Defence · #4 · WPG

Neal Pionk

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Shoots: Right
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 190 lb
Born: Jul 29, 1995 (age 31)
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Draft: Undrafted

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 19; WPG
TOI: 459; 24:09 a game
CF%: 54.4; 482–404
xGF%: 51.2; 28.4–27.1
GF%: 44.6; 25–31

2026-27 individual

G: 4
A1: 6
A2: 2
P: 12
iSF: 47
Sh%: 8.5
ixG: 3.22
G−ixG: 0.78

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's defencemen.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	8.5	4.3	+4.2	6.5
On-ice Sh%	10.6	10.4	+0.2	10.9
PDO	95.3	100.9	-5.7	99.7
G−ixG	+0.78	–	–	–

Sh% z +1.3. Within what chance gives: at the 4.5% expected of him, his 47 shots could well have brought this. Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts46.6 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net39.2 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 459 min.

His attempts

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Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Excluding 1 empty-net attempt: 69 unblocked · 47 SOG · 4 G · 2.83 ixG · 2 from his own half, not drawn. The density is shaded against his own busiest spot, blank under a quarter of it.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	5	3	1	33.3	20.6
High slot	5	1	0	0.0	18.2
Circles	10	7	1	14.3	9.9
Point and perimeter	47	34	2	5.9	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 WPG	WPG	71	1660	55.3	56.7	55.3	+13.6	102.54	83.01	9.6	91.4	101.0
2020-21 WPG	WPG	54	1185	53.2	56.8	51.5	+7.6	60.60	57.05	11.4	90.0	101.4
2021-22 WPG	WPG	77	1628	49.3	53.6	52.6	+3.3	93.02	83.90	10.4	91.3	101.8
2022-23 WPG	WPG	82	1799	49.4	46.5	49.4	-3.6	93.69	95.95	9.2	90.4	99.6
2023-24 WPG	WPG	82	1708	48.3	50.3	47.0	-7.5	80.84	91.26	11.0	90.3	101.3
2024-25 WPG	WPG	69	1522	49.6	57.1	49.1	-5.8	75.38	78.07	12.5	90.1	102.6
2025-26 WPG	WPG	51	1158	48.5	45.0	45.8	-4.4	54.61	64.62	9.4	89.2	98.5
2026-27 WPG	WPG	19	459	54.4	44.6	51.2	+4.1	28.37	27.09	10.6	84.7	95.3
Total WPG	WPG	505	11119	50.6	52.1	50.3	+0.4	589.05	580.95	10.5	90.3	100.7

Among the league's defencemen

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 213 defencemen with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Pionk without	Without Pionk	With	Pionk without	Without Pionk	With	Pionk without	Without Pionk	With	Pionk without	Without Pionk
SambergDylan Samberg D	248	90	110	53.1 10.8–9.5	43.0 +10.1	61.8 -8.6	54.5 244–204	54.4 +0.1	51.4 +3.1	52.6 10–9	54.5 6–5	60.0 6–4
ScheifeleMark Scheifele C	141	197	169	56.9 8.4–6.4	43.0 +13.9	51.4 +5.5	62.3 170–103	48.3 +14.0	46.6 +15.6	56.3 9–7	50.0 7–7	53.8 7–6
ConnorKyle Connor LW	134	205	160	57.1 8.6–6.4	42.5 +14.6	50.2 +7.0	61.2 169–107	49.0 +12.3	44.8 +16.4	55.6 10–8	50.0 6–6	40.0 6–9
PerfettiCole Perfetti C	117	221	146	56.5 6.5–5.0	46.0 +10.4	53.2 +3.3	64.9 146–79	48.5 +16.4	48.6 +16.3	58.3 7–5	50.0 9–9	66.7 8–4
LowryAdam Lowry C	87	252	148	41.4 2.5–3.6	52.7 -11.3	42.3 -0.9	51.6 79–74	55.4 -3.7	42.7 +8.9	60.0 3–2	52.0 13–12	57.1 4–3
VilardiGabriel Vilardi C	85	254	176	51.3 4.1–3.9	49.8 +1.5	47.5 +3.9	52.0 78–72	55.2 -3.2	49.7 +2.3	57.1 4–3	52.2 12–11	33.3 4–8
BarronMorgan Barron C	74	265	152	40.5 1.8–2.7	52.1 -11.6	41.5 -1.1	45.1 60–73	57.0 -11.9	45.2 -0.1	80.0 4–1	48.0 12–13	41.7 5–7
IafalloAlex Iafallo LW	71	268	142	58.1 2.9–2.1	48.6 +9.5	47.0 +11.1	57.6 68–50	53.7 +3.9	44.8 +12.9	50.0 2–2	53.8 14–12	44.4 4–5
BjörckViggo Björck C	66	272	155	50.3 2.4–2.4	50.2 0.0	48.7 +1.5	49.6 58–59	55.6 -6.0	43.2 +6.3	33.3 2–4	58.3 14–10	22.2 2–7
RosenIsak Rosen RW	63	276	129	39.9 1.3–1.9	51.6 -11.7	42.7 -2.8	48.4 45–48	55.5 -7.1	45.9 +2.5	50.0 2–2	53.8 14–12	36.4 4–7

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). 13 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-10 vs NJD · W 4-2	vs NJD	W 4-2	54.1	66.7	75.1	22	1.87	0.62	20.0	88.9	108.9
2026-11-08 vs TBL · W 4-3	vs TBL	W 4-3	71.8	66.7	79.7	27	2.54	0.64	12.5	85.7	98.2
2026-11-05 vs VAN · W 6-2	vs VAN	W 6-2	58.3	50.0	68.8	25	1.61	0.73	10.0	88.9	98.9
2026-11-03 @ MTL · W 5-4 OT	@ MTL	W 5-4 OT	80.9	66.7	76.7	24	2.48	0.75	8.7	80.0	88.7
2026-11-01 @ CAR · L 0-7	@ CAR	L 0-7	56.6	0.0	41.7	23	1.39	1.94	0.0	80.0	80.0
2026-10-30 @ FLA · L 2-5	@ FLA	L 2-5	41.5	25.0	31.5	24	1.49	3.24	7.7	84.2	91.9
2026-10-29 @ TBL · L 4-6	@ TBL	L 4-6	55.0	60.0	32.9	22	0.93	1.89	27.3	71.4	98.7
2026-10-27 vs FLA · L 1-5	vs FLA	L 1-5	50.0	0.0	47.5	21	1.22	1.35	0.0	33.3	33.3
2026-10-25 vs MTL · L 1-2	vs MTL	L 1-2	70.2	–	70.3	25	2.18	0.92	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-22 @ DAL · L 2-3 OT	@ DAL	L 2-3 OT	43.5	25.0	41.5	30	1.64	2.32	10.0	81.3	91.3
2026-10-20 @ STL · L 1-2	@ STL	L 1-2	71.7	100.0	63.8	27	1.55	0.88	5.9	100.0	105.9
2026-10-17 vs CAR · L 2-3	vs CAR	L 2-3	36.5	50.0	38.3	23	0.82	1.32	12.5	94.1	106.6
2026-10-15 @ CHI · L 3-4 OT	@ CHI	L 3-4 OT	70.8	60.0	64.6	26	1.83	1.00	16.7	75.0	91.7
2026-10-13 vs MIN · W 5-2	vs MIN	W 5-2	55.8	80.0	57.8	24	1.24	0.91	30.8	87.5	118.3
2026-10-09 vs ANA · L 1-5	vs ANA	L 1-5	55.0	0.0	39.0	25	1.32	2.06	0.0	62.5	62.5
2026-10-07 vs COL · W 3-2	vs COL	W 3-2	47.2	66.7	39.9	23	1.04	1.57	22.2	92.9	115.1
2026-10-05 @ PIT · W 3-2	@ PIT	W 3-2	38.1	50.0	40.6	20	0.96	1.40	10.0	92.3	102.3
2026-10-04 @ DET · W 3-2	@ DET	W 3-2	34.0	0.0	34.3	24	1.15	2.21	0.0	86.7	86.7
2026-10-02 vs BOS · L 3-4 OT	vs BOS	L 3-4 OT	47.4	33.3	45.6	25	1.12	1.33	7.1	87.5	94.6