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Parker Wotherspoon
Defenseman #28 Penguins
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Parker Wotherspoon has 15 points (2 goals, 13 assists) in 43 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 112) of the 2015 NHL Draft by the New York Islanders, he has 31 points (3 goals, 28 assists) in 151 regular-season games for the New York Islanders, the Boston Bruins and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He also has 2 points (0 goals, 2 assists) in 10 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 28.4 yrs (24.08.1997)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 112th in 2015
    Draft Team: Team logoNew York Islanders
    Awards: -
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The 28-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Penguins controlling 44% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Parker Wotherspoon is off the ice, the Penguins control 54% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 15% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 44% in the defensive zone.

  • 71

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 158th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 134th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.11
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.44
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.64
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.14
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.35
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.55
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.09
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.45
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.35
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.14
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.25
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.69
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.43
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.32
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    3.25
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.44
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    4.75
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $1.000M
Player Contract Value: $3.000M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 30.9 yrs (24.08.1997)
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Parker Wotherspoon
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
01.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 1 1 0 19:22 1 0.0% 2
03.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 2 2 2 18:49 1 0.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 0 18:43 1 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 1 20:04 0 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 0 19:22 3 0.0% 2
Total 5 0 3 3 3 6 0.0% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Islanders 12 0 1 1 5 13:19 10 0.0% 4
2023-24 Team Logo Bruins 41 0 8 8 6 17:43 32 0.0% 31
2024-25 Team Logo Bruins 55 1 6 7 -10 18:01 44 2.3% 10
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 43 2 13 15 2 20:36 42 4.8% 32
Season Projection 82 4 25 29 4 20:36 80 5.0% 61
Total 151 3 28 31 3 128 2.3% 77
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Bruins 10 0 2 2 -1 17:33 9 0.0% 6
Total 10 0 2 2 -1 9 0.0% 6
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Parker Wotherspoon Team Logo D 28.4 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.35 0.21 58 77 $1.000M
94% Dylan DeMelo Team Logo D 32.7 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.35 0.26 59 78 $4.900M
88% Jalen Chatfield Team Logo D 29.7 yrs 185 cm / 94 kg 0.26 0.23 60 76 $3.000M
85% Spencer Stastney Team Logo D 26 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.20 0.19 56 76 $0.825M
85% Ryan Shea Team Logo D 28.9 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.37 0.19 64 82 $0.900M
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