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Status
Minors 100%
Age / YOB
30 (1996)
Contract
$2,000,000 × 1yr
Expires
UFA 2027 · age 31
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2025
Drafted
2014 Rd 1 (#23) DAL
Vitals
6'1" · 194 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 485 fwds
CK 83 84th
FG 45 49th
DI 89 63rd
SK 95 96th
ST 71 42nd
EN 68 45th
DU 60 12th
PH 64 39th
FO 25 4th
PA 67 51st
SC 72 60th
DF 74 65th
PS 25 34th
EX 73 67th
LD 76 68th
OV 69 57th

Contract

Cap hit $0 Salary $2,000,000
Year 2 of 2
2025-26
2026-27
Expiry Status
UFA
2027 age 31
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2017-18 WPG 74 8 10 18 0.24 -18 46 1 1 0 128 6.3% 68
2018-19 WPG 82 13 12 25 0.30 -2 34 1 1 0 151 8.6% 116
2019-20 WPG 82 25 30 55 0.67 +16 28 3 3 0 222 11.3% 118
2020-21 WPG 82 23 37 60 0.73 +24 28 3 4 0 241 9.5% 69
2021-22 WPG 78 22 33 55 0.71 +7 8 3 4 0 206 10.7% 61
2022-23 WPG 77 12 11 23 0.30 -3 22 1 3 0 110 10.9% 52
2023-24 WPG 82 19 31 50 0.61 -12 10 4 6 0 235 8.1% 83
2024-25 WPG / CHI 78 10 11 21 0.27 +1 18 2 1 0 116 8.6% 52
CAREER 8 yrs 635 132 175 307 0.48 +13 194 18 23 0 -- 9.4% 619
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2019-20 WPG 13 6 3 9 0.69 +5 6 1 3 0 36 16.7% 21
2024-25 CHI 23 2 7 9 0.39 +1 0 0 0 0 35 5.7% 23
CAREER 2 app. 36 8 10 18 0.50 +6 6 1 3 0 -- 11.3% 44
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 EDM 41 8 9 17 5 14 0 0 0 65 14:35
On Pace - 82 16 18 34 10 28 0 0 0 130 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2015-16 TOR 9 0 0 0 0.00 -3 2 0 0 0 0.0% 14:47
2016-17 TOR 8 1 0 1 0.13 -2 0 0 0 0 9.1% 10:42
2017-18 TOR 38 7 2 9 0.24 -1 4 1 0 0 12.7% 11:15
2018-19 TOR 78 20 24 44 0.56 12 27 3 1 3 11.5% 16:37
2019-20 TOR 69 13 23 36 0.52 0 22 2 0 3 10.7% 15:47
2020-21 PIT 40 11 19 30 0.75 15 7 3 1 4 16.2% 15:32
2021-22 PIT 79 11 21 32 0.41 2 16 2 0 5 8.5% 14:32
2022-23 PIT 43 7 13 20 0.47 -8 8 2 3 6 10.1% 12:02
2022-23 STL 23 8 6 14 0.61 0 10 3 0 0 17.0% 16:45
2023-24 STL 73 6 16 22 0.30 -5 14 1 0 0 6.1% 14:23
2024-25 STL 10 1 0 1 0.10 -6 2 1 0 0 9.1% 11:19
2024-25 EDM 57 5 8 13 0.23 -16 14 1 0 0 9.1% 12:01
2025-26 EDM 41 8 9 17 0.41 5 14 0 0 0 12.3% 14:35
Career NHL 568 98 141 239 0.42 -7 140 19 5 21 10.7% -

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 20 LW MTL 75 65 99 76 65 51 50 52 63 60 46 62 44 44 44 56
2017-18 21 LW WPG 72 65 88 76 65 68 68 69 50 67 67 65 64 45 45 63
2018-19 22 LW WPG 80 44 96 80 65 59 76 62 29 55 71 80 25 49 49 64
2019-20 23 LW WPG 77 54 89 84 70 74 79 67 52 75 77 72 25 57 58 69
2020-21 24 LW WPG 76 63 89 87 70 72 91 68 29 76 71 75 25 61 62 69
2021-22 25 LW WPG 75 43 93 87 71 70 81 71 25 82 79 54 25 63 64 69
2022-23 26 LW WPG 77 43 93 88 71 69 83 71 30 77 72 59 25 66 68 68
2023-24 27 LW WPG 80 44 91 90 71 66 90 69 40 74 74 71 25 68 70 70
2024-25 28 LW CHI 76 43 92 89 71 66 88 68 38 70 66 74 25 70 72 68
2025-26 29 LW SJS 78 44 91 87 71 61 84 61 42 61 59 66 25 72 74 65
2026-27 30 R SJS 83 45 89 95 71 68 60 64 25 67 72 74 25 73 76 69
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2016-17 20 LW MTL 75 65 99 76 65 51 50 52 63 60 46 62 44 44 44 56
2017-18 21 LW WPG −3 · −11 · · +17 +18 +17 −13 +7 +21 +3 +20 +1 +1 +7
2018-19 22 LW WPG +8 −21 +8 +4 · −9 +8 −7 −21 −12 +4 +15 −39 +4 +4 +1
2019-20 23 LW WPG −3 +10 −7 +4 +5 +15 +3 +5 +23 +20 +6 −8 · +8 +9 +5
2020-21 24 LW WPG −1 +9 · +3 · −2 +12 +1 −23 +1 −6 +3 · +4 +4 ·
2021-22 25 LW WPG −1 −20 +4 · +1 −2 −10 +3 −4 +6 +8 −21 · +2 +2 ·
2022-23 26 LW WPG +2 · · +1 · −1 +2 · +5 −5 −7 +5 · +3 +4 −1
2023-24 27 LW WPG +3 +1 −2 +2 · −3 +7 −2 +10 −3 +2 +12 · +2 +2 +2
2024-25 28 LW CHI −4 −1 +1 −1 · · −2 −1 −2 −4 −8 +3 · +2 +2 −2
2025-26 29 LW SJS +2 +1 −1 −2 · −5 −4 −7 +4 −9 −7 −8 · +2 +2 −3
2026-27 30 R SJS +5 +1 −2 +8 · +7 −24 +3 −17 +6 +13 +8 · +1 +2 +4
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2016-17 MTL $863,333 3 yr 1.2% 20 ELC Rookie
2019-20 WPG $3,200,000 3 yr 3.9% 23 RFA
2022-23 WPG $3,200,000 1 yr 3.9% 26 RFA
2023-24 WPG $3,200,000 2 yr 3.8% 27 RFA
2025-26 SJS $2,000,000 2 yr 2.1% 29 UFA CURRENT
2014-15
Feb 28 2015
2014-15
2015-16
Jun 13 2015
2015-16
to SENATORS
Dec 11 2015
2015-16
to CANADIENS
  • Kasperi Kapanen P
2017-18
Jul 23 2017
2017-18
to JETS
2024-25
Dec 1 2024
2024-25
to BLACKHAWKS

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