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D · Montreal Canadiens Canadiens · CAN
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Status
Minors 100%
Age / YOB
32 (1994)
Contract
$850,000 × 1yr
Expires
UFA 2027 · age 33
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2025
Drafted
2012 Rd 1 (#14) PHX
Vitals
6'1" · 205 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 77 70th
FG 75 87th
DI 81 33rd
SK 65 12th
ST 75 50th
EN 65 19th
DU 69 29th
PH 55 15th
FO 25 98th
PA 52 39th
SC 40 6th
DF 68 16th
PS 38 74th
EX 64 40th
LD 65 40th
OV 63 20th

Contract

Cap hit $0 Salary $850,000
Year 2 of 2
2025-26
2026-27
Expiry Status
UFA
2027 age 33
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2017-18 ARI 3 0 0 0 0.00 +1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2
2020-21 FLA 82 4 14 18 0.22 +3 72 0 2 0 43 9.3% 151
2021-22 WSH 10 0 1 1 0.10 -3 14 0 0 0 4 0.0% 6
2022-23 CHI 66 3 14 17 0.26 -20 30 0 0 1 49 6.1% 77
CAREER 4 yrs 161 7 29 36 0.22 -19 116 0 2 1 -- 7.3% 236
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2020-21 FLA 4 0 0 0 0.00 -3 2 0 0 0 3 0.0% 10
CAREER 1 app. 4 0 0 0 0.00 -3 2 0 0 0 -- 0.0% 10
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
2023-24 CHI 5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 5 12:08
On Pace - 82 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 0 82 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2014-15 PIT 34 2 5 7 0.21 -11 4 2 1 4 3.6% 17:33
2015-16 PIT 22 0 7 7 0.32 4 2 0 0 0 0.0% 15:27
2016-17 PIT 11 0 0 0 0.00 -4 4 0 0 0 0.0% 14:53
2017-18 VAN 71 3 19 22 0.31 -22 39 3 1 9 3.8% 17:51
2018-19 VAN 62 3 9 12 0.19 -1 30 1 1 1 5.2% 17:10
2019-20 STL 2 0 0 0 0.00 -1 2 0 0 0 0.0% 8:20
2021-22 VGK 2 0 1 1 0.50 0 2 0 0 0 - 14:20
2021-22 SEA 9 0 3 3 0.33 6 2 0 0 0 0.0% 15:46
2022-23 SJS 8 0 2 2 0.25 -1 6 0 0 0 0.0% 16:57
2023-24 DAL 5 0 0 0 0.00 -1 0 0 0 0 0.0% 12:08
Career NHL 226 8 46 54 0.24 -31 91 6 3 14 3.3% -

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
2017-18 23 D ARI 78 44 88 77 74 65 74 64 25 50 47 67 25 52 53 64
2018-19 24 D ARI 76 54 84 77 75 75 80 73 25 62 48 66 25 59 60 67
2019-20 25 D FLA 77 44 85 77 74 72 84 68 25 52 48 67 25 62 63 66
2020-21 26 D FLA 77 74 83 77 74 73 78 59 25 55 45 69 43 62 63 65
2021-22 27 D WSH 73 71 77 77 71 63 66 57 25 51 45 66 43 62 63 63
2022-23 28 D CHI 73 43 87 77 71 67 64 63 25 64 47 71 25 63 63 65
2023-24 29 D MTL 69 71 65 77 71 63 65 58 25 54 43 65 41 63 63 62
2024-25 30 D MTL 72 71 74 77 71 70 74 60 25 54 48 67 46 64 64 65
2025-26 31 D MTL 78 75 84 74 75 80 86 56 25 56 42 64 40 44 45 64
2026-27 32 D MTL 77 75 81 65 75 65 69 55 25 52 40 68 38 64 65 63
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2017-18 23 D ARI 78 44 88 77 74 65 74 64 25 50 47 67 25 52 53 64
2018-19 24 D ARI −2 +10 −4 · +1 +10 +6 +9 · +12 +1 −1 · +7 +7 +3
2019-20 25 D FLA +1 −10 +1 · −1 −3 +4 −5 · −10 · +1 · +3 +3 −1
2020-21 26 D FLA · +30 −2 · · +1 −6 −9 · +3 −3 +2 +18 · · −1
2021-22 27 D WSH −4 −3 −6 · −3 −10 −12 −2 · −4 · −3 · · · −2
2022-23 28 D CHI · −28 +10 · · +4 −2 +6 · +13 +2 +5 −18 +1 · +2
2023-24 29 D MTL −4 +28 −22 · · −4 +1 −5 · −10 −4 −6 +16 · · −3
2024-25 30 D MTL +3 · +9 · · +7 +9 +2 · · +5 +2 +5 +1 +1 +3
2025-26 31 D MTL +6 +4 +10 −3 +4 +10 +12 −4 · +2 −6 −3 −6 −20 −19 −1
2026-27 32 D MTL −1 · −3 −9 · −15 −17 −1 · −4 −2 +4 −2 +20 +20 −1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2017-18 ARI $1,288,333 3 yr 1.7% 23 ELC Rookie
2020-21 FLA $1,300,000 2 yr 1.6% 26 RFA
2022-23 CHI $1,000,000 1 yr 1.2% 28 RFA
2023-24 MTL $900,000 2 yr 1.1% 29 UFA
2025-26 MTL $850,000 2 yr 0.9% 31 UFA CURRENT
2019-20
Oct 20 2019
2019-20
to PANTHERS
  • Derrick Pouliot 66
to COYOTES
  • $1,000,000
2021-22
Mar 8 2022
2021-22
to CAPITALS
to PANTHERS

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