Player Dossier

ProtectThePipes

A+Grade

PS5 / Xbox Series · defenseMen · Defense

Animosity HCEA roster

Grade A+ · NHL 26

Last game Nov 5, 2026

High confidence · 100

Better than 53.2% of eligible defenses

ProtectThePipes has 295 EASHL career games on EA's records: 122 goals, 759 assists and 881 points (2.99 per game) with a +979 plus/minus (3.32 per game), for a ChelScan grade of A+ (+3.32 +/- per game) for the defense role. ChelScan also tracks 19 recent games for the trend charts.

Key numbers

EA career totals
Games295
Points8812.99 / game
Goals1220.41 / game
Assists7592.57 / game
Plus / minus+9793.32 / game
Hits780.26 / game

ChelScan role rating

+3.32 +/- per game · defense
A+Defense

Grade A+

274 games at this role · season NHL 26

Better than 53.2% of 25,373

Rating breakdown

EA career · role formula
Plus/minus per game100%86
+3.32 / game

* Missing optional data receives a neutral score and is never treated as zero.

At this role

Games at role274
Points8812.99 / game
Plus / minus+9793.32 / game
Hits780.26 / game
What do A+ to F mean?
  • A+Skaters ≥ +2.75 / game · Goalies ≥ 81.5% (top ~1.5%)
  • A+1.50 to +2.74 · 76.0% to 81.4%
  • B+0.50 to +1.49 · 72.0% to 75.9%
  • C-0.50 to +0.49 · 67.0% to 71.9%
  • D-1.25 to -0.51 · 63.0% to 66.9%
  • E-2.00 to -1.26 · 60.0% to 62.9%
  • F< -2.00 · < 60.0% (bottom ~5%)

Skaters are graded on plus/minus per game, goalies on save %. A+ is about the top 1.5%, F the bottom 5%. Needs at least 10 games at that role.

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