PuckSleuthCap hit
$975K
0.9% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$3.871M
vs. $4.846M market estimate
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2026-27 regular season
GP
1
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
11:34
PP 0:56 · PK 0:00
xGF%
26.5
5v5, -23.3 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.69
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
5 W · 6 L
Plus/minus
-1
Blocks 0 · 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11:34 | 0:56 | 0:00 | 5-6 | 50 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.69 |
| Apr 16 @ WPG · W 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13:34 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 5-5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.31 |
| Apr 15 @ CHI · L 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14:37 | 2:44 | 0:00 | 6-4 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.77 |
| Apr 13 @ NSH · W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:58 | 0:34 | 0:00 | 2-2 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.28 |
| Apr 11 vs VAN · OTL 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 | 0:30 | 0:00 | 4-4 | 50 | 0 | 1 | +1 | -0.36 |
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 · 511 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
55th percentile
58th percentile
84th percentile
56th percentile
65th percentile
40th percentile
48th percentile
64th percentile
41st percentile
55th percentile
63rd percentile
49th percentile
48th percentile
58th 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 styleSpeedy but raw center
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Misa is a fleet-footed skater with excellent top-end speed who can beat defenders in transition, but he's still developing as a playmaker and doesn't generate much offense through shooting or zone entries. His defensive game needs work, and he hasn't yet learned how to consistently create for teammates at the professional level.
- Shooting volume
- 43
- Playmaking
- 18
- Zone entries(est.)
- 17
- Forechecking
- 8
- Physicality
- 23
- Defensive impact
- 13
- Puck management
- 36
- Speed
- 79
Where he shoots from
Slot 72% · Mid-range 22% · Perimeter 6%(82 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Elite speed in open ice (79th percentile)
- Efficient shot placement, mostly high-danger slot attempts (82nd percentile on unblocked shots)
- Solid expected goals share despite low offensive volume (49.7% xGF%)
Watch-outs
- Minimal playmaking output (18th percentile), rarely setting up goals
- Weak forechecking impact (8th percentile), struggles to win pucks in opponent zones
- Hasn't mastered rush chance creation (17th percentile rush chances)
Similar style: Berkly Catton (SEA), Kent Johnson (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 · 45 GP · goals above average
Season total -2.4 goals, or -0.05 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +0.3
- Even strength defense
- -0.3
- Power play
- -0.6
- Finishing
- +0.4
- Playmaking
- -1.9
- Faceoffs
- -0.3
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 | -1 | 4 | 11:34 | — | -0.69 |
| 2025-26 | SJS | 45 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -2 | 58 | 12:49 | 45.8% | -0.05 |
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 19, forwards typically produce 88% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 20, when the typical level is 92%.
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
- 22.8 mph
- 76th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 102
- Hardest shot
- 86.3 mph
- 59th pct
- Distance
- 97.7 mi
- OZ time
- 39.8%
- 18th pct
- DZ time
- 42.8%