PuckSleuthCap hit
$4.125M
4.0% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$1.346M
vs. $5.471M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2025-26 regular season
GP
64
Goals
13
13.7% shooting
Assists
16
7 primary
Points
29
0.45 per game
TOI/GP
15:54
PP 1:08 · PK 1:44
xGF%
51.0
5v5, -1.3 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.06
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
48.4
267 W · 285 L
Plus/minus
+13
Blocks 24 · Hits 41
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 @ UTA · W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6-4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | +2 | -0.07 |
| Apr 14 vs PIT · W 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:00 | 0:00 | 2:05 | 4-8 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.13 |
| Apr 13 vs MIN · W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14:36 | 0:00 | 4:18 | 5-3 | 50 | 1 | 0 | +1 | -0.22 |
| Apr 11 @ CHI · W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:49 | 0:00 | 2:06 | 6-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | +0.42 |
| Apr 7 vs COL · L 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:16 | 0:00 | 0:32 | 4-2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.18 |
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 · 799 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
63rd percentile
53rd percentile
76th percentile
43rd percentile
51st percentile
51st percentile
82nd percentile
34th percentile
61st percentile
63rd percentile
36th percentile
41st percentile
76th percentile
25th 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 stylePuck-managing depth center
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Suter is a reliable, low-event player who excels at keeping the puck and moves it efficiently without taking much on himself. He plays a steady, conservative game with minimal speed and limited offensive aggression, making him a safe but unspectacular contributor.
- Shooting volume
- 41
- Playmaking
- 26
- Zone entries(est.)
- 58
- Forechecking
- 30
- Physicality
- 22
- Defensive impact
- 34
- Puck management
- 77
- Speed
- 6
Where he shoots from
Slot 65% · Mid-range 22% · Perimeter 13%(143 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Puck management in the 77th percentile keeps possession stable and limits turnovers
- Slot shot rate of 65% shows he positions well when he does shoot
- Rush chances in 58th percentile indicate solid transition awareness
Watch-outs
- Speed in the 6th percentile severely limits his breakaway and gap-control ability
- Playmaking at 26th percentile means limited creation of high-quality chances for others
- Physicality in the 22nd percentile leaves him vulnerable in board battles and net-front situations
Similar style: Gustav Nyquist, Connor Zary (CGY)
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 · 64 GP · goals above average
Season total -4.1 goals, or -0.06 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +0.1
- Even strength defense
- +0.2
- Power play
- -0.4
- Penalty kill
- +0.5
- Finishing
- -1.4
- Playmaking
- -2.4
- Penalties
- -0.4
- Faceoffs
- -0.2
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 | STL | 64 | 13 | 16 | 29 | +13 | 95 | 15:54 | 48.4% | -0.06 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 81 | 25 | 21 | 46 | +2 | 138 | 17:21 | 42.6% | +0.02 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 67 | 14 | 15 | 29 | +17 | 105 | 15:30 | 49.3% | +0.03 |
| 2022-23 | DET | 79 | 14 | 10 | 24 | -3 | 106 | 14:04 | 46.8% | -0.00 |
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 30, forwards typically produce 84% 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
- 21.1 mph
- 11th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 9
- Hardest shot
- 86.8 mph
- 61st pct
- Distance
- 158.3 mi
- OZ time
- 39.8%
- 18th pct
- DZ time
- 42.8%