D · WPG · NHL id 8480145
Neal Pionk has played 1 game for the Winnipeg Jets in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 2 shots while averaging 24:37 a night (21:19 at even strength, 0:53 on the power play and 2:10 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 69% of his 5v5 minutes with Dylan Samberg and 50% with Morgan Barron in his only game so far, and the Jets have controlled 52% of shot attempts with Pionk on the ice (1-0 in goals, 17% offensive-zone starts). In the Jets' most recent game against BOS he was on D1 with Dylan Samberg and on PP2.
Right now
From the Oct 2 game vs BOS, detected from shift data
- 0 P in last 1 (0.30/GP before)
- 17% of team PP time (was 28%)
- 75% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 100%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 24:22 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 · 5 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at WPG: 5 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals, 0.07 expected goals; best chance Neal Pionk at 0.04 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 51 GP · 12 points vs 19.4 expected
Last 20 games: -9. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 3.1%
- 101.7
- 24.5%
- G vs xG
- 3 / 3.8
- • Shot diet improved: 0.031 xG per attempt lately vs 0.023 before (more from the slot).
- 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, 2 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played51
- Goals3525th of 715
- Assists9493rd of 715
- Points12531st of 715
- Power-play points2342nd of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal97312th of 715
- Hits111149th of 715
- Blocked shots75157th of 715
- Plus/minus+1283rd of 715
- Penalty minutes37225th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)48.8%402nd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)49.0%397th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)47.2%483rd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.4%477th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)42.7%643rd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)46.4%548th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.27635th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.192715th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.30309th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game22:4337th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:35251st of 715
- Offensive-zone start %49.3%389th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.41537th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1017163rd of 719
- Goals above expected−0.8432nd of 715
- Luck Meter−40666th of 828
- Ascension score48251st of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.0681st of 715
- 20+ mph bursts14644th of 715
- Hardest shot90.6235th of 715
- Offensive-zone time41.5%366th 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 · 50 of 51 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.063
- Season net
- −0.94xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.27
- Attempts
- 4
- 0.004
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 PP1 from PP2May 7, 2025 alerts →
- Played 24:14 more than his 5-game averageMay 4, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Jan 7, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Dec 12, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Nov 22, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Nov 18, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Apr 19, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 29, 2022 alerts →
How the goals happened
19 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2026 @ PIT | Point shot | carry | 1 | 59.5 | — | |
| Dec 15, 2025 vs OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 65.5 | one-timer | |
| Nov 18, 2025 vs CBJ | Point shot | — | 5* | 65.6 | one-timer | |
| Apr 24, 2025 @ STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 64.7 | one-timer | |
| Apr 16, 2025 vs ANA | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 71.2 | — | |
| Feb 27, 2025 @ NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 56.4 | one-timer | |
| Feb 4, 2025 vs CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 64.0 | — | |
| Jan 22, 2025 @ COL | Rush | carry | 2 | 71.8 | — | |
| Jan 14, 2025 vs VAN | Deflection | dump | 2 | 54.4 | deflection | |
| Dec 21, 2024 vs MIN | Point shot | — | 4 | 86.7 | one-timer | |
| Nov 29, 2024 @ VGK | Deflection | — | 3* | 37.6 | deflection | |
| Oct 30, 2024 @ DET | Rush | pass | 3 | 76.5 | — | |
| Oct 30, 2024 @ DET | Rebound | — | 2 | 31.1 | rebound | |
| Oct 18, 2024 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 65.5 | — | |
| Mar 11, 2024 vs WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 36.0 | — | |
| Jan 16, 2024 vs NYI | Cycle | — | 4* | 64.9 | — | |
| Jan 2, 2024 vs TBL | Deflection | — | 3* | 41.9 | deflection | |
| Dec 20, 2023 vs DET | Deflection | — | 1 | 32.5 | — | |
| Nov 7, 2023 @ STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 70.3 | — |
* 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 Pionk
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Pionk apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Samberg | D | 1 | 13:48 | 69% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 57.1% 6:04 | 50.0% 5:40 |
| Morgan Barron | C | 1 | 9:55 | 50% | 41.9% | 100% (1-0) | 73.3% 9:57 | 55.6% 3:51 |
| Adam Lowry | C | 1 | 9:13 | 46% | 37.9% | 100% (1-0) | 76.5% 10:39 | 33.3% 3:30 |
| Brad Lambert | C | 1 | 8:14 | 41% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 72.7% 11:38 | 0.0% 3:35 |
| Mark Scheifele | C | 1 | 5:26 | 27% | 84.6% | — (0-0) | 39.4% 14:26 | 42.9% 11:48 |
| Gabriel Vilardi | C | 1 | 5:00 | 25% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 14:52 | 70.6% 9:18 |
| Kyle Connor | LW | 1 | 4:30 | 23% | 72.7% | 100% (1-0) | 45.7% 15:22 | 29.2% 10:15 |
| Viggo Björck | C | 1 | 4:27 | 22% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 52.4% 15:25 | 50.0% 8:06 |
| Isak Rosen | RW | 1 | 3:47 | 19% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 52.4% 16:05 | 50.0% 6:14 |
| Cole Perfetti | C | 1 | 3:34 | 18% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 38.9% 16:18 | 44.4% 10:05 |
| Josh Morrissey | D | 1 | 3:23 | 17% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 45.0% 16:29 | 41.2% 16:17 |
| Mario Ferraro | D | 1 | 2:22 | 12% | 28.6% | 100% (1-0) | 56.4% 17:30 | 27.6% 14:10 |
| Alex Iafallo | LW | 1 | 2:09 | 11% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 53.5% 17:43 | 38.5% 7:41 |
| Nino Niederreiter | RW | 1 | 2:02 | 10% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 51.2% 17:50 | 20.0% 9:37 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 897 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
31st percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
86th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Hard minutes: tough opponents with little help from linemates.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Pionk's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Pionk's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs BOS | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 24:37 | 21:19 | 0:53 | 2:10 |
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 | 24:37 | 24:37 | 27 | 30 | 47.4% | 48.8% | 14 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 1.0 | 1.1 | 14% |
| Even strength | 1 | 21:19 | 21:19 | 24 | 24 | 50.0% | 51.4% | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.6 | 0.9 | 17% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 19:52 | 19:52 | 24 | 22 | 52.2% | 54.3% | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.6 | 0.7 | 17% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:53 | 0:53 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 2:10 | 2:10 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0.1 | — |
| 4v5 | 1 | 2:10 | 2:10 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0.1 | — |
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 | WPG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 24:37 |
| 2025-26 | WPG | 51 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +1 | 37 | 97 | 3.1% | 111 | 75 | 22:43 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | WPG | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +1 | 14 | 23 | 4.3% | 45 | 17 | 24:25 |
| 2024-25 | WPG | 69 | 10 | 29 | 39 | +21 | 44 | 123 | 8.1% | 114 | 101 | 22:04 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | WPG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 0.0% | 19 | 12 | 21:57 |
| 2023-24 | WPG | 82 | 5 | 28 | 33 | +9 | 63 | 146 | 3.4% | 221 | 118 | 20:50 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | WPG | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | 24 | 10 | 27:18 |
| 2022-23 | WPG | 82 | 10 | 23 | 33 | -12 | 44 | 142 | 7.0% | 169 | 129 | 21:56 |
| 2021-22 | WPG | 77 | 3 | 31 | 34 | +5 | 46 | 140 | 2.1% | 185 | 91 | 21:08 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | WPG | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 17 | 0.0% | 29 | 11 | 26:00 |
| 2020-21 | WPG | 54 | 3 | 29 | 32 | +6 | 20 | 100 | 3.0% | 137 | 74 | 21:58 |
| 2019-20 | WPG | 71 | 6 | 39 | 45 | +10 | 32 | 177 | 3.4% | 165 | 78 | 23:23 |
| 2018-19 | NYR | 73 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -16 | 35 | 132 | 4.5% | 138 | 98 | 21:10 |
| 2017-18 | NYR | 28 | 1 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 12 | 54 | 1.9% | 49 | 41 | 22:23 |
Neal Pionk news
- Jets' Neal Pionk: Good to goCBS Sports
- Neal Pionk News: Good to goRotoWire
- Neal Pionk Bio, Awards & Draft Infonhl.com
- Neal Pionk StatsNHL.com
- Neal Pionk HomeNHL.com
- Video - Neal Pionk Becomes Latest Jet to Celebrate Offseason MilestoneThe Hockey News
- Neal Pionk Becomes Latest Jet to Celebrate Offseason MilestoneYahoo Sports
- Jets’ 3 Worst Contracts for 2026-27The Hockey Writers
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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.