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Adam Beckman Anton Lundell Ben Kindel Braden Doyle Calen Addison Cedric Pare Cole Guttman Cole Koepke Dawson Barteaux Declan McDonnell Drake Batherson Esa Lindell Graeme Clarke Jack Quinn Jason Zucker K'Andre Miller Kevin Korchinski Kirill Marchenko Leo Loof Liam Foudy Matt Coronato Michael Amadio Mikhail Sergachev Moritz Seider Nathan MacKinnon Nick Suzuki Oskar Pettersson Owen Pickering Pavel Novak Phil Kemp Ryan McDonagh Ryan O'Rourke Sammy Blais Samuel Bolduc Scott Mayfield Shane Bowers Viktor Arvidsson Dustin Wolf Evan Cormier Mackenzie Blackwood Matthew Villalta
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L-R · Vegas Golden Knights Golden Knights · USA
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
28 (1998)
Contract
$6,900,000 × 4yr
Expires
UFA 2030 · age 32
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2025
Drafted
2017 Rd 5 (#126) VGK
Vitals
6'3" · 209 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 485 fwds
CK 80 77th
FG 55 64th
DI 87 50th
SK 76 47th
ST 78 79th
EN 76 74th
DU 96 77th
PH 86 84th
FO 55 56th
PA 82 87th
SC 89 92nd
DF 64 13th
PS 73 86th
EX 71 63rd
LD 72 60th
OV 75 85th

Contract

Cap hit $6,900,000 6.6% of cap
Year 2 of 5
2025-26
2026-27
2029-30
Expiry Status
UFA
2030 age 32
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2019-20 VGK 37 7 8 15 0.41 -9 6 1 2 0 62 11.3% 19
2020-21 VGK 52 6 9 15 0.29 +8 33 0 0 1 82 7.3% 81
2021-22 VGK 82 24 30 54 0.66 +1 38 3 5 0 253 9.5% 84
2022-23 VGK 82 23 40 63 0.77 -9 25 2 7 0 260 8.8% 85
2023-24 VGK 82 24 34 58 0.71 -7 28 1 2 0 243 9.9% 85
2024-25 VGK 82 19 21 40 0.49 -12 26 0 4 0 196 9.7% 74
2025-26 VGK 82 25 34 59 0.72 +5 49 5 9 0 199 12.6% 130
CAREER 7 yrs 499 128 176 304 0.61 -23 205 12 29 1 -- 9.9% 558
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 79 33 38 71 -7 33 5 13 30 167 17:21
On Pace - 82 34 39 74 -7 34 5 13 31 173 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2018-19 OTT 20 3 6 9 0.45 -2 6 2 2 3 16.7% 13:25
2019-20 OTT 23 3 7 10 0.43 -12 13 0 1 6 9.4% 15:34
2020-21 OTT 56 17 17 34 0.61 -17 8 3 5 15 15.3% 16:28
2021-22 OTT 46 17 27 44 0.96 4 32 3 3 14 15.5% 18:56
2022-23 OTT 82 22 40 62 0.76 -35 33 2 14 29 8.8% 18:36
2023-24 OTT 82 28 38 66 0.80 -9 42 4 7 22 14.3% 18:10
2024-25 OTT 82 26 42 68 0.83 -9 30 3 13 31 13.5% 18:09
2025-26 OTT 79 33 38 71 0.90 -7 33 5 13 30 19.8% 17:21
Career NHL 470 149 215 364 0.77 -87 197 22 58 150 13.9% -

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
2019-20 21 C VGK 73 43 90 77 69 65 81 69 56 75 68 62 25 45 45 64
2020-21 22 C VGK 87 75 83 77 71 70 90 76 54 75 64 57 25 47 47 66
2021-22 23 C VGK 84 45 86 78 77 78 87 87 42 82 84 59 25 57 57 72
2022-23 24 C VGK 84 45 80 82 77 81 77 88 40 86 86 62 63 59 59 74
2023-24 25 C VGK 79 54 87 82 76 79 81 93 36 82 78 62 75 64 64 73
2024-25 26 LW VGK 77 44 85 84 76 78 99 88 41 81 85 63 80 66 66 74
2025-26 27 LW VGK 83 45 88 82 76 78 99 88 45 83 83 63 60 68 68 75
2026-27 28 L-R VGK 80 55 87 76 78 76 96 86 55 82 89 64 73 71 72 75
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2019-20 21 C VGK 73 43 90 77 69 65 81 69 56 75 68 62 25 45 45 64
2020-21 22 C VGK +14 +32 −7 · +2 +5 +9 +7 −2 · −4 −5 · +2 +2 +2
2021-22 23 C VGK −3 −30 +3 +1 +6 +8 −3 +11 −12 +7 +20 +2 · +10 +10 +6
2022-23 24 C VGK · · −6 +4 · +3 −10 +1 −2 +4 +2 +3 +38 +2 +2 +2
2023-24 25 C VGK −5 +9 +7 · −1 −2 +4 +5 −4 −4 −8 · +12 +5 +5 −1
2024-25 26 LW VGK −2 −10 −2 +2 · −1 +18 −5 +5 −1 +7 +1 +5 +2 +2 +1
2025-26 27 LW VGK +6 +1 +3 −2 · · · · +4 +2 −2 · −20 +2 +2 +1
2026-27 28 L-R VGK −3 +10 −1 −6 +2 −2 −3 −2 +10 −1 +6 +1 +13 +3 +4 ·
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2019-20 VGK $773,333 3 yr 0.9% 21 ELC Rookie
2022-23 VGK $4,750,000 3 yr 5.8% 24 RFA
2025-26 VGK $6,900,000 5 yr 7.2% 27 RFA CURRENT
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