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D · New York Islanders Islanders · CAN
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
28 (1998)
Contract
$12,000,000 × 4yr
Expires
UFA 2030 · age 32
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Jun 2025
Drafted
2017 Rd 1 (#5) NYI
Vitals
6'0" · 187 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 65 26th
FG 42 22nd
DI 89 74th
SK 97 99th
ST 68 13th
EN 91 98th
DU 95 73rd
PH 97 99th
FO 25 98th
PA 81 99th
SC 66 98th
DF 87 65th
PS 41 83rd
EX 71 63rd
LD 75 66th
OV 79 100th

Contract

Cap hit $12,000,000 11.5% of cap
Year 2 of 5
2025-26
2026-27
2029-30
Expiry Status
UFA
2030 age 32
Clauses 1-way

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2020-21 NYI 41 4 15 19 0.46 -13 4 0 1 0 42 9.5% 27
2021-22 NYI 53 5 38 43 0.81 +14 32 1 5 0 66 7.6% 80
2022-23 NYI 69 13 43 56 0.81 -11 34 1 6 0 144 9.0% 51
2023-24 NYI 82 17 69 86 1.05 +8 16 6 10 0 194 8.8% 71
2024-25 NYI 73 15 34 49 0.67 +5 22 3 8 0 123 12.2% 38
2025-26 NYI 82 25 55 80 0.98 -15 44 4 15 0 197 12.7% 111
CAREER 6 yrs 400 79 254 333 0.83 -12 152 15 45 0 -- 10.3% 378
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2020-21 NYI 11 1 5 6 0.55 -3 6 0 0 0 10 10.0% 14
2021-22 NYI 13 0 11 11 0.85 +2 4 0 0 0 15 0.0% 21
2022-23 NYI 3 2 3 5 1.67 +2 0 0 2 0 5 40.0% 1
2023-24 NYI 17 6 17 23 1.35 +6 6 0 3 1 45 13.3% 16
2024-25 NYI 14 1 3 4 0.29 -2 2 0 1 0 31 3.2% 7
CAREER 5 app. 58 10 39 49 0.84 +5 18 0 6 1 -- 9.4% 59
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 COL 75 20 59 79 32 24 4 4 29 199 24:51
On Pace - 82 22 65 86 35 26 4 4 32 218 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2019-20 COL 57 12 38 50 0.88 12 12 4 4 19 9.9% 21:01
2020-21 COL 44 8 36 44 1.00 17 12 3 4 22 7.7% 24:19
2021-22 COL 77 28 58 86 1.12 48 26 6 9 34 11.7% 25:40
2022-23 COL 60 17 49 66 1.10 16 30 6 5 30 9.7% 26:23
2023-24 COL 77 21 69 90 1.17 15 16 1 7 39 9.1% 24:46
2024-25 COL 80 30 62 92 1.15 28 14 4 12 35 12.2% 25:43
2025-26 COL 75 20 59 79 1.05 32 24 4 4 29 10.1% 24:51
Career NHL 470 136 371 507 1.08 168 134 28 45 208 10.3% -

Trophy Case

Norris Norris
as Defenseman of the Year
2× 2023-24 NYI · 2025-26 NYI

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 NYI 71 42 92 92 67 82 66 91 25 82 61 57 25 50 50 69
2021-22 23 D NYI 76 43 91 92 67 90 78 97 25 81 60 63 25 56 57 71
2022-23 24 D NYI 77 43 89 95 67 95 86 96 25 80 73 80 75 61 63 77
2023-24 25 D NYI 76 43 85 95 67 96 86 95 25 81 67 86 63 64 67 78
2024-25 26 D NYI 65 41 92 96 67 91 86 98 25 83 66 89 63 66 69 78
2025-26 27 D NYI 67 42 93 96 68 93 98 90 25 80 74 84 45 68 72 78
2026-27 28 D NYI 65 42 89 97 68 91 95 97 25 81 66 87 41 71 75 79
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2020-21 22 D NYI 71 42 92 92 67 82 66 91 25 82 61 57 25 50 50 69
2021-22 23 D NYI +5 +1 −1 · · +8 +12 +6 · −1 −1 +6 · +6 +7 +2
2022-23 24 D NYI +1 · −2 +3 · +5 +8 −1 · −1 +13 +17 +50 +5 +6 +6
2023-24 25 D NYI −1 · −4 · · +1 · −1 · +1 −6 +6 −12 +3 +4 +1
2024-25 26 D NYI −11 −2 +7 +1 · −5 · +3 · +2 −1 +3 · +2 +2 ·
2025-26 27 D NYI +2 +1 +1 · +1 +2 +12 −8 · −3 +8 −5 −18 +2 +3 ·
2026-27 28 D NYI −2 · −4 +1 · −2 −3 +7 · +1 −8 +3 −4 +3 +3 +1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2020-21 NYI $2,854,166 3 yr 3.5% 22 ELC Rookie
2023-24 NYI $9,000,000 2 yr 10.8% 25 RFA
2025-26 NYI $12,000,000 5 yr 12.6% 27 RFA CURRENT
No trades on record