PuckSleuthSan Jose Sharks · Center · Shoots L
Alex Barré-Boulet
Age 29 · 5'10" · 180 lb · Born in Montmagny, CAN
Cap hit
$875K
0.8% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
needs 40 recent games
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2025-26 regular season
GP
2
Goals
0
Assists
1
0 primary
Points
1
0.50 per game
TOI/GP
8:24
PP 1:27 · PK 0:00
xGF%
67.8
5v5, +40.3 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.04
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
2 W · 0 L
Plus/minus
0
Blocks 0 · Hits 3
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 vs SEA · W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:02 | 2:36 | 0:00 | 2-0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.02 |
| Jan 19 vs WSH · W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3:46 | 0:18 | 0:00 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.06 |
| Oct 10 @ BOS · L 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9:58 | 3:39 | 0:00 | — | 33 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.24 |
| Oct 9 vs TOR · W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:21 | 2:27 | 0:00 | — | 100 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.23 |
| Feb 19 vs OTT · L 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0-1 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.09 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. 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 · 2023-24 · 357 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
43rd percentile
36th percentile
74th percentile
48th percentile
35th percentile
32nd percentile
12th percentile
48th percentile
45th percentile
49th percentile
59th percentile
28th percentile
11th percentile
96th 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 centers · 2023-24
- Shooting volume
- 65
- Playmaking
- 20
- Zone entries(est.)
- —
- Forechecking
- —
- Physicality
- 34
- Defensive impact
- 25
- Puck management
- 79
- Speed
- —
Where he shoots from
No unblocked shots yet.
Strengths
- Puck management: 79th percentile among centers.
Watch-outs
- Playmaking: 20th percentile among centers.
- Defensive impact: 25th percentile among centers.
Similar style: Cole Guttman, Tyler Johnson
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.
Where his Game Score comes from
2023-24 · 36 GP · goals above average
Season total -1.0 goals, or -0.03 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +0.1
- Even strength defense
- -0.3
- Power play
- +0.2
- Finishing
- +0.2
- Playmaking
- -1.4
- Penalties
- +0.2
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
By season
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | COL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:24 | — | -0.04 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 10:10 | — | -0.23 |
| 2023-24 | TBL | 36 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 46 | 11:11 | — | -0.03 |
| 2022-23 | TBL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:01 | — | -0.21 |
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.
Age curve
NHL forwards · production index
At 29, forwards typically produce 89% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 30, when the typical level is 84%.
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.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 19.3 mph
- 0th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 0
- Hardest shot
- 68.7 mph
- 4th pct
- Distance
- 2.6 mi
- OZ time
- 55.7%
- 100th pct
- DZ time
- 28.0%