PuckSleuthDetroit Red Wings · Left wing · Shoots R
J.T. Compher
Age 31 · 6'0" · 192 lb · Born in Northbrook, USA
Cap hit
$5.1M
4.9% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28, then UFA
Clause
M-NTC
10-team no-trade list
Surplus value
−$892K
vs. $4.208M market estimate
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2025-26 regular season
GP
82
Goals
11
11.6% shooting
Assists
17
12 primary
Points
28
0.34 per game
TOI/GP
15:40
PP 0:40 · PK 1:32
xGF%
44.8
5v5, +1.5 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.04
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
50.9
520 W · 502 L
Plus/minus
-13
Blocks 54 · Hits 22
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 @ FLA · L 8-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:06 | 0:45 | 0:00 | 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -0.70 |
| Apr 13 @ TBL · OTL 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:33 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 6-9 | 38 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.44 |
| Apr 11 vs NJD · L 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4-6 | 43 | 1 | 0 | -2 | +0.08 |
| Apr 9 vs PHI · W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:03 | 0:41 | 4:49 | 3-10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| Apr 7 vs CBJ · OTL 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:34 | 0:00 | 3:05 | 7-4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | -2 | +0.03 |
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 · 1,030 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
18th percentile
21st percentile
28th percentile
21st percentile
19th percentile
28th percentile
24th percentile
48th percentile
7th percentile
21st percentile
50th percentile
46th percentile
29th percentile
29th 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-possession depth winger
Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26
Compher manages the puck exceptionally well and moves with good speed, creating chances through possession rather than volume or pressure. He struggles with rush creation and physical engagement, making him better suited for deliberate setup roles than high-intensity minutes.
- Shooting volume
- 5
- Playmaking
- 46
- Zone entries(est.)
- 14
- Forechecking
- 0
- Physicality
- 19
- Defensive impact
- 9
- Puck management
- 72
- Speed
- 70
Where he shoots from
Slot 55% · Mid-range 36% · Perimeter 9%(140 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Excellent puck management in tight spaces ranks 72nd percentile
- Strong skating speed helps him execute possession-heavy style in 70th percentile
- Well-positioned for slot chances with 55% of his 140 shots there
Watch-outs
- Forechecking intensity sits near bottom at 0th percentile
- Rush chance generation very low at 14th percentile limits transition play
- Minimal shooting volume at 5th percentile even for depth role
Similar style: Anthony Duclair (NYI), Andre Burakovsky (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 · 82 GP · goals above average
Season total -3.4 goals, or -0.04 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -0.6
- Even strength defense
- -1.3
- Power play
- -0.4
- Penalty kill
- -1.2
- Finishing
- -0.6
- Playmaking
- -1.5
- Penalties
- +2.1
- Faceoffs
- +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 | DET | 82 | 11 | 17 | 28 | -13 | 95 | 15:40 | 50.9% | -0.04 |
| 2024-25 | DET | 76 | 11 | 21 | 32 | -7 | 98 | 16:41 | 45.1% | -0.10 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 77 | 19 | 29 | 48 | -5 | 108 | 19:23 | 44.8% | +0.03 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 82 | 17 | 35 | 52 | +8 | 154 | 20:32 | 48.8% | -0.01 |
Sentiment & chatter
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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
NHL forwards · production index
At 31, forwards typically produce 80% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 32, when the typical level is 74%.
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
- 22.4 mph
- 58th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 158
- Hardest shot
- 85.7 mph
- 55th pct
- Distance
- 206.1 mi
- OZ time
- 38.6%
- 11th pct
- DZ time
- 44.5%