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L-R · Utah Mammoth Mammoth · CAN
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Status
Minors 100%
Age / YOB
33 (1993)
Contract
$850,000 × 3yr  NTC
Expires
UFA 2029 · age 36
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2026
Drafted
2011 Rd 3 (#77) CGY
Vitals
5'11" · 191 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 485 fwds
CK 86 88th
FG 58 68th
DI 69 7th
SK 76 47th
ST 69 28th
EN 59 17th
DU 98 86th
PH 62 27th
FO 40 32nd
PA 63 38th
SC 60 30th
DF 67 34th
PS 60 71st
EX 78 80th
LD 82 81st
OV 66 35th

Contract

Cap hit $0 Salary $850,000
Year 1 of 3
2026-27
2028-29
Expiry Status
UFA
2029 age 36
Clauses NTC

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2016-17 CGY / CHI 55 3 4 7 0.13 -11 12 0 0 0 39 7.7% 32
2017-18 CHI 82 1 5 6 0.07 -10 15 1 0 0 67 1.5% 52
2018-19 CHI 66 7 5 12 0.18 -15 17 1 0 0 90 7.8% 46
2019-20 CAR / PIT 82 6 10 16 0.20 -31 32 0 1 0 75 8.0% 64
2020-21 PIT 76 12 13 25 0.33 -11 17 1 4 0 102 11.8% 67
2021-22 PIT 82 9 19 28 0.34 -7 26 1 2 0 116 7.8% 85
2022-23 PIT 82 7 7 14 0.17 -6 14 0 0 0 79 8.9% 18
2023-24 LAK 66 1 3 4 0.06 -15 37 0 0 0 45 2.2% 21
2024-25 LAK 16 1 2 3 0.19 0 8 0 0 0 8 12.5% 9
2025-26 LAK 5 0 0 0 0.00 -1 8 0 0 0 0 - 3
CAREER 10 yrs 612 47 68 115 0.19 -107 186 4 7 0 -- 7.6% 397
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2022-23 PIT 23 2 5 7 0.30 -2 8 0 0 0 44 4.5% 14
2023-24 LAK 2 0 0 0 0.00 +1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1
CAREER 2 app. 25 2 5 7 0.28 -1 8 0 0 0 -- 4.5% 15
2026-27 · no games in this range

No games logged in this range.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2025-26 OTT 81 9 14 23 8 92 1 0 0 79 11:25
On Pace - 82 9 14 23 8 93 1 0 0 80 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2014-15 PHL 11 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 0 0 0 0.0% 8:49
2015-16 PHL 36 6 5 11 0.31 5 4 1 0 2 14.6% 10:44
2016-17 PHL 60 6 10 16 0.27 -6 31 0 1 2 6.1% 12:00
2017-18 ARI 71 12 7 19 0.27 -7 31 1 1 1 10.1% 12:52
2018-19 ARI 81 7 20 27 0.33 -8 35 2 1 3 4.9% 13:33
2019-20 MTL 58 9 13 22 0.38 1 33 0 2 4 8.6% 13:28
2019-20 VGK 7 1 2 3 0.43 -1 2 0 1 1 10.0% 13:53
2020-21 NSH 52 5 13 18 0.35 4 41 1 0 4 8.3% 13:22
2021-22 NSH 68 9 13 22 0.32 -8 31 1 3 4 8.7% 12:28
2022-23 FLA 79 9 18 27 0.34 -1 38 2 0 0 8.8% 11:02
2023-24 FLA 69 7 8 15 0.22 1 64 3 0 0 6.3% 12:11
2024-25 OTT 50 6 9 15 0.30 -1 41 0 0 0 8.8% 11:54
2025-26 OTT 81 9 14 23 0.28 8 92 1 0 0 11.4% 11:25
Career NHL 723 86 132 218 0.30 -12 445 12 9 21 8.2% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2016-17 23 C CHI 76 42 96 69 60 52 89 62 67 59 70 58 73 48 48 61
2017-18 24 C CHI 75 42 84 75 60 61 84 70 52 63 59 61 25 57 58 62
2018-19 25 C CHI 81 53 86 75 61 64 83 64 49 60 70 69 67 61 62 64
2019-20 26 C PIT 79 54 87 75 68 65 93 66 68 70 59 58 60 62 63 64
2020-21 27 C PIT 79 54 84 75 68 65 90 72 45 68 68 59 60 64 65 66
2021-22 28 C PIT 73 43 78 75 67 65 88 73 52 70 59 64 58 66 68 65
2022-23 29 C PIT 75 73 86 77 69 63 86 73 42 65 64 65 58 68 70 66
2023-24 30 C LAK 76 56 85 77 66 59 91 57 50 68 60 64 58 70 72 63
2024-25 31 C LAK 84 64 74 77 67 62 91 66 51 61 59 67 55 72 75 64
2025-26 32 C LAK 82 56 77 75 68 61 67 61 29 64 62 67 60 76 80 64
2026-27 33 L-R UTA 86 58 69 76 69 59 98 62 40 63 60 67 60 78 82 66
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2016-17 23 C CHI 76 42 96 69 60 52 89 62 67 59 70 58 73 48 48 61
2017-18 24 C CHI −1 · −12 +6 · +9 −5 +8 −15 +4 −11 +3 −48 +9 +10 +1
2018-19 25 C CHI +6 +11 +2 · +1 +3 −1 −6 −3 −3 +11 +8 +42 +4 +4 +2
2019-20 26 C PIT −2 +1 +1 · +7 +1 +10 +2 +19 +10 −11 −11 −7 +1 +1 ·
2020-21 27 C PIT · · −3 · · · −3 +6 −23 −2 +9 +1 · +2 +2 +2
2021-22 28 C PIT −6 −11 −6 · −1 · −2 +1 +7 +2 −9 +5 −2 +2 +3 −1
2022-23 29 C PIT +2 +30 +8 +2 +2 −2 −2 · −10 −5 +5 +1 · +2 +2 +1
2023-24 30 C LAK +1 −17 −1 · −3 −4 +5 −16 +8 +3 −4 −1 · +2 +2 −3
2024-25 31 C LAK +8 +8 −11 · +1 +3 · +9 +1 −7 −1 +3 −3 +2 +3 +1
2025-26 32 C LAK −2 −8 +3 −2 +1 −1 −24 −5 −22 +3 +3 · +5 +4 +5 ·
2026-27 33 L-R UTA +4 +2 −8 +1 +1 −2 +31 +1 +11 −1 −2 · · +2 +2 +2
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2016-17 CGY $925,000 3 yr 1.3% 23 ELC Rookie
2019-20 CAR $1,000,000 1 yr 1.2% 26 RFA
2020-21 PIT $1,650,000 3 yr 2.0% 27 RFA
2023-24 LAK $800,000 3 yr 1.0% 30 UFA
2026-27 UTA $850,000 3 yr 0.8% 33 UFA CURRENT
2014-15
Sep 6 2014
2014-15
to BLACKHAWKS
Feb 21 2015
2014-15
to FLAMES
to BLACKHAWKS
2016-17
Feb 13 2017
2016-17
to BLACKHAWKS
to FLAMES
2019-20
Jul 22 2019
2019-20
to HURRICANES
  • Nick Cousins 64
Jan 20 2020
2019-20
to PENGUINS

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