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D · Pittsburgh Penguins Penguins · CAN
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
28 (1998)
Contract
$3,000,000 × 2yr
Expires
UFA 2028 · age 30
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2026
Drafted
2016 Rd 1 (#19) MTL
Vitals
6'0" · 200 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 73 52nd
FG 53 56th
DI 86 56th
SK 73 33rd
ST 73 36th
EN 70 32nd
DU 91 62nd
PH 62 47th
FO 25 98th
PA 47 18th
SC 49 68th
DF 87 65th
PS 25 67th
EX 70 59th
LD 71 56th
OV 69 41st

Contract

Cap hit $3,000,000 2.9% of cap
Year 1 of 2
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
UFA
2028 age 30
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2020-21 PIT 24 1 6 7 0.29 -15 12 0 0 0 22 4.5% 35
2021-22 PIT 68 7 19 26 0.38 -8 46 0 5 0 65 10.8% 79
2022-23 PIT 82 5 32 37 0.45 +18 41 0 0 0 93 5.4% 145
2023-24 PIT 82 8 30 38 0.46 +1 111 0 3 0 113 7.1% 152
2024-25 PIT 66 3 16 19 0.29 +11 16 0 0 0 33 9.1% 51
2025-26 PIT 82 5 22 27 0.33 +13 38 2 0 0 46 10.9% 68
CAREER 6 yrs 404 29 125 154 0.38 +20 264 2 8 0 -- 7.8% 530
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2022-23 PIT 23 1 10 11 0.48 +5 22 0 1 0 26 3.8% 33
2023-24 PIT 10 1 4 5 0.50 -2 4 0 0 1 11 9.1% 12
2024-25 PIT 2 0 2 2 1.00 +1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3
2025-26 PIT 5 0 2 2 0.40 -3 0 0 0 0 9 0.0% 4
CAREER 4 app. 40 2 18 20 0.50 +1 26 0 1 1 -- 4.3% 52
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 CBJ 74 5 6 11 -16 33 1 0 0 68 16:34
On Pace - 82 6 7 12 -18 37 1 0 0 75 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2018-19 NSH 4 1 0 1 0.25 -1 0 0 0 0 20.0% 12:44
2019-20 NSH 64 5 6 11 0.17 -7 38 0 1 1 5.4% 19:02
2020-21 NSH 40 2 10 12 0.30 -1 23 1 1 2 3.4% 19:19
2021-22 NSH 66 3 21 24 0.36 13 24 0 0 0 3.4% 19:03
2022-23 NSH 79 2 9 11 0.14 -4 50 0 0 1 2.0% 17:27
2023-24 NSH 56 3 10 13 0.23 9 24 0 0 0 4.6% 16:21
2024-25 NSH 6 0 0 0 0.00 -3 0 0 0 0 0.0% 13:06
2024-25 CLB 62 9 17 26 0.42 23 40 3 0 0 11.0% 21:39
2025-26 CLB 74 5 6 11 0.15 -16 33 1 0 0 7.4% 16:34
Career NHL 451 30 79 109 0.24 13 232 5 2 4 5.3% -

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
2020-21 22 D PIT 71 42 83 86 68 77 70 63 25 48 49 70 25 51 51 65
2021-22 23 D PIT 71 42 83 86 68 78 79 60 25 59 48 76 25 56 57 67
2022-23 24 D PIT 75 43 88 86 68 77 79 59 25 65 48 75 25 61 61 68
2023-24 25 D PIT 79 44 82 86 68 74 90 64 25 49 48 85 25 64 65 70
2024-25 26 D PIT 71 42 87 82 68 69 85 61 25 53 48 79 25 66 67 67
2025-26 27 D PIT 75 43 83 76 68 81 85 61 25 59 54 83 25 68 69 70
2026-27 28 D PIT 73 53 86 73 73 70 91 62 25 47 49 87 25 70 71 69
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2020-21 22 D PIT 71 42 83 86 68 77 70 63 25 48 49 70 25 51 51 65
2021-22 23 D PIT · · · · · +1 +9 −3 · +11 −1 +6 · +5 +6 +2
2022-23 24 D PIT +4 +1 +5 · · −1 · −1 · +6 · −1 · +5 +4 +1
2023-24 25 D PIT +4 +1 −6 · · −3 +11 +5 · −16 · +10 · +3 +4 +2
2024-25 26 D PIT −8 −2 +5 −4 · −5 −5 −3 · +4 · −6 · +2 +2 −3
2025-26 27 D PIT +4 +1 −4 −6 · +12 · · · +6 +6 +4 · +2 +2 +3
2026-27 28 D PIT −2 +10 +3 −3 +5 −11 +6 +1 · −12 −5 +4 · +2 +2 −1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2020-21 PIT $1,491,000 3 yr 1.8% 22 ELC Rookie
2023-24 PIT $1,975,000 1 yr 2.4% 25 RFA
2024-25 PIT $2,000,000 2 yr 2.3% 26 RFA
2026-27 PIT $3,000,000 2 yr 2.9% 28 RFA CURRENT
2017-18
Mar 11 2018
2017-18
to CANADIENS

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