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Detroit Red Wings · Defense · Shoots R

Moritz Seider

Age 25 · 6'4" · 211 lb · Born in Zell, DEU

Cap hit

$8.55M

8.2% of $104M cap

Term

5 yrs

Through 2030-31, then UFA

Clause

M-NTC

10-team no-trade list

Surplus value

—

arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2025-26 regular season

GP

82

Goals

10

5.3% shooting

Assists

50

26 primary

Points

60

0.73 per game

TOI/GP

25:40

PP 3:12 · PK 1:35

xGF%

54.9

5v5, +5.8 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.13

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

+15

Blocks 180 · Hits 128

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameGASOGHITBLKTOIPPPKFOOZS%GVTK+/-GS
Apr 15
@ FLA · L 8-1
0030116:513:180:00—5010-4-0.38
Apr 13
@ TBL · OTL 4-3
0041125:503:231:15—5011-1+0.07
Apr 11
vs NJD · L 5-3
0002326:471:490:00—10010-1-0.13
Apr 9
vs PHI · W 6-3
1432022:063:013:16—7502+2+1.23
Apr 7
vs CBJ · OTL 4-3
0103829:330:513:20—5020-1+0.02

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 · 1,565 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%54.9%

87th percentile

Relative xGF%+11.5

100th percentile

HDCF%59.5%

91st percentile

CF%53.0%

81st percentile

Relative CF%+6.8

98th percentile

FF%55.4%

91st percentile

GF%55.5%

78th percentile

CF/6060.5

76th percentile

CA/6053.6

81st percentile

ixG/600.34

81st percentile

Goals above expected+1.2

72nd percentile

IPP33.8%

51st percentile

PDO99.8

45th percentile

OZS%34.1%

8th 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 two-way playmaker

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26

Seider is a rare defenseman who excels in every facet of the game, controlling play with his elite passing range and shot volume while shutting down opponents at the other end. He plays heavy minutes and elevates almost every team metric, though he generates most chances from distance rather than high-danger areas.

High-volume creatorShutdown defenderPlaymaker on the point
Shooting volume
89
Playmaking
93
Zone entries(est.)
74
Forechecking
74
Physicality
69
Defensive impact
97
Puck management
68
Speed
54

Where he shoots from

Slot 4% · Mid-range 26% · Perimeter 70%(286 unblocked shots)

Strengths

  • Exceptional defensive impact at 97th percentile, leading all defensemen in possession suppression
  • Elite playmaking at 93rd percentile, consistently finding scoring chances for teammates
  • Elite shooting volume at 89th percentile, taking 286 unblocked shots to drive play creation

Watch-outs

  • Generates few high-danger chances himself, with only 4% of shots from the slot
  • Below-average speed at 54th percentile limits rush chances and transitions
  • Moderate puck management and poise at 68th percentile can cause turnovers in tight situations

Similar style: Max Crozier (TBL), Josh Manson (COL)

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 +10.4 goals, or +0.13 per game.

Even strength offense
+1.2
Even strength defense
+1.4
Power play
+2.1
Penalty kill
-0.4
Finishing
+1.3
Playmaking
+6.0
Penalties
-1.1

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

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-SOGTOI/GPFO%GS/GP
2025-26DET82105060+1518725:40—+0.13
2024-25DET8283846-516225:04—-0.00
2023-24DET8293342-713522:22—+0.01
2022-23DET8253742-1114023:09—-0.01

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

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
21.7 mph
52nd pct
20+ mph bursts
43
Hardest shot
98.9 mph
93rd pct
Distance
299.9 mi
OZ time
43.6%
79th pct
DZ time
38.9%