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Neal Pionk
Defenseman #4 Jets
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Neal Pionk has 7 points (2 goals, 5 assists) in 38 games for the Winnipeg Jets this season.

As an undrafted Defenseman, he has 263 points (46 goals, 217 assists) in 574 regular-season games for the New York Rangers and the Winnipeg Jets.

He also has 21 points (1 goals, 20 assists) in 35 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 30.5 yrs (29.07.1995)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: -
    Injury: Day to Day with Foot Injury
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The 30-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Jets controlling 43% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Neal Pionk is off the ice, the Jets control 49% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 24% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 38% in the defensive zone.

  • 67

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 163rd of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 183rd of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.06
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.43
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    22.85
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.14
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.21
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.14
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.16
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.03
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.42
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.76
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.96
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.04
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.55
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.28
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.69
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.14
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.38
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    9.21
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $7.000M
Player Contract Value: $2.000M
Remaining: 6 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2031 UFA
Age at the end: 36.9 yrs (29.07.1995)
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Neal Pionk
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
31.12.2025 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 22:06 0 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 1 1 -2 22:10 2 0.0% 2
03.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 1 24:43 3 0.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 1 26:22 2 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 0 0 1 22:19 0 0
Total 5 0 1 1 1 7 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2017-18 Team Logo Rangers 28 1 13 14 -1 22:22 54 1.9% 12
2018-19 Team Logo Rangers 73 6 20 26 -16 21:10 132 4.5% 35
2019-20 Team Logo Jets 71 6 39 45 10 23:22 177 3.4% 32
2020-21 Team Logo Jets 54 3 29 32 6 21:58 100 3.0% 20
2021-22 Team Logo Jets 77 3 31 34 5 21:07 140 2.1% 46
2022-23 Team Logo Jets 82 10 23 33 -12 21:55 142 7.0% 44
2023-24 Team Logo Jets 82 5 28 33 9 20:49 146 3.4% 63
2024-25 Team Logo Jets 69 10 29 39 21 22:04 123 8.1% 44
2025-26 Team Logo Jets 38 2 5 7 1 22:51 76 2.6% 19
Season Projection 77 4 10 14 2 22:51 154 2.6% 38
Total 574 46 217 263 23 1090 4.2% 315
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Jets 4 0 2 2 -6 23:04 10 0.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Jets 8 0 4 4 -2 26:00 17 0.0% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Jets 5 0 7 7 -6 27:18 9 0.0% 0
2023-24 Team Logo Jets 5 0 1 1 -2 21:56 5 0.0% 4
2024-25 Team Logo Jets 13 1 6 7 1 24:25 23 4.3% 14
Total 35 1 20 21 -15 64 1.6% 20
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Neal Pionk Team Logo D 30.5 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.18 0.46 57 72 $7.000M
83% Gustav Forsling Team Logo D 29.6 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.36 0.40 59 71 $5.750M
82% Timothy Liljegren Team Logo D 26.7 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.22 0.30 54 72 $3.000M
81% Alexandre Carrier Team Logo D 29.3 yrs 180 cm / 78 kg 0.27 0.29 54 72 $3.750M
80% Mario Ferraro Team Logo D 27.3 yrs 180 cm / 90 kg 0.25 0.23 56 72 $3.250M
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