Per 82 GP	2026-27projection	2025-2675 GP	H239 GP	H136 GP	Prev 3226 GP · 3y
TOI	17.84	17.51	16.54	17.79	20.15
PP TOI	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.06	0.07
G	5	2	2	2	7
A	14	15	13	18	16
PTS	19	17	15	20	22
PPP	0	0	0	0	0
SOG	76	68	68	67	95
PIM	61	83	65	102	69
Hits	86	95	75	117	131
Blocks	140	128	127	129	164

Sample: 75 GP · 1,132 5v5 min (2025-26) — how much ice time backs these rates

Positional rankingDefense · league-wide (of 303)

123Rasmus Sandin-2

124Adam Pelech-2

125Yan Kuznetsov-2

126Jake Middleton-2

127Dennis Gilbert-3

128Zeev Buium-3

129Dylan Samberg-3

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

Below his 3-year rate

iSH%

iSH% ran 48% below his 3-year rate last season (3.51 against 6.72).

Second-half fade

HITS

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Hits ran at a 75 pace in the second half after 117 in the first, per 82 games.

Second-half fade

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Assists ran at a 13 pace in the second half after 18 in the first, per 82 games.

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

Connor MurphyD · Edmonton Oilers94% match
shared: PIM, Blocks, Hits
Ben ChiarotD · Detroit Red Wings89% match
shared: PIM, Blocks, Hits
Kaiden GuhleD · Montreal Canadiens88% match
shared: PIM, Blocks, Hits
Simon EdvinssonD · Detroit Red Wings87% match
shared: PIM, Blocks, Hits

Complementary Defense

Same position, opposite profile — strong where Jake Middleton is weak or average, light where he’s strong

Cale MakarD · Colorado Avalanchecovers 3
fills: A, PPP, SOG
Zach WerenskiD · Columbus Blue Jacketscovers 3
fills: SOG, A, PPP
Quinn HughesD · Minnesota Wildcovers 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

the profile below

vs Similar

similar players hug the shape

vs Complementary

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 · Ryan Huska (CGY)

Last year (MIN, traded): John Hynes full season — no change

Metric	26-27 proj	2025-26	Prev 3	Diff
TOI	17.84	17.51	20.15	-13%
5v5 TOI	14.83	15.10	17.32	-13%
PP TOI	0.04	0.04	0.07	-39%

By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline

GP 19 · 17 · 21 · 18

TOI*

5v5 TOI

PP TOI

*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

5v5 TOI

PP TOI

TOI → 17.84: holds last year's role
5v5 TOI → 14.83: role tapered late (Q4 13.6 vs 15.1 full-year) — projected toward the softer finish
PP TOI → 0.04: role tapered late (Q4 0.0 vs 0.0 full-year) — projected toward the softer finish

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	2025-26	Prev 3	Diff
SOG/60	3.13	3.13	3.66	-15%
G/60	0.15	0.11	0.25	-55%
iSH%	5.76	3.51	6.72	-48%
ixG/60	–	0.17	0.20	-14%
iCF/60	–	7.58	8.68	-13%
iSCF/60	–	2.33	2.76	-16%
iHDCF/60	–	0.48	0.64	-25%

By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline

GP 19 · 17 · 21 · 18

SOG/60

iSH%

ixG/60

iCF/60

iSCF/60

iHDCF/60

By season — year over year

SOG/60

iSH%

ixG/60

iCF/60

iSCF/60

iHDCF/60

Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection

all5v5

SOG

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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% 3.5% sits near the 6.7% 3-yr mark with 5v5 ixG/60 0.17 (18th pct league-wide) — goals held close to last year.

RiskShot volume down 15% (5v5 SOG/60 3.13 vs 3.66) — volume is the repeatable half, so this caps the goal ceiling.

ContextTrajectory: 5v5 ixG/60 fell from 0.20 (1st half) to 0.15 (2nd) even though shot volume held — a chance-quality dip, not a volume one.

Assists — playmaking & on-ice offense

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

Metric (5v5)	26-27 proj	2025-26	Prev 3	Diff
on-ice SH%	8.16	8.11	8.27	-2%
IPP	36.88	36.82	37.04	-1%
1A/60	0.34	0.37	0.28	+34%
2A/60	0.26	0.26	0.29	-11%

By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline

GP 19 · 17 · 21 · 18

1A/60

2A/60

By season — year over year

1A/60

2A/60

Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection

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PTS

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Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)

ContextAssist environment looks normal (on-ice SH% 8.1%, IPP 36.8%).

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.

Metric	26-27 proj	2025-26	Prev 3	Diff
PP TOI	0.04	0.04	0.07	-39%
PP iSH%	–	n/a	0.00
PP SOG/60	1.80	0.00	7.20	-100%
PP ixG/60	–	0.00	0.69	-100%

By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline

GP 19 · 17 · 21 · 18

PP TOI/GP

PP SOG/60

PP ixG/60

By season — year over year

PP TOI/GP

PP SOG/60

PP ixG/60

Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection

PPP

PPG

PPA

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: 0.0→0.0 PP TOI/gp (role tapered late (Q4 0.0 vs 0.0 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	2025-26	Prev 3	Diff
PIMs/60	3.09	3.71	2.76	+34%
Hits/60	3.97	4.34	5.11	-15%
Blks/60	5.03	4.71	5.41	-13%

By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline

GP 19 · 17 · 21 · 18

PIMs/60

Hits/60

Blks/60

By season — year over year

PIMs/60

Hits/60

Blks/60

Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection

PIM

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HITS

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BLK

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Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)

RiskHits tailing off: Q4 2.21/60 and 2nd-half 3.34 below the 4.34 season rate — projected DOWN to 3.97/60, weighting the recent decline over the 5.11 3-yr mark.

TailwindBlocks surging late: Q4 5.88/60 and 2nd-half 5.00 vs a 4.71 season rate (5.41 3-yr) (90th pct league-wide) — reads as a real role/confidence step, so projected UP to 5.03/60, weighting the finish over the 3-yr baseline.

TailwindFights / takes majors (0.32/60) — a real PIM source, valuable in banger and PIM formats.