PuckSleuthCap hit
$7.224M
6.9% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then UFA
Clause
M-NTC
10-team no-trade list
Surplus value
+$1.028M
vs. $8.252M market estimate
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
18:56
PP 5:22 · PK 0:58
xGF%
81.9
5v5, +28.7 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.06
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
11 W · 7 L
Plus/minus
+1
Blocks 1 · 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18:56 | 5:22 | 0:58 | 11-7 | 33 | 0 | 0 | +1 | -0.06 |
| Apr 14 @ BOS · L 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 | 1:49 | 0:00 | 10-12 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.13 |
| Apr 12 vs OTT · W 4-3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22:40 | 5:19 | 4:02 | 13-10 | — | 2 | 0 | +1 | +1.94 |
| Apr 11 @ DET · W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:13 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 9-12 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.14 |
| Apr 9 vs PIT · L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:06 | 1:00 | 0:37 | 9-10 | 20 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -0.11 |
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 · 1,180 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
76th percentile
95th percentile
67th percentile
87th percentile
91st percentile
84th percentile
22nd percentile
93rd percentile
57th percentile
91st percentile
11th percentile
93rd percentile
15th percentile
31st 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 styleOffensive playmaker with elite transitio
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Hischier controls pace through the neutral zone and generates chances with high-volume playmaking and shooting. He relies on offensive skill rather than physicality or defensive pressure to impact games.
- Shooting volume
- 75
- Playmaking
- 76
- Zone entries(est.)
- 89
- Forechecking
- 32
- Physicality
- 28
- Defensive impact
- 50
- Puck management
- 60
- Speed
- 63
Where he shoots from
Slot 58% · Mid-range 34% · Perimeter 8%(300 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Elite rush chance creation ranks 89th percentile among centers
- Balanced scoring threat with 76th percentile playmaking and 75th percentile shooting volume
- Generates slot chances at 58% of attempts, highest-danger scoring areas
Watch-outs
- Below-average forechecking at 32nd percentile limits offensive setup opportunities
- Limited physicality at 28th percentile reduces transition play disruption
- Relatively neutral defensive impact at 50th percentile
Similar style: Mikael Granlund (ANA), Brock Nelson (COL)
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 · 82 GP · goals above average
Season total +4.0 goals, or +0.05 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +1.5
- Even strength defense
- -0.1
- Power play
- +1.5
- Penalty kill
- +0.2
- Finishing
- -4.0
- Playmaking
- +1.6
- Penalties
- +1.3
- Faceoffs
- +2.1
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 | +1 | 2 | 18:56 | — | -0.06 |
| 2025-26 | NJD | 82 | 28 | 38 | 66 | -6 | 211 | 20:43 | 55.8% | +0.05 |
| 2024-25 | NJD | 75 | 35 | 34 | 69 | +9 | 187 | 20:23 | 55.5% | +0.24 |
| 2023-24 | NJD | 71 | 27 | 40 | 67 | -5 | 182 | 19:29 | 56.6% | +0.16 |
| 2022-23 | NJD | 81 | 31 | 49 | 80 | +33 | 256 | 19:17 | 53.9% | +0.15 |
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 forwards · production index
At 27, forwards typically produce 96% of their peak (age 24).
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
- 22.8 mph
- 78th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 109
- Hardest shot
- 89.4 mph
- 80th pct
- Distance
- 251.4 mi
- OZ time
- 42.9%
- 60th pct
- DZ time
- 39.2%