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Owen Pickering
Defenseman #38 Penguins
Player Information

Owen Pickering has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists) in 4 games this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 21) of the 2022 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, he has 3 points (1 goals, 2 assists) in 29 regular-season games for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 22 yrs (27.01.2004)
    Height / Weight: 196 cm / 93 kg
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    Drafted: 21st in 2022
    Draft Team: Team logoPittsburgh Penguins
    Awards: -
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The 22-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Penguins controlling 39% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Owen Pickering is off the ice, the Penguins control 47% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 18% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 41% in the defensive zone.

  • 63

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 262nd of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 211th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.08
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.39
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    14.82
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.16
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.32
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.10
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.89
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.46
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.96
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.92
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.49
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.08
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.81
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    0.97
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.41
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Owen Pickering at his age (22 yrs):
    Nikita Zadorov (Rating of 62 in 2015, Today 71)
    Alexander Romanov (Rating of 63 in 2020, Today 53)
    Gustav Forsling (Rating of 61 in 2016, Today 68)
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Owen Pickering
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.10.2025 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 0 0 1 13:11 0 0
30.10.2025 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 13:22 0 0
01.11.2025 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 -2 10:43 1 0.0% 0
03.11.2025 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 -2 11:04 0 2
Total 4 0 0 0 -3 1 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Penguins 25 1 2 3 -5 14:49 15 6.7% 6
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 4 0 0 0 -3 12:05 1 0.0% 2
Season Projection 42 0 0 0 0 0:00 0 0
Total 29 1 2 3 -8 16 6.3% 8
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Owen Pickering Team Logo D 22 yrs 196 cm / 93 kg 0.00 0.10 50 69
80% Jaycob Megna Team Logo D 33.1 yrs 198 cm / 96 kg 0.00 0.14 50 77 $0.800M
80% David Jiricek Team Logo D 22.1 yrs 193 cm / 93 kg 0.00 0.17 57 72 $0.918M
79% Dmitri Simashev Team Logo D 20.9 yrs 193 cm / 89 kg 0.04 0.04 50 65 $0.950M
78% Declan Carlile Team Logo D 25.7 yrs 191 cm / 86 kg 0.14 0.15 54 67 $0.775M
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