Montréal Canadiens · Center · Shoots R
Kirby Dach
Age 25 · 6'4" · 221 lb · Born in Fort Saskatchewan, CAN
Cap hit
$3.6M
3.5% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
arrives with the trade tools
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
1
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
1
0 primary
Points
1
1.00 per game
TOI/GP
11:07
PP 0:00 · PK 0:00
xGF%
59.0
5v5, +11.4 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.02
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
2 W · 0 L
Plus/minus
+1
Blocks 0 · Hits 2
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 @ TOR · W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | -0.02 |
| May 29 @ CAR · L 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:23 | 3:21 | 0:00 | 1-1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.13 |
| May 27 vs CAR · L 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8:45 | 0:58 | 0:00 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.44 |
| May 25 vs CAR · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8:03 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 0-1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.05 |
| May 23 @ CAR · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:22 | 0:48 | 0:00 | — | 100 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -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 · 439 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
37th percentile
27th percentile
64th percentile
33rd percentile
26th percentile
37th percentile
51st percentile
24th percentile
54th percentile
41st percentile
78th percentile
33rd percentile
50th percentile
51st 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-moving forechecking center
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Dach controls the puck at an elite level and pushes the pace with strong forechecking and speed, but struggles to generate offensive opportunities through playmaking or entry work. He plays a physical, possession-heavy game that limits turnovers and creates transition chances.
- Shooting volume
- 55
- Playmaking
- 22
- Zone entries(est.)
- 24
- Forechecking
- 68
- Physicality
- 72
- Defensive impact
- 40
- Puck management
- 92
- Speed
- 83
Where he shoots from
Slot 58% · Mid-range 30% · Perimeter 12%(77 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Elite puck management (92nd percentile) limits turnovers and maintains possession.
- Strong speed (83rd percentile) enables relentless forechecking pressure (68th percentile).
- Physical play (72nd percentile) disrupts opponents and sets the tone.
Watch-outs
- Weak playmaking (22nd percentile) limits his offensive creation for teammates.
- Struggles with rush chances (24th percentile), rarely generates quick entries.
- Defensive impact (40th percentile) lags despite all-around effort.
Similar style: John Beecher, Colton Sissons (TOR)
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 · 37 GP · goals above average
Season total -0.3 goals, or -0.01 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -0.2
- Even strength defense
- -0.2
- Power play
- -0.4
- Finishing
- +1.7
- Playmaking
- -1.5
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | MTL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 11:07 | — | -0.02 |
| 2025-26 | MTL | 37 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 47 | 13:39 | 41.4% | -0.01 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 57 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -29 | 84 | 15:40 | 40.3% | -0.12 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 13:01 | — | -0.07 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 58 | 14 | 24 | 38 | -2 | 107 | 18:30 | 38.3% | +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
How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2026-27, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 20.5 mph
- 44th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 1
- Hardest shot
- 76.3 mph
- 69th pct
- Distance
- 1.9 mi
- OZ time
- 38.0%
- 21st pct
- DZ time
- 45.5%