Adam Pelech
New York Islanders · #3 · Defenseman · age 32 · 6'3" · 212 lb · shoots LBorn 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario · Drafted 2012 · Rd 3 #4
PHYSICAL DEFENSEMAN1.4 penalty minutes/game, 0.21 points/game
3 points in 14 games — 108th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
8HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 29% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 8 lately — hotter than 29% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 8 · −1 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point and 1 goal in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 0.6× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ▲ 2.8× his usual |
| Assists | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shots | 7 | 6 | 6 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shooting % | 14.3% | 5.9% | 6.3% | ▲ 2.4× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −5 | −1.1 | +0.0 | −4 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 20:27 | 20:30 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs EDM | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 19:45 | 8 |
| Oct 29 | @ MIN | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 23:49 | 8 |
| Oct 27 | @ NSH | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 19:13 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | @ DAL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:23 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs LAK | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 20:03 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points108th of 228 defensemen3leader Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals56th of 228 defensemen1leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists107th of 228 defensemen2leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots71st of 228 defensemen17leader Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus167th of 228 defensemen−3leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game75th of 228 defensemen20:30leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), plus/minus (28th).
■ Pelech this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 18 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 28 in 2021–22.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | NYI | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.21 | −3 |
| 2025–26 | NYI | 82 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0.20 | +4 |
| 2024–25 | NYI | 60 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0.35 | +4 |
| 2023–24 | NYI | 58 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 0.28 | −2 |
| 2022–23 | NYI | 61 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0.34 | +15 |
| 2021–22 · best | NYI | 78 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 0.36 | +20 |
| 2020–21 | NYI | 56 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.25 | +15 |
| 2019–20 | NYI | 38 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.24 | +4 |
| 2018–19 | NYI | 78 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 0.27 | +22 |
| 2017–18 | NYI | 78 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 0.24 | +7 |
| 2016–17 | NYI | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.23 | −5 |
| 2015–16 | NYI | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.22 | −1 |