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John Hayden
Age 31 · 6'3" · 223 lb · Born in Chicago, 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
3
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
10:05
PP 0:00 · PK 1:04
xGF%
36.5
5v5, -17.7 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.24
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
6 W · 9 L
Plus/minus
-1
Blocks 2 · Hits 7
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 @ WSH · L 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8:35 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.29 |
| Oct 20 @ PHI · L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11:43 | 0:00 | 1:04 | 5-6 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.31 |
| Oct 18 @ TOR · W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9:56 | 0:00 | 1:19 | 0-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 |
| Apr 15 vs LAK · L 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2-5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.32 |
| Apr 10 @ VGK · L 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4-3 | — | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.25 |
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 · 2024-25 · 155 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
83rd percentile
93rd percentile
88th percentile
58th percentile
89th percentile
74th percentile
78th percentile
77th percentile
27th percentile
42nd percentile
40th percentile
3rd percentile
69th percentile
93rd 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 · 2024-25
- Shooting volume
- 74
- Playmaking
- 23
- Zone entries(est.)
- —
- Forechecking
- —
- Physicality
- 98
- Defensive impact
- 85
- Puck management
- 94
- Speed
- —
Where he shoots from
No unblocked shots yet.
Strengths
- Physicality: 98th percentile among centers.
- Puck management: 94th percentile among centers.
- Defensive impact: 85th percentile among centers.
Watch-outs
- Playmaking: 23rd percentile among centers.
Similar style: Morgan Barron (WPG), Liam O'Brien (UTA)
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
2024-25 · 20 GP · goals above average
Season total -1.4 goals, or -0.07 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +0.1
- Even strength defense
- +0.1
- Finishing
- -1.3
- Playmaking
- -0.5
- Penalties
- +0.2
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 | SEA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10:05 | — | -0.24 |
| 2024-25 | SEA | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8:31 | 53.4% | -0.07 |
| 2023-24 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 6:44 | — | -0.04 |
| 2022-23 | SEA | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 9 | 7:55 | — | +0.12 |
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
At 31, forwards typically produce 80% 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
- 21.2 mph
- 14th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 3
- Hardest shot
- 79.3 mph
- 18th pct
- Distance
- 5.2 mi
- OZ time
- 39.0%
- 13th pct
- DZ time
- 41.3%