🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

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2026-27 Projection

Gage Goncalves

TBL · Age 25.5 · 🇨🇦 Canada · 6′0″, 181 lb · Draft 2020, 62nd overall (T.B)
TBLteam
LW,RWposition
207position rank
612skater rank
-32overall
-32offense
0peripherals

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

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2674 GPH237 GPH137 GPPrev 360 GP · 1y
TOI13.0513.0913.2812.2612.79
PP TOI0.840.990.771.200.47
G121215911
A2024272216
PTS3236423127
PPP32223
SOG90851056583
PIM2645355519
Hits100941058397
Blocks3032273827

Sample: 74 GP · 856 5v5 min (2025-26) — how much ice time backs these rates

Positional rankingLeft wing · league-wide (of 281)
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
G
1222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

Goals ran at a 15 pace in the second half after 9 in the first, per 82 games.

Above his 3-year rate
PIMs/60
2.8722-2323-2424-2525-26

PIMs/60 ran 147% above his 3-year rate last season (2.87 against 1.16).

Second-half surge
SOG/60
3-yr 4.545.34Q1Q2Q3Q4

SOG/60 finished the year 48% above where it started (3.67 in the first half, 5.42 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
0.4222-2323-2424-2525-26

1A/60 ran 28% below his 3-year rate last season (0.42 against 0.58).

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 Gage Goncalves is weak or average, light where he’s strong
  • Jack HughesC,LW · New Jersey Devilscovers 4
    fills: SOG, PPP, A, G
  • Jack EichelC · Vegas Golden Knightscovers 4
    fills: SOG, A, PPP, G
  • Artemi PanarinLW · Los Angeles Kingscovers 4
    fills: A, PPP, SOG, G
  • William NylanderRW · Toronto Maple Leafscovers 4
    fills: PPP, SOG, G, A
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
TOI13.0513.0912.79+2%
5v5 TOI12.2611.5712.11-5%
PP TOI0.840.990.47+110%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  20 · 17 · 17 · 20
TOI*
3-yr 12.7914.66Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 12.1113.49Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 0.470.96Q1Q2Q3Q4
*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
13.0522-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
12.2622-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
0.8422-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

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/604.844.564.54+0%
G/600.740.770.58+33%
iSH%15.3216.8912.78+32%
ixG/600.540.47+15%
iCF/608.628.83-2%
iSCF/605.334.95+8%
iHDCF/603.152.23+41%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  20 · 17 · 17 · 20
SOG/60
3-yr 4.545.34Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 12.7816.67Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.470.52Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 8.839.79Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 4.955.56Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 2.233.56Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
4.5622-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
16.8922-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
0.5422-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
8.6222-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
5.3322-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
3.1522-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
1222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
9022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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 0.54 (42nd pct league-wide) up on the 3-yr 0.47 — the shot quality is real, so the projected goal rate leans on chances, not a hot %.
TailwindTrajectory: 5v5 ixG/60 climbed 0.49→0.59 across the year — process trending the right way into next season.

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%14.2816.2310.70+52%
IPP50.9949.0356.44-13%
1A/600.490.420.58-28%
2A/600.510.840.33+155%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  20 · 17 · 17 · 20
1A/60
3-yr 0.580.67Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.330.67Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.4222-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.8422-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
2022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
PTS
3222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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 16.2% vs a 10.7% 3-yr mark — teammate finishing regresses (~8% is league-normal), so some assists come off.
TailwindHigh-danger setups up (iHDCF/60 3.15 vs 2.23) — the dangerous chances that turn into primary assists are trending up.
RiskAssist gain leans on secondary helpers (2A/60 0.84 vs 3-yr 0.33) — 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 TOI0.840.990.47+110%
PP iSH%15.600.0020.00-100%
PP SOG/606.715.7610.65-46%
PP ixG/601.221.42-14%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  20 · 17 · 17 · 20
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 0.470.96Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 10.656.27Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 1.422.16Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
0.9922-2323-2424-2525-26
PP SOG/60
5.7622-2323-2424-2525-26
PP ixG/60
1.2222-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PPP
322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPG
122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPA
222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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: 1.0→0.8 PP TOI/gp (role tapered late (Q4 1.0 vs 1.0 full-year) — projected toward the softer finish) — the biggest PPP lever.

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/602.072.871.16+147%
Hits/605.885.895.86+1%
Blks/601.772.031.40+45%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  20 · 17 · 17 · 20
PIMs/60
3-yr 1.161.33Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 5.866.01Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 1.402.22Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
2.8722-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
5.8922-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
2.0322-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
2622-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
10022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
3022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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 5.89/60 (68th pct league-wide) → 5.88 projected.
RiskBlocks tailing off: Q4 2.22/60 and 2nd-half 1.44 below the 2.03 season rate — projected DOWN to 1.77/60, weighting the recent decline over the 1.40 3-yr mark.
TailwindFights / takes majors (0.07/60) — a real PIM source, valuable in banger and PIM formats.