PuckSleuthWashington Capitals · Right wing · Shoots R
Jordan Kyrou
Age 28 · 6'1" · 190 lb · Born in Toronto, CAN
Cap hit
$8.125M
7.8% of $104M cap
Term
5 yrs
Through 2030-31, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
−$643K
vs. $7.482M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2025-26 regular season
GP
72
Goals
18
10.4% shooting
Assists
28
15 primary
Points
46
0.64 per game
TOI/GP
15:44
PP 2:10 · PK 0:01
xGF%
61.1
5v5, +6.8 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.00
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
3 W · 13 L
Plus/minus
-5
Blocks 28 · Hits 14
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 @ UTA · W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:48 | 0:54 | 0:00 | — | 50 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.18 |
| Apr 14 vs PIT · W 7-5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 | 0:41 | 0:00 | — | 100 | 2 | 0 | -1 | +0.29 |
| Apr 13 vs MIN · W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:49 | 4:25 | 0:00 | — | 100 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.35 |
| Apr 11 @ CHI · W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:41 | 0:30 | 0:00 | — | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.65 |
| Apr 9 vs WPG · L 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:06 | 3:24 | 0:00 | — | 50 | 0 | 0 | +1 | -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 · 916 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
100th percentile
100th percentile
93rd percentile
89th percentile
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88th percentile
66th percentile
66th percentile
95th percentile
83rd percentile
16th percentile
66th percentile
46th percentile
91st 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 styleDefensive playmaker
Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26
Kyrou is a pass-first scorer who excels at creating chances and controlling play at elite defensive level. His forechecking and physical play lag well behind his peers, limiting his all-around impact.
- Shooting volume
- 87
- Playmaking
- 72
- Zone entries(est.)
- 21
- Forechecking
- 7
- Physicality
- 4
- Defensive impact
- 94
- Puck management
- 66
- Speed
- 84
Where he shoots from
Slot 33% · Mid-range 50% · Perimeter 18%(252 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Top-1% defensive impact limits opponent chances at 5v5
- 87th percentile shooting volume keeps him dangerous on perimeter
- 84th percentile speed and 72nd percentile playmaking drive offensive zone success
Watch-outs
- 7th percentile forechecking effort rarely disrupts opponent breakouts
- 4th percentile physicality means he rarely wins board battles
- 21st percentile rush chances suggest limited transition play generation
Similar style: Pavel Dorofeyev (NYR), Luke Evangelista (NJD)
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 · 72 GP · goals above average
Season total -0.1 goals, or -0.00 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +1.6
- Even strength defense
- +1.8
- Power play
- -1.9
- Finishing
- -3.3
- Playmaking
- +0.9
- Penalties
- +0.9
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | STL | 72 | 18 | 28 | 46 | -5 | 173 | 15:44 | — | -0.00 |
| 2024-25 | STL | 82 | 36 | 34 | 70 | +23 | 239 | 17:29 | — | +0.18 |
| 2023-24 | STL | 82 | 31 | 36 | 67 | -12 | 251 | 18:20 | — | +0.07 |
| 2022-23 | STL | 79 | 37 | 36 | 73 | -38 | 272 | 18:00 | — | +0.11 |
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
NHL forwards · production index
At 28, forwards typically produce 93% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 32, when the typical level is 74%.
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
- 23.0 mph
- 86th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 142
- Hardest shot
- 85.5 mph
- 54th pct
- Distance
- 185.0 mi
- OZ time
- 45.2%
- 88th pct
- DZ time
- 36.6%