PuckSleuthCap hit
$8.35M
8.0% of $104M cap
Term
5 yrs
Through 2030-31, then UFA
Clause
M-NTC
5-team no-trade list
Surplus value
—
arrives with the trade tools
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
1
Goals
0
Assists
2
0 primary
Points
2
2.00 per game
TOI/GP
25:25
PP 1:38 · PK 1:47
xGF%
63.8
5v5, +13.9 vs. last yr
Game Score
+0.37
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
+2
Blocks 0 · 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 @ CBJ · L 6-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:25 | 1:38 | 1:47 | — | 50 | 2 | 0 | +2 | +0.37 |
| May 18 vs MTL · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28:47 | 0:10 | 1:33 | — | 33 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.66 |
| May 16 @ MTL · W 8-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22:22 | 0:57 | 2:17 | — | 100 | 2 | 0 | +1 | +0.30 |
| May 14 vs MTL · L 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21:52 | 0:42 | 0:10 | — | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.40 |
| May 12 @ MTL · W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:43 | 0:02 | 4:25 | — | 67 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0.00 |
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 · 1,427 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
57th percentile
40th percentile
18th percentile
72nd percentile
87th percentile
70th percentile
71st percentile
77th percentile
55th percentile
76th percentile
65th percentile
62nd percentile
70th percentile
58th 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 stylePuck-moving defenseman
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Power excels at controlling the puck and moving it out of the zone with elite efficiency, but struggles to generate offense through playmaking or aggressive forechecking. He plays a steady, low-impact defensive game while relying on his speed and possession management to lead transition play.
- Shooting volume
- 59
- Playmaking
- 27
- Zone entries(est.)
- 45
- Forechecking
- 15
- Physicality
- 6
- Defensive impact
- 21
- Puck management
- 70
- Speed
- 66
Where he shoots from
Slot 14% · Mid-range 32% · Perimeter 54%(170 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Puck management in the 70th percentile keeps possession flowing
- Speed in the 66th percentile helps him transition the puck quickly
- Shooting volume at 59th percentile shows willingness to generate chances
Watch-outs
- Forechecking at the 15th percentile limits his offensive impact
- Playmaking at 27th percentile means fewer assists despite high ice time
- Physicality at just the 6th percentile rarely influences play along the boards
Similar style: Brett Kulak (COL), J.J. Moser (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 · 81 GP · goals above average
Season total -2.4 goals, or -0.03 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +0.7
- Even strength defense
- -0.8
- Power play
- -0.3
- Penalty kill
- +0.5
- Finishing
- +0.8
- Playmaking
- -2.8
- Penalties
- -0.6
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 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 25:25 | — | +0.37 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 81 | 8 | 21 | 29 | +9 | 120 | 21:39 | — | -0.03 |
| 2024-25 | BUF | 79 | 7 | 33 | 40 | -13 | 139 | 21:19 | — | +0.00 |
| 2023-24 | BUF | 76 | 6 | 27 | 33 | +8 | 108 | 22:55 | — | -0.05 |
| 2022-23 | BUF | 79 | 4 | 31 | 35 | +10 | 130 | 23:48 | — | -0.07 |
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
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
- 22.3 mph
- 76th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 42
- Hardest shot
- 92.9 mph
- 65th pct
- Distance
- 255.6 mi
- OZ time
- 41.6%
- 54th pct
- DZ time
- 40.7%