Edmonton Oilers · Defense · Shoots L

Spencer Stastney

Age 26 · 5'11" · 196 lb · Born in Woodridge, USA

Cap hit

$1.525M

1.5% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

arrives with the trade tools

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2025-26 regular season

Goals

3.6% shooting

Assists

6 primary

Points

0.15 per game

TOI/GP

15:30

PP 0:03 · PK 1:27

xGF%

49.3

5v5, +2.9 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.01

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

-11

Blocks 63 · Hits 13

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	SOG	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Mar 19 vs FLA · L 4-0	0	4	13:23	0:00	0:00	—	50	1	0	-0.38
Mar 17 vs SJS · W 5-3	0	1	16:24	0:33	0:28	—	0	0	-1	-0.13
Mar 15 vs NSH · W 3-1	0	0	13:45	0:05	1:32	—	100	1	0	+0.06
Mar 13 @ STL · OTL 3-2	0	0	15:21	0:00	0:09	—	60	1	-1	-0.03
Mar 12 @ DAL · L 7-2	1	0	17:50	0:00	1:58	—	67	2	-2	-0.03

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 · 895 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%49.3%

51st percentile

Relative xGF%-3.5

25th percentile

HDCF%51.1%

61st percentile

CF%51.5%

71st percentile

Relative CF%-0.4

52nd percentile

FF%51.6%

73rd percentile

GF%43.5%

23rd percentile

CF/6055.3

45th percentile

CA/6052.1

87th percentile

ixG/600.15

28th percentile

Goals above expected-0.3

41st percentile

IPP33.3%

44th percentile

PDO97.4

14th percentile

OZS%49.3%

60th 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 styleSpeed-first defensive defenseman

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26

Stastney is a fast, responsible defender who moves the puck cleanly and shuts down opponents effectively. He struggles with physical play and rarely generates offensive chances, limiting his overall impact.

Mobile defenderSpeedDefensive anchor

Shooting volume: 31
Playmaking: 55
Zone entries(est.): 20
Forechecking: 26
Physicality: 10
Defensive impact: 61
Puck management: 21
Speed: 86

Where he shoots from

Slot 6% · Mid-range 33% · Perimeter 60%(81 unblocked shots)

Strengths

86th percentile speed allows him to back up forecheckers and recover defensively
61st percentile defensive impact shows he effectively limits opponent scoring chances
81st percentile unblocked shots shows he generates volume from distance

Watch-outs

10th percentile physicality means he avoids contact rather than winning battles
20th percentile rush chances suggests limited ability to start offensive transitions
31st percentile shooting volume means minimal direct goal production threat

Similar style: Nils Lundkvist (DAL), Philip Broberg (STL)

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 · 66 GP · goals above average

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

Even strength offense: -0.3
Even strength defense: +0.1
Penalty kill: +0.4
Finishing: -0.2
Playmaking: -0.4
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	EDM, NSH	66	2	8	10	-11	56	15:30	—	-0.01
2024-25	NSH	23	0	3	3	-7	15	16:11	—	-0.09
2023-24	NSH	20	2	2	4	+9	11	15:59	—	+0.07
2022-23	NSH	8	0	2	2	+5	9	17:37	—	-0.04

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

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 22.5 mph; 84th pct
20+ mph bursts: 67
Hardest shot: 84.4 mph; 21st pct
Distance: 142.4 mi
OZ time: 43.3%; 75th pct
DZ time: 38.2%