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Edmonton Oilers

Alex Formenton

#26Left Wing6'3"192 lb

2026-27 regular season
2
GP
0
G
1
A
1
P
2
SOG
0.0% SH
15:42
TOI/GP

LW · EDM · NHL id 8480029

Alex Formenton has played 2 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 2 shots while averaging 15:42 a night (13:23 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 1:49 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 50% of his 5v5 minutes with Connor McDavid and 48% with Mathieu Joseph over the last 2 games, and the Oilers have controlled 55% of shot attempts with Formenton on the ice (4-2 in goals, 67% offensive-zone starts). In the Oilers' most recent game against VAN he was on L2 with Mathieu Joseph and Owen Michaels and off the power play.

Right now

From the Oct 1 game vs VAN, detected from shift data

Line
L2
Mathieu JosephOwen Michaels
Power play
No PP unit
Penalty kill
PK1F
Connor McDavid
Last 2: L2 · L2

Deployment timeline

2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 2 games, 15:12 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.

PPLine220m3m7m10m13m17mSep 29Oct 1
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
2 games shown, 15:12 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2026-27 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Only 2 GP in 2026-27: NHL EDGE percentiles are noisy before about 15-20 games.

Top speed69th7021.3 mph
Bursts 20+ mph81st824
Hardest shot14th1542.1 mph
Offensive-zone time14th1436.0%
Distance skated92nd925.4 mi
High-danger SOG82nd821
Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

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 · 3 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals

Shot map, OPP at EDM: 3 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals, 0.26 expected goals; best chance Alex Formenton at 0.11 xG.

  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked
Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Puck luck

2026-27 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

00.20.40.60.81-0.3goals below expected-0.5σSep 29Oct 1
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

Player analytics

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2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.

  • Alex Formenton has no 2025-26 NHL games, so his numbers are this season's only.
  • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2021-22 regular season · 78 of 79 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

MethodLeaders
+0.031
Season net
+0.50xG

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

MethodLeaders
Per 60
1.93
Attempts
31
0.151

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

MethodLeaders
Season
−1.07G
Per 60
−0.052
Drawn / taken
23.5 / 29.5minors

MethodLeaders
46.3%
46.2%
46.2%
Transition CF/60
5.0
Turnovers won/60
18.7
Turnovers lost/60
16.4

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
161 shots on goal, 18 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
Low Slot40%23%11
L Point0%6%0
R Point1%6%0
Center Point3%9%0
L Circle17%12%2
R Circle7%11%1
L Net Side6%3%0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Linemates

2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Formenton

TeammatePosGPShareCF% togetherGF% togetherCF% Formenton apartCF% mate apart
Connor McDavidC213:2650%70.8%100% (3-0)35.0% 13:2067.7% 16:15
Mathieu JosephRW212:5748%38.1%33% (1-2)69.6% 13:4936.8% 13:24
Connor MurphyD212:4948%26.7%0% (0-1)69.0% 13:5742.0% 25:31
Ryan SheaD212:3247%33.3%— (0-0)62.5% 14:1465.0% 23:38
Evan BouchardD211:5945%74.1%100% (4-0)23.5% 14:4771.1% 25:24
Zach HymanC111:5344%72.7%100% (3-0)0.0% 2:0250.0% 2:22
Mattias EkholmD211:4144%61.5%75% (3-1)44.4% 15:0573.7% 24:45
Owen MichaelsRW110:4640%33.3%33% (1-2)66.7% 2:050.0% 1:23
Jake WalmanD22:4110%66.7%50% (1-1)52.6% 24:0547.7% 21:26
Shakir MukhamadullinD11:054%—— (0-0)69.6% 12:5065.0% 11:58
Colton DachC11:054%—— (0-0)69.6% 12:5045.0% 12:24

Game log

2 games in 2026-27, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Oct 1@ VANW 9-700000011—16:1512:51—2:39
Sep 29vs VANOTL 5-6011+32050—15:0913:55—0:58

Season splits by strength

2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations231:2415:42253343.1%52.6%16155456%1.21.540%
Even strength226:4613:23242054.5%65.5%1574267%1.10.867%
5v5226:4613:23242054.5%65.5%1574267%1.10.867%
Penalty kill23:371:491910.0%16.7%151233%0.20.40%
4v523:371:491910.0%16.7%151233%0.20.40%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2026-27EDM2011+3020.0%6115:42
2021-22OTT79181432-135916211.1%1012415:27
2020-21OTT20426+662714.8%23812:00
2018-19OTT9101-26166.3%11711:40
2017-18OTT1000000—114:54

Alex Formenton news

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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.