelech
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Pelech apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Schaefer | D | 1 | 9:56 | 68% | 76.5% | — (0-0) | 75.0% 4:37 | 82.4% 8:38 |
| Emil Heineman | LW | 1 | 4:36 | 32% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 76.2% 9:57 | 53.8% 5:19 |
| Victor Eklund | RW | 1 | 4:13 | 29% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 78.3% 10:20 | 53.3% 4:57 |
| Bo Horvat | C | 1 | 4:04 | 28% | 83.3% | — (0-0) | 69.2% 10:29 | 46.7% 7:30 |
| Calum Ritchie | C | 1 | 3:58 | 27% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 68.4% 10:35 | 50.0% 8:09 |
| Ondrej Palat | LW | 1 | 3:55 | 27% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 84.2% 10:38 | 63.6% 5:02 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | C | 1 | 3:54 | 27% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 78.3% 10:39 | 40.0% 5:50 |
| Simon Holmstrom | RW | 1 | 3:53 | 27% | 81.8% | — (0-0) | 71.4% 10:40 | 50.0% 7:56 |
| Kyle Palmieri | C | 1 | 3:44 | 26% | 83.3% | — (0-0) | 69.2% 10:49 | 50.0% 6:54 |
| Tony DeAngelo | D | 1 | 3:20 | 23% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 71.4% 11:13 | 54.5% 9:41 |
| Matias Maccelli | LW | 1 | 3:16 | 22% | 83.3% | — (0-0) | 73.7% 11:17 | 55.6% 6:34 |
| Casey Cizikas | C | 1 | 3:05 | 21% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 84.2% 11:28 | 69.2% 4:44 |
| Anthony Duclair | LW | 1 | 2:28 | 17% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 70.0% 12:05 | 47.1% 7:58 |
| Brayden Schenn | C | 1 | 2:23 | 16% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 81.8% 12:10 | 50.0% 5:56 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | @ TOR | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 19:51 | 14:33 | 0:32 | 4:19 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 19:51 | 19:51 | 20 | 13 | 60.6% | 56.0% | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.6 | 1.0 | 13% |
| Even strength | 1 | 14:33 | 14:33 | 19 | 6 | 76.0% | 72.2% | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.3 | 25% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 14:33 | 14:33 | 19 | 6 | 76.0% | 72.2% | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.3 | 25% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:32 | 0:32 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 4:19 | 4:19 | 1 | 7 | 12.5% | 14.3% | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 1 | 4:19 | 4:19 | 1 | 7 | 12.5% | 14.3% | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NYI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 19:51 |
| 2025-26 | NYI | 82 | 4 | 12 | 16 | +4 | 50 | 122 | 3.3% | 66 | 124 | 20:53 |
| 2024-25 | NYI | 60 | 0 | 21 | 21 | +4 | 32 | 109 | 0.0% | 73 | 87 | 21:07 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | NYI | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 19 | 12 | 22:19 |
| 2023-24 | NYI | 58 | 1 | 15 | 16 | -2 | 27 | 71 | 1.4% | 64 | 111 | 20:17 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | NYI | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 9 | 11.1% | 12 | 6 | 23:48 |
| 2022-23 | NYI | 61 | 6 | 15 | 21 | +15 | 36 | 97 | 6.2% | 77 | 110 | 21:39 |
| 2021-22 | NYI | 78 | 3 | 25 | 28 | +20 | 42 | 104 | 2.9% | 99 | 128 | 21:17 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | NYI | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 13 | 32 | 3.1% | 62 | 27 | 23:18 |
| 2020-21 | NYI | 56 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +15 | 18 | 82 | 4.9% | 66 | 73 | 21:03 |
| 2019-20 | NYI | 38 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +4 | 20 | 49 | 2.0% | 81 | 83 | 21:08 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | NYI | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 5 | 0.0% | 18 | 21 | 20:32 |
| 2018-19 | NYI | 78 | 5 | 16 | 21 | +22 | 24 | 110 | 4.5% | 149 | 116 | 18:38 |
| 2017-18 | NYI | 78 | 3 | 16 | 19 | +7 | 28 | 106 | 2.8% | 100 | 142 | 19:16 |
Adam Pelech news
- Watch My Life As: Adam Pelech Live Stream Online | DAZN USDAZN
- Training Camp 9/27: Adam PelechNHL.com
- Adam Pelech Homenhl.com
- Adam Pelech StatsNHL.com
- Adam Pelech Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- 2026-27 Season Preview: Adam PelechThe Hockey News
- Adam Pelech's NHL27 Rating Holds SteadyYahoo Sports
- Thursday Through The Lens: Best of Adam Pelech from the 2025-26 SeasonNHL.com
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.