PuckSleuthCap hit
$6M
5.8% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28, then UFA
Clause
M-NTC
10-team no-trade list
Surplus value
+$651K
vs. $6.651M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
2
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
22:05
PP 0:52 · PK 3:44
xGF%
43.8
5v5, -7.6 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.19
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
0
Blocks 3 · Hits 1
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 vs TBL · W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:54 | 0:56 | 6:01 | — | 50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -0.17 |
| Sep 29 @ BOS · L 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23:15 | 0:47 | 1:26 | — | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.21 |
| May 1 vs VGK · L 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 29 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.14 |
| Apr 29 @ VGK · OTL 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19:04 | 0:16 | 0:08 | — | — | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.20 |
| Apr 27 vs VGK · OTL 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20:47 | 0:22 | 0:07 | — | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.23 |
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 · 1,016 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
67th percentile
35th percentile
36th percentile
87th percentile
73rd percentile
81st percentile
30th percentile
90th percentile
63rd percentile
75th percentile
47th percentile
95th percentile
17th percentile
72nd 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 puck-moving defenseman
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Durzi is a speedy, creative offensive force who generates chances through shooting and playmaking at elite levels. His game breaks down in the defensive end, where he struggles to limit chances and rarely impacts plays with his body or positioning.
- Shooting volume
- 81
- Playmaking
- 81
- Zone entries(est.)
- 53
- Forechecking
- 11
- Physicality
- 44
- Defensive impact
- 8
- Puck management
- 40
- Speed
- 84
Where he shoots from
Slot 12% · Mid-range 20% · Perimeter 68%(142 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Shoots at 81st percentile volume, consistently threatening from outside
- Playmaking at 81st percentile creates secondary scoring chances
- Elite speed at 84th percentile enables offensive transitions
Watch-outs
- Defensive impact ranks just 8th percentile, allowing chances against
- Forechecking at 11th percentile means minimal pressure in opponent zone
- Puck management at 40th percentile shows occasional careless decisions
Similar style: Mikhail Sergachev (UTA), Mike Matheson (MTL)
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 · 60 GP · goals above average
Season total +0.3 goals, or +0.00 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +1.0
- Even strength defense
- -0.5
- Power play
- -0.5
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Finishing
- -0.1
- Playmaking
- +1.2
- Penalties
- -0.8
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 | NYR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:05 | — | -0.19 |
| 2025-26 | UTA | 60 | 5 | 22 | 27 | -12 | 84 | 19:16 | — | +0.00 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 30 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +4 | 39 | 20:39 | — | -0.01 |
| 2023-24 | ARI | 76 | 9 | 32 | 41 | -1 | 142 | 22:43 | — | -0.02 |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 72 | 9 | 29 | 38 | -12 | 110 | 19:47 | — | +0.03 |
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
At 27, defensemen typically produce 97% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 28, when the typical level is 95%.
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
2026-27, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 19.1 mph
- 28th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 0
- Hardest shot
- 82.9 mph
- 71st pct
- Distance
- 3.3 mi
- OZ time
- 43.9%
- 68th pct
- DZ time
- 37.1%