PuckSleuthWashington Capitals · Defense · Shoots L
Martin Fehérváry
Age 26 · 6'2" · 215 lb · Born in Bratislava, SVK
Cap hit
$6M
5.8% of $104M cap
Term
7 yrs
Through 2032-33, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
−$406K
vs. $5.594M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2025-26 regular season
GP
81
Goals
5
6.8% shooting
Assists
22
7 primary
Points
27
0.33 per game
TOI/GP
19:17
PP 0:02 · PK 2:50
xGF%
48.9
5v5, -3 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.05
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
+15
Blocks 176 · Hits 110
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 @ CBJ · W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:17 | 0:00 | 0:50 | — | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.05 |
| Apr 12 vs PIT · W 3-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:50 | 0:06 | 0:00 | — | 50 | 0 | 0 | +1 | -0.34 |
| Apr 11 @ PIT · W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.18 |
| Apr 8 @ TOR · W 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:16 | 0:00 | 2:47 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | +0.98 |
| Apr 5 @ NYR · L 8-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18:59 | 0:00 | 4:26 | — | 25 | 1 | 1 | +1 | -0.15 |
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 · 1,273 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
45th percentile
42nd percentile
60th percentile
29th percentile
22nd percentile
51st percentile
69th percentile
39th percentile
25th percentile
61st percentile
50th percentile
74th percentile
69th percentile
2nd 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 stylePhysical puck-moving defenseman
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Fehérváry is a heavy, skilled defender who excels at moving the puck cleanly and generating offense through transitions and physicality. His shot volume is unusually low for a defender, which limits his own scoring threat despite strong underlying play.
- Shooting volume
- 12
- Playmaking
- 41
- Zone entries(est.)
- 71
- Forechecking
- 64
- Physicality
- 89
- Defensive impact
- 43
- Puck management
- 90
- Speed
- 73
Where he shoots from
Slot 16% · Mid-range 25% · Perimeter 59%(105 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Excellent puck management (90th percentile) with few turnovers
- High physicality (89th percentile) combined with smart forechecking
- Quick transitions via rush chances (71st percentile)
Watch-outs
- Rarely shoots from anywhere (12th percentile), missing scoring chances
- Modest playmaking ability (41st percentile) limits direct offensive creation
- Defensive impact (43rd percentile) is his weakest link
Similar style: Will Borgen (BOS), Jake Middleton (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 · 81 GP · goals above average
Season total -3.7 goals, or -0.05 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +0.2
- Even strength defense
- -0.7
- Penalty kill
- -1.4
- Playmaking
- -1.7
- Penalties
- -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 | WSH | 81 | 5 | 22 | 27 | +15 | 73 | 19:17 | — | -0.05 |
| 2024-25 | WSH | 81 | 5 | 20 | 25 | +18 | 76 | 19:00 | — | +0.01 |
| 2023-24 | WSH | 66 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -7 | 61 | 19:38 | — | -0.04 |
| 2022-23 | WSH | 67 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 91 | 20:00 | — | -0.04 |
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 26, defensemen typically produce 98% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 32, when the typical level is 81%.
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
- 22.4 mph
- 78th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 55
- Hardest shot
- 92.7 mph
- 63rd pct
- Distance
- 202.3 mi
- OZ time
- 37.4%
- 0th pct
- DZ time
- 45.4%