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Not on an NHL roster · Center · Shoots L

Dominic Toninato

Age 32 · 6'2" · 201 lb · Born in Duluth, USA

Cap hit

$850K

0.8% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

needs 40 recent games

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2025-26 regular season

GP

8

Goals

0

0.0% shooting

Assists

1

1 primary

Points

1

0.13 per game

TOI/GP

9:09

PP 0:00 · PK 0:00

xGF%

48.4

5v5, -4.1 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.15

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

21 W · 17 L

Plus/minus

0

Blocks 1 · Hits 12

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameGASOGHITBLKTOIPPPKFOOZS%GVTK+/-GS
Apr 13
vs BUF · L 5-1
001109:320:000:004-36000-1-0.16
Mar 22
vs NSH · OTL 3-2
001008:220:000:004-0100010-0.21
Mar 20
vs COL · L 4-1
000119:210:000:003-233000-0.28
Dec 27
@ DAL · W 4-3
0030010:310:000:000-2100010-0.34
Dec 23
vs PHI · L 3-1
000006:400:000:004-033000-0.05

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 · 2023-24 · 147 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%63.2%

99th percentile

Relative xGF%+5.9

90th percentile

HDCF%80.0%

100th percentile

CF%53.9%

84th percentile

Relative CF%+0.7

59th percentile

FF%54.5%

88th percentile

GF%85.7%

100th percentile

CF/6061.7

61st percentile

CA/6052.7

93rd percentile

ixG/600.73

26th percentile

Goals above expected-0.8

43rd percentile

IPP50.0%

10th percentile

PDO107.1

100th percentile

OZS%41.3%

16th 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 style

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2023-24

Shooting volume
35
Playmaking
92
Zone entries(est.)
—
Forechecking
—
Physicality
91
Defensive impact
100
Puck management
15
Speed
—

Where he shoots from

No unblocked shots yet.

Strengths

  • Defensive impact: 100th percentile among centers.
  • Playmaking: 92nd percentile among centers.
  • Physicality: 91st percentile among centers.

Watch-outs

  • Puck management: 15th percentile among centers.

Similar style: Curtis Lazar, Jansen Harkins (TBL)

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. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.

Where his Game Score comes from

2023-24 · 15 GP · goals above average

Season total 0.0 goals, or 0.00 per game.

Even strength offense
-0.2
Even strength defense
+0.6
Finishing
-0.8
Playmaking
+0.6
Penalties
-0.2
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
2025-26CHI8011089:09—-0.15
2024-25WPG5000028:16—-0.06
2023-24WPG15145+71210:1147.7%0.00
2022-23WPG5011077:56—-0.18

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

NHL forwards · production index

202937

At 32, forwards typically produce 74% of their peak (age 24).

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed
22.2 mph
49th pct
20+ mph bursts
10
Hardest shot
72.9 mph
7th pct
Distance
12.7 mi
OZ time
45.9%
93rd pct
DZ time
35.9%