Alexandre Carrier

Stingy
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Points, 2026–27: 4; 1 G, 3 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 1.4; 1 goals from it
Ice time per game: 19:13; 10 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 54.4; share of chances while he's on

Alexandre Carrier has 1 goal and 3 assists (4 points) in 8 games for the Montreal Canadiens in 2026–27, with 10 shots on goal and 19:13 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 28.7 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 65% of defencemen

Goals above average: +0.6
Wins: +0.09

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.33, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 64.6% of 223 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+0.80 SD · 85th percentile · weight 11% · +0.4 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.2198th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.-1.7715th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 119 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

vs CAR
Wednesday, May 27
Shot blocker
Alexandre Carrier blocked 7 shots. He has 29 points in 91 games this season. He played 23:22 and had no shots on goal. The Canadiens lost 4-0 to the Hurricanes.
at BUF
Friday, May 8
Drought over
Alexandre Carrier scored for the first time in 20 games. That was his eighth goal of the season. He played 19:38 and had one shot on goal. The Canadiens beat the Sabres 5-1.
at TBL
Tuesday, April 21
Ice time
Alexandre Carrier played 27:18, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He has 23 points in 75 games this season. The Canadiens lost 3-2 to the Lightning in overtime.
vs VAN
Monday, January 12
Drought over
Alexandre Carrier scored for the first time in 43 games. He scored twice. He has 3 goals this season. The Canadiens beat the Canucks 6-3.
vs FLA
Thursday, January 8
Shot blocker
Alexandre Carrier got in front of 6 shots. He has 12 points in 44 games this season. He played 21:47 and had no shots on goal. It finished 6-2 for the Canadiens.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game19:13
48
Points per 601.56
81
Goals per 600.39
77
Individual xG per 600.54
96
Shots per 603.9
59

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice1.87
14
xG against per 60, on ice1.57
97
xGF%54.4%
69

Physical

Hits per 602.3
47
Blocks per 605.5
70
Penalty minutes per 602.3
27

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed20.7 mph
41
Bursts over 20 mph3
41
Distance skated22 mi
61

Shooting

Hardest shot78.5 mph
20
Shots on goal10
69
Shooting %10.0%
77

Zone time

Offensive zone time39.7%
32
Offensive zone time, even strength42.4%
56

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Partner	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Kaiden Guhle	4	47:04	37–39	1.8–1.7	1–2	52%
Lane Hutson	8	35:45	33–30	0.9–1.0	4–1	50%
Mike Matheson	5	29:07	29–21	0.8–0.3	1–0	75%
Arber Xhekaj	7	2:26	2–1	0.0–0.0	0–0	0%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 15 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.501.00

05-0610-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	1	3	4	10	1.4	19:13	6	14	54.4
2025–26	73	7	15	22	56	3.3	19:05	35	158	49.1
2024–25	79	3	22	25	82	4.0	20:35	75	171	46.2
2023–24	73	4	16	20	77	5.0	18:48	60	137	52.0

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	22:08	0	2	1	0.03	0	2	0
2026-10-14	20:42	0	0	1	0.00	0	2	4
2026-10-13	21:55	0	0	2	0.10	1	3	0
2026-10-10	18:23	0	0	1	0.19	2	3	0
2026-10-08	21:57	0	0	1	0.04	2	1	0
2026-10-06	18:11	0	0	1	0.11	0	1	2
2026-10-03	8:32	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0
2026-09-29	21:54	1	1	3	0.91	1	1	0
2026-05-29	19:13	0	0	1	0.11	1	0	0
2026-05-27	23:22	0	0	0	0.00	0	7	0
2026-05-25	24:59	0	0	0	0.01	1	3	0
2026-05-23	22:14	0	1	1	0.18	2	4	0
2026-05-21	19:14	0	1	0	0.00	1	3	2
2026-05-18	27:03	0	1	1	0.00	1	5	0
2026-05-16	17:32	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	12
2026-05-14	23:27	0	1	1	0.01	1	4	0
2026-05-12	17:00	0	0	0	0.01	0	1	6
2026-05-10	24:31	0	1	0	0.00	1	4	0
2026-05-08	19:38	1	0	1	0.11	2	1	4
2026-05-06	18:45	0	0	0	0.16	0	0	0