PuckSleuthCap hit
$1.125M
1.1% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$1.603M
vs. $2.728M market estimate
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2026-27 regular season
GP
1
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
1
1 primary
Points
1
1.00 per game
TOI/GP
16:17
PP 0:00 · PK 0:25
xGF%
51.7
5v5, +3.3 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.03
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
+1
Blocks 1 · 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 @ CGY · W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16:17 | 0:00 | 0:25 | — | 50 | 1 | 0 | +1 | -0.03 |
| Apr 16 @ COL · L 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:53 | 0:08 | 0:45 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Apr 15 @ VGK · L 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12:57 | 0:00 | 1:01 | — | 50 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -0.37 |
| Apr 13 vs LAK · L 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15:07 | 0:00 | 2:26 | — | 57 | 0 | 0 | +1 | -0.39 |
| Apr 11 vs CGY · W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12:58 | 0:00 | 0:53 | — | 100 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.21 |
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 · 736 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
43rd percentile
79th percentile
74th percentile
11th percentile
36th percentile
12th percentile
49th percentile
12th percentile
22nd percentile
27th percentile
9th percentile
35th percentile
74th percentile
18th 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 stylePlaymaking depth center
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Winterton moves the puck with skill and intelligence, creating chances through crisp passes and smart positioning. He struggles to generate his own scoring opportunities and gets hemmed in defensively more often than ideal.
- Shooting volume
- 52
- Playmaking
- 75
- Zone entries(est.)
- 37
- Forechecking
- 61
- Physicality
- 62
- Defensive impact
- 68
- Puck management
- 81
- Speed
- 73
Where he shoots from
Slot 53% · Mid-range 37% · Perimeter 10%(122 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Elite puck management skills rank 81st percentile among centers
- Strong playmaking vision at 75th percentile creates consistent scoring chances
- Quick skating at 73rd percentile fuels his transition game
Watch-outs
- Rush chances limited at 37th percentile, slowing offensive entries
- Shooting volume ranks just 52nd, rarely taking chances himself
- Even-strength expected goals share of 48.3% hints at defensive gaps
Similar style: Cole Sillinger (CBJ), Noah Gregor
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 · 68 GP · goals above average
Season total -3.5 goals, or -0.05 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -0.6
- Even strength defense
- +0.3
- Penalty kill
- -0.6
- Finishing
- -4.9
- Playmaking
- +0.7
- Penalties
- +1.7
- Faceoffs
- -0.1
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 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:17 | — | -0.03 |
| 2025-26 | SEA | 68 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 87 | 11:59 | — | -0.05 |
| 2024-25 | SEA | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -11 | 15 | 10:50 | — | -0.05 |
| 2023-24 | SEA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10 | 9:20 | — | -0.13 |
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 23, forwards typically produce 99% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 24, when the typical level is 100%.
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
- 22.6 mph
- 69th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 140
- Hardest shot
- 83.8 mph
- 43rd pct
- Distance
- 137.9 mi
- OZ time
- 38.1%
- 8th pct
- DZ time
- 43.8%