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Sheldon Dries
Age 32 · 5'10" · 184 lb · Born in Macomb, USA
Cap hit
$875K
0.8% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
needs 40 recent games
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2025-26 regular season
GP
5
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
6:58
PP 0:05 · PK 0:39
xGF%
18.8
5v5
Game Score
-0.10
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
9 W · 12 L
Plus/minus
0
Blocks 3 · Hits 8
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21 vs BOS · L 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1-0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.07 |
| Mar 19 vs MTL · W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.12 |
| Mar 16 vs CGY · W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8:23 | 0:23 | 0:54 | 2-3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.06 |
| Mar 14 @ DAL · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7:54 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 2-5 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.17 |
| Mar 12 @ TBL · L 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10:16 | 0:00 | 0:32 | 3-2 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.24 |
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 · 2022-23 · 598 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
25th percentile
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28th percentile
17th percentile
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28th percentile
16th percentile
24th percentile
62nd percentile
59th percentile
5th percentile
43rd percentile
48th 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 style
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2022-23
- Shooting volume
- 72
- Playmaking
- 10
- Zone entries(est.)
- —
- Forechecking
- —
- Physicality
- 82
- Defensive impact
- 40
- Puck management
- 3
- Speed
- —
Where he shoots from
No unblocked shots yet.
Strengths
- Physicality: 82nd percentile among centers.
- Shooting volume: 72nd percentile among centers.
Watch-outs
- Puck management: 3rd percentile among centers.
- Playmaking: 10th percentile among centers.
Similar style: Jeff Carter, Jaret Anderson-Dolan
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. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.
Where his Game Score comes from
2022-23 · 63 GP · goals above average
Season total -3.2 goals, or -0.05 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -1.1
- Even strength defense
- +0.2
- Power play
- -0.4
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Finishing
- +0.4
- Playmaking
- -2.8
- Penalties
- +0.4
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 | DET | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:58 | — | -0.10 |
| 2022-23 | VAN | 63 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 94 | 11:32 | 49.9% | -0.05 |
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
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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 32, forwards typically produce 74% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 33, when the typical level is 69%.
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
- 21.3 mph
- 15th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 6
- Hardest shot
- 72.0 mph
- 6th pct
- Distance
- 5.9 mi
- OZ time
- 36.9%
- 2nd pct
- DZ time
- 46.0%