Ottawa Senators · Center · Shoots R

Dylan Cozens

Age 25 · 6'3" · 205 lb · Born in Whitehorse, CAN

Cap hit

$7.1M

6.8% of $104M cap

Term

4 yrs

Through 2029-30, then UFA

Clause

M-NTC

5-team no-trade list

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2025-26 regular season

Goals

13.7% shooting

Assists

14 primary

Points

0.72 per game

TOI/GP

17:02

PP 3:11 · PK 0:05

xGF%

60.0

5v5, +14.2 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.05

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

53.2

435 W · 383 L

Plus/minus

-7

Blocks 24 · Hits 215

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Apr 25 vs CAR · L 4-2	1	2	8	0	17:23	2:52	0:00	4-1	0	0	-1	+0.40
Apr 23 vs CAR · L 2-1	0	4	5	1	16:16	3:01	0:01	3-2	50	2	0	-0.42
Apr 20 @ CAR · OTL 3-2	1	3	4	0	27:25	2:53	0:00	4-1	67	1	+1	+0.65
Apr 18 @ CAR · L 2-0	0	2	5	1	18:58	6:07	0:00	7-4	33	1	0	-0.55
Apr 15 vs TOR · W 3-1	1	4	3	0	18:35	3:04	1:00	1-4	57	1	+1	-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 · 1,049 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%60.0%

99th percentile

Relative xGF%+5.4

91st percentile

HDCF%58.3%

89th percentile

CF%56.8%

94th percentile

Relative CF%+5.4

95th percentile

FF%57.3%

96th percentile

GF%50.0%

51st percentile

CF/6063.6

85th percentile

CA/6048.3

96th percentile

ixG/601.59

91st percentile

Goals above expected+0.2

60th percentile

IPP65.1%

52nd percentile

PDO97.3

22nd percentile

OZS%60.8%

75th 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 styleHigh-volume sniper

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Cozens is a pure finisher who plays with explosive speed and relentless forechecking pressure. He compensates for modest playmaking by generating his own chances and dominating on the forecheck to create scoring opportunities.

Speed merchantShooting threatForechecking intensity

Shooting volume: 92
Playmaking: 57
Zone entries(est.): 21
Forechecking: 82
Physicality: 74
Defensive impact: 69
Puck management: 66
Speed: 94

Where he shoots from

Slot 52% · Mid-range 40% · Perimeter 8%(294 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Exceptional shot volume (92nd percentile) with strong slot presence (52%)
Elite forechecking intensity (82nd percentile) forces turnovers consistently
Rare combination of speed (94th percentile) and physicality (74th percentile)

Watch-outs

Rush chance creation lags significantly (21st percentile) despite overall speed
Playmaking (57th percentile) limits his ability to set up teammates

Similar style: Noah Gregor, Cole Sillinger (CBJ)

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 · 82 GP · goals above average

Season total +3.7 goals, or +0.05 per game.

Even strength offense: +1.6
Even strength defense: +1.9
Power play: +0.3
Penalty kill: +0.2
Finishing: +0.3
Playmaking: -1.2
Penalties: +0.2
Faceoffs: +0.5

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	OTT	82	28	31	59	-7	205	17:02	53.2%	+0.05
2024-25	BUF, OTT	82	16	31	47	-17	188	17:04	50.6%	-0.08
2023-24	BUF	79	18	29	47	-4	200	17:14	45.5%	-0.04
2022-23	BUF	81	31	37	68	-3	211	16:30	48.3%	+0.08

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: 23.8 mph; 98th pct
20+ mph bursts: 211
Hardest shot: 90.0 mph; 84th pct
Distance: 217.8 mi
OZ time: 48.0%; 99th pct
DZ time: 34.5%