#4 · Defence · WPG
NealPionk
Next milestone 3 goals from 50
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- -2
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 7
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- July 29, 1995 (age 31)
- Birthplace
- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Weight
- 190 lb (86 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- Undrafted
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.7 mphleague avg 20.4 mph66th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph1league avg 1.533rd percentile
- Distance skated9.5 mileague avg 6.6 mi87th percentile
- Hardest shot91.1 mphleague avg 79.1 mph93rd percentile
- Time in the offensive zone41.6%league avg 41.6%54th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.60 | -0.60 | 15 | 0 | .040 |
| 2025-26 | 3 | 3.44 | -0.44 | 220 | 1 | .016 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 51:20 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 38.3% | 48.5% | -10.2 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 43.5% | 45.2% | -1.7 |
- Goals for–against
- 2–2
- xG for–against
- 1.8–2.8
- Average rating
- 5.4
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Samberg | 3 | 35:11 | 38.4% |
| Josh Morrissey | 3 | 10:36 | 61.4% |
| Mario Ferraro | 2 | 3:59 | 59.3% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.4 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 590 | 47 | 221 | 268 | +21 | 333 | 1118 | 4.2 | 90 |
| Playoffs | 35 | 1 | 20 | 21 | -15 | 20 | 64 | 1.6 | 10 |
Season by season (10)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Jets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Jets | 51 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +1 | 37 | 97 | 3.1 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Jets | 69 | 10 | 29 | 39 | +21 | 44 | 123 | 8.1 | 12 |
| 2023-24 | Jets | 82 | 5 | 28 | 33 | +9 | 63 | 146 | 3.4 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | Jets | 82 | 10 | 23 | 33 | -12 | 44 | 142 | 7.0 | 3 |
| 2021-22 | Jets | 77 | 3 | 31 | 34 | +5 | 46 | 140 | 2.1 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | Jets | 54 | 3 | 29 | 32 | +6 | 20 | 100 | 3.0 | 10 |
| 2019-20 | Jets | 71 | 6 | 39 | 45 | +10 | 32 | 177 | 3.4 | 25 |
| 2018-19 | Rangers | 73 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -16 | 35 | 132 | 4.5 | 13 |
| 2017-18 | Rangers | 28 | 1 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 12 | 54 | 1.8 | 5 |