PuckSleuthCap hit
$7.35M
7.1% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then UFA
Clause
M-NTC
Surplus value
+$1.402M
vs. $8.752M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
1
Goals
1
50.0% shooting
Assists
2
1 primary
Points
3
3.00 per game
TOI/GP
20:37
PP 4:19 · PK 0:00
xGF%
65.5
5v5, +21.1 vs. last yr
Game Score
+1.40
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
+1
Blocks 1 · Hits 2
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 @ CGY · W 6-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20:37 | 4:19 | 0:00 | — | 33 | 1 | 0 | +1 | +1.40 |
| Apr 16 @ COL · L 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20:36 | 1:33 | 0:01 | — | 50 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -0.86 |
| Apr 15 @ VGK · L 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 25 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.16 |
| Apr 13 vs LAK · L 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 20 | 0 | 0 | +3 | -0.53 |
| Apr 11 vs CGY · W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:56 | 4:27 | 0:00 | — | 25 | 2 | 0 | +2 | -0.02 |
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 · 1,421 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
14th percentile
30th percentile
21st percentile
19th percentile
61st percentile
16th percentile
52nd percentile
38th percentile
9th percentile
90th percentile
80th percentile
58th percentile
68th percentile
50th 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 styleOffensive playmaker
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Dunn is a volume shooter and excellent passer who drives rush chances and creates scoring opportunities from distance. His lack of physicality and defensive impact limit his effectiveness at both ends, making him most useful in sheltered offensive situations.
- Shooting volume
- 91
- Playmaking
- 89
- Zone entries(est.)
- 39
- Forechecking
- 58
- Physicality
- 4
- Defensive impact
- 10
- Puck management
- 67
- Speed
- 43
Where he shoots from
Slot 6% · Mid-range 35% · Perimeter 59%(243 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Shoots at elite rate for a defenseman, 91st percentile
- Playmaking ability ranks 89th percentile among peers
- Creates rush chances at a strong clip relative to peers
Watch-outs
- Rarely plays physically, just 4th percentile in physicality
- Defensive impact well below standard for position at 10th percentile
- Generates most chances from perimeter, limiting high-danger opportunities
Similar style: Darren Raddysh (TOR), Matt Grzelcyk (BUF)
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 · 81 GP · goals above average
Season total +1.1 goals, or +0.01 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -1.4
- Even strength defense
- -1.2
- Power play
- +0.5
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Finishing
- +1.8
- Playmaking
- +3.2
- Penalties
- -1.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | SEA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 20:37 | — | +1.40 |
| 2025-26 | SEA | 81 | 11 | 33 | 44 | -24 | 179 | 21:40 | — | +0.01 |
| 2024-25 | SEA | 62 | 11 | 28 | 39 | -3 | 137 | 22:05 | — | +0.10 |
| 2023-24 | SEA | 59 | 11 | 35 | 46 | +8 | 120 | 23:05 | — | +0.13 |
| 2022-23 | SEA | 81 | 14 | 50 | 64 | +28 | 149 | 23:40 | — | +0.13 |
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 defensemen · production index
At 29, defensemen typically produce 93% 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
- 21.6 mph
- 48th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 31
- Hardest shot
- 94.2 mph
- 74th pct
- Distance
- 248.3 mi
- OZ time
- 43.7%
- 80th pct
- DZ time
- 38.7%