Montréal Canadiens · Right wing · Shoots R

Cole Caufield

Age 25 · 5'8" · 175 lb · Born in Mosinee, USA

Cap hit

$7.85M

7.5% of $104M cap

Term

5 yrs

Through 2030-31, then UFA

Clause

M-NTC

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

15:55

PP 2:23 · PK 0:00

xGF%

22.3

5v5, -31.4 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.64

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

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1 W · 0 L

Plus/minus

-1

Blocks 0 · Hits 3

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	0	3	3	0	15:55	2:23	0:00	1-0	75	0	0	-1	-0.64
May 29 @ CAR · L 6-1	1	0	3	0	0	18:19	5:42	0:00	—	33	1	0	-2	+0.46
May 27 vs CAR · L 4-0	0	0	2	3	0	19:14	2:33	0:00	—	50	1	1	-1	-0.37
May 25 vs CAR · OTL 3-2	0	1	2	1	1	19:33	1:53	0:00	—	60	0	0	-1	+0.33
May 23 @ CAR · OTL 3-2	0	0	1	0	0	17:53	2:46	0:00	—	100	0	0	-1	-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 · 1,079 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%53.7%

79th percentile

Relative xGF%+5.8

94th percentile

HDCF%46.7%

34th percentile

CF%53.0%

81st percentile

Relative CF%+6.1

97th percentile

FF%55.0%

90th percentile

GF%64.2%

97th percentile

CF/6062.7

83rd percentile

CA/6055.7

66th percentile

ixG/602.10

99th percentile

Goals above expected+13.2

100th percentile

IPP72.1%

73rd percentile

PDO104.3

94th percentile

OZS%61.9%

78th 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 styleElite goal scorer

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Caufield is a high-volume shooter who generates chances at an elite rate, converting from dangerous areas near the net. He creates and finishes plays with precision but plays a lighter physical game and doesn't drive as much forceful pressure down the ice.

Elite shooterSlot threatPlaymaking winger

Shooting volume: 97
Playmaking: 84
Zone entries(est.): 58
Forechecking: 22
Physicality: 14
Defensive impact: 46
Puck management: 79
Speed: 56

Where he shoots from

Slot 55% · Mid-range 39% · Perimeter 6%(386 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Shooting volume in the 97th percentile, with 55% of attempts from high-danger slot areas
Playmaking at 84th percentile to complement his goal-scoring touch
Puck management in 79th percentile keeps possession efficient

Watch-outs

Forechecking ranks just 22nd percentile, limiting upper-ice pressure
Physicality at 14th percentile means he plays a finesse game over physical engagement
Rush chances (58th percentile) slightly below his teammates, showing moderate transition involvement

Similar style: Alex DeBrincat (DET), Matt Boldy (MIN)

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 +21.2 goals, or +0.26 per game.

Even strength offense: +2.1
Even strength defense: -0.6
Power play: +1.8
Finishing: +13.3
Playmaking: +2.9
Penalties: +1.7
Faceoffs: -0.1

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	0	0	-1	3	15:55	—	-0.64
2025-26	MTL	81	51	37	88	+29	258	18:11	—	+0.26
2024-25	MTL	82	37	33	70	+9	240	18:05	—	+0.11
2023-24	MTL	82	28	37	65	-4	314	19:25	—	-0.03
2022-23	MTL	46	26	10	36	-10	158	18:03	—	+0.10

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: 19.3 mph; 10th pct
20+ mph bursts: 0
Hardest shot: 77.3 mph; 71st pct
Distance: 2.8 mi
OZ time: 40.0%; 40th pct
DZ time: 42.8%