Washington Capitals · Center · Shoots L

Dylan Strome

Age 29 · 6'4" · 200 lb · Born in Mississauga, CAN

Cap hit

$5M

4.8% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2025-26 regular season

Goals

13.3% shooting

Assists

23 primary

Points

0.72 per game

TOI/GP

18:02

PP 3:07 · PK 0:04

xGF%

49.1

5v5, +3.7 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.05

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

58.2

777 W · 557 L

Plus/minus

Blocks 53 · Hits 11

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Apr 14 @ CBJ · W 2-1	0	0	2	0	0	16:42	3:56	0:00	10-5	67	0	1	-1	-0.16
Apr 12 vs PIT · W 3-0	0	0	0	0	1	14:32	1:09	0:00	6-5	100	4	0	0	-0.10
Apr 11 @ PIT · W 6-3	0	1	2	0	0	20:01	2:40	0:00	11-6	100	1	0	-1	-0.31
Apr 8 @ TOR · W 4-0	1	1	1	0	1	16:34	2:36	0:00	5-9	20	1	0	+2	+0.85
Apr 5 @ NYR · L 8-1	0	0	0	1	2	13:35	1:38	0:00	8-5	50	0	1	0	-0.31

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 · 1,081 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%49.1%

49th percentile

Relative xGF%-1.1

42nd percentile

HDCF%48.7%

48th percentile

CF%48.8%

46th percentile

Relative CF%-0.6

46th percentile

FF%49.1%

48th percentile

GF%56.0%

79th percentile

CF/6060.1

72nd percentile

CA/6063.0

15th percentile

ixG/601.07

61st percentile

Goals above expected-0.3

54th percentile

IPP47.5%

9th percentile

PDO103.1

87th percentile

OZS%74.9%

97th 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 stylePassing playmaker

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Strome is an elite playmaker who thrives at getting the puck to teammates, with balanced shot placement and solid possession metrics at 5v5. He struggles significantly with aggressive forechecking and generating rush chances, limiting his ability to generate chances from below the goal line.

high-volume passerslot-focusedpossession-oriented

Shooting volume: 42
Playmaking: 85
Zone entries(est.): 8
Forechecking: 4
Physicality: 8
Defensive impact: 10
Puck management: 27
Speed: 22

Where he shoots from

Slot 52% · Mid-range 28% · Perimeter 20%(204 unblocked shots)

Strengths

85th percentile playmaking shows elite assist ability and vision
49.1% xGF share indicates solid 5v5 possession control
52% slot shots means strong net-front presence

Watch-outs

8th percentile rush chances limits offensive tempo creation
4th percentile forechecking leaves defensive workload to teammates
22nd percentile speed affects ability to transition and backcheck

Similar style: Gabriel Vilardi (WPG), Matt Duchene (DAL)

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 · 80 GP · goals above average

Season total +3.8 goals, or +0.05 per game.

Even strength offense: +1.1
Even strength defense: -1.5
Power play: +0.3
Penalty kill: +0.1
Finishing: -0.2
Playmaking: +3.1
Penalties: -1.3
Faceoffs: +2.2

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	WSH	80	19	39	58	+2	143	18:02	58.2%	+0.05
2024-25	WSH	82	29	53	82	+2	149	17:23	53.7%	+0.14
2023-24	WSH	82	27	40	67	-13	169	17:57	52.8%	+0.17
2022-23	WSH	81	23	42	65	-4	154	16:41	48.8%	+0.08

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: 22.0 mph; 39th pct
20+ mph bursts: 28
Hardest shot: 83.9 mph; 43rd pct
Distance: 237.3 mi
OZ time: 42.8%; 58th pct
DZ time: 39.9%