PuckSleuthCap hit
$4.438M
4.3% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
−$127K
vs. $4.31M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2025-26 regular season
GP
12
Goals
3
12.5% shooting
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
3
0.25 per game
TOI/GP
15:00
PP 1:13 · PK 0:02
xGF%
47.3
5v5, -4.2 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.20
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
49.2
60 W · 62 L
Plus/minus
-7
Blocks 4 · Hits 4
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2 @ UTA · L 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:36 | 1:55 | 0:00 | 0-3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -0.18 |
| Jan 31 vs TOR · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2-1 | 50 | 3 | 2 | -2 | -0.27 |
| Jan 29 vs ANA · W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:59 | 2:29 | 0:00 | 5-1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.26 |
| Jan 27 vs SJS · L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:14 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 4-7 | 100 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -0.37 |
| Jan 25 vs PIT · L 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:59 | 1:10 | 0:00 | 5-5 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.74 |
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 · 151 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
35th percentile
98th percentile
65th percentile
40th percentile
98th percentile
32nd percentile
4th percentile
58th percentile
24th percentile
84th percentile
50th percentile
82nd percentile
2nd percentile
83rd 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 styleShoot-first center
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Chytil is a volume shooter who generates chances through aggression at the net, but he lacks playmaking instincts and struggles with the fundamentals of getting into the zone cleanly. His physical game and forechecking are well below average, limiting his overall impact at five-on-five.
- Shooting volume
- 83
- Playmaking
- 0
- Zone entries(est.)
- 0
- Forechecking
- 27
- Physicality
- 8
- Defensive impact
- 58
- Puck management
- 18
- Speed
- 62
Where he shoots from
Slot 60% · Mid-range 37% · Perimeter 3%(35 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Exceptional shooting volume at 83rd percentile with strong net-front positioning (60% slot shots)
- Solid defensive positioning despite limited sample (58th percentile in impact)
- Above-average speed (62nd percentile) to finish plays
Watch-outs
- Cannot create plays for others at 0th percentile playmaking
- Virtually no success entering the zone off the rush (0th percentile)
- Minimal forechecking activity and physicality well below average for centers (8th percentile)
Similar style: Kent Johnson (CBJ), Berkly Catton (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 · 12 GP · goals above average
Season total -2.4 goals, or -0.20 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +0.1
- Even strength defense
- -0.2
- Power play
- -0.1
- Finishing
- -0.6
- Playmaking
- -1.1
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VAN | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 24 | 15:00 | 49.2% | -0.20 |
| 2024-25 | NYR, VAN | 56 | 13 | 13 | 26 | -7 | 133 | 14:58 | 46.8% | -0.02 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 15:56 | 43.3% | -0.10 |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 74 | 22 | 23 | 45 | +15 | 177 | 14:41 | 39.8% | +0.02 |
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 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
- 22.1 mph
- 45th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 25
- Hardest shot
- 78.7 mph
- 17th pct
- Distance
- 31.0 mi
- OZ time
- 43.1%
- 64th pct
- DZ time
- 39.6%