PuckSleuthColumbus Blue Jackets · Center · Shoots L
Luca Del Bel Belluz
Age 22 · 6'1" · 188 lb · Born in Woodbridge, CAN
Cap hit
$950K
0.9% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
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arrives with the trade tools
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2025-26 regular season
GP
14
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
1
0 primary
Points
1
0.07 per game
TOI/GP
9:06
PP 0:13 · PK 0:00
xGF%
42.5
5v5, -4.1 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.17
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
38.3
23 W · 37 L
Plus/minus
-2
Blocks 10 · Hits 3
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2 @ CAR · L 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:18 | 2:03 | 0:00 | — | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.16 |
| Dec 22 @ LAK · W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2-0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.07 |
| Dec 20 @ ANA · L 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:56 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3-2 | — | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.38 |
| Dec 9 @ CAR · L 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:09 | 1:01 | 0:00 | 4-5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.54 |
| Dec 7 @ WSH · L 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9:07 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 2-2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 |
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 · 124 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
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13th percentile
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6th percentile
43rd percentile
11th percentile
19th percentile
37th 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 stylePass-first defensive specialist
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Del Bel Belluz excels at keeping the puck and playing solid defense, but his limited time on ice reflects struggles to generate offense or push play forward. He's a complementary player who can hold his own on the defensive side but lacks the playmaking and offensive aggression needed to drive chances.
- Shooting volume
- 14
- Playmaking
- 0
- Zone entries(est.)
- 0
- Forechecking
- 0
- Physicality
- 45
- Defensive impact
- 72
- Puck management
- 100
- Speed
- 8
Where he shoots from
Slot 43% · Mid-range 43% · Perimeter 14%(14 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Exceptional puck management and control ranked elite among centers (100th percentile)
- Strong defensive impact providing reliable backchecking and positioning (72nd percentile)
- Physical presence reasonable for his role keeping pace with opposing centers (45th percentile)
Watch-outs
- Minimal shooting volume suggesting hesitation to attack (14th percentile)
- Playmaking and rush chance creation both at floor level among position peers (0th percentile)
- Speed limitations affecting ability to establish offensive tempo (8th percentile)
Similar style: Oskar Bäck (DAL), Kevin Stenlund (UTA)
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 · 14 GP · goals above average
Season total -2.4 goals, or -0.17 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -0.3
- Finishing
- -1.0
- Playmaking
- -0.7
- Penalties
- -0.2
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 11 | 9:06 | 38.3% | -0.17 |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +2 | 18 | 13:45 | 43.0% | +0.02 |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 9:35 | — | +1.00 |
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
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
- 20.9 mph
- 7th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 6
- Hardest shot
- 75.8 mph
- 10th pct
- Distance
- 20.9 mi
- OZ time
- 39.3%
- 15th pct
- DZ time
- 43.1%