Neal Pionk
Winnipeg Jets · #4 · Defenseman · age 31 · 6'0" · 190 lb · shoots RBorn 🇺🇸 Omaha, Nebraska · Undrafted
OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN0.67 points/game from the blue line this season
10 points in 15 games — 18th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
22HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMES ↓ -5hotter than 73% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
69ENERGY · MODERATEaverage defenseman 92 · last game yesterday
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.
Cooling: 43 after the game against CHI, 22 now — still hotter than 73% of defensemen (average defenseman 15).
Now 22 · +8 over these 15 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
3 points and 2 goals in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 1.8× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | ▲ 2.0× his usual |
| Assists | 1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | ▼ 0.4× his usual |
| Points | 3 | 3.3 | 1.6 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shots | 17 | 12 | 6 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Shooting % | 11.8% | 8.3% | 6.3% | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −4 | −1.7 | +0.0 | −2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 23:06 | 24:06 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | @ CAR | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −2 | 22:55 | 22 |
| Oct 30 | @ FLA | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −2 | 23:42 | 27 |
| Oct 29 | @ TBL | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 22:03 | 20 |
| Oct 27 | vsFLA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 21:28 | 7 |
| Oct 25 | vs MTL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25:21 | 26 |
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.
Points18th of 228 defensemen10leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals10th of 228 defensemen3leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists24th of 228 defensemen7leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots8th of 228 defensemen36leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points25th of 228 defensemen2leader Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus189th of 228 defensemen−5leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game19th of 228 defensemen24:06leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: shots (93rd), ice time (92nd), goals (86th). Below the middle: plus/minus (18th).
■ Pionk this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 55 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 45 in 2019–20.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | WPG | 15 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.67 | −5 |
| 2025–26 | WPG | 51 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0.24 | +1 |
| 2024–25 | WPG | 69 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 0.57 | +21 |
| 2023–24 | WPG | 82 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 0.40 | +9 |
| 2022–23 | WPG | 82 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 0.40 | −12 |
| 2021–22 | WPG | 77 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 0.44 | +5 |
| 2020–21 | WPG | 54 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 0.59 | +6 |
| 2019–20 · best | WPG | 71 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 0.63 | +10 |
| 2018–19 |  NYR | 73 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 0.36 | −16 |
| 2017–18 | NYR | 28 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0.50 | −1 |