PuckSleuthCap hit
$1.575M
1.5% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$2.591M
vs. $4.166M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2025-26 regular season
GP
52
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
9
2 primary
Points
9
0.17 per game
TOI/GP
14:15
PP 0:15 · PK 0:23
xGF%
48.2
5v5, -2.9 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.11
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
-1
Blocks 60 · Hits 37
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 vs ANA · L 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:37 | 0:00 | 3:41 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -0.21 |
| Apr 13 vs SJS · L 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 50 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Apr 11 vs MIN · W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.11 |
| Apr 9 @ UTA · L 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:43 | 0:39 | 1:50 | — | 50 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -0.34 |
| Apr 7 @ ANA · W 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17:33 | 0:58 | 0:22 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | -0.28 |
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 · 692 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
41st percentile
77th percentile
25th percentile
68th percentile
73rd percentile
58th percentile
34th percentile
60th percentile
65th percentile
65th percentile
4th percentile
59th percentile
38th percentile
55th 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 stay-at-home defenseman
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Barron is a sturdy, physical presence who excels at shutting down opponents and limiting chances against. He struggles to generate offense and makes poor decisions with the puck, limiting his all-around impact.
- Shooting volume
- 13
- Playmaking
- 20
- Zone entries(est.)
- 41
- Forechecking
- 6
- Physicality
- 59
- Defensive impact
- 88
- Puck management
- 2
- Speed
- 64
Where he shoots from
Slot 28% · Mid-range 36% · Perimeter 36%(50 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Elite defensive impact (88th percentile) keeps opponents off the scoreboard
- Solid physicality (59th percentile) establishes a strong presence
- Reliable speed (64th percentile) keeps pace with NHL forwards
Watch-outs
- Puck management (2nd percentile) leads to dangerous giveaways
- Forechecking (6th percentile) limits his offensive contributions
- Playmaking (20th percentile) restricts his ability to create plays from the blue line
Similar style: Colton White, Jonathan Aspirot (BOS)
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 · 52 GP · goals above average
Season total -5.7 goals, or -0.11 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -0.3
- Even strength defense
- -0.1
- Power play
- -0.1
- Finishing
- -2.8
- Playmaking
- -1.4
- Penalties
- -0.9
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 | NSH | 52 | 0 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 31 | 14:15 | — | -0.11 |
| 2024-25 | MTL, NSH | 62 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -18 | 73 | 17:26 | — | -0.00 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 48 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 60 | 18:38 | — | -0.02 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 39 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 40 | 16:18 | — | +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
NHL defensemen · production index
At 24, defensemen typically produce 100% of their peak (age 24).
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 21.6 mph
- 46th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 44
- Hardest shot
- 84.7 mph
- 23rd pct
- Distance
- 108.9 mi
- OZ time
- 44.4%
- 87th pct
- DZ time
- 37.4%