PuckSleuthCap hit
$8.35M
8.0% of $104M cap
Term
5 yrs
Through 2030-31, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$1.644M
vs. $9.994M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2025-26 regular season
GP
80
Goals
34
17.5% shooting
Assists
49
26 primary
Points
83
1.04 per game
TOI/GP
20:16
PP 3:27 · PK 1:52
xGF%
54.6
5v5, +1 vs. last yr
Game Score
+0.18
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
53.0
338 W · 300 L
Plus/minus
+7
Blocks 44 · Hits 126
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 vs CAR · L 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25:57 | 11:21 | 1:53 | 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | +0.03 |
| Apr 23 vs CAR · L 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23:57 | 5:58 | 3:10 | 2-4 | 100 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -0.55 |
| Apr 20 @ CAR · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29:05 | 3:33 | 0:00 | 8-4 | 88 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1.02 |
| Apr 18 @ CAR · L 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23:05 | 6:08 | 1:10 | 2-1 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.35 |
| Apr 11 @ NYI · W 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21:00 | 6:21 | 4:08 | 2-4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -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 · 1,080 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
84th percentile
37th percentile
73rd percentile
87th percentile
77th percentile
86th percentile
62nd percentile
80th percentile
85th percentile
92nd percentile
89th percentile
70th percentile
47th percentile
99th 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 speed playmaker
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Stützle uses exceptional speed to push pace and set up teammates at elite level, ranking in the 97th percentile for skating ability. His lack of defensive focus and below-average puck management limit his overall impact despite strong offensive generation.
- Shooting volume
- 73
- Playmaking
- 87
- Zone entries(est.)
- 19
- Forechecking
- 51
- Physicality
- 47
- Defensive impact
- 9
- Puck management
- 34
- Speed
- 97
Where he shoots from
Slot 56% · Mid-range 36% · Perimeter 8%(278 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Elite speed (97th percentile) enables constant transition advantage and forecourt tempo control
- World-class playmaking (87th percentile) consistently puts teammates in dangerous scoring spots
- Above-average shooting volume (73rd percentile) keeps defenders honest from high-percentage areas
Watch-outs
- Minimal defensive impact (9th percentile) means he wins few pucks or breakups down low
- Struggles with puck management (34th percentile), losing possession on playmaking attempts
- Limited rush chance creation (19th percentile) relative to his transition tools
Similar style: Logan Cooley (UTA), Dominic James (TBL)
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 · 80 GP · goals above average
Season total +14.5 goals, or +0.18 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +1.4
- Even strength defense
- +0.4
- Power play
- +0.5
- Penalty kill
- +1.0
- Finishing
- +4.1
- Playmaking
- +3.5
- Penalties
- +3.2
- Faceoffs
- +0.4
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 | 80 | 34 | 49 | 83 | +7 | 194 | 20:16 | 53.0% | +0.18 |
| 2024-25 | OTT | 82 | 24 | 55 | 79 | 0 | 162 | 19:49 | 47.8% | +0.14 |
| 2023-24 | OTT | 75 | 18 | 52 | 70 | -17 | 192 | 21:07 | 46.7% | -0.02 |
| 2022-23 | OTT | 78 | 39 | 51 | 90 | -3 | 228 | 21:16 | 41.6% | +0.18 |
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
NHL forwards · production index
At 24, forwards typically produce 100% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 28, when the typical level is 93%.
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
- 23.5 mph
- 96th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 364
- Hardest shot
- 90.1 mph
- 84th pct
- Distance
- 261.4 mi
- OZ time
- 46.5%
- 95th pct
- DZ time
- 36.4%