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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
31 (1995)
Contract
$3,150,000 × 2yr
Expires
UFA 2028 · age 33
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Trade · Aug 2025
Drafted
2013 Rd 5 (#129) COL
Vitals
6'4" · 234 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 485 fwds
CK 80 77th
FG 69 79th
DI 82 29th
SK 79 65th
ST 87 97th
EN 65 34th
DU 68 19th
PH 69 52nd
FO 90 91st
PA 63 38th
SC 66 40th
DF 71 57th
PS 25 34th
EX 73 67th
LD 75 66th
OV 67 43rd

Contract

Cap hit $3,150,000 3% of cap
Year 4 of 5
2023-24
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
UFA
2028 age 33
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2016-17 EDM 2 1 0 1 0.50 +1 2 0 0 0 3 33.3% 3
2017-18 FLA 25 1 2 3 0.12 -7 9 0 0 0 20 5.0% 28
2018-19 CAR 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
2020-21 CAR 82 12 10 22 0.27 -38 55 1 4 0 113 10.6% 197
2021-22 CAR / EDM 82 7 22 29 0.35 +6 24 2 0 0 121 5.8% 81
2022-23 EDM 82 17 18 35 0.43 +10 27 2 0 0 170 10.0% 107
2023-24 EDM 82 3 14 17 0.21 +6 26 0 0 0 108 2.8% 53
2024-25 EDM 82 25 31 56 0.68 +14 39 3 9 0 222 11.3% 74
2025-26 PIT 82 17 15 32 0.39 -6 23 4 2 0 153 11.1% 63
CAREER 9 yrs 521 83 112 195 0.37 -14 205 12 15 0 -- 9.1% 606
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2021-22 EDM 4 0 0 0 0.00 -4 0 0 0 0 13 0.0% 2
2022-23 EDM 7 0 3 3 0.43 0 2 0 0 0 8 0.0% 9
2024-25 EDM 13 4 1 5 0.38 -4 0 0 1 0 34 11.8% 5
2025-26 PIT 5 2 0 2 0.40 +2 0 0 0 0 10 20.0% 3
CAREER 4 app. 29 6 4 10 0.34 -6 2 0 1 0 -- 9.2% 19
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 TOR 51 7 8 15 -15 32 1 1 3 68 13:41
On Pace - 82 11 13 24 -24 51 2 2 5 109 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2015-16 OTT 24 2 3 5 0.21 -3 6 0 0 0 7.1% 12:12
2016-17 OTT 1 0 0 0 0.00 -2 0 0 0 0 0.0% 16:29
2017-18 OTT 11 1 0 1 0.09 -4 0 0 0 0 9.1% 7:54
2018-19 OTT 20 1 1 2 0.10 -10 4 0 0 0 3.3% 8:28
2019-20 OTT 56 9 11 20 0.36 0 24 2 0 1 8.7% 14:27
2020-21 OTT 56 5 15 20 0.36 5 19 0 0 2 4.8% 16:05
2021-22 OTT 59 11 7 18 0.31 -18 22 1 2 2 8.4% 17:22
2021-22 TBL 21 5 9 14 0.67 4 17 1 0 0 14.3% 14:06
2022-23 TBL 80 17 15 32 0.40 11 33 4 4 4 14.2% 16:10
2023-24 TBL 82 24 22 46 0.56 -16 27 2 9 14 15.7% 17:16
2024-25 TBL 76 22 19 41 0.54 13 30 3 2 5 15.6% 16:27
2025-26 TBL 51 7 8 15 0.29 -15 32 1 1 3 10.3% 13:41
Career NHL 537 104 110 214 0.40 -35 214 14 18 31 11.2% -

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 21 C EDM 83 45 91 63 75 56 56 61 58 55 52 73 25 46 46 59
2017-18 22 C FLA 79 75 88 66 75 81 87 59 74 56 58 66 55 46 46 61
2018-19 23 C CAR 80 45 99 71 75 51 84 58 33 50 59 52 25 47 47 58
2019-20 24 C CAR 79 45 93 71 86 52 80 63 46 55 57 52 25 48 48 59
2020-21 25 C CAR 87 69 87 71 87 67 78 61 77 65 70 72 25 56 56 66
2021-22 26 C EDM 78 45 89 71 86 73 88 65 82 72 59 85 25 60 60 68
2022-23 27 C EDM 78 45 85 78 86 74 94 64 84 65 72 87 25 64 64 70
2023-24 28 C EDM 79 55 87 84 81 73 97 67 91 65 72 74 25 67 69 70
2024-25 29 C EDM 78 55 89 85 81 76 98 89 92 72 80 71 25 69 71 74
2025-26 30 LW PIT 73 45 88 83 86 73 93 68 83 70 80 71 25 71 73 71
2026-27 31 L PIT 80 69 82 79 87 65 68 69 90 63 66 71 25 73 75 67
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2016-17 21 C EDM 83 45 91 63 75 56 56 61 58 55 52 73 25 46 46 59
2017-18 22 C FLA −4 +30 −3 +3 · +25 +31 −2 +16 +1 +6 −7 +30 · · +2
2018-19 23 C CAR +1 −30 +11 +5 · −30 −3 −1 −41 −6 +1 −14 −30 +1 +1 −3
2019-20 24 C CAR −1 · −6 · +11 +1 −4 +5 +13 +5 −2 · · +1 +1 +1
2020-21 25 C CAR +8 +24 −6 · +1 +15 −2 −2 +31 +10 +13 +20 · +8 +8 +7
2021-22 26 C EDM −9 −24 +2 · −1 +6 +10 +4 +5 +7 −11 +13 · +4 +4 +2
2022-23 27 C EDM · · −4 +7 · +1 +6 −1 +2 −7 +13 +2 · +4 +4 +2
2023-24 28 C EDM +1 +10 +2 +6 −5 −1 +3 +3 +7 · · −13 · +3 +5 ·
2024-25 29 C EDM −1 · +2 +1 · +3 +1 +22 +1 +7 +8 −3 · +2 +2 +4
2025-26 30 LW PIT −5 −10 −1 −2 +5 −3 −5 −21 −9 −2 · · · +2 +2 −3
2026-27 31 L PIT +7 +24 −6 −4 +1 −8 −25 +1 +7 −7 −14 · · +2 +2 −4
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2016-17 EDM $670,000 3 yr 0.9% 21 ELC Rookie
2019-20 CAR $900,000 2 yr 1.1% 24 RFA
2021-22 CAR $1,050,000 2 yr 1.3% 26 RFA
2023-24 EDM $3,150,000 5 yr 3.8% 28 RFA CURRENT
2016-17
Jul 17 2016
2016-17
to OILERS
to AVALANCHE
Jul 24 2016
2016-17
to OILERS
to AVALANCHE
2017-18
Mar 9 2018
2017-18
to PANTHERS
to OILERS
2018-19
Aug 26 2018
2018-19
to HURRICANES
to PANTHERS
2021-22
Jan 29 2022
2021-22
to OILERS
  • Nick Paul 68
  • Liam Gilmartin P
2025-26
Aug 2 2025
2025-26
to PENGUINS
  • Nick Paul 71

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