🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

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2026-27 Projection

Anthony Cirelli

TBL · Age 29.0 · 🇨🇦 Canada · 6′0″, 189 lb · Draft 2015, 72nd overall (T.B)
TBLteam
Cposition
70position rank
227skater rank
23overall
-4offense
27peripherals

Value over replacement, based on 82 games played.
Ideal for H2H 12-team banger category leagues, 16 roster spots.

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2671 GPH234 GPH137 GPPrev 3217 GP · 3y
TOI17.4117.3215.5916.6618.06
PP TOI1.001.230.731.681.16
G2327252822
A3034382928
PTS5360635750
PPP55276
SOG144144128160151
PIM4455842937
Hits5258595747
Blocks6854634674

Sample: 71 GP · 872 5v5 min (2025-26) — how much ice time backs these rates

Positional rankingCentre · league-wide (of 271)
offenseperipheralsvalue over replacement

Counts = projected deployment × projected /60 rate, per 82 GP. Rates regress off the process metric (ixG, shot-driving), not last year's finishing %. PP points = projected PP rate (anchored on the 2nd-half PP1 role, finishing regressed) × projected PP TOI.

Metrics worth highlighting

The charts that move this projection — where he broke from his own 3-year rate, where the season split in half, and where we’re taking the number next year
Second-half surge
PIM
4422-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

Penalty minutes ran at a 84 pace in the second half after 29 in the first, per 82 games.

Second-half fade
PPP
522-2323-2424-25H1H226-27

Power play points ran at a 2 pace in the second half after 7 in the first, per 82 games.

Above his 3-year rate
iSH%
17.0222-2323-2424-2525-26

iSH% ran 63% above his 3-year rate last season (17.02 against 10.43).

Above his 3-year rate
ixG/60
1.0922-2323-2424-2525-26

ixG/60 ran 39% above his 3-year rate last season (1.09 against 0.78).

Picked automatically from every chart on this card, ranked by how far each number moved. Each claim is measured off the chart drawn beside it.

Similar & complementary players

Similar makeup Forward
Closest across all seven categories — match % is the whole-profile fit
Complementary Forward
Same position, opposite profile — strong where Anthony Cirelli is weak or average, light where he’s strong
Profile shape — per-82 category values vs the league p99 for the position (same scale as the hero bars)
This player
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
the profile below
vs Similar
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
similar players hug the shape
vs Complementary
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
complements fill the gaps

Deployment

Deployment projection — next-year TOI & PP TOI vs the last two years (the role that drives every count)
Coaching
2026-27 · Jon Cooper (TBL)
Last year: Jon Cooper full season — no change
Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
TOI17.4117.3218.06-4%
5v5 TOI12.6212.2913.69-10%
PP TOI1.001.231.16+6%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  16 · 21 · 17 · 17
TOI*
3-yr 18.0616.57Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 13.6913.07Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 1.160.88Q1Q2Q3Q4
*Total TOI by quarter reconstructs 5v5+PP quarterly totals plus a held-flat season PK/GP — NST has no all-strength quarterly export. Level is accurate; quarter-to-quarter movement comes from 5v5+PP.
By season — year over year
TOI
17.4122-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
12.6222-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
1.0022-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

Shooting — volume & conversion

How much and how well he shoots — volume (SOG), finishing (% vs chance quality), and the individual shot-quality funnel (iCF ⊇ iSCF ⊇ iHDCF).

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
SOG/605.956.056.21-3%
G/600.861.030.65+59%
iSH%14.5217.0210.43+63%
ixG/601.090.78+39%
iCF/6011.4211.42+0%
iSCF/608.467.51+13%
iHDCF/605.234.20+24%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  16 · 21 · 17 · 17
SOG/60
3-yr 6.215.67Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 10.4323.81Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.780.98Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 11.429.18Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 7.515.67Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 4.204.05Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
6.0522-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
17.0222-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
1.0922-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
11.4222-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
8.4622-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
5.2322-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
2322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
14422-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
TailwindProcess rising: 5v5 ixG/60 1.09 (98th pct league-wide) up on the 3-yr 0.78 — the shot quality is real, so the projected goal rate leans on chances, not a hot %.
ContextTrajectory: 5v5 ixG/60 fell from 1.22 (1st half) to 0.92 (2nd).

Assists — playmaking & on-ice offense

Primary vs secondary helpers, plus the on-ice offense and luck signals underneath them.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
on-ice SH%11.3512.489.80+27%
IPP55.9654.9658.13-5%
1A/600.530.550.52+5%
2A/600.600.690.50+38%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  16 · 21 · 17 · 17
1A/60
3-yr 0.520.54Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.500.54Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.5522-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.6922-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
3022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
PTS
5322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
RiskOn-ice SH% hot at 12.5% vs a 9.8% 3-yr mark — teammate finishing regresses (~8% is league-normal), so some assists come off.
TailwindHigh-danger setups up (iHDCF/60 5.23 vs 4.20) — the dangerous chances that turn into primary assists are trending up.
RiskAssist gain leans on secondary helpers (2A/60 0.69 vs 3-yr 0.50) — the least repeatable slice; projected back toward baseline.

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PP TOI1.001.231.16+6%
PP iSH%31.2329.9432.16-7%
PP SOG/607.256.886.69+3%
PP ixG/601.751.33+32%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  16 · 21 · 17 · 17
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 1.160.88Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 6.690.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 1.331.16Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
1.2322-2323-2424-2525-26
PP SOG/60
6.8822-2323-2424-2525-26
PP ixG/60
1.7522-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PPP
522-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPG
222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPA
322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. PPG and PPA are the 2 halves of the PPP above them, split by the projection's own goal/assist mix. PP-only, so the halves are exact.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
RiskPP role projected down: 1.2→1.0 PP TOI/gp (role tapered late (Q4 0.9 vs 1.2 full-year) — projected toward the softer finish) — the biggest PPP lever.
TailwindPP chance quality up (PP ixG/60 1.75 vs 1.33) — a real process gain, the kind that sustains PP points.

Physical — PIM · hits · blocks

Peripheral counting categories. Noisier and scorer-biased — read as role over the years, not pure talent.

Metric (5v5)26-27
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2025-26Prev 3Diff
PIMs/602.952.891.43+101%
Hits/602.672.962.24+32%
Blks/602.271.862.88-35%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  16 · 21 · 17 · 17
PIMs/60
3-yr 1.432.43Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 2.242.16Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 2.881.89Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
2.8922-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
2.9622-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
1.8622-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
4422-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
5222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
6822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
ContextHits role-stable at 2.96/60 (38th pct league-wide) → 2.67 projected.
TailwindBlocks surging late: Q4 1.89/60 and 2nd-half 2.50 vs a 1.86 season rate (2.88 3-yr) (28th pct league-wide) — reads as a real role/confidence step, so projected UP to 2.27/60, weighting the finish over the 3-yr baseline.
TailwindFights / takes majors (0.14/60) — a real PIM source, valuable in banger and PIM formats.