D · WPG · #4
Neal Pionk
- Height
- HT 6'0"
- Weight
- WT 190 lbs
- Birth date
- Jul 29, 1995 (age 31)
- Bio
- USA · Shoots R
He ranks D122 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.
Dynasty Value Score
532
#251 overall · D51 of 272
2025–26 scoring
117.8 pts
51 GP · 2.3 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
183.4 pts
67.7 games · 2.7 PPG
6.9 G · 20.3 A · 27.2 P · 22:00 TOI · 1:35 PP · 4.6 xG
Projection range
155.9–201.7
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 22:43 | 1:36 | 41.5% | 3 | 3.9 | 21.0 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 22:00 | 1:35 | 42.0% | 6.9 | 4.6 | 21.5 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 67.7 | 183.4 | 2.7 | 22:00 | 1:35 | 6.9 | 20.3 | 27.2 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 124.0 | 144.9 | 98.9 | 4.7 | 47.9 | 4.6 | 7.0 |
| 2025–26 | 51 | 117.8 | 2.3 | 22:43 | 1:36 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 111 | 75 | 1 | 37 | 3.9 | 6 |
| 2024–25 | 69 | 217.0 | 3.1 | 22:04 | 1:22 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 123 | 114 | 101 | 21 | 44 | 4.1 | 5 |
| 2023–24 | 82 | 225.3 | 2.7 | 20:50 | 1:48 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 146 | 221 | 118 | 9 | 63 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2022–23 | 82 | 216.6 | 2.6 | 21:56 | 1:55 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 142 | 169 | 129 | -12 | 44 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 77 | 206.5 | 2.7 | 21:08 | 2:11 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 140 | 185 | 91 | 5 | 46 | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 54 | 174.4 | 3.2 | 21:58 | 2:05 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 100 | 137 | 74 | 6 | 20 | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 71 | 248.3 | 3.5 | 23:23 | 2:56 | 6 | 39 | 45 | 25 | 0 | 177 | 165 | 78 | 10 | 32 | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 73 | 178.2 | 2.4 | 21:10 | 1:30 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 132 | 138 | 98 | -16 | 35 | — | — |
| 2017–18 | 28 | 79.9 | 2.9 | 22:23 | 1:15 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 49 | 41 | -1 | 12 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Neal Pionk's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Pionk's Dynasty Value Score?
- Pionk scores 532 out of 10,000 (#251 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Pionk's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 183.4 NHL-standard fantasy points over 67.73 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.