🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

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@HockeyBangers

2026-27 Projection

Dylan DeMelo

WPG · Age 33.3 · 🇨🇦 Canada · 6′0″, 195 lb · Draft 2011, 179th overall (S.J)
WPGteam
Dposition
172position rank
488skater rank
-18overall
-49offense
31peripherals

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

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2682 GPH242 GPH140 GPPrev 3239 GP · 3y
TOI21.3621.4620.9320.5420.98
PP TOI0.110.120.150.090.09
G43244
A181672622
PTS221993026
PPP00000
SOG7874895886
PIM3240176342
Hits120115102129146
Blocks107109100118117

Sample: 82 GP · 1,504 5v5 min (2025-26) — how much ice time backs these rates

Positional rankingDefense · league-wide (of 303)
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 fade
A
1822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

Assists ran at a 7 pace in the second half after 26 in the first, per 82 games.

Second-half fade
iSH%
3-yr 3.890.00Q1Q2Q3Q4

iSH% finished the year 78% below where it started (7.64 in the first half, 1.69 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

Below his 3-year rate
1A/60
0.1622-2323-2424-2525-26

1A/60 ran 58% below his 3-year rate last season (0.16 against 0.38).

Top of the league
5v5 TOI
18.2022-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

5v5 TOI sits in the 96th percentile league-wide (18.34).

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 Defense
Closest across all seven categories — match % is the whole-profile fit
Complementary Defense
Same position, opposite profile — strong where Dylan DeMelo is weak or average, light where he’s strong
  • Quinn HughesD · Minnesota Wildcovers 3
    fills: A, PPP, SOG
  • Zach WerenskiD · Columbus Blue Jacketscovers 3
    fills: SOG, A, PPP
  • Cale MakarD · Colorado Avalanchecovers 3
    fills: A, PPP, SOG
  • Evan BouchardD · Edmonton Oilerscovers 3
    fills: A, PPP, SOG
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 · Scott Arniel (WPG)
Last year: Scott Arniel full season — no change
Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
TOI21.3621.4620.98+2%
5v5 TOI18.2018.3417.91+2%
PP TOI0.110.120.09+34%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  19 · 21 · 22 · 20
TOI*
3-yr 20.9820.16Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 17.9117.80Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 0.090.08Q1Q2Q3Q4
*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
21.3622-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
18.2022-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
0.1122-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

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/602.722.753.31-17%
G/600.110.120.13-7%
iSH%4.034.363.89+12%
ixG/600.120.14-14%
iCF/607.787.81-0%
iSCF/601.481.76-16%
iHDCF/600.240.27-10%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  19 · 21 · 22 · 20
SOG/60
3-yr 3.312.36Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 3.890.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.140.13Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 7.818.09Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 1.761.52Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 0.270.51Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
2.7522-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
4.3622-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
0.1222-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
7.7822-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
1.4822-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
0.2422-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
422-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
7822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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)
ContextFinishing looks earned: iSH% 4.4% sits near the 3.9% 3-yr mark with 5v5 ixG/60 0.12 (7th pct league-wide) — goals held close to last year.
RiskShot volume down 17% (5v5 SOG/60 2.75 vs 3.31) — volume is the repeatable half, so this caps the goal ceiling.
TailwindTrajectory: 5v5 ixG/60 climbed 0.08→0.15 across the year — process trending the right way into next season.
RiskAge 33 — modest past-prime drag on scoring rates.

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%9.769.669.89-2%
IPP28.8425.5034.30-26%
1A/600.230.160.38-58%
2A/600.400.360.48-24%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  19 · 21 · 22 · 20
1A/60
3-yr 0.380.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.480.17Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.1622-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.3622-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
1822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
PTS
2222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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)
TailwindIPP 25.5% sits below the 34.3% 3-yr mark — participation should rebound, nudging assists up.
ContextDefenseman — weight transition/PP facilitation over raw 2A; secondary assists read a touch better for D than forwards.

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PP TOI0.110.120.09+34%
PP iSH%n/an/a
PP SOG/600.000.000.00
PP ixG/600.000.00
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  19 · 21 · 22 · 20
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 0.090.08Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 0.000.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 0.000.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
0.1222-2323-2424-2525-26
PP SOG/60
0.0022-2323-2424-2525-26
PP ixG/60
0.0022-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PPP
022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPG
022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPA
022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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)
ContextPP role steady at ~0.1 PP TOI/gp.

Physical — PIM · hits · blocks

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

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PIMs/601.191.521.66-8%
Hits/604.414.195.63-26%
Blks/603.473.553.50+1%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  19 · 21 · 22 · 20
PIMs/60
3-yr 1.661.01Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 5.633.88Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 3.502.87Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
1.5222-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
4.1922-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
3.5522-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
3222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
12022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
10722-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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)
RiskHits tailing off: Q4 3.88/60 and 2nd-half 3.65 below the 4.19 season rate — projected DOWN to 4.41/60, weighting the recent decline over the 5.63 3-yr mark.
RiskBlocks tailing off: Q4 2.87/60 and 2nd-half 3.15 below the 3.55 season rate — projected DOWN to 3.47/60, weighting the recent decline over the 3.50 3-yr mark.