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C/L · Vancouver Canucks Canucks · USA
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C3
Depth chart
3rd line C
Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
27 (1999)
Contract
$4,000,000 × 4y
Expires
UFA 2030
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Jul 2026
Drafted
2017 Rd 4 (#118) ANH
Vitals
6'2" · 194 lb
C3
Depth chart
3rd line C
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Ratings

Percentile vs 490 fwds
CK 77 63rd
FG 57 67th
DI 84 37th
SK 78 59th
ST 72 48th
EN 73 59th
DU 99 100th
PH 78 70th
FO 80 79th
PA 77 72nd
SC 73 61st
DF 80 84th
PS 25 35th
EX 66 46th
LD 66 41st
OV 72 73rd

Contract

Cap hit $4,000,000 $3.719M remaining
Year 1 of 4
2026-27
2029-30
Expiry Status
UFA
2030 age 31
Clauses 1-way

Season so far

in 7 GP
Goals
1 leader105
pace 12 (last yr 10)
Sht% 11.1%
Assists
1 leader134
pace 12 (last yr 16)
Plus/Minus -2
Points
2 leader218
pace 24 (last yr 26)
P/20 0.46
ATOI
12:22 leader23:55
last yr 12:32
PK share 63%
G A P P/GP TOI
Last 5 1 0 1 0.20 11:54
Season 1 1 2 0.29 12:22

Game by game

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Stats

2026-27 · Canucks
GP G A P +/- PiM ATOI P/20 GW GT S S% PPG PPP SHG Hits HTT FO% HT PP TOI %PP SH TOI %SH EV TOI
YTD 7 1 1 2 -2 2 12:22 0.46 1 0 9 11.1 0 0 0 7 15 46 0 0:00 0.0 3:53 62.7 8:29
On Pace 82 12 12 23 -23 23 - - 12 0 105 - 0 0 0 82 - - 0 - - - - -
OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2023-24 WSH 73 11 13 24 0.33 +13 14 6 0 0 109 10.1% 66
2024-25 WSH 82 3 6 9 0.11 -3 2 0 0 0 62 4.8% 9
2025-26 VAN 82 10 16 26 0.32 +5 26 5 0 0 149 6.7% 52
CAREER 3 yrs 237 24 35 59 0.25 +15 42 11 0 0 -- 7.5% 127
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2023-24 WSH 5 1 0 1 0.20 -1 0 0 0 0 9 11.1% 3
2024-25 WSH 18 1 3 4 0.22 -2 2 0 0 0 16 6.3% 1
2025-26 VAN 11 2 2 4 0.36 0 8 0 0 0 22 9.1% 15
CAREER 3 app. 34 4 5 9 0.26 -3 10 0 0 0 -- 8.5% 19
2026-27 Regular Season
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Shots Hits Ice time Face-off PP PK EV
Date Opp Result G A P +/- PIM S SAT SB Hit HTT L# TOI POSS FO% FOT TOI G A S TOI G S TOI G A S
Nov 06 NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 4 F3 15:44 1:52 46% 24 0:00 - - - 6:04 0 0 9:40 0 0 2
Nov 05 NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 3 F3 11:09 1:21 67% 12 0:00 - - - 2:31 0 0 8:38 0 0 0
Nov 03 CAR W 4-2 1 0 1 +1 0 3 5 0 3 4 F3 9:11 0:57 55% 20 0:00 - - - 2:48 0 0 6:23 1 0 3
Oct 30 VGK L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 0 0 F3 10:43 0:36 36% 14 0:00 - - - 3:43 0 0 7:00 0 0 2
Oct 29 CGY W 4-3 OT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 F3 12:45 0:56 50% 16 0:00 - - - 2:59 0 0 9:46 0 0 0
Oct 27 EDM L 3-8 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 2 F3 13:05 0:40 42% 26 0:00 - - - 5:44 0 0 7:21 0 0 1
Oct 25 EDM W 5-3 0 1 1 +1 0 1 4 0 2 0 F3 13:58 1:05 35% 23 0:00 - - - 3:22 0 0 10:36 0 1 1
7 GP 1 1 2 -2 2 9 17 1 7 15 -- 12:22 1:04 46% 135 0:00 0 0 0 27:11 0 0 59:24 1 1 9
Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2026-27 PHI 18 2 3 5 -2 6 0 0 0 15 13:01
On Pace - 82 9 14 23 -9 27 0 0 0 68 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2021-22 PHL 16 5 4 9 0.56 +4 4 1 1 1 21.7% 13:15
2022-23 PHL 82 13 25 38 0.46 +3 12 5 3 8 12.1% 17:46
2023-24 PHL 59 6 12 18 0.31 -8 0 1 0 0 7.7% 13:48
2024-25 PHL 78 16 21 37 0.47 +3 14 2 1 3 14.5% 15:53
2025-26 PHL 82 18 29 47 0.57 +26 44 4 3 9 13.6% 16:15
2026-27 PHL 18 2 3 5 0.28 -2 6 0 0 0 13.3% 13:01
Career NHL 335 60 94 154 0.46 +26 80 13 8 21 12.9% -

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
2023-24 24 C WSH 75 43 94 74 65 78 66 75 79 75 70 84 25 55 55 69
2024-25 25 C WSH 73 42 99 77 63 66 88 68 63 65 59 80 25 59 59 65
2025-26 26 C VAN 76 44 93 78 72 72 95 68 82 72 72 79 25 64 64 70
2026-27 27 C/L VAN 77 57 84 78 72 73 99 78 80 77 73 80 25 66 66 72
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2023-24 24 C WSH 75 43 94 74 65 78 66 75 79 75 70 84 25 55 55 69
2024-25 25 C WSH −2 −1 +5 +3 −2 −12 +22 −7 −16 −10 −11 −4 · +4 +4 −4
2025-26 26 C VAN +3 +2 −6 +1 +9 +6 +7 · +19 +7 +13 −1 · +5 +5 +5
2026-27 27 C/L VAN +1 +13 −9 · · +1 +4 +10 −2 +5 +1 +1 · +2 +2 +2
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2023-24 WSH $925,000 3 yr 1.1% 24 ELC Rookie
2026-27 VAN $4,000,000 4 yr 3.8% 27 RFA CURRENT
2020-21
Apr 14 2021
2020-21
to CAPITALS
2025-26
Aug 19 2025
2025-26
to CANUCKS
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