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Alexander Romanov

Position	Left Defense	Current Team	New York Islanders
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	8 years
Height	6'1"	Expires	2032-33
Weight (lbs)	220	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	33
Age	25 (Jan 6, 2000)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2018, Round 2, Overall 38 (MTL)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jun 30, 2025	New York Islanders	Signed 8 years @ $6.250M AAV starting in 2025-26
Aug 22, 2022	New York Islanders	Signed 3 years @ $2.500M AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 13, 2020	Montreal Canadiens	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2020-21	MTL	54	816:10	0.07	0.22	0.29	0.19	-0.11	1.59	4.01	-2.42	0.00	2.97
2021-22	MTL	79	1339:11	0.13	0.31	0.45	0.14	-0.01	2.94	3.14	-0.20	0.72	2.88
2022-23	NYI	76	1273:04	0.09	0.85	0.94	0.17	-0.08	2.15	3.87	-1.72	0.79	5.56
2023-24	NYI	81	1473:02	0.29	0.49	0.77	0.15	0.13	6.14	3.24	2.90	0.62	1.88
2024-25	NYI	64	1238:09	0.19	0.68	0.87	0.18	0.02	4.21	3.85	0.36	1.46	3.65
2025-26	NYI	3	47:32	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09	-0.09	0.00	2.45	-2.45	0.00	0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2020-21	MTL	54	816:10	41.24	2.35	2.31	36.24	2.35	2.15	50.00	51.81	-0.21	0.07	-2.93
2021-22	MTL	79	1339:11	38.67	2.42	2.32	45.03	2.91	2.83	45.38	45.05	-0.04	0.03	-0.69
2022-23	NYI	76	1273:04	40.77	2.50	2.52	46.09	2.17	2.88	53.54	46.62	-0.18	0.33	-4.71
2023-24	NYI	81	1473:02	42.48	2.69	2.55	47.09	2.04	2.70	56.90	48.56	0.14	0.20	-0.58
2024-25	NYI	64	1238:09	44.49	2.47	2.55	42.89	2.47	2.63	50.00	49.22	0.16	0.35	-1.87
2025-26	NYI	3	47:32	46.70	2.52	2.30	42.92	6.31	3.17	28.57	42.09	0.05	1.06	-9.60

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	79	22.4	0.2	8.2	8.5	96.1	70.1	76.4	22.5	1.1	0.4	0.2	0.4
2022-23	76	21.3	0.2	8.3	8.5	95.6	68.5	77.4	18.3	4.3	0.4	0.2	0.4
2023-24	81	21.9	0.2	8.3	8.5	98.9	68.7	75.3	22.7	2.1	0.4	0.2	0.4
2024-25	64	21.5	0.2	8.4	8.6	91.1	70.4	74.7	23.0	2.3	0.4	0.2	0.4
2025-26	3	21.4	0.4	8.8	8.9	89.2	72.4	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.4

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Team	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2025-26	NYI	1.49	5.98	20.00	2.38	3.48	40.55	0.15	1.43	-11.45
2024-25	NYI	2.79	2.65	51.22	2.87	2.50	53.48	0.54	0.15	3.63
2024-25	NYI	2.55	2.70	48.57	2.79	3.06	47.67	0.22	0.65	-3.92
2024-25	NYI	2.02	2.82	41.67	1.82	2.76	39.74	-0.63	0.38	-11.04
2024-25	NYI	2.93	0.98	75.00	1.93	2.30	45.62	-0.46	-0.04	-4.91
2024-25	NYI	1.28	1.28	50.00	3.26	2.14	60.37	0.69	-0.34	9.41
2024-25	NYI	2.71	1.36	66.67	1.87	2.17	46.25	-0.92	-0.51	-4.71
2024-25	NYI	0.00	0.00	-	1.51	2.62	36.45	-0.69	0.21	-11.19
2023-24	NYI	3.00	1.71	63.64	2.64	2.68	49.66	0.24	0.15	0.87
2023-24	NYI	2.26	2.26	50.00	2.58	2.57	50.08	0.15	0.02	1.29
2023-24	NYI	2.73	2.73	50.00	2.22	2.99	42.63	-0.24	0.43	-6.40
2023-24	NYI	1.02	2.05	33.33	1.98	3.11	38.87	-0.74	0.36	-10.81
2023-24	NYI	3.11	2.07	60.00	2.29	3.40	40.29	-0.06	0.83	-7.53
2023-24	NYI	2.34	4.68	33.33	2.08	2.20	48.59	-0.36	-0.29	-0.84
2023-24	NYI	4.87	4.87	50.00	3.54	2.30	60.59	1.10	-0.18	11.01
2022-23	NYI	2.08	2.45	45.95	2.60	2.99	46.50	-0.05	0.36	-3.69
2022-23	NYI	2.94	2.20	57.14	2.68	2.89	48.12	0.08	0.26	-1.58
2022-23	NYI	2.87	1.72	62.50	2.32	2.72	46.04	-0.35	0.05	-3.96
2022-23	NYI	0.00	0.00	-	1.89	3.38	35.86	-0.72	0.75	-13.93
2022-23	NYI	2.79	2.79	50.00	2.22	2.21	50.13	-0.45	-0.54	0.80
2021-22	MTL	2.30	3.38	40.48	2.45	3.05	44.59	0.14	0.15	0.20
2021-22	MTL	2.91	3.15	48.00	2.30	2.84	44.69	-0.01	0.14	-1.33
2021-22	MTL	2.60	2.60	50.00	2.49	2.52	49.70	0.21	-0.48	6.51
2021-22	MTL	1.36	3.63	27.27	2.26	2.96	43.31	-0.14	0.23	-3.51
2021-22	MTL	1.50	1.50	50.00	1.99	1.86	51.60	-0.37	-0.77	4.35
2021-22	MTL	3.58	0.90	80.00	2.03	2.83	41.72	-0.39	-0.05	-3.88
2021-22	MTL	3.12	3.12	50.00	1.49	3.74	28.50	-0.97	0.78	-16.95
2021-22	MTL	0.00	0.00	-	0.73	2.54	22.36	-1.69	-0.28	-23.75
2020-21	MTL	2.18	1.39	61.11	2.30	1.82	55.80	-0.27	-0.32	1.28
2020-21	MTL	3.51	2.19	61.54	2.48	1.89	56.77	-0.05	-0.17	1.63
2020-21	MTL	1.19	4.77	20.00	1.97	2.52	43.90	-0.40	0.29	-7.72
2020-21	MTL	0.81	1.62	33.33	1.97	2.92	40.36	-0.48	0.80	-13.35
2020-21	MTL	3.79	4.74	44.44	2.62	2.49	51.26	0.14	0.46	-3.73
2020-21	MTL	3.78	1.26	75.00	1.95	1.95	49.95	-0.57	-0.10	-5.17
2020-21	MTL	0.00	6.19	0.00	1.79	2.75	39.46	-0.70	0.61	-14.36
2020-21	MTL	3.97	0.00	100.00	3.88	2.81	57.97	1.41	0.81	2.71

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Is it too soon for Islanders fans to panic? at Eyes on Isles (Tue Oct 14, 2025)
Reconstruction du CH : les petites erreurs de 2022… at Dans Les Coulisses (Sat Oct 11, 2025)
Emil Heineman et Jonathan Drouin sont sur le premier trio des Islanders at Dans Les Coulisses (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Give me a reason to draft this guy! Late round fantasy hockey picks at ESPN (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
Les Islanders exposés après l’échange de Dobson at HABSolument Fan (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
Alexander Romanov aims to prove he was worth long-term NY Islanders extension at Eyes on Isles (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
Breakout rankings: Defensemen predicted for break out success this season at ESPN (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
Owen Protz s’est clairement fait un nom hier soir at Dans Les Coulisses (Sun Sep 14, 2025)
Projecting the New York Islanders’ 2025-26 Lineup at The Hockey Writers (Tue Sep 2, 2025)
Islanders Have 4 Duos That Will Make or Break 2025-26 at The Hockey Writers (Sun Aug 31, 2025)
Maxim Shabanov says his heart led him to sign with the NY Islanders at Eyes on Isles (Thu Aug 28, 2025)
Islanders’ Bounce Back Candidates for 2025-26 at The Hockey Writers (Wed Aug 27, 2025)
Islanders fans should be realistic about Matthew Schaefer at Eyes on Isles (Tue Aug 26, 2025)
Islanders’ High Floor Leaves Darche With Limited Options at The Hockey Writers (Sat Aug 23, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	25		$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	RFA-arb
2026-27	26	NTC	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	RFA-arb
2027-28	27	NTC	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	UFA
2028-29	28	NTC	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	UFA
2029-30	29	NTC	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	UFA
2030-31	30	M-NTC	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	UFA
2031-32	31	M-NTC	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	UFA
2032-33	32	M-NTC	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$50,000,000	$50,000,000	$50,000,000

Signed: June 30, 2025

Team: New York Islanders

GM: Mathieu Darche

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 6.54

Clause: Full no trade clause from 2026-27 to 2029-30 then converts to a 16 team no trade clause for 2030-31, 2031-32 and 2032-33.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	22	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	-	-	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	10.2(c)
2023-24	23	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	-	-	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	RFA-arb
2024-25	24	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	-	-	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000

Signed: Aug 22, 2022

Team: New York Islanders

GM: Lou Lamoriello

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 3.03

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	19	$894,167	$1,177,500	-	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
2020-21	20	$894,167	$1,177,500	$212,500	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2021-22	21	$894,167	$1,177,500	$637,500	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$850,000	$185,000	$2,497,500	$2,682,500	$210,000

Signed: July 13, 2020

Team: Montreal Canadiens

GM: Marc Bergevin

Exp. Status: 10.2(c)

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2015-16	Russia U16	Krylia Sovetov Moskva U16	26	4	11	15		18
2016-17	Russia U17	Krylia Sovetov Moskva U17	22	4	5	9		28
2016-17	MHL	MHK Krylia Sovetov Moskva	15	1	2	3	-2	2
2016-17	Russia U18	Krylia Sovetov Moskva U18	11	1	2	3		16				9	1	1	2		4
2017-18	WJC-18	Russia U18	5	1	2	3	+5
2017-18	WJAC-19	Russia U18 \|WJAC-19\|	4	4	0	4		2
2017-18	JCWC	Krasnaya Armiya Moskva	4	0	0	0		2
2017-18	Russia U18	CSKA Moskva U18	3	2	1	3		4
2017-18	MHL	Krasnaya Armiya Moskva	37	7	7	14	+17	37				4		1	1	-1
2018-19	WJC-20	Russia U20	7	1	7	8	+12
2018-19	KHL	CSKA Moskva	43	1	3	4	+16	12				4				+2	2
2019-20	WJC-20	Russia U20	7	1	5	6	+6	2
2019-20	EHT	Russia	3	0	0	0		2
2019-20	KHL	CSKA Moskva	43	0	7	7	+21	14				4
2020-21	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	54	1	5	6	+1	21	71	1.4	17:15	4	1		1	-2		3	33.3	12:24
2021-22	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	79	3	10	13	-9	53	107	2.8	20:24
2022-23	NHL	New York Islanders	76	2	20	22	+13	43	100	2.0	19:27	4				+3	2	2	0.0	17:50
2023-24	NHL	New York Islanders	81	7	15	22	+23	20	117	6.0	20:50	5		1	1	+2		6	0.0	22:33
2024-25	NHL	New York Islanders	64	4	16	20	+5	20	100	4.0	22:18
2025-26	NHL	New York Islanders	3	0	0	0	-3	2	3	0.0	17:40
NHL Career			357	17	66	83	+30	159	498	3.4	20:08	13	1	1	2	+3	2	11	9.1	17:59