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C/R · St. Louis Blues Blues · USA
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
36 (1990)
Contract
$2,700,000 × 2y
Expires
UFA 2028
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2025
Drafted
2009 Rd 5 (#139) NSH
Vitals
6'2" · 195 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 494 fwds
CK 84 86th
FG 55 65th
DI 73 10th
SK 76 46th
ST 74 59th
EN 68 46th
DU 92 66th
PH 62 28th
FO 85 85th
PA 66 48th
SC 58 23rd
DF 82 93rd
PS 75 91st
EX 76 76th
LD 78 73rd
OV 68 51st

Contract

Cap hit $2,700,000 $2.685M remaining
Year 2 of 3
2025-26
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
UFA
2028 age 38
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2017-18 ARI / VGK 56 7 7 14 0.25 +1 25 3 0 0 51 13.7% 56
2018-19 VGK 77 4 6 10 0.13 0 24 0 0 0 83 4.8% 64
2019-20 VGK / ARI 66 3 7 10 0.15 -7 14 0 0 0 68 4.4% 28
2020-21 TBL 74 13 9 22 0.30 -2 10 1 0 0 71 18.3% 55
2021-22 TBL / CLB 63 7 12 19 0.30 -5 37 0 0 0 123 5.7% 86
2022-23 CLB 82 17 27 44 0.54 +4 32 3 4 0 183 9.3% 128
2023-24 MTL 73 16 21 37 0.51 -8 32 1 4 0 163 9.8% 149
2024-25 VAN 79 9 25 34 0.43 +11 34 3 1 0 140 6.4% 92
2025-26 STL 82 13 9 22 0.27 +9 47 1 0 1 98 13.3% 75
CAREER 9 yrs 652 89 123 212 0.33 +3 255 12 9 1 -- 9.1% 733
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2018-19 VGK 18 2 1 3 0.17 -1 15 0 0 0 17 11.8% 21
2019-20 ARI 20 1 3 4 0.20 -2 2 0 0 0 15 6.7% 5
2020-21 TBL 14 2 2 4 0.29 -2 0 1 0 0 19 10.5% 9
2021-22 CLB 7 2 1 3 0.43 +3 0 0 0 0 12 16.7% 4
2022-23 CLB 4 1 0 1 0.25 -3 0 0 1 0 13 7.7% 11
2024-25 VAN 17 2 2 4 0.24 0 19 0 0 0 30 6.7% 23
2025-26 STL 6 0 1 1 0.17 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.0% 4
CAREER 7 app. 86 10 10 20 0.23 -5 36 1 1 0 -- 8.7% 77
2026-27 Regular Season
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Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2026-27 VGK 13 0 2 2 -5 11 0 0 0 5 12:10
On Pace - 82 0 13 13 -32 69 0 0 0 32 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2015-16 LAK 5 0 0 0 0.00 +1 2 0 0 0 0.0% 10:35
2016-17 LAK 70 6 16 22 0.31 -15 25 2 1 8 7.7% 12:27
2017-18 LAK 16 0 1 1 0.06 -3 12 0 0 0 0.0% 7:57
2017-18 VAN 40 3 0 3 0.08 -7 16 1 1 1 7.5% 11:34
2018-19 WSH 64 8 14 22 0.34 +10 20 3 0 0 17.0% 10:18
2019-20 WSH 56 7 8 15 0.27 +11 28 1 0 0 13.5% 10:50
2020-21 WSH 56 11 4 15 0.27 +4 31 3 0 0 16.2% 14:22
2021-22 WSH 64 10 14 24 0.38 +10 44 0 0 1 11.1% 14:16
2022-23 WSH 65 13 12 25 0.38 +6 26 3 0 0 21.0% 13:21
2023-24 WSH 64 12 10 22 0.34 -2 47 2 0 0 19.7% 15:12
2024-25 WSH 82 14 13 27 0.33 +7 56 3 0 0 16.3% 15:11
2025-26 WSH 55 4 12 16 0.29 -6 53 0 0 0 8.3% 15:33
2025-26 VGK 20 1 4 5 0.25 +2 20 0 0 0 5.6% 11:46
2026-27 VGK 13 0 2 2 0.15 -5 11 0 0 0 0.0% 12:10
Career NHL 670 89 110 199 0.30 +13 391 18 2 10 13.3% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2017-18 27 C VGK 86 45 88 77 66 62 81 78 79 68 59 56 25 52 52 64
2018-19 28 C VGK 79 43 85 77 66 57 80 61 79 52 57 82 25 58 58 63
2019-20 29 C ARI 80 44 90 77 73 56 77 58 81 67 64 80 25 59 59 65
2020-21 30 C TBL 86 45 85 77 73 57 77 61 82 62 64 81 25 62 63 65
2021-22 31 C CLB 84 45 84 77 71 67 86 60 97 57 72 90 25 64 65 68
2022-23 32 C CLB 87 45 80 77 71 67 86 62 95 67 70 86 25 66 67 69
2023-24 33 C MTL 86 45 87 77 72 65 82 62 89 64 72 87 25 68 70 69
2024-25 34 C VAN 83 55 79 77 71 69 82 65 85 63 71 92 25 70 72 69
2025-26 35 C STL 81 44 80 77 72 69 99 62 89 63 70 88 25 74 76 70
2026-27 36 C/R STL 84 55 73 76 74 68 92 62 85 66 58 82 75 76 78 68
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2017-18 27 C VGK 86 45 88 77 66 62 81 78 79 68 59 56 25 52 52 64
2018-19 28 C VGK −7 −2 −3 · · −5 −1 −17 · −16 −2 +26 · +6 +6 −1
2019-20 29 C ARI +1 +1 +5 · +7 −1 −3 −3 +2 +15 +7 −2 · +1 +1 +2
2020-21 30 C TBL +6 +1 −5 · · +1 · +3 +1 −5 · +1 · +3 +4 ·
2021-22 31 C CLB −2 · −1 · −2 +10 +9 −1 +15 −5 +8 +9 · +2 +2 +3
2022-23 32 C CLB +3 · −4 · · · · +2 −2 +10 −2 −4 · +2 +2 +1
2023-24 33 C MTL −1 · +7 · +1 −2 −4 · −6 −3 +2 +1 · +2 +3 ·
2024-25 34 C VAN −3 +10 −8 · −1 +4 · +3 −4 −1 −1 +5 · +2 +2 ·
2025-26 35 C STL −2 −11 +1 · +1 · +17 −3 +4 · −1 −4 · +4 +4 +1
2026-27 36 C/R STL +3 +11 −7 −1 +2 −1 −7 · −4 +3 −12 −6 +50 +2 +2 −2
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2017-18 ARI $640,000 3 yr 0.9% 27 ELC Rookie
2018-19 VGK $650,000 2 yr 0.8% 28 ELC
2020-21 TBL $2,750,000 3 yr 3.4% 30 UFA
2023-24 MTL $2,500,000 2 yr 3.0% 33 UFA
2025-26 STL $2,700,000 3 yr 2.8% 35 UFA CURRENT
2010-11
Jul 25 2010
2010-11
to CAPITALS
to PREDATORS
2011-12
Aug 3 2011
2011-12
to COYOTES
to CAPITALS
2017-18
Mar 9 2018
2017-18
to GOLDEN KNIGHTS
to COYOTES
2019-20
Jan 23 2020
2019-20
to COYOTES
to GOLDEN KNIGHTS
2021-22
Mar 14 2022
2021-22
to BLUE JACKETS
  • Nic Dowd 68
2024-25
Aug 7 2024
2024-25
to CANUCKS
  • Nic Dowd 69
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