Tampa Bay Lightning · Defense · Shoots L

Charle-Edouard D'Astous

Age 28 · 6'2" · 213 lb · Born in Rimouski, CAN

Cap hit

$875K

0.8% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

+$5.732M

vs. $6.607M market estimate

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2026-27 regular season

Goals

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

19:07

PP 3:49 · PK 0:38

xGF%

43.3

5v5, -13.7 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.16

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

Blocks 2 · Hits 2

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Oct 1 @ NYR · L 5-1	0	0	2	2	19:07	3:49	0:38	—	0	1	1	0	-0.16
May 3 vs MTL · L 2-1	1	1	2	0	17:41	0:54	0:00	—	63	0	0	-1	+0.47
May 1 @ MTL · W 1-0	0	4	4	2	18:29	0:44	0:02	—	60	0	0	0	-0.45
Apr 19 vs MTL · OTL 4-3	0	0	1	0	9:35	0:13	0:00	—	50	0	0	0	+0.07
Apr 15 vs NYR · L 4-2	0	3	1	0	19:45	0:00	0:05	—	20	1	0	-1	-0.29

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 · 1,148 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%57.0%

93rd percentile

Relative xGF%+3.0

82nd percentile

HDCF%63.6%

97th percentile

CF%53.3%

83rd percentile

Relative CF%-1.2

41st percentile

FF%51.9%

76th percentile

GF%52.2%

65th percentile

CF/6057.6

59th percentile

CA/6050.5

93rd percentile

ixG/600.27

70th percentile

Goals above expected+0.7

64th percentile

IPP45.0%

84th percentile

PDO100.1

51st percentile

OZS%51.1%

70th 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 defensemen · 2025-26

D'Astous is a stay-at-home defenseman who excels at suppressing chances and forechecking aggressively while moving the puck cleanly out of the zone. He plays a direct, physical style but struggles to generate offense through transition plays or high-volume shooting.

Shutdown defenderPhysicalReliable passer

Shooting volume: 57
Playmaking: 60
Zone entries(est.): 17
Forechecking: 94
Physicality: 58
Defensive impact: 81
Puck management: 70
Speed: 46

Where he shoots from

Slot 10% · Mid-range 38% · Perimeter 52%(125 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Forechecking intensity ranks 94th, disrupting plays before they develop
Defensive impact at 81st percentile, shutting down opposing chances
Puck management at 70th percentile, moving the puck safely

Watch-outs

Rush chances generation ranks only 17th, limiting transition opportunities
Speed at 46th percentile may slow his ability to recover laterally
Shooting volume at 57th percentile keeps offensive production modest

Similar style: Matt Roy (WSH), 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 · 70 GP · goals above average

Season total -0.7 goals, or -0.01 per game.

Even strength offense: +1.2
Even strength defense: +1.4
Power play: -0.2
Penalty kill: +0.1
Finishing: +0.8
Playmaking: -0.3
Penalties: -3.6

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	TBL	1	0	0	0	0	0	19:07	—	-0.16
2025-26	TBL	70	6	23	29	-4	80	18:45	—	-0.01

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

202937

At 28, defensemen typically produce 95% 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; 67th pct
20+ mph bursts: 20
Hardest shot: 96.0 mph; 83rd pct
Distance: 187.1 mi
OZ time: 42.7%; 65th pct
DZ time: 38.9%