Cap hit
$1.25M
1.2% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
arrives with the trade tools
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
11:29
PP 0:00 · PK 0:00
xGF%
17.6
5v5, -25.9 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.40
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
0
Blocks 0 · Hits 4
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 vs SEA · L 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.40 |
| Apr 16 vs LAK · W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11:21 | 1:19 | 0:00 | — | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.12 |
| Apr 14 vs COL · L 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12:41 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 0-1 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Apr 12 vs UTA · W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 25 | 2 | 0 | +1 | -0.24 |
| Apr 9 @ COL · L 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.13 |
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 · 784 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
13th percentile
25th percentile
25th percentile
36th percentile
34th percentile
36th percentile
34th percentile
47th percentile
27th percentile
14th percentile
30th percentile
49th percentile
49th percentile
32nd 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 styleAgitating forechecking winger
Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26
Klapka is a relentless physical presence who dominates the forecheck and battles hard on every shift, even though he struggles to create chances off the rush and rarely generates his own scoring opportunities. He plays a heavy, confrontational game built on effort rather than skill, making him a valuable depth option despite modest point production.
- Shooting volume
- 45
- Playmaking
- 48
- Zone entries(est.)
- 31
- Forechecking
- 97
- Physicality
- 98
- Defensive impact
- 54
- Puck management
- 70
- Speed
- 62
Where he shoots from
Slot 43% · Mid-range 34% · Perimeter 22%(138 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Exceptional forechecking at 97th percentile drives puck recovery and pressure
- Elite physicality at 98th percentile sets tone and controls space
- Solid puck management at 70th percentile keeps plays moving forward
Watch-outs
- Rush chances at 31st percentile shows limited ability to generate transition offense
- Shooting volume at 45th percentile indicates reluctance or inability to finish chances
- Playmaking at 48th percentile limits his role in primary scoring chances
Similar style: Ryan Lomberg (CBJ), Vasily Podkolzin (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 · 79 GP · goals above average
Season total -7.3 goals, or -0.09 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -1.3
- Even strength defense
- -0.3
- Power play
- -0.2
- Finishing
- -1.9
- Playmaking
- -0.9
- Penalties
- -2.5
- 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 | CGY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:29 | — | -0.40 |
| 2025-26 | CGY | 79 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -12 | 80 | 10:38 | — | -0.09 |
| 2024-25 | CGY | 31 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 44 | 9:39 | — | +0.03 |
| 2023-24 | CGY | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 6:46 | — | +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
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 22.6 mph
- 68th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 104
- Hardest shot
- 92.6 mph
- 91st pct
- Distance
- 140.3 mi
- OZ time
- 41.2%
- 38th pct
- DZ time
- 40.4%