RW · DET · NHL id 8479337
Alex DeBrincat has played 1 game for the Detroit Red Wings in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 1 shots while averaging 19:43 a night (16:24 at even strength, 2:07 on the power play and 0:14 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 90% of his 5v5 minutes with Lucas Raymond and 88% with Andrew Copp in his only game so far, and the Red Wings have controlled 48% of shot attempts with DeBrincat on the ice (0-0 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Red Wings' most recent game against NYR he was on L1 with Andrew Copp and Lucas Raymond and on PP1.
Right now
From the Oct 2 game vs NYR, detected from shift data
- ixG/60 0.34 (was 1.53)
- 44% of team PP time (was 57%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 18:45 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 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
No Edge data yet 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 · 5 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at DET: 5 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.11 expected goals; best chance Alex DeBrincat at 0.11 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 85 points vs 82.4 expected
Last 20 games: +16. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 14.3%
- 101.0
- 69.1%
- G vs xG
- 41 / 44.4
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- 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 forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals4111th of 715
- Assists4444th of 715
- Points8519th of 715
- Power-play points2350th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal2874th of 715
- Hits38478th of 715
- Blocked shots39350th of 715
- Plus/minus+8141st of 715
- Penalty minutes19465th of 715
- Faceoffs won19268th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)51.2%228th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)53.8%107th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)53.1%173rd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)53.3%164th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)48.5%429th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)48.5%428th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.7854th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.0608th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.34173rd of 719
- Faceoff win %38.0%
- Draw Equity /100−0.195
Usage
- Ice time per game18:30206th of 715
- Power-play time per game3:1753rd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %49.4%383rd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.20169th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1010241st of 719
- Goals above expected−3.4642nd of 715
- Luck Meter+4358th of 828
- Ascension score41344th of 445
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.6228th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts115155th of 715
- Hardest shot88.1364th of 715
- Offensive-zone time43.5%183rd of 715
Compare head to head
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
- −0.023
- Season net
- −0.43xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.78
- Attempts
- 34
- 0.104
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 up to L1 from L2Dec 12, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Feb 19, 2024 alerts →
- Moved down to L4 from L1Dec 18, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Apr 27, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Feb 23, 2020 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 14, 2020 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 29, 2019 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L3Dec 11, 2018 alerts →
How the goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 @ TBL | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 35.7 | 2-on-0, one-timer | |
| Apr 9, 2026 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 31.6 | — | |
| Apr 2, 2026 @ PHI | Odd-man rush | loose | 2* | 39.5 | 1-on-0 | |
| Apr 2, 2026 @ PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 64.1 | — | |
| Mar 28, 2026 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 54.0 | — | |
| Mar 27, 2026 @ BUF | Off the faceoff | — | 2 | 8.6 | — | |
| Mar 21, 2026 vs BOS | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1* | 60.3 | — | |
| Mar 19, 2026 vs MTL | Rush | loose | 0 | 25.9 | — | |
| Mar 6, 2026 vs FLA | Deflection | — | 2 | 15.7 | deflection | |
| Mar 4, 2026 vs VGK | Rush | carry | 1 | 57.4 | — | |
| Mar 2, 2026 @ NSH | Dump and chase | dump | 1* | 17.6 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 29, 2026 vs WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 51.3 | — | |
| Jan 29, 2026 vs WSH | Point shot | — | 0 | 30.5 | — | |
| Jan 27, 2026 vs LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 42.3 | — | |
| Jan 24, 2026 @ WPG | Odd-man rush | loose | 1 | 51.3 | 1-on-0, one-timer | |
| Jan 18, 2026 vs OTT | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 59.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 16, 2026 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 61.9 | one-timer | |
| Jan 12, 2026 vs CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 59.1 | — | |
| Jan 10, 2026 @ MTL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 63.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 3, 2026 vs PIT | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 77.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 1, 2026 @ PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 24.0 | — | |
| Dec 16, 2025 vs NYI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 54.2 | — | |
| Dec 16, 2025 vs NYI | Cycle | — | 5* | 54.7 | — | |
| Dec 13, 2025 @ CHI | Point shot | — | 0 | 52.4 | — | |
| Dec 13, 2025 @ CHI | Deflection | — | 0 | 6.3 | — | |
| Dec 10, 2025 @ CGY | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 47.6 | — | |
| Dec 10, 2025 @ CGY | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 61.7 | 4-on-2, one-timer | |
| Dec 4, 2025 @ CBJ | Rush | carry | 0 | 67.1 | — | |
| Dec 2, 2025 vs BOS | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 17.8 | 4-on-3 | |
| Nov 26, 2025 vs NSH | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 49.7 | 5-on-3 | |
| Nov 24, 2025 @ NJD | Rebound | carry | 2 | 25.3 | rebound | |
| Nov 22, 2025 vs CBJ | Rush | carry | 0 | 32.3 | — | |
| Nov 16, 2025 @ NYR | Cycle | — | 3* | 28.0 | — | |
| Nov 15, 2025 vs BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 17.2 | — | |
| Nov 15, 2025 vs BUF | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 36.1 | — | |
| Nov 13, 2025 vs ANA | Point shot | — | 1 | 66.1 | — | |
| Nov 13, 2025 vs ANA | Deflection | — | 1 | 41.9 | deflection | |
| Oct 31, 2025 @ ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 28.3 | — | |
| Oct 30, 2025 @ LAK | Cycle | — | 5* | 51.8 | one-timer | |
| Oct 28, 2025 @ STL | Deflection | — | 3 | 8.5 | — |
* 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 DeBrincat
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% DeBrincat apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Raymond | LW | 1 | 14:41 | 90% | 47.6% | — (0-0) | — 1:43 | 60.0% 1:45 |
| Andrew Copp | C | 1 | 14:29 | 88% | 47.6% | — (0-0) | — 1:55 | 0.0% 1:18 |
| Moritz Seider | D | 1 | 6:49 | 42% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 36.4% 9:35 | 50.0% 10:53 |
| Albert Johansson | D | 1 | 6:13 | 38% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 46.2% 10:11 | 58.3% 7:12 |
| Justin Faulk | D | 1 | 6:00 | 37% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 58.3% 10:24 | 62.5% 12:40 |
| Anton Johansson | D | 1 | 5:46 | 35% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 45.5% 10:38 | 62.5% 12:19 |
| Ben Chiarot | D | 1 | 4:31 | 28% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 11:53 | 61.1% 11:15 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka | D | 1 | 3:33 | 22% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 47.4% 12:51 | 60.0% 8:57 |
| J.T. Compher | LW | 1 | 1:07 | 7% | — | — (0-0) | 47.6% 15:17 | 47.4% 11:58 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1146:43 on ice · ranked against 510 forwards · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
Faces tougher-than-usual opposition.
Each value is the ice-time-weighted average season xGF% of the skaters DeBrincat shared the 5v5 ice with, each shrunk toward 50%. Most skaters land between about 45% and 55% for QoT and 49% and 51% for QoC, so the percentile is the easier read.
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs NYR | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50% | 19:43 | 16:24 | 2:07 | 0:14 |
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 | 19:43 | 19:43 | 13 | 14 | 48.1% | 33.3% | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.2 | 1.7 | 67% |
| Even strength | 1 | 16:24 | 16:24 | 10 | 11 | 47.6% | 33.3% | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0.6 | 50% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 16:24 | 16:24 | 10 | 11 | 47.6% | 33.3% | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0.6 | 50% |
| Power play | 1 | 2:07 | 2:07 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:14 | 0:14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v4 | 1 | 2:07 | 2:07 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100% |
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 | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 0 | 19:43 |
| 2025-26 | DET | 82 | 41 | 44 | 85 | +8 | 19 | 287 | 14.3% | 38 | 39 | 18:30 |
| 2024-25 | DET | 82 | 39 | 31 | 70 | -13 | 29 | 244 | 16.0% | 33 | 38 | 17:52 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 82 | 27 | 40 | 67 | +1 | 34 | 237 | 11.4% | 66 | 35 | 17:54 |
| 2022-23 | OTT | 82 | 27 | 39 | 66 | -31 | 45 | 263 | 10.3% | 109 | 38 | 19:00 |
| 2021-22 | CHI | 82 | 41 | 37 | 78 | -13 | 19 | 270 | 15.2% | 101 | 35 | 20:51 |
| 2020-21 | CHI | 52 | 32 | 24 | 56 | +3 | 12 | 155 | 20.6% | 70 | 22 | 20:32 |
| 2019-20 | CHI | 70 | 18 | 27 | 45 | -10 | 15 | 207 | 8.7% | 58 | 19 | 17:30 |
| 2018-19 | CHI | 82 | 41 | 35 | 76 | 0 | 15 | 220 | 18.6% | 35 | 26 | 17:42 |
| 2017-18 | CHI | 82 | 28 | 24 | 52 | +6 | 6 | 181 | 15.5% | 40 | 25 | 14:48 |
Alex DeBrincat news
- Red Wings Milestones to Watch in the 2026-27 SeasonThe Hockey Writers
- Bold Predictions for the Detroit Red Wings’ 2026-27 SeasonThe Hockey Writers
- Alex DeBrincat, Todd McLellan Practice MediaNHL.com
- Quick Rumor Hits From Around the NHLNHLRumors.com
- Alex DeBrincat Is an Alternate Captain Candidate, McLellan SaysYahoo Sports
- "Certainly A Candidate": Alex DeBrincat Has Strong Case To Be Named Alternate CaptainYahoo Sports
- A First NHL Trade Board of the YearNHLRumors.com
- Alex DeBrincat answers heated scrum with overtime winner for DetroitMarqueur.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.