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D · Vegas Golden Knights Golden Knights · FIN
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
32 (1994)
Contract
$6,500,000 × 3yr
Expires
UFA 2029 · age 35
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Trade · Jun 2026
Drafted
2012 Rd 2 (#48) TBL
Vitals
6'3" · 217 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 63 19th
FG 42 22nd
DI 91 85th
SK 72 27th
ST 80 78th
EN 87 89th
DU 99 100th
PH 69 74th
FO 25 98th
PA 65 78th
SC 49 68th
DF 99 100th
PS 25 67th
EX 79 81st
LD 85 87th
OV 76 95th

Contract

Cap hit $6,500,000 6.3% of cap
Year 3 of 5
2024-25
2026-27
2028-29
Expiry Status
UFA
2029 age 35
Clauses 1-way

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2016-17 TBL 19 0 0 0 0.00 +3 27 0 0 0 1 0.0% 20
2017-18 TBL 79 8 26 34 0.43 +4 32 1 4 0 104 7.7% 139
2018-19 TBL 78 1 16 17 0.22 -20 25 0 1 0 56 1.8% 112
2019-20 TBL 82 22 44 66 0.80 -2 48 1 12 0 187 11.8% 125
2020-21 TBL 82 11 54 65 0.79 +3 86 1 3 0 105 10.5% 180
2021-22 EDM 76 14 34 48 0.63 +21 76 6 6 0 106 13.2% 145
2022-23 EDM 82 6 36 42 0.51 +15 32 1 3 0 109 5.5% 165
2023-24 EDM 82 8 23 31 0.38 +5 48 0 3 0 124 6.5% 119
2024-25 EDM 82 5 34 39 0.48 +18 83 1 4 0 93 5.4% 133
2025-26 EDM 82 4 22 26 0.32 +21 40 0 1 1 70 5.7% 109
CAREER 10 yrs 744 79 289 368 0.49 +68 497 11 37 1 -- 8.3% 1247
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2019-20 TBL 6 2 1 3 0.50 -4 0 0 1 0 10 20.0% 15
2020-21 TBL 4 1 1 2 0.50 -1 2 0 0 0 5 20.0% 7
2021-22 EDM 4 0 0 0 0.00 -3 2 0 0 0 6 0.0% 11
2022-23 EDM 7 0 2 2 0.29 -1 4 0 0 0 5 0.0% 18
2024-25 EDM 13 1 3 4 0.31 +1 8 0 1 0 9 11.1% 13
2025-26 EDM 18 3 5 8 0.44 +11 24 1 3 0 23 13.0% 25
CAREER 6 app. 52 7 12 19 0.37 +3 40 1 5 0 -- 12.1% 89
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 DAL 82 6 26 32 30 20 1 1 2 83 23:14
On Pace - 82 6 26 32 30 20 1 1 2 83 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2015-16 DAL 4 0 0 0 0.00 -3 0 0 0 0 0.0% 14:03
2016-17 DAL 73 6 12 18 0.25 8 22 2 0 2 6.1% 21:52
2017-18 DAL 80 7 20 27 0.34 19 24 0 2 8 5.1% 22:05
2018-19 DAL 82 11 21 32 0.39 14 33 1 4 7 8.3% 24:20
2019-20 DAL 69 3 20 23 0.33 5 12 2 1 7 3.1% 23:25
2020-21 DAL 56 5 11 16 0.29 11 19 0 0 2 5.0% 23:11
2021-22 DAL 76 4 21 25 0.33 4 12 0 0 3 2.9% 22:03
2022-23 DAL 82 8 16 24 0.29 29 10 2 0 0 6.9% 19:55
2023-24 DAL 82 5 21 26 0.32 17 12 0 0 0 4.4% 20:28
2024-25 DAL 80 5 21 26 0.33 34 14 0 1 1 5.1% 22:11
2025-26 DAL 82 6 26 32 0.39 30 20 1 1 2 7.2% 23:14
Career NHL 766 60 189 249 0.33 168 178 8 9 32 5.4% -

History

Overall, season by season

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

OV Defensemen, 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 22 D TBL 73 74 72 63 74 56 57 50 25 60 44 59 42 44 44 57
2017-18 23 D TBL 78 44 90 82 74 84 90 66 25 53 49 85 25 53 53 70
2018-19 24 D TBL 77 44 90 85 74 85 95 73 25 60 50 81 25 60 60 72
2019-20 25 D TBL 82 55 87 85 79 90 98 66 25 61 54 96 25 63 63 76
2020-21 26 D TBL 78 45 94 85 79 88 93 65 25 63 48 99 25 65 66 76
2021-22 27 D EDM 85 46 89 85 80 87 93 66 25 54 50 88 25 67 69 74
2022-23 28 D EDM 80 45 94 87 80 85 92 60 25 62 48 90 25 69 69 74
2023-24 29 D EDM 76 44 95 87 80 80 96 59 25 54 50 99 25 71 72 75
2024-25 30 D EDM 73 44 94 81 80 80 99 64 25 60 48 99 25 74 76 75
2025-26 31 D EDM 67 43 93 77 80 85 98 61 25 60 48 99 25 77 82 75
2026-27 32 D VGK 63 42 91 72 80 87 99 69 25 65 49 99 25 79 85 76
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2016-17 22 D TBL 73 74 72 63 74 56 57 50 25 60 44 59 42 44 44 57
2017-18 23 D TBL +5 −30 +18 +19 · +28 +33 +16 · −7 +5 +26 −17 +9 +9 +13
2018-19 24 D TBL −1 · · +3 · +1 +5 +7 · +7 +1 −4 · +7 +7 +2
2019-20 25 D TBL +5 +11 −3 · +5 +5 +3 −7 · +1 +4 +15 · +3 +3 +4
2020-21 26 D TBL −4 −10 +7 · · −2 −5 −1 · +2 −6 +3 · +2 +3 ·
2021-22 27 D EDM +7 +1 −5 · +1 −1 · +1 · −9 +2 −11 · +2 +3 −2
2022-23 28 D EDM −5 −1 +5 +2 · −2 −1 −6 · +8 −2 +2 · +2 · ·
2023-24 29 D EDM −4 −1 +1 · · −5 +4 −1 · −8 +2 +9 · +2 +3 +1
2024-25 30 D EDM −3 · −1 −6 · · +3 +5 · +6 −2 · · +3 +4 ·
2025-26 31 D EDM −6 −1 −1 −4 · +5 −1 −3 · · · · · +3 +6 ·
2026-27 32 D VGK −4 −1 −2 −5 · +2 +1 +8 · +5 +1 · · +2 +3 +1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2016-17 TBL $925,000 3 yr 1.3% 22 ELC Rookie
2019-20 TBL $5,200,000 5 yr 6.4% 25 RFA
2024-25 EDM $6,500,000 5 yr 7.4% 30 UFA CURRENT
2021-22
Sep 11 2021
2021-22
to OILERS

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