🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

Overview

@HockeyBangers

2026-27 Projection

Kevin Stenlund

UTA · Age 29.9 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · 6′5″, 215 lb · Draft 2015, 58th overall (CBJ)
UTAteam
Cposition
198position rank
691skater rank
-41overall
-46offense
5peripherals

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

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2680 GPH238 GPH142 GPPrev 3217 GP · 3y
TOI14.3014.4813.7014.3513.03
PP TOI0.190.260.050.440.22
G1042612
A121414158
PTS2219162120
PPP00000
SOG8768627393
PIM3725133545
Hits5344434562
Blocks6163675953

Sample: 80 GP · 868 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
ixG/60
3-yr 0.590.73Q1Q2Q3Q4

ixG/60 finished the year 56% above where it started (0.35 in the first half, 0.54 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

Below his 3-year rate
iSH%
3.8322-2323-2424-2525-26

iSH% ran 60% below his 3-year rate last season (3.83 against 9.59).

Second-half fade
PIM
3722-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

Penalty minutes ran at a 13 pace in the second half after 35 in the first, per 82 games.

Below his 3-year rate
Hits/60
2.5622-2323-2424-2525-26

Hits/60 ran 36% below his 3-year rate last season (2.56 against 4.02).

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 Kevin Stenlund is weak or average, light where he’s strong
  • Jack HughesC,LW · New Jersey Devilscovers 3
    fills: SOG, PPP, A
  • Jack EichelC · Vegas Golden Knightscovers 3
    fills: SOG, A, PPP
  • Artemi PanarinLW · Los Angeles Kingscovers 3
    fills: A, PPP, SOG
  • Patrick KaneRW · Chicago Blackhawkscovers 3
    fills: PPP, A, 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 · André Tourigny (UTA)
Last year: André Tourigny full season — no change
Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
TOI14.3014.4813.03+11%
5v5 TOI10.7310.8610.10+7%
PP TOI0.190.260.22+19%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  21 · 21 · 20 · 18
TOI*
3-yr 13.0313.87Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 10.1010.92Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 0.220.02Q1Q2Q3Q4
*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
14.3022-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
10.7322-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
0.1922-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

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/603.663.665.72-36%
G/600.190.140.55-74%
iSH%7.173.839.59-60%
ixG/600.440.59-26%
iCF/609.6010.82-11%
iSCF/605.605.01+12%
iHDCF/601.802.49-28%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  21 · 21 · 20 · 18
SOG/60
3-yr 5.723.36Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 9.590.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.590.73Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 10.8210.07Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 5.017.32Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 2.493.66Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
3.6622-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
3.8322-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
0.4422-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
9.6022-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
5.6022-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
1.8022-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
1022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
8722-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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% 3.8% sits near the 9.6% 3-yr mark with 5v5 ixG/60 0.44 (36th pct league-wide) — goals held close to last year.
RiskShot volume down 36% (5v5 SOG/60 3.66 vs 5.72) — volume is the repeatable half, so this caps the goal ceiling.
TailwindTrajectory: 5v5 ixG/60 climbed 0.35→0.54 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%6.857.016.65+5%
IPP51.0044.9360.91-26%
1A/600.260.210.27-22%
2A/600.290.280.25+12%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  21 · 21 · 20 · 18
1A/60
3-yr 0.270.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.250.61Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.2122-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.2822-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
1222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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 44.9% sits below the 60.9% 3-yr mark — participation should rebound, nudging assists up.

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PP TOI0.190.260.22+19%
PP iSH%0.000.000.00
PP SOG/601.782.903.82-24%
PP ixG/601.161.46-21%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  21 · 21 · 20 · 18
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 0.220.02Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 3.820.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 1.460.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
0.2622-2323-2424-2525-26
PP SOG/60
2.9022-2323-2424-2525-26
PP ixG/60
1.1622-2323-2424-2525-26
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)
RiskPP role projected down: 0.3→0.2 PP TOI/gp (role tapered late (Q4 0.0 vs 0.3 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/601.481.383.12-56%
Hits/603.142.564.02-36%
Blks/602.762.762.57+7%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  21 · 21 · 20 · 18
PIMs/60
3-yr 3.120.61Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 4.022.44Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 2.573.36Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
1.3822-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
2.5622-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
2.7622-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
3722-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
5322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
6122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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 2.56/60 (31st pct league-wide) → 3.14 projected.
TailwindBlocks surging late: Q4 3.36/60 and 2nd-half 3.10 vs a 2.76 season rate (2.57 3-yr) (56th pct league-wide) — reads as a real role/confidence step, so projected UP to 2.76/60, weighting the finish over the 3-yr baseline.