Not on an NHL roster · Defense · Shoots L

Kaiden Guhle

Age 24 · 6'3" · 202 lb · Born in Edmonton, CAN

Cap hit

$5.55M

5.3% of $104M cap

Term

5 yrs

Through 2030-31, 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

5.0% shooting

Assists

4 primary

Points

0.28 per game

TOI/GP

19:28

PP 0:01 · PK 1:42

xGF%

49.1

5v5, +0.8 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.02

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

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Plus/minus

Blocks 63 · Hits 86

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	A	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
May 29 @ CAR · L 6-1	0	2	1	16:39	0:00	5:04	—	25	0	-2	-0.25
May 27 vs CAR · L 4-0	0	3	3	17:27	0:00	4:30	—	0	2	0	-0.28
May 25 vs CAR · OTL 3-2	0	2	5	22:23	0:00	0:41	—	0	1	-2	-0.76
May 23 @ CAR · OTL 3-2	1	0	0	19:23	0:06	1:12	—	0	0	+2	+0.22
May 21 @ CAR · W 6-2	1	1	2	18:48	0:02	0:27	—	17	0	+1	-0.06

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 · 653 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%49.1%

47th percentile

Relative xGF%-1.6

41st percentile

HDCF%52.4%

65th percentile

CF%45.7%

17th percentile

Relative CF%-4.4

14th percentile

FF%47.2%

31st percentile

GF%48.9%

47th percentile

CF/6050.9

18th percentile

CA/6060.5

29th percentile

ixG/600.21

53rd percentile

Goals above expected-0.3

38th percentile

IPP50.0%

92nd percentile

PDO100.8

64th percentile

OZS%31.3%

3rd 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 styleDefensive-minded physical defender

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26

Guhle is a heavy-hitting, puck-moving defenseman who excels at applying pressure and limiting chances but struggles to generate offensive opportunities through the neutral ice. His defensive intensity and clean possession handling make him a reliable anchor in his own zone despite modest playmaking output.

PhysicalityPuck controlForecheckingDefensive

Shooting volume: 56
Playmaking: 48
Zone entries(est.): 11
Forechecking: 95
Physicality: 93
Defensive impact: 71
Puck management: 96
Speed: 75

Where he shoots from

Slot 8% · Mid-range 29% · Perimeter 63%(72 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Exceptional forechecking (95th) applies early pressure and disrupts plays
Elite puck management (96th) controls play with smart decision-making
Outstanding physicality (93rd) adds toughness and presence in the trenches

Watch-outs

Weak rush chances (11th) limits ability to spark fast-break opportunities
Below-average playmaking (48th) means limited transition offense from the blue line

Similar style: Colton Parayko (STL), Matt Roy (WSH)

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 · 39 GP · goals above average

Season total -0.7 goals, or -0.02 per game.

Even strength defense: -0.2
Penalty kill: +0.1
Finishing: -0.3
Playmaking: -0.5
Penalties: +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
2025-26	MTL	39	2	9	11	+5	40	19:28	—	-0.02
2024-25	MTL	55	6	12	18	+6	71	21:11	—	+0.03
2023-24	MTL	70	6	16	22	-8	95	20:51	—	-0.07
2022-23	MTL	44	4	14	18	-19	48	20:31	—	-0.03

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: 22.4 mph; 78th pct
20+ mph bursts: 28
Hardest shot: 87.6 mph; 35th pct
Distance: 104.5 mi
OZ time: 40.3%; 28th pct
DZ time: 42.2%