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San Jose Sharks · Center · Shoots L

Barclay Goodrow

Age 33 · 6'2" · 210 lb · Born in Toronto, CAN

Cap hit

$3.642M

3.5% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then UFA

Clause

M-NTC

15-team no-trade list

Surplus value

—

arrives with the trade tools

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2026-27 regular season

GP

1

Goals

0

Assists

0

0 primary

Points

0

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

14:09

PP 0:00 · PK 5:31

xGF%

24.5

5v5, -15.6 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.12

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

0

Blocks 1 · Hits 1

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameGASOGHITBLKTOIPPPKFOOZS%GVTK+/-GS
Oct 1
vs FLA · W 4-3
0001114:090:005:31—0010-0.12
Apr 16
@ WPG · W 6-1
0000014:070:563:251-0000-1-0.22
Apr 15
@ CHI · L 5-2
0000110:110:001:46—33000-0.00
Apr 13
@ NSH · W 3-2
0014211:400:000:26—10010-1-0.15
Apr 11
vs VAN · OTL 4-3
0002213:260:003:30—2010-1-0.15

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 · 748 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%40.9%

6th percentile

Relative xGF%-7.4

10th percentile

HDCF%40.2%

12th percentile

CF%42.0%

4th percentile

Relative CF%-6.0

7th percentile

FF%41.8%

4th percentile

GF%31.9%

5th percentile

CF/6044.6

3rd percentile

CA/6061.5

21st percentile

ixG/600.61

13th percentile

Goals above expected-2.6

25th percentile

IPP60.0%

35th percentile

PDO97.0

18th percentile

OZS%39.4%

17th 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 energy forward

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Goodrow is a relentless penetrator who gets into the offensive zone with ease and crashes hard on the forecheck, but he rarely generates chances and doesn't create for teammates. His value comes from pressure and positioning rather than offensive output.

Rush attackerPhysical grinderDefensive pest
Shooting volume
8
Playmaking
9
Zone entries(est.)
92
Forechecking
82
Physicality
85
Defensive impact
78
Puck management
57
Speed
37

Where he shoots from

Slot 55% · Mid-range 28% · Perimeter 17%(93 unblocked shots)

Strengths

  • Elite zone entry ability at 92nd percentile drives offensive opportunities
  • Strong forechecking and physicality (82nd and 85th) impose heavy pressure
  • Above-average defensive impact (78th) limits opponent quality chances

Watch-outs

  • Minimal shooting volume (8th percentile) and playmaking (9th) restrict point totals
  • Below-average speed (37th percentile) limits transition effectiveness
  • Moderate puck management (57th percentile) sometimes turns over possession

Similar style: Nic Dowd (VGK), Jack Finley

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 · 82 GP · goals above average

Season total -9.5 goals, or -0.12 per game.

Even strength offense
-2.2
Even strength defense
+0.4
Power play
-0.1
Penalty kill
-0.5
Finishing
-2.5
Playmaking
-3.9
Penalties
-0.6
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

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-SOGTOI/GPFO%GS/GP
2026-27SJS10000014:09—-0.12
2025-26SJS825712-186611:21—-0.12
2024-25SJS77538-377313:4742.9%-0.19
2023-24NYR804812-136112:3454.0%-0.12
2022-23NYR82112031+38914:1045.9%-0.02

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

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
22.2 mph
50th pct
20+ mph bursts
71
Hardest shot
82.0 mph
31st pct
Distance
142.4 mi
OZ time
37.9%
8th pct
DZ time
44.9%