Detroit Red Wings · Defense · Shoots R

Justin Faulk

Age 34 · 6'0" · 209 lb · Born in South St. Paul, USA

Cap hit

$6.5M

6.3% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then UFA

Clause

M-NTC

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2025-26 regular season

Goals

10.8% shooting

Assists

13 primary

Points

0.51 per game

TOI/GP

22:01

PP 1:56 · PK 1:30

xGF%

45.7

5v5, -2.6 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.03

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

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Plus/minus

-8

Blocks 132 · Hits 70

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Apr 15 @ FLA · L 8-1	1	0	2	0	0	19:58	2:21	0:00	—	50	1	-1	+0.81
Apr 13 @ TBL · OTL 4-3	0	1	4	1	0	20:28	2:35	0:34	—	17	0	-1	-0.27
Apr 11 vs NJD · L 5-3	1	0	3	0	3	22:31	0:11	0:00	—	33	0	0	+0.57
Apr 9 vs PHI · W 6-3	0	0	2	3	3	18:40	0:55	1:47	—	0	0	0	-0.72
Apr 7 vs CBJ · OTL 4-3	2	0	6	0	1	23:40	0:00	1:51	—	60	1	+2	+1.61

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 · 1,372 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%45.7%

22nd percentile

Relative xGF%-4.0

21st percentile

HDCF%45.5%

28th percentile

CF%46.6%

25th percentile

Relative CF%-1.4

39th percentile

FF%46.7%

24th percentile

GF%47.5%

41st percentile

CF/6051.5

22nd percentile

CA/6059.0

42nd percentile

ixG/600.37

88th percentile

Goals above expected+7.6

100th percentile

IPP44.6%

83rd percentile

PDO99.6

42nd percentile

OZS%46.6%

48th 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 stylePuck-moving offensive defenseman

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26

Faulk controls play through elite puck management and transition speed, moving the puck quickly into the offensive zone. He contributes offensively via shooting and playmaking but offers limited defensive resistance and rarely generates rush chances.

offensive enginepuck distributorperimeter shooter

Shooting volume: 77
Playmaking: 72
Zone entries(est.): 17
Forechecking: 72
Physicality: 51
Defensive impact: 37
Puck management: 94
Speed: 85

Where he shoots from

Slot 13% · Mid-range 39% · Perimeter 48%(205 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Manages the puck exceptionally well at 94th percentile, supporting transition offense
Uses elite speed at 85th percentile to push play forward and escape pressure
Generates consistent shooting volume at 77th percentile from perimeter areas

Watch-outs

Limited defensive presence at 37th percentile, struggling to impact play in his own end
Creates few rush chances at 17th percentile, relying heavily on set plays instead

Similar style: Jakob Chychrun (WSH), Thomas Chabot (OTT)

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 · 78 GP · goals above average

Season total +2.2 goals, or +0.03 per game.

Even strength offense: -1.7
Even strength defense: -0.1
Power play: -1.4
Penalty kill: -0.4
Finishing: +7.6
Playmaking: +0.8
Penalties: -2.7

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	DET, STL	78	16	24	40	-8	148	22:01	—	+0.03
2024-25	STL	78	4	28	32	-9	124	22:27	—	-0.05
2023-24	STL	60	2	28	30	-2	132	21:58	—	-0.07
2022-23	STL	82	11	39	50	-4	196	23:23	—	-0.03

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: 22.7 mph; 88th pct
20+ mph bursts: 69
Hardest shot: 96.2 mph; 84th pct
Distance: 237.2 mi
OZ time: 42.4%; 61st pct
DZ time: 40.0%