Dallas Stars · Center · Shoots L

Roope Hintz

Age 29 · 6'3" · 217 lb · Born in Nokia, FIN

Cap hit

$8.45M

8.1% 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

2025-26 regular season

Goals

11.9% shooting

Assists

18 primary

Points

0.83 per game

TOI/GP

17:20

PP 3:05 · PK 0:33

xGF%

55.6

5v5, +4.4 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.09

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

59.1

430 W · 297 L

Plus/minus

+16

Blocks 18 · Hits 60

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Mar 6 vs COL · OTL 5-4	0	1	2	1	11:26	1:15	1:49	2-2	67	1	1	+1	-0.13
Feb 4 vs STL · W 5-4	1	5	3	1	15:08	3:54	0:01	5-4	67	1	0	0	-0.32
Feb 2 vs WPG · W 4-3	1	1	0	1	19:30	4:41	1:09	11-4	100	0	0	0	-0.52
Jan 31 @ UTA · W 3-2	0	2	0	2	15:56	4:35	0:26	6-3	50	0	0	-1	-0.10
Jan 29 @ VGK · W 5-4	1	2	2	0	15:20	1:45	0:00	7-3	25	1	0	-1	+0.35

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 · 657 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%55.6%

89th percentile

Relative xGF%+5.1

89th percentile

HDCF%55.9%

81st percentile

CF%50.1%

59th percentile

Relative CF%+4.4

91st percentile

FF%51.4%

69th percentile

GF%65.5%

98th percentile

CF/6055.6

49th percentile

CA/6055.4

68th percentile

ixG/601.72

94th percentile

Goals above expected-3.9

13th percentile

IPP50.0%

11th percentile

PDO105.1

96th percentile

OZS%54.6%

56th 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 styleElite playmaking center

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Hintz is a blazing-fast orchestrator who sets up chances at an elite level while anchoring his team defensively. He struggles to generate offensive chances through rushing or speed in transition, relying instead on his world-class passing and positioning.

Elite passerDefensive anchorHigh-speed setup man

Shooting volume: 82
Playmaking: 94
Zone entries(est.): 24
Forechecking: 34
Physicality: 38
Defensive impact: 91
Puck management: 26
Speed: 97

Where he shoots from

Slot 63% · Mid-range 29% · Perimeter 8%(175 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Elite speed (97th percentile) lets him create separation and control tempo
Exceptional playmaking (94th percentile) fuels consistent scoring chances for teammates
Elite defensive impact (91st percentile) protects his end and limits opponent quality chances

Watch-outs

Weak rush chances (24th percentile) limits his own offensive transitions
Below-average puck management (26th percentile) causes some turnovers and possession breaks

Similar style: Mika Zibanejad (NYR), Shane Wright (SEA)

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 · 53 GP · goals above average

Season total +4.9 goals, or +0.09 per game.

Even strength defense: +1.1
Power play: +1.9
Penalty kill: -0.1
Finishing: -3.8
Playmaking: +3.6
Penalties: +0.8
Faceoffs: +1.3

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	DAL	53	15	29	44	+16	126	17:20	59.1%	+0.09
2024-25	DAL	76	28	39	67	+18	160	16:53	53.9%	+0.15
2023-24	DAL	80	30	35	65	+26	182	17:14	56.2%	+0.14
2022-23	DAL	73	37	38	75	+31	184	17:33	52.0%	+0.26

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: 23.6 mph; 96th pct
20+ mph bursts: 259
Hardest shot: 92.0 mph; 90th pct
Distance: 156.0 mi
OZ time: 44.8%; 83rd pct
DZ time: 37.8%