PuckSleuthCap hit
$9.5M
9.1% of $104M cap
Term
3 yrs
Through 2028-29, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$2.516M
vs. $12.016M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
2
Goals
0
Assists
2
1 primary
Points
2
1.00 per game
TOI/GP
18:45
PP 1:26 · PK 0:26
xGF%
53.9
5v5, -2.4 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.19
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
-2
Blocks 1 · Hits 0
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 vs TBL · W 5-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:04 | 1:39 | 0:52 | — | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.28 |
| Sep 29 @ BOS · L 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:25 | 1:13 | 0:00 | — | 58 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -0.10 |
| Apr 15 @ TBL · W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:32 | 2:38 | 0:11 | — | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.25 |
| Apr 13 @ FLA · L 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28:10 | 4:54 | 0:08 | — | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.44 |
| Apr 11 @ DAL · L 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25:35 | 6:25 | 0:22 | — | 100 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -0.17 |
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 · 1,009 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
91st percentile
100th percentile
73rd percentile
93rd percentile
100th percentile
88th percentile
83rd percentile
87th percentile
91st percentile
91st percentile
83rd percentile
91st percentile
80th percentile
75th 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 defenseman
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Fox operates as a creative force from the blue line, directing play with elite passing and forechecking intensity while controlling puck movement at the highest level. His limited physicality and struggle to generate rush chances are his main vulnerabilities.
- Shooting volume
- 78
- Playmaking
- 94
- Zone entries(est.)
- 6
- Forechecking
- 95
- Physicality
- 10
- Defensive impact
- 90
- Puck management
- 92
- Speed
- 25
Where he shoots from
Slot 10% · Mid-range 24% · Perimeter 65%(156 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Exceptional passing touch ranks 94th percentile, fueling offensive chances
- Forechecking intensity at 95th percentile disrupts opponent play
- Puck management elite at 92nd percentile, controlling transitions
Watch-outs
- Rush chance creation at just 6th percentile limits entry pace
- Physicality at 10th percentile means minimal board play impact
- Speed at 25th percentile restricts gap coverage and breakout quickness
Similar style: Damon Severson, Artem Zub
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 · 55 GP · goals above average
Season total +8.9 goals, or +0.16 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +0.8
- Even strength defense
- +1.3
- Power play
- +1.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Finishing
- +2.1
- Playmaking
- +4.2
- Penalties
- -0.6
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 | NYR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 18:45 | — | -0.19 |
| 2025-26 | NYR | 55 | 9 | 44 | 53 | +5 | 91 | 23:38 | — | +0.16 |
| 2024-25 | NYR | 74 | 10 | 51 | 61 | +9 | 135 | 23:15 | — | +0.15 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 72 | 17 | 56 | 73 | +21 | 137 | 23:27 | — | +0.26 |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 82 | 12 | 60 | 72 | +28 | 159 | 24:23 | — | +0.16 |
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 28, defensemen typically produce 95% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 30, when the typical level is 89%.
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
2026-27, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 18.8 mph
- 13th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 0
- Hardest shot
- 80.2 mph
- 57th pct
- Distance
- 2.6 mi
- OZ time
- 43.6%
- 66th pct
- DZ time
- 36.0%