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60Not on an NHL roster · Right wing · Shoots R
Alex Belzile
Age 35 · 6'0" · 198 lb · Born in St-Eloi, CAN
Cap hit
$850K
0.8% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
needs 40 recent games
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2022-23 regular season
GP
31
Goals
6
15.0% shooting
Assists
8
3 primary
Points
14
0.45 per game
TOI/GP
12:08
PP 0:14 · PK 0:59
Plus/minus
0
Hits
27
Blocks 22
PIM
13
Game Score
+0.48
per game
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1 vs CAR · L 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:59 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 5-6 | 50 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.17 |
| Mar 30 vs FLA · L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:04 | 0:58 | 0:52 | 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.07 |
| Mar 28 @ PHI · L 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:21 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.17 |
| Mar 27 @ BUF · W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10:40 | 0:00 | 1:11 | 2-1 | 50 | 0 | 1 | -1 | +1.21 |
| Mar 25 vs CBJ · W 8-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:13 | 0:22 | 1:40 | 2-5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.31 |
GS = our Game Score (credit for everything he did; goals and assists count most). FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2022-23 · 336 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
15th percentile
43rd percentile
24th percentile
4th percentile
26th percentile
8th percentile
50th percentile
5th percentile
10th percentile
12th percentile
81st percentile
78th percentile
92nd percentile
26th percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play style
Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2022-23
- Shooting volume
- 29
- Playmaking
- 39
- Zone entries(est.)
- 2
- Forechecking
- 27
- Physicality
- 62
- Defensive impact
- 51
- Puck management
- 13
- Speed
- —
Where he shoots from
Slot 38% · Mid-range 38% · Perimeter 25%(53 unblocked shots)
Watch-outs
- Zone entries: 2nd percentile among wingers (estimate).
- Puck management: 13th percentile among wingers.
Similar style: Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Alexis Lafrenière (NYR)
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.
Career stats
From the NHL's player records
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | GWG | SOG | S% | TOI | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 10:39 | 80.0 | — |
| 2021-22 | Montréal Canadiens | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 10:24 | 42.1 | — |
| 2022-23 | Montréal Canadiens | 31 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 15.0 | 12:08 | 46.8 | +0.48 |
| Career | 3 seasons | 44 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 10.7 | 11:38 | — |
Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team. GS/GP is our Game Score per game.
Latest news
Headlines from news outlets and team blogs
No news about him in the last 30 days.
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
—
Media
—
Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Recent Game Scores
Last 10 games · goals above average
Average +0.33 per game over these 10.
Where his Game Score comes from
+0.48 per game
2022-23 · 31 GP
Season total +14.8, or +0.48 per game.
- Scoring
- +10.6
- Shooting
- +3.0
- Defense
- -0.2
- Penalty kill
- -0.2
- Physical play
- +1.6
- Puck battles
- -0.3
- Penalties
- +0.4
- Faceoffs
- -0.1
Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
Skating · NHL EDGE
No NHL EDGE data yet. It refreshes weekly.
Age curve
At 35: 56% of peak
NHL forwards · production index
At 35, forwards typically produce 56% of their peak (age 24).
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Contract by season
1 season left
| Season | Team | Cap hit | % of cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | MTL | $850K | 0.8% |
UFA after 2026-27. $850K in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).