D · VGK · NHL id 8478450
Parker Wotherspoon has played 2 games for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 1 shots while averaging 17:54 a night (17:11 at even strength, 0:14 on the power play and 0:27 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 87% of his 5v5 minutes with Rasmus Andersson and 41% with Mitch Marner over the last 2 games, and the Golden Knights have controlled 55% of shot attempts with Wotherspoon on the ice (0-4 in goals, 38% offensive-zone starts). In the Golden Knights' most recent game against ANA he was on D3 with Rasmus Andersson and off the power play; dropped to D3 (from D1) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 2 game vs ANA, detected from shift data
- 0 P in last 2 (0.55/GP before)
- −1:53 TOI a game
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 17:52 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 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 2 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 · 2 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at VGK: 2 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.05 expected goals; best chance Parker Wotherspoon at 0.03 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 80 GP · 30 points vs 25.9 expected
Last 20 games: +41. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 4.3%
- 100.8
- 38.5%
- G vs xG
- 3 / 2.6
- 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: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played80
- Goals3525th of 715
- Assists27163rd of 715
- Points30292nd of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points238th of 715
- Shots on goal70441st of 715
- Hits16259th of 715
- Blocked shots11263rd of 715
- Plus/minus+1756th of 715
- Penalty minutes5591st of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)52.2%173rd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)51.4%217th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)51.4%251st of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)51.4%244th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)52.5%220th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)52.2%195th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.26642nd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.119683rd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.29336th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game20:10122nd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:03573rd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %45.5%485th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.30469th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1008255th of 719
- Goals above expected+0.4278th of 715
- Luck Meter+34131st of 828
- Ascension score42384th of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.7553rd of 715
- 20+ mph bursts23588th of 715
- Hardest shot90.1253rd of 715
- Offensive-zone time41.1%414th 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 · 80 of 80 games through the sequence engine
- −0.089
- Season net
- −2.06xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.26
- Attempts
- 6
- 0.001
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 D1 from D2Apr 29, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Mar 8, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Jan 21, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Nov 27, 2024 alerts →
How the goals happened
4 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2026 @ SEA | Point shot | carry | 3* | 72.2 | — | |
| Nov 16, 2025 vs NSH | Point shot | — | 4 | 47.6 | — | |
| Oct 27, 2025 vs STL | Cycle | — | 4* | 65.9 | — | |
| Jan 14, 2025 vs TBL | Rush | carry | 0 | 54.0 | — |
* 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 Wotherspoon
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Wotherspoon apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Andersson | D | 2 | 29:51 | 87% | 55.4% | 0% (0-4) | 50.0% 4:31 | 14.3% 4:42 |
| Mitch Marner | RW | 2 | 14:01 | 41% | 71.4% | 0% (0-1) | 46.3% 20:21 | 50.0% 16:36 |
| William Karlsson | C | 2 | 13:21 | 39% | 69.6% | 0% (0-2) | 46.2% 21:01 | 48.1% 16:15 |
| Ivan Barbashev | C | 2 | 10:35 | 31% | 52.6% | — (0-0) | 55.8% 23:47 | 56.4% 18:39 |
| Brett Howden | C | 2 | 10:08 | 29% | 71.4% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 24:14 | 51.7% 19:08 |
| Braeden Bowman | RW | 2 | 8:08 | 24% | 42.1% | 0% (0-3) | 60.5% 26:14 | 64.3% 12:40 |
| Jack Eichel | C | 2 | 7:52 | 23% | 46.7% | — (0-0) | 57.4% 26:30 | 48.8% 20:38 |
| Mark Stone | RW | 2 | 7:05 | 21% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 59.6% 27:17 | 55.0% 20:12 |
| Marc Gatcomb | C | 2 | 6:47 | 20% | 33.3% | 0% (0-1) | 58.5% 27:35 | 56.0% 11:17 |
| Nic Dowd | C | 2 | 6:46 | 20% | 36.4% | 0% (0-2) | 58.8% 27:36 | 66.7% 11:20 |
| Victor Olofsson | RW | 2 | 6:42 | 19% | 62.5% | 0% (0-1) | 52.2% 27:40 | 62.5% 17:58 |
| Tomas Hertl | C | 2 | 6:08 | 18% | 53.8% | — (0-0) | 55.1% 28:14 | 67.6% 17:04 |
| Trevor Connelly | LW | 2 | 5:17 | 15% | 54.5% | 0% (0-1) | 54.9% 29:05 | 62.1% 14:01 |
| Brayden McNabb | D | 1 | 2:00 | 6% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 53.6% 17:07 | 66.7% 14:37 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1,385 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
66th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
81st percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Faces tougher-than-usual opposition.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Wotherspoon's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Wotherspoon'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
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs ANA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 15:39 | 15:15 | 0:24 | — |
| Sep 29 | vs CHI | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 20:08 | 19:07 | 0:04 | 0:54 |
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 | 2 | 35:47 | 17:54 | 34 | 30 | 53.1% | 51.0% | 20 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 1.5 | 1.6 | 30% |
| Even strength | 2 | 34:22 | 17:11 | 34 | 28 | 54.8% | 53.1% | 20 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 1.5 | 1.5 | 38% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 34:22 | 17:11 | 34 | 28 | 54.8% | 53.1% | 20 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 1.5 | 1.5 | 38% |
| Power play | 2 | 0:28 | 0:14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:54 | 0:54 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 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 | VGK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 17:54 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | PIT | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 12 | 4 | 0.0% | 20 | 12 | 22:06 |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 80 | 3 | 27 | 30 | +17 | 55 | 70 | 4.3% | 162 | 112 | 20:10 |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 55 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -10 | 10 | 44 | 2.3% | 75 | 66 | 18:02 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | BOS | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 9 | 0.0% | 22 | 24 | 17:33 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 41 | 0 | 8 | 8 | +6 | 31 | 32 | 0.0% | 84 | 67 | 17:43 |
| 2022-23 | NYI | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 4 | 10 | 0.0% | 8 | 7 | 13:20 |
Parker Wotherspoon news
- Parker Wotherspoon embraces fresh start with Golden Knights after breakout NHL seasonktnv.com
- Parker Wotherspoon StatsNHL.com
- Parker Wotherspoon Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Parker Wotherspoon HomeNHL.com
- 2026-27 Vegas Golden Knights Season PreviewNHLRumors.com
- Golden Knights’ Additions & Subtractions From the 2026 OffseasonThe Hockey Writers
- What can Golden Knights fans expect from Parker Wotherspoon in 2026-27?Vegas Hockey Knight
- Penguins’ Wild Card Factors That Will Lead to Success in 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.