PuckSleuthCap hit
$3.9M
3.8% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$1.832M
vs. $5.732M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
2
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
14:38
PP 0:39 · PK 1:35
xGF%
46.9
5v5, -0.5 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.56
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
1 W · 2 L
Plus/minus
-1
Blocks 0 · Hits 5
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 vs TBL · W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14:12 | 0:52 | 2:51 | 1-1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | +1 | -0.67 |
| Sep 29 @ BOS · L 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15:03 | 0:26 | 0:18 | 0-1 | 50 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -0.45 |
| Apr 15 @ TBL · W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14:39 | 0:35 | 1:19 | — | 50 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.12 |
| Apr 13 @ FLA · L 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 15:32 | 1:09 | 0:00 | — | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.16 |
| Apr 11 @ DAL · L 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14:23 | 1:34 | 2:24 | — | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.16 |
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 · 1,063 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
36th percentile
48th percentile
16th percentile
47th percentile
55th percentile
30th percentile
51st percentile
44th percentile
58th percentile
79th percentile
13th percentile
44th percentile
69th percentile
50th 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 styleForechecking power forward
Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26
Cuylle generates chances through relentless hunting and physical pressure, dominating on the forecheck with elite effort. He struggles to create offense through transition play and can be careless with the puck at times.
- Shooting volume
- 60
- Playmaking
- 58
- Zone entries(est.)
- 19
- Forechecking
- 91
- Physicality
- 89
- Defensive impact
- 68
- Puck management
- 44
- Speed
- 62
Where he shoots from
Slot 51% · Mid-range 33% · Perimeter 15%(248 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Elite forechecking (91st percentile) disrupts opponents and creates turnovers
- Dominant physicality (89th percentile) sets a punishing tone
- Slot-focused shooter (51% of attempts) at dangerous areas
Watch-outs
- Poor rush chance conversion (19th percentile) limits transition offense
- Below-average puck handling (44th percentile) can turn it over
- Modest playmaking (58th percentile) leaves setup opportunities on the table
Similar style: A.J. Greer (ANA), Adam Klapka (CGY)
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 · 82 GP · goals above average
Season total -6.7 goals, or -0.08 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -1.6
- Even strength defense
- +0.8
- Penalty kill
- -0.2
- Finishing
- -3.8
- Playmaking
- -0.6
- Penalties
- -1.3
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 | NYR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 14:38 | — | -0.56 |
| 2025-26 | NYR | 82 | 20 | 18 | 38 | -12 | 157 | 16:51 | 48.3% | -0.08 |
| 2024-25 | NYR | 82 | 20 | 25 | 45 | +12 | 152 | 15:05 | — | -0.02 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 81 | 13 | 8 | 21 | -3 | 119 | 11:08 | — | -0.04 |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 6:58 | — | -0.09 |
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 forwards · production index
At 24, forwards 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
2026-27, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 21.3 mph
- 73rd pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 4
- Hardest shot
- 69.4 mph
- 50th pct
- Distance
- 2.6 mi
- OZ time
- 39.1%
- 30th pct
- DZ time
- 40.8%