ROOKIE

#38 OWEN PICKERING (D)
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
 


Age 21.0 Birth Date 2004-01-27
Shoots L Draft Info 2022 (1/21)
Height 6'5 Fantrax Roster% 15
Weight 200 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country CAN Status Off Roster
2024-2025 Regular Season   Player Card
GP G A PTS PPP TOI PPTOI SOG HIT BKS
25123014:490:01151319
PROSPECT UPSIDE
7.5 / 10
PROSPECT CERTAINTY
85%
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Latest News & Analysis

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Date Type News
2025-01-25Player UpdatePickering was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre on Saturday.
2025-01-03Injury UpdatePickering (concussion) is considered a game-time decision for Friday's game against the Panthers, Michelle Crechiolo of the Penguins' official site reports.
2025-01-03Player UpdatePickering was activated from injured reserve Friday.
2024-12-31Injury UpdatePickering (concussion) will remain sidelined for Tuesday's game against the Red Wings despite fully participating in the Penguins' morning skate, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.
2024-12-23Injury UpdatePickering (concussion) was placed on injured reserve Monday.
2024-12-23Injury UpdatePickering (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday.
2024-12-21Injury UpdatePickering won't return to Saturday's tilt against New Jersey because of an upper-body injury.
2024-11-30Injury UpdatePickering (illness) will be a game-time decision versus Calgary on Saturday, Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports.
2024-11-30Player UpdatePickering (illness) will play Saturday versus the Flames.
2024-11-29Injury UpdatePickering (illness) will miss Friday's tilt against Boston.
2024-11-28Injury UpdatePickering (illness) missed practice Thursday and is considered questionable ahead of Friday's tilt versus Boston, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.
2024-11-27Injury UpdatePickering (illness) won't play Wednesday versus the Canucks.
2024-11-15Player UpdatePickering was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday.
2024-08-27ArticleDobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades – Pittsburgh Penguins
2023-10-10Player UpdatePickering (undisclosed) was assigned to the WHL's Swift Current Broncos on Monday.
2023-09-14Injury UpdatePickering is battling an undisclosed injury, according to Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com.
2023-03-30Player UpdatePickering was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday, Dave Molinari of Pittsburgh Hockey Now reports.
2022-10-01Player UpdatePickering was reassigned to WHL Swift Current on Saturday, per CapFriendly.

Salary/CapHit Information

2024-2025 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
950,000 2031 RFA No No
Year Cap Hit AAV
2024-2025886,6671,136,667
2025-2026886,6671,136,667
2026-2027886,6671,136,667

Fantasy Rankings


Category Rank
Top Defensemen105
Top Prospect Defensemen27

Upside Trend Chart

NHL ID: 8483503

2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Feb 22WSH
Feb 23NYR
Feb 25@PHI
Feb 27PHI
Mar 1BOS
Mar 2TOR
Mar 4@COL
Mar 7@VGK
Mar 9@MIN
Mar 11VGK
Mar 13STL
Mar 15N.J
Mar 18NYI
Mar 21CBJ
Mar 23@FLA
Mar 25@T.B
Mar 27@BUF
Mar 30OTT
Apr 3@STL
Apr 5@DAL
Apr 6@CHI
Apr 8CHI
Apr 11@N.J
Apr 13BOS
Apr 17WSH

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2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Feb 22WSH
Feb 23NYR
Feb 25@PHI
Feb 27PHI
Mar 1BOS
Mar 2TOR
Mar 4@COL
Mar 7@VGK
Mar 9@MIN
Mar 11VGK
Mar 13STL
Mar 15N.J
Mar 18NYI
Mar 21CBJ
Mar 23@FLA
Mar 25@T.B
Mar 27@BUF
Mar 30OTT
Apr 3@STL
Apr 5@DAL
Apr 6@CHI
Apr 8CHI
Apr 11@N.J
Apr 13BOS
Apr 17WSH

DraftKings

Game Date Team Opponent DraftKings Yahoo FanDuel OwnersBox

2024-2025 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Pittsburgh Penguins Last Game Lines (2025-02-08)

Opponent: Philadelphia Flyers
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
112:3122.7RICKARD RAKELL - KEVIN HAYES - ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER1019564.321970.0
29:4517.7MICHAEL BUNTING - DANTON HEINEN - CODY GLASS0004180.012475.0
39:2717.2NOEL ACCIARI - MATT NIETO - BLAKE LIZOTTE01-12250.0131056.5
48:1314.9PHILIP TOMASINO - EMIL BEMSTROM - VASILY PONOMAREV01-11420.07750.0
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
116:0829.3ERIK KARLSSON - MATT GRZELCYK1019469.2301468.2
214:0025.4RYAN GRAVES - VINCENT DESHARNAIS11010471.4201164.5
313:4324.9PIERRE-OLIVIER JOSEPH - KRIS LETANG01-14450.011857.9
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:5254.1RICKARD RAKELL - KEVIN HAYES - MICHAEL BUNTING0002166.75271.4
20:4823.2ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER - DANTON HEINEN - PHILIP TOMASINO - EMIL BEMSTROM00030100.030100.0
30:2210.6MICHAEL BUNTING - DANTON HEINEN - PHILIP TOMASINO - EMIL BEMSTROM000000.0000.0
40:073.4MICHAEL BUNTING - DANTON HEINEN - PHILIP TOMASINO000010.0010.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:0861.8ERIK KARLSSON - KRIS LETANG0002250.05362.5
21:1536.2MATT GRZELCYK00030100.030100.0
30:021.0ERIK KARLSSON - PIERRE-OLIVIER JOSEPH000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
10:5462.1DANTON HEINEN - CODY GLASS000000.0020.0
20:2731.0ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER - NOEL ACCIARI000000.0000.0
30:033.4ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER - CODY GLASS000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
10:4754.0RYAN GRAVES - VINCENT DESHARNAIS00010100.02166.7
20:4046.0PIERRE-OLIVIER JOSEPH - KRIS LETANG000000.0010.0

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 2024-2025 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% MIN

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
FILIP LINDBERG26.0201971974.03.5
TAYLOR GAUTHIER24.00005.02.0
JOEL BLOMQVIST23.120202527.53.0
SERGEI MURASHOV20.9202241187.53.0

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2024-2025PIT251230.1210-46156.70.613000019000:010.527.314:49
CAREER 251230.1210-46156.70.613000019000:010.527.314:49

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2024-2025PIT2510.0420.0830.1260.24150.6000.00130.52190.7600.00

Career Stats (Non-NHL)  AHL Profile Page

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2024-2025AHLWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins182020.11813160.912.504
2023-2024WHLSwift Current Broncos59739460.78351800.00019
2022-2023WHLSwift Current Broncos61936450.7430-500.00018
2022-2023AHLWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins80000.000-970.90.000
2021-2022WHLSwift Current Broncos62924330.5339-2900.00013
2021-2022WJC-18Canada U1840220.500200.000
2020-2021WHLSwift Current Broncos232790.398-300.00010
2020-2021CSSHL U18RINK HA Winnipeg U18 Prep30220.672000.000
2019-2020CSSHL U16RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg U1634516210.628000.000
2019-2020CSSHL U18RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg U1830000.002000.000
2018-2019WAAA U15Eastman Selects U15 AAA35611170.4914000.000
2017-2018WAAA U15Eastman Selects U15 AAA70110.140000.000
2013-2014Brick InvitationalWinnipeg Jr. Jets (Brick)61120.330000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)  AHL Profile Page

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2023-2024WHLSwift Current Broncos91670.780-200.00019
2019-2020CSSHL U16RINK Hockey Academy Winnipeg U1620331.500000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2024-2025PIT40110.25213020.00.5400002000:000.038.111:01
CAREER 40110.25213020.00.5400002000:000.038.111:01

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2024-2025PIT400.0010.2510.2500.0020.5000.0041.0020.5000.00

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
14011200:0014:21
216101800:0215:03
35011500:0014:23
40000000:00:0

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2023-2024

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
10000000:00:0
20000000:00:0
30000000:00:0
40000000:00:0

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

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Shooting % 6.7
5on5 Shooting % 6.7
PTS/60 0.5
PDO 978
Sec. Asst% 0

Expected Goal (xG) stats below provided by Natural Stat Trick
Note: Expected Goals are updated overnight and will not include today's games. Stats only available as of 2020-21.

Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

Extended Game Log

Date OPP TEAM CF CA CF% GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5



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Stats

GP G A PTS PTS/60 +/- PIM SOG S% PPP HIT BLK FOW FO% PPTOI %PP TOI IPP

Even Strength Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production

PTS %Total Line Combination