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Evander Kane

Age 35 · 6'2" · 218 lb · Born in Vancouver, CAN

No contract on file.

2025-26 regular season

Goals

7.6% shooting

Assists

14 primary

Points

0.44 per game

TOI/GP

16:25

PP 1:35 · PK 0:01

xGF%

41.3

5v5

Game Score

-0.10

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

37.5

21 W · 35 L

Plus/minus

-20

Blocks 28 · Hits 111

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Apr 4 vs UTA · L 7-4	0	0	1	1	0	11:52	0:00	0:00	1-0	50	0	0	-2	-0.21
Mar 30 @ VGK · L 4-2	1	0	5	1	0	14:42	0:00	0:00	0-1	57	0	0	0	+0.55
Mar 28 @ CGY · L 7-3	0	0	4	3	0	13:19	2:13	0:00	1-0	50	2	1	-2	-0.72
Mar 26 vs LAK · L 4-0	0	0	1	0	2	18:41	1:57	0:00	—	0	3	0	0	-0.11
Mar 24 vs ANA · L 5-3	0	1	5	0	0	14:36	0:52	0:00	0-1	75	2	0	+1	-0.14

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 1,004 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%41.3%

7th percentile

Relative xGF%-3.0

29th percentile

HDCF%37.6%

6th percentile

CF%47.3%

31st percentile

Relative CF%+0.7

59th percentile

FF%46.6%

24th percentile

GF%42.9%

24th percentile

CF/6056.8

56th percentile

CA/6063.3

13th percentile

ixG/600.91

46th percentile

Goals above expected-2.3

27th percentile

IPP59.0%

33rd percentile

PDO99.3

44th percentile

OZS%57.3%

65th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleShoot-first scorer

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Kane relies on high shot volume from strong scoring areas, particularly the slot and mid-range, to create offense. His defensive impact has faded significantly, making him a liability on that end despite decent forechecking effort.

High-volume shooterSlot presenceOffensive volume

Shooting volume: 89
Playmaking: 65
Zone entries(est.): 53
Forechecking: 65
Physicality: 55
Defensive impact: 2
Puck management: 14
Speed: 62

Where he shoots from

Slot 41% · Mid-range 40% · Perimeter 19%(265 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Exceptional shooting volume in the 89th percentile drives his offensive output
Strong slot and mid-range shot selection with 81% of shots from high-danger areas
Solid forechecking effort in the 65th percentile to create turnovers

Watch-outs

Defensive impact in just the 2nd percentile, a significant weak point
Puck management issues in the 14th percentile lead to turnovers
Speed declining to the 62nd percentile limits his ability to create space

Similar style: Ryan Leonard (WSH), Juraj Slafkovský (MTL)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 71 GP · goals above average

Season total -7.1 goals, or -0.10 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.6
Even strength defense: -2.7
Power play: -0.5
Finishing: -2.2
Playmaking: +0.2
Penalties: -1.1
Faceoffs: -0.1

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2025-26	VAN	71	13	18	31	-20	171	16:25	37.5%	-0.10
2023-24	EDM	77	24	20	44	-4	220	16:47	47.9%	-0.10
2022-23	EDM	41	16	12	28	-4	146	18:42	—	-0.10

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 22.6 mph; 69th pct
20+ mph bursts: 94
Hardest shot: 88.3 mph; 72nd pct
Distance: 183.5 mi
OZ time: 41.3%; 40th pct
DZ time: 41.3%