PuckSleuthCap hit
$1.7M
1.6% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$2.279M
vs. $3.979M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
2
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
1
0 primary
Points
1
0.50 per game
TOI/GP
20:13
PP 0:04 · PK 1:36
xGF%
36.8
5v5, -6.3 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.15
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
-1
Blocks 4 · Hits 0
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 @ UTA · L 6-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:49 | 0:04 | 1:15 | — | 33 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -0.20 |
| Sep 29 @ VGK · L 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:37 | 0:03 | 1:57 | — | 25 | 1 | 0 | +1 | -0.10 |
| Apr 15 vs SJS · W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21:30 | 0:00 | 3:15 | — | 60 | 0 | 0 | +1 | -0.03 |
| Apr 13 vs BUF · L 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:17 | 0:00 | 2:25 | — | 67 | 2 | 0 | -3 | -0.19 |
| Apr 11 vs STL · L 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23:18 | 0:00 | 0:31 | — | 40 | 1 | 0 | +2 | -0.27 |
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 · 1,304 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
8th percentile
41st percentile
20th percentile
12th percentile
42nd percentile
9th percentile
21st percentile
7th percentile
43rd percentile
45th percentile
80th percentile
39th percentile
42nd percentile
63rd 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 styleTransition defenseman
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Kaiser excels at rushing the puck up the ice and moving quickly through open space, creating offense before opponents settle into position. He struggles to generate chances on his own and plays a lighter physical style that limits his defensive presence.
- Shooting volume
- 29
- Playmaking
- 26
- Zone entries(est.)
- 82
- Forechecking
- 41
- Physicality
- 11
- Defensive impact
- 64
- Puck management
- 62
- Speed
- 79
Where he shoots from
Slot 14% · Mid-range 29% · Perimeter 58%(118 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Elite at pushing tempo with 82nd percentile rush chances
- Swift skater at 79th percentile speed to lead transitions
- Solid defensive anchor with 64th percentile impact despite limited physicality
Watch-outs
- Minimal physicality at 11th percentile leaves him vulnerable in battles
- Below-average playmaking at 26th percentile limits offensive setup plays
- Rarely initiates shots at 29th percentile volume despite scoring chances
Similar style: Samuel Girard (PIT), Drew Doughty (LAK)
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 · 77 GP · goals above average
Season total -4.2 goals, or -0.05 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -1.8
- Even strength defense
- -1.0
- Power play
- -0.1
- Penalty kill
- -0.3
- Finishing
- +1.9
- Playmaking
- -2.5
- Penalties
- -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | CHI | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 20:13 | — | -0.15 |
| 2025-26 | CHI | 77 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -16 | 75 | 19:37 | — | -0.05 |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 57 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 66 | 18:07 | — | -0.02 |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 32 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 17:19 | — | -0.13 |
| 2022-23 | CHI | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 14 | 18:36 | — | -0.25 |
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
2026-27, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 20.4 mph
- 76th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 1
- Hardest shot
- —
- Distance
- 2.9 mi
- OZ time
- 40.8%
- 40th pct
- DZ time
- 40.5%