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C/L · Florida Panthers Panthers · CAN
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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
28 (1998)
Contract
$2,100,000 × 2y
Expires
UFA 2028
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2026
Drafted
2016 Rd 2 (#39) CLB
Vitals
6'0" · 185 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 494 fwds
CK 76 59th
FG 43 32nd
DI 89 63rd
SK 76 46th
ST 68 26th
EN 73 59th
DU 90 60th
PH 63 34th
FO 61 61st
PA 74 64th
SC 70 49th
DF 80 84th
PS 25 35th
EX 71 64th
LD 74 65th
OV 69 57th

Contract

Cap hit $2,100,000 $2.077M remaining
Year 1 of 2
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
UFA
2028 age 30
Clauses —

Season so far

in 1 GP

Steady

Goals
0 37th leader252
pace 0 (last yr 10)
Sht% 0.0% 37th
Assists
0 52nd leader252
pace 0 (last yr 9)
Plus/Minus -1
Points
0 72nd leader336
pace 0 (last yr 19)
P/20 0.00 72nd
ATOI
10:46 leader25:36
last yr 12:29
GWG 0 5th

Stats

2026-27 · Panthers
GP G A P +/- PiM ATOI P/20 GW GT S S% PPG PPP SHG Hits HTT FO% HT PP TOI %PP SH TOI %SH EV TOI
YTD 1 0 0 0 -1 0 10:46 0.00 0 0 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:15 1.6 0:00 0.0 10:31
On Pace 82 0 0 0 -82 0 - - 0 0 246 - 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - - - - -
OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2019-20 CLB 82 13 21 34 0.41 +7 4 4 1 1 131 9.9% 23
2020-21 CLB / FLA 54 4 7 11 0.20 -4 4 1 0 0 52 7.7% 7
2021-22 FLA 42 8 15 23 0.55 +6 14 1 0 0 67 11.9% 50
2022-23 FLA 81 7 13 20 0.25 -7 4 3 0 0 86 8.1% 16
2023-24 FLA 82 8 14 22 0.27 -13 6 1 0 0 97 8.2% 34
2024-25 FLA 82 5 5 10 0.12 -6 16 1 0 0 69 7.2% 42
2025-26 FLA 82 10 9 19 0.23 -8 30 0 0 0 65 15.4% 50
CAREER 7 yrs 505 55 84 139 0.28 -25 78 11 1 1 -- 9.7% 222
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2021-22 FLA 4 1 0 1 0.25 -5 0 0 0 0 7 14.3% 3
2024-25 FLA 5 0 1 1 0.20 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1
CAREER 2 app. 9 1 1 2 0.22 -5 0 0 0 0 -- 14.3% 4
2026-27 Regular Season
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Shots Hits Ice time Face-off PP PK EV
Date Opp Result G A P +/- PIM S SAT SB Hit HTT TOI POSS FO% FOT TOI G A S TOI G S TOI G A S
Oct 25 CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 0 0 0 10:46 1:02 0% 1 0:15 0 0 0 0:00 - - 10:31 0 0 3
1 GP 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 0 0 0 10:46 1:02 0% 1 0:15 0 0 0 0:00 0 0 10:31 0 0 3
Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2026-27 DAL 10 1 2 3 +2 4 0 0 0 13 15:55
On Pace - 82 8 16 25 +16 33 0 0 0 107 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2018-19 ANH 22 6 5 11 0.50 +2 8 0 0 2 18.2% 14:58
2019-20 ANH 65 6 16 22 0.34 -13 20 1 1 8 7.1% 15:33
2020-21 ANH 42 6 6 12 0.29 -7 8 0 0 0 14.3% 14:32
2021-22 ANH 68 6 14 20 0.29 -17 16 1 0 3 9.1% 12:19
2022-23 MIN 65 10 18 28 0.43 +11 18 2 0 3 11.8% 14:58
2023-24 DAL 77 9 15 24 0.31 0 29 1 0 0 10.5% 13:15
2024-25 DAL 79 6 19 25 0.32 -6 31 1 0 0 6.7% 14:08
2025-26 DAL 73 12 21 33 0.45 +3 24 5 1 3 14.6% 16:04
2026-27 DAL 10 1 2 3 0.30 +2 4 0 0 0 7.7% 15:55
Career NHL 501 62 116 178 0.36 -25 158 11 2 19 10.7% -

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
2019-20 21 C CLB 63 41 88 77 64 70 80 70 81 68 78 67 25 46 46 66
2020-21 22 C FLA 63 41 90 81 64 70 86 72 85 70 59 60 25 55 55 65
2021-22 23 C FLA 75 43 93 81 67 68 81 67 88 62 66 66 25 59 59 65
2022-23 24 C FLA 65 41 91 81 67 63 81 63 69 66 59 68 25 62 62 63
2023-24 25 C FLA 69 42 90 81 67 69 84 66 79 73 68 67 25 65 65 67
2024-25 26 C FLA 71 52 88 81 68 64 88 65 50 65 62 81 25 67 68 66
2025-26 27 C FLA 71 53 88 83 69 67 96 62 72 69 58 78 25 69 71 67
2026-27 28 C/L FLA 76 43 89 76 68 73 90 63 61 74 70 80 25 71 74 69
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2019-20 21 C CLB 63 41 88 77 64 70 80 70 81 68 78 67 25 46 46 66
2020-21 22 C FLA · · +2 +4 · · +6 +2 +4 +2 −19 −7 · +9 +9 −1
2021-22 23 C FLA +12 +2 +3 · +3 −2 −5 −5 +3 −8 +7 +6 · +4 +4 ·
2022-23 24 C FLA −10 −2 −2 · · −5 · −4 −19 +4 −7 +2 · +3 +3 −2
2023-24 25 C FLA +4 +1 −1 · · +6 +3 +3 +10 +7 +9 −1 · +3 +3 +4
2024-25 26 C FLA +2 +10 −2 · +1 −5 +4 −1 −29 −8 −6 +14 · +2 +3 −1
2025-26 27 C FLA · +1 · +2 +1 +3 +8 −3 +22 +4 −4 −3 · +2 +3 +1
2026-27 28 C/L FLA +5 −10 +1 −7 −1 +6 −6 +1 −11 +5 +12 +2 · +2 +3 +2
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2019-20 CLB $925,000 3 yr 1.1% 21 ELC Rookie
2022-23 FLA $850,000 2 yr 1.0% 24 RFA
2024-25 FLA $1,000,000 2 yr 1.1% 26 RFA
2026-27 FLA $2,100,000 2 yr 2.0% 28 RFA CURRENT
2020-21
Mar 9 2021
2020-21
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