Ondrej Palat
L · #81
· New York Islanders
· 6'0" · 194 lb
· L-handed
· 35 yrs
· Draft: 2011 Rd 7 (#208 overall)
Compare with
Season
80
Games
5–10–15
G–A–P
83
Shots · 6.0%
126 / 75
Hits / Blocks
Contract
Cap hit
$6,000,000
Term2022-23 → 2026-27 (5 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2027
Clauses2022-23: NMC; 2023-24: NMC; 2024-25: NMC; 2025-26: NMC M-NTC; 2026-27: NMC M-NTC
Signed at age31
Signing GMTom Fitzgerald
AgentCraig Oster
Advanced · 2025-26
Corsi %
49.1%51st
xGF% (5v5)
47.3%42nd
Points/60 (5v5)
0.8810th
Goals Above Expected
-3.08th
Shooting %
6.0%
Ice Time / Game
12:49
Offensive-zone starts
50%
Takeaways / Giveaways
12 / 41
Archetype — how these are computed →
Grinder
A physical, energy depth forward — presence and puck battles over production.
Why he earned it — his rank vs the league
Hits per 60
8.0
78th
Blocks per 60
4.7
94th
Points per 60
0.95
96th
Defensive Forward
A defensive specialist forward — suppresses chances and plays a low-event, own-zone role.
HD suppression
8.2/60
69th
Shot suppression
55.7/60
34th
Blocks per 60
4.7
94th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · 2025-26Slot
5 G on 42 shots
12%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+1 shot (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
83
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
5
Shooting %
6.0%
Shots / GP
1.0
xG
7.5
Shot Danger Mix
High danger11%
Medium danger39%
Low danger51%
Top Scoring Zones
01
12%
Slot
5 G on 42 shots
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OG | Czechia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Islanders | 29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Devils | 51 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Devils | 77 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 5 |
| 2023-24 | EHT | Czechia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023-24 | WC | Czechia | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Devils | 71 | 11 | 20 | 31 | — |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Devils | 49 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 12 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Lightning | 77 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 23 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Lightning | 55 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 23 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Lightning | 69 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 25 |
| 2018-19 | EHT | Czechia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2018-19 | WC | Czechia | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Lightning | 64 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Lightning | 56 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 17 |
| 2016-17 | WCup | Czechia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Lightning | 75 | 17 | 35 | 52 | — |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Lightning | 62 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 17 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Lightning | 75 | 16 | 47 | 63 | 26 |
| 2013-14 | Olympics | Czechia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Lightning | 81 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 3 |
| 2012-13 | AHL | Syracuse | 56 | 13 | 39 | 52 | 18 |
| 2012-13 | NHL | Lightning | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 2011-12 | AHL | Norfolk | 61 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 18 |
| 2010-11 | QMJHL | Drummondville | 61 | 39 | 57 | 96 | 10 |
| 2009-10 | QMJHL | Drummondville | 59 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 7 |
| 2008-09 | CzRep-Jr. | Vitkovice Jr. | 42 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 10 |
| 2007-08 | CzRep-Jr. | Vitkovice Jr. | 42 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 2 |
| 2007-08 | CzR-U17 | Vitkovice U17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2006-07 | CzRep-Jr. | Vitkovice Jr. | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 2006-07 | CzR-U17 | Vitkovice U17 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 56 | 9 |
| 2005-06 | CzR-U17 | Vitkovice U17 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 |