Vancouver Canucks · Center · Shoots L

Marco Rossi

Age 25 · 5'9" · 182 lb · Born in Feldkirch, AUT

Cap hit

$5M

4.8% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then RFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

Goals

60.0% shooting

Assists

1 primary

Points

2.00 per game

TOI/GP

15:09

PP 2:06 · PK 0:09

xGF%

50.3

5v5, +9.2 vs. last yr

Game Score

+1.05

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

7 W · 7 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	+/-	GS
Oct 1 vs EDM · L 9-7	2	1	4	2	0	15:16	3:17	0:09	4-1	—	0	0	+1.55
Sep 29 @ EDM · W 6-5	1	0	1	0	0	15:01	0:54	0:08	3-6	100	0	-1	+0.55
Apr 16 @ EDM · L 6-1	0	0	1	1	1	13:15	1:42	0:00	5-2	33	1	-2	-0.15
Apr 14 vs LAK · W 4-3	0	1	1	2	0	16:08	2:48	0:00	2-6	100	1	+1	-0.23
Apr 12 @ ANA · W 4-3	1	1	2	0	0	18:49	5:00	0:00	3-6	100	1	0	+0.89

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 · 670 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%41.1%

6th percentile

Relative xGF%-1.5

40th percentile

HDCF%37.6%

6th percentile

CF%46.2%

23rd percentile

Relative CF%+0.8

62nd percentile

FF%44.8%

13th percentile

GF%42.6%

23rd percentile

CF/6051.7

24th percentile

CA/6060.2

30th percentile

ixG/600.78

32nd percentile

Goals above expected+3.3

86th percentile

IPP65.5%

53rd percentile

PDO98.7

37th percentile

OZS%66.7%

88th 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 stylePlaymaking center

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Rossi is a creative passing threat who orchestrates offense through vision and timing rather than pace or volume. He lacks the shot volume and defensive intensity to be a complete two-way contributor, relying instead on his elite playmaking to generate chances.

Creative passerSlot threatPlaymaker

Shooting volume: 21
Playmaking: 72
Zone entries(est.): 57
Forechecking: 50
Physicality: 41
Defensive impact: 19
Puck management: 47
Speed: 20

Where he shoots from

Slot 50% · Mid-range 34% · Perimeter 16%(103 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Playmaking at 72nd percentile sets up high-danger chances consistently
Half his 103 shots come from the slot, showing scoring prowess in prime areas
Solid rush chance ability at 57th percentile keeps offense moving

Watch-outs

Shooting volume at 21st percentile limits his goal production relative to other centers
Speed ranks just 20th percentile, constraining transition game and rush threats
Defensive impact at 19th percentile shows limited two-way value

Similar style: Nicolas Roy (COL), Lars Eller (FLA)

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 · 50 GP · goals above average

Season total +1.7 goals, or +0.03 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.9
Even strength defense: -1.2
Power play: -0.6
Penalty kill: -0.2
Finishing: +3.3
Playmaking: +0.4
Penalties: +0.9
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	VAN	2	3	1	4	-1	5	15:09	—	+1.05
2025-26	MIN, VAN	50	12	23	35	-26	66	17:29	49.2%	+0.03
2024-25	MIN	82	24	36	60	+3	136	18:15	46.8%	+0.10
2023-24	MIN	82	21	19	40	-4	167	16:44	44.7%	+0.00
2022-23	MIN	19	0	1	1	-7	13	12:31	47.3%	-0.17

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: 20.8 mph; 52nd pct
20+ mph bursts: 3
Hardest shot: 55.6 mph; 25th pct
Distance: 2.5 mi
OZ time: 40.7%; 45th pct
DZ time: 41.9%