Per 82 GP	2026-27projection	2025-2624 GP	H224 GP	H125-26	Prev 3thin
TOI	10.70	10.56	10.53	–	–
PP TOI	0.02	0.02	0.03	–	–
G	7	7	7	–	–
A	7	7	7	–	–
PTS	14	14	14	–	–
PPP	0	0	0	–	–
SOG	35	34	34	–	–
PIM	21	20	21	–	–
Hits	93	92	92	–	–
Blocks	49	48	48	–	–

Sample: 24 GP · 240 5v5 min (2025-26) — how much ice time backs these rates

Positional rankingCentre · league-wide (of 271)

244Juho Lammikko-67

245Brayden Yager-67

246Kai Uchacz-67

247Josh Samanski-68

248Mikael Pyyhtia-68

249Anton Wahlberg-70

250Luca Pinelli-70

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

Bottom of the league

SOG/60

SOG/60 sits in the 3th percentile league-wide (2.49).

Top of the league

iSH%

iSH% sits in the 98th percentile league-wide (20.08).

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

Emil HeinemanLW,RW · New York Islanders84% match
shared: Blocks, Hits
Scott LaughtonLW · Los Angeles Kings78% match
shared: Blocks, Hits
Charlie CoyleC,RW · Columbus Blue Jackets78% match
shared: Blocks, Hits
Cole PerfettiLW,RW · Winnipeg Jets78% match

Complementary Forward

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

Jack HughesC,LW · New Jersey Devilscovers 4
fills: SOG, PPP, A, G
Clayton KellerLW · Utah Mammothcovers 4
fills: PPP, A, SOG, 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

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 · Mike Babcock (EDM) new voice

Last year: Kris Knoblauch full season — no change

Metric	26-27 proj	2025-26	Prev 3
TOI	10.70	10.56	n/a
5v5 TOI	10.17	10.03	n/a
PP TOI	0.02	0.02	n/a

By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline

GP 0 · 0 · 7 · 17

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 → 10.70: one NHL season — role grown +1% toward a sophomore workload
5v5 TOI → 10.17: one NHL season — role grown +1% toward a sophomore workload
PP TOI → 0.02: new coach (Mike Babcock) — late-year 0.0 role discounted until the new staff sets usage; one NHL season — role grown +1% toward a sophomore workload

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
SOG/60	2.49	2.49	n/a
G/60	0.50	0.50	n/a
iSH%	20.08	20.08	n/a
ixG/60	–	0.34	n/a
iCF/60	–	6.73	n/a
iSCF/60	–	3.99	n/a
iHDCF/60	–	1.74	n/a

By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline

GP 0 · 0 · 7 · 17

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

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)

TailwindAge 24 on a single NHL season — projected a development step, not a flat repeat: scoring rates +2% and role +1% toward the mid-20s peak (a young riser improves on last year, not repeats it).

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
on-ice SH%	13.75	13.75	n/a
IPP	36.50	36.50	n/a
1A/60	0.25	0.25	n/a
2A/60	0.25	0.25	n/a

By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline

GP 0 · 0 · 7 · 17

1A/60

2A/60

By season — year over year

1A/60

2A/60

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

all5v5

PTS

all5v5

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

ContextAssist environment looks normal (on-ice SH% 13.7%, IPP 36.5%).

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric	26-27 proj	2025-26	Prev 3
PP TOI	0.02	0.02	n/a
PP iSH%	–	n/a	n/a
PP SOG/60	0.00	0.00	n/a
PP ixG/60	–	0.00	n/a

By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline

GP 0 · 0 · 7 · 17

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)

TailwindPP role projected up: 0.0→0.0 PP TOI/gp (new coach (Mike Babcock) — late-year 0.0 role discounted until the new staff sets usage; one NHL season — role grown +1% toward a sophomore workload) — 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
PIMs/60	1.49	1.49	n/a
Hits/60	6.73	6.73	n/a
Blks/60	3.49	3.49	n/a

By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline

GP 0 · 0 · 7 · 17

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

all5v5

HITS

all5v5

BLK

all5v5

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

ContextHits role-stable at 6.73/60 (74th pct league-wide) → 6.73 projected.

ContextBlocks role-stable at 3.49/60 (71st pct league-wide) → 3.49 projected.