PuckSleuthCap hit
$8.8M
8.5% of $104M cap
Term
5 yrs
Through 2030-31, then UFA
Clause
NMC
Surplus value
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arrives with the trade tools
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
1
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
16:41
PP 2:42 · PK 0:00
xGF%
61.6
5v5, +9.1 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.42
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
1 W · 2 L
Plus/minus
0
Blocks 0 · 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 vs PHI · W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16:41 | 2:42 | 0:00 | 1-2 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.42 |
| Apr 14 @ BOS · L 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0-1 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.09 |
| Apr 12 vs OTT · W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:54 | 1:48 | 0:17 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.27 |
| Apr 11 @ DET · W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 20:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 38 | 2 | 0 | +1 | +0.08 |
| Apr 9 vs PIT · L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17:00 | 0:52 | 0:00 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | -0.52 |
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 · 1,155 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
72nd percentile
92nd percentile
65th percentile
88th percentile
93rd percentile
86th percentile
19th percentile
95th percentile
48th percentile
94th percentile
1st percentile
72nd percentile
10th percentile
28th 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 styleHigh-volume scorer
Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26
Meier is a relentless shooter who generates chances at an elite rate from dangerous areas near the net. His playmaking and puck handling lag behind his shot volume, and he struggles with defensive responsibility despite solid forechecking effort.
- Shooting volume
- 100
- Playmaking
- 42
- Zone entries(est.)
- 78
- Forechecking
- 62
- Physicality
- 61
- Defensive impact
- 39
- Puck management
- 35
- Speed
- 61
Where he shoots from
Slot 44% · Mid-range 39% · Perimeter 16%(430 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Shoots at elite rate (100th percentile) with 44% from the slot
- Generates quality chances with 52.4% expected goals share at 5v5
- Attacks fast with good rush chances (78th percentile zone entries)
Watch-outs
- Playmaking is modest (42nd percentile) with just 20 assists in 77 games
- Defensive impact trails peers (39th percentile) despite physical play
- Puck management below average (35th percentile) limits creative options
Similar style: Alex Laferriere (LAK), Owen Tippett (PHI)
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 · 77 GP · goals above average
Season total -9.9 goals, or -0.13 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +1.5
- Even strength defense
- -0.5
- Power play
- +0.2
- Finishing
- -9.4
- Playmaking
- -2.3
- Penalties
- +0.8
- 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
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NJD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:41 | — | -0.42 |
| 2025-26 | NJD | 77 | 24 | 20 | 44 | -16 | 269 | 18:31 | 45.6% | -0.13 |
| 2024-25 | NJD | 80 | 26 | 27 | 53 | +7 | 239 | 17:52 | — | -0.03 |
| 2023-24 | NJD | 69 | 28 | 24 | 52 | -28 | 207 | 17:36 | 48.9% | +0.07 |
| 2022-23 | NJD, SJS | 78 | 40 | 26 | 66 | -19 | 327 | 19:23 | 36.8% | +0.10 |
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
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Beat writers
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Media
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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
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
- 22.4 mph
- 60th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 111
- Hardest shot
- 94.3 mph
- 95th pct
- Distance
- 231.9 mi
- OZ time
- 43.2%
- 66th pct
- DZ time
- 38.3%