Ottawa Senators · Defense · Shoots L

Tyler Kleven

Age 24 · 6'5" · 225 lb · Born in Fargo, USA

Cap hit

$1.6M

1.5% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then RFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2025-26 regular season

Goals

3.3% shooting

Assists

13 primary

Points

0.26 per game

TOI/GP

17:21

PP 0:07 · PK 1:34

xGF%

54.3

5v5, +9.7 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.04

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

Blocks 94 · Hits 126

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Apr 25 vs CAR · L 4-2	0	1	5	0	19:40	0:00	5:48	—	0	1	1	0	+0.22
Apr 23 vs CAR · L 2-1	0	0	4	3	18:13	0:06	3:57	—	0	1	0	0	-0.27
Apr 2 vs BUF · W 4-1	0	0	0	0	1:48	0:00	0:00	—	—	0	0	0	-0.04
Mar 31 @ FLA · L 6-3	0	3	2	0	22:39	0:23	1:46	—	50	2	2	+1	-0.46
Mar 28 @ TBL · L 4-2	1	1	3	4	27:04	0:00	4:11	—	38	3	2	-1	+0.33

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 · 1,066 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%54.3%

82nd percentile

Relative xGF%-2.2

33rd percentile

HDCF%54.2%

74th percentile

CF%53.3%

83rd percentile

Relative CF%+0.5

63rd percentile

FF%54.5%

89th percentile

GF%50.0%

52nd percentile

CF/6058.4

64th percentile

CA/6051.1

90th percentile

ixG/600.18

42nd percentile

Goals above expected-0.2

42nd percentile

IPP38.1%

65th percentile

PDO98.4

25th percentile

OZS%59.0%

86th 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 two-way defenseman

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26

Kleven is an aggressive, engaged defender who excels at playmaking and forechecking while generating chances from outside areas. He struggles to bring the puck forward through rush chances and tends to be careless with possession in transition.

playmakerforecheckingperimeter shot creatortransition risk

Shooting volume: 70
Playmaking: 89
Zone entries(est.): 23
Forechecking: 89
Physicality: 87
Defensive impact: 47
Puck management: 33
Speed: 44

Where he shoots from

Slot 3% · Mid-range 25% · Perimeter 72%(133 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Excellent playmaking ability ranks 89th percentile among defensemen
Elite forechecking engagement puts him 89th percentile in activity
Physical presence and willingness to engage ranks 87th percentile

Watch-outs

Rush chance creation lags at 23rd percentile, limiting tempo
Puck management ranks only 33rd percentile in transition situations
Defensive impact rates at 47th percentile, below average for the position

Similar style: Rasmus Sandin, 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 · 70 GP · goals above average

Season total +3.0 goals, or +0.04 per game.

Even strength offense: +0.1
Even strength defense: +1.3
Power play: +0.1
Penalty kill: +0.8
Finishing: -0.2
Playmaking: +2.5
Penalties: -1.5

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	70	3	15	18	+2	90	17:21	—	+0.04
2024-25	OTT	79	4	6	10	-11	78	14:28	—	-0.03
2023-24	OTT	9	0	1	1	-1	7	12:39	—	-0.06
2022-23	OTT	8	0	2	2	-1	11	14:41	—	+0.01

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: 21.7 mph; 49th pct
20+ mph bursts: 27
Hardest shot: 103.5 mph; 100th pct
Distance: 169.7 mi
OZ time: 43.3%; 74th pct
DZ time: 38.9%