PuckSleuthCap hit
$875K
0.8% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
arrives with the trade tools
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2026-27 regular season
GP
1
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
1
0 primary
Points
1
1.00 per game
TOI/GP
10:31
PP 0:00 · PK 0:00
xGF%
32.8
5v5, -16.8 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.33
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
+1
Blocks 0 · Hits 8
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 vs CHI · W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 10:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 50 | 0 | 0 | +1 | -0.33 |
| Apr 12 vs MTL · L 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 |
| Apr 11 vs OTT · L 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8:19 | 0:02 | 0:00 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.02 |
| Apr 9 vs TOR · W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0-1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.22 |
| Apr 4 @ CAR · L 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.60 |
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 · 484 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
54th percentile
80th percentile
50th percentile
52nd percentile
61st percentile
69th percentile
45th percentile
19th percentile
85th percentile
15th percentile
29th percentile
20th percentile
31st percentile
43rd 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 styleRelentless two-way grinder
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Gatcomb is a high-octane, physical force who pressures opponents constantly with exceptional forechecking and physicality while controlling play at an elite level. He excels at getting into scoring areas but struggles to create offense, making him a defensive anchor rather than a primary scorer.
- Shooting volume
- 61
- Playmaking
- 4
- Zone entries(est.)
- 76
- Forechecking
- 99
- Physicality
- 100
- Defensive impact
- 99
- Puck management
- 91
- Speed
- 71
Where he shoots from
Slot 46% · Mid-range 37% · Perimeter 17%(78 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Forechecking and physicality both in the 99th percentile, bringing relentless pressure
- Strong puck management in 91st percentile keeps possession in opponent territory
- Zone entry ability at 76th percentile gets him into dangerous slot areas
Watch-outs
- Playmaking at just 4th percentile, rarely setting up teammates for chances
- Shooting volume in 61st percentile means limited primary scoring
- Speed in 71st percentile may limit him against quicker transition play
Similar style: Mark Kastelic (BOS), Colton Dach (EDM)
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 · 49 GP · goals above average
Season total -4.8 goals, or -0.10 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -0.9
- Even strength defense
- +0.8
- Power play
- +0.1
- Finishing
- -2.0
- Playmaking
- -2.4
- 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 | VGK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 10:31 | — | -0.33 |
| 2025-26 | NYI | 49 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 55 | 10:05 | — | -0.10 |
| 2024-25 | NYI | 39 | 8 | 1 | 9 | -4 | 41 | 9:47 | — | +0.01 |
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
2026-27, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 21.2 mph
- 69th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 2
- Hardest shot
- 57.4 mph
- 28th pct
- Distance
- 1.7 mi
- OZ time
- 34.8%
- 6th pct
- DZ time
- 47.9%