Cap hit
$775K
0.7% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
arrives with the trade tools
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2025-26 regular season
GP
70
Goals
4
6.6% shooting
Assists
11
8 primary
Points
15
0.21 per game
TOI/GP
11:54
PP 0:01 · PK 2:04
xGF%
47.1
5v5, -1.3 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.05
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
43.2
124 W · 163 L
Plus/minus
-2
Blocks 37 · Hits 112
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30 @ MIN · L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7:12 | 0:00 | 2:00 | 0-1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.12 |
| Apr 28 vs MIN · L 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8:37 | 0:00 | 1:07 | 2-2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 |
| Apr 25 @ MIN · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16:52 | 0:00 | 2:42 | 1-0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.18 |
| Apr 22 @ MIN · W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:53 | 0:00 | 5:09 | 1-0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.03 |
| Apr 20 vs MIN · W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9:51 | 0:00 | 2:40 | 2-1 | — | 0 | 0 | +1 | -0.15 |
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 · 674 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
33rd percentile
24th percentile
78th percentile
30th percentile
51st percentile
29th percentile
40th percentile
6th percentile
84th percentile
13th percentile
23rd percentile
47th percentile
47th percentile
12th 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 styleDefensive-minded depth center
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Blackwell is a physical, defensive-first center who excels at limiting opponents and controlling the puck through smart positioning. He rarely shoots but can move the puck adequately when opportunities arise, functioning best in a bottom-six role.
- Shooting volume
- 25
- Playmaking
- 53
- Zone entries(est.)
- 45
- Forechecking
- 66
- Physicality
- 77
- Defensive impact
- 86
- Puck management
- 85
- Speed
- 63
Where he shoots from
Slot 39% · Mid-range 37% · Perimeter 24%(102 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Top-15 defensive impact keeps chances down around him
- High physicality and puck management sharpen his bottom-six role
- Strong forechecking pressure in the offensive zone
Watch-outs
- Bottom-25 shooting volume limits offensive contribution despite ice time
- Below-average rush chances suggest limited transition playmaking instincts
Similar style: Adam Lowry (WPG), Fraser Minten (BOS)
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 · 70 GP · goals above average
Season total -3.8 goals, or -0.05 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -1.5
- Even strength defense
- +1.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.3
- Finishing
- -2.8
- Playmaking
- -0.9
- Penalties
- +0.4
- Faceoffs
- -0.4
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 | DAL | 70 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 61 | 11:54 | 43.2% | -0.05 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 63 | 6 | 11 | 17 | +4 | 63 | 11:34 | 49.0% | -0.00 |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 44 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 88 | 14:30 | 45.7% | -0.06 |
| 2022-23 | CHI | 53 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -16 | 53 | 11:48 | — | -0.04 |
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
- 22.8 mph
- 78th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 93
- Hardest shot
- 84.2 mph
- 46th pct
- Distance
- 134.4 mi
- OZ time
- 38.6%
- 11th pct
- DZ time
- 43.6%