PuckSleuthCap hit
$4.25M
4.1% of $104M cap
Term
3 yrs
Through 2028-29, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$878K
vs. $5.128M market estimate
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
16:48
PP 0:00 · PK 3:11
xGF%
30.5
5v5, -16.3 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.08
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
1 W · 3 L
Plus/minus
0
Blocks 1 · Hits 1
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 vs FLA · W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:48 | 0:00 | 3:11 | 1-3 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.08 |
| Apr 16 @ WPG · W 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:33 | 1:13 | 2:13 | — | 50 | 1 | 2 | +1 | +0.39 |
| Apr 15 @ CHI · L 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15:25 | 0:00 | 3:27 | — | 75 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.28 |
| Apr 13 @ NSH · W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:30 | 0:00 | 1:34 | — | 50 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.15 |
| Apr 11 vs VAN · OTL 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:43 | 0:00 | 2:23 | — | 50 | 1 | 0 | +1 | -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 · 1,042 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
30th percentile
46th percentile
64th percentile
10th percentile
18th percentile
9th percentile
51st percentile
8th percentile
32nd percentile
59th percentile
83rd percentile
86th percentile
82nd percentile
67th 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 stylePossession winger
Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26
Graf excels at controlling the puck and maintaining possession with elite hands, but struggles to generate volume or create dangerous chances. He plays a steady, low-event game where he manages plays cleanly without translating that into scoring opportunities.
- Shooting volume
- 14
- Playmaking
- 56
- Zone entries(est.)
- 13
- Forechecking
- 41
- Physicality
- 46
- Defensive impact
- 23
- Puck management
- 91
- Speed
- 73
Where he shoots from
Slot 68% · Mid-range 23% · Perimeter 9%(167 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Elite puck management at 91st percentile keeps possession flowing
- Strong speed at 73rd percentile helps him skate into danger
- Solid playmaking at 56th percentile provides secondary scoring
Watch-outs
- Extremely low shooting volume at 14th percentile limits goal potential
- Weak zone entries at 13th percentile means few scoring chances generated
- Defensive impact ranks 23rd, showing limited two-way engagement
Similar style: Taylor Raddysh, Matthew Knies (CBJ)
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 +2.1 goals, or +0.03 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -0.4
- Even strength defense
- -0.7
- Power play
- -0.4
- Penalty kill
- +0.3
- Finishing
- +2.8
- Playmaking
- -0.8
- Penalties
- +1.3
- 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 | SJS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 | — | -0.08 |
| 2025-26 | SJS | 81 | 21 | 25 | 46 | +6 | 118 | 16:27 | — | +0.03 |
| 2024-25 | SJS | 33 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 40 | 15:52 | — | -0.06 |
| 2023-24 | SJS | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 7 | 16:36 | — | -0.30 |
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 24, forwards typically produce 100% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 26, when the typical level is 98%.
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
- 22.9 mph
- 82nd pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 123
- Hardest shot
- 78.8 mph
- 18th pct
- Distance
- 205.9 mi
- OZ time
- 37.4%
- 4th pct
- DZ time
- 45.0%