PuckSleuthCap hit
$1.625M
1.6% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$1.108M
vs. $2.733M market estimate
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2025-26 regular season
GP
46
Goals
2
4.0% shooting
Assists
9
7 primary
Points
11
0.24 per game
TOI/GP
14:11
PP 0:09 · PK 2:38
xGF%
33.8
5v5, -1.9 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.13
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
51.9
280 W · 259 L
Plus/minus
-18
Blocks 37 · Hits 130
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 @ WPG · W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16:43 | 0:43 | 2:13 | 6-10 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.67 |
| Apr 9 @ ANA · L 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12:07 | 0:00 | 0:51 | 2-2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.16 |
| Apr 6 vs CHI · W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:23 | 0:00 | 1:47 | 3-2 | 67 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.19 |
| Apr 1 vs ANA · W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9:33 | 0:11 | 0:56 | 2-1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.60 |
| Jan 6 vs CBJ · W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8:42 | 0:18 | 0:32 | 5-4 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.04 |
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 · 511 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
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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 forward
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Dellandrea is a physical, hard-working center who thrives in forechecking and grinding play. His defensive impact is limited, and he doesn't create many chances through shooting or rushing the puck into the zone.
- Shooting volume
- 11
- Playmaking
- 62
- Zone entries(est.)
- 16
- Forechecking
- 80
- Physicality
- 90
- Defensive impact
- 4
- Puck management
- 57
- Speed
- 62
Where he shoots from
Slot 51% · Mid-range 36% · Perimeter 13%(70 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Exceptional forechecking (80th percentile) drives pressure on opponents
- Elite physicality (90th percentile) sets a punishing tone
- Solid playmaking (62nd percentile) contributes as a secondary distributor
Watch-outs
- Minimal defensive impact (4th percentile) limits his net value
- Very low shooting volume (11th percentile) reduces scoring chances
- Struggles to generate rush chances (16th percentile) into the zone
Similar style: Brayden Schenn (NYI), Vincent Trocheck (UTA)
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 · 46 GP · goals above average
Season total -5.9 goals, or -0.13 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -1.5
- Even strength defense
- -1.0
- Power play
- -0.2
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Finishing
- -4.3
- Playmaking
- -0.3
- Penalties
- +1.3
- 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 | SJS | 46 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -18 | 50 | 14:11 | 51.9% | -0.13 |
| 2024-25 | SJS | 68 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -31 | 50 | 11:48 | 49.9% | -0.20 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -10 | 53 | 12:40 | 41.5% | -0.13 |
| 2022-23 | DAL | 82 | 9 | 19 | 28 | +9 | 92 | 14:12 | 50.7% | -0.02 |
Sentiment & chatter
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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 26, forwards typically produce 98% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 27, when the typical level is 96%.
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
- 22.3 mph
- 51st pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 86
- Hardest shot
- 90.0 mph
- 83rd pct
- Distance
- 102.5 mi
- OZ time
- 35.1%
- 0th pct
- DZ time
- 48.4%