🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

Overview

@HockeyBangers

2026-27 Projection

Nick Leddy

SJS · Age 35.4 · 🇺🇸 USA · 6′0″, 205 lb · Draft 2009, 16th overall (MIN)
SJSteam
Dposition
288position rank
805skater rank
-62overall
-52offense
-10peripherals

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

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2632 GPH217 GPH115 GPPrev 3191 GP · 3y
TOI18.0717.8718.3416.8221.26
PP TOI0.070.060.020.120.26
G32223
A161591921
PTS1918112124
PPP00000
SOG5841583578
PIM121503316
Hits3018151443
Blocks891039998101

Sample: 32 GP · 518 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
1622-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

Assists ran at a 9 pace in the second half after 19 in the first, per 82 games.

Second-half fade
PTS
1922-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

Points ran at a 11 pace in the second half after 21 in the first, per 82 games.

Bottom of the league
ixG/60
0.0922-2323-2424-2525-26

ixG/60 sits in the 2th percentile league-wide (0.09).

Bottom of the league
SOG/60
1.5022-2323-2424-2525-26

SOG/60 sits in the 1th percentile league-wide (1.50).

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 Nick Leddy is weak or average, light where he’s strong
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 · Ryan Warsofsky (SJS)
Last year: Ryan Warsofsky full season — no change
Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
TOI18.0717.8721.26-16%
5v5 TOI16.4516.2118.48-12%
PP TOI0.070.060.26-76%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  9 · 6 · 4 · 13
TOI*
3-yr 21.2618.34Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 18.4817.07Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 0.260.02Q1Q2Q3Q4
*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
18.0722-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
16.4522-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
0.0722-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

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/601.611.502.87-48%
G/600.000.000.10-100%
iSH%2.480.003.54-100%
ixG/600.090.13-31%
iCF/605.446.23-13%
iSCF/601.272.01-37%
iHDCF/600.000.25-100%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  9 · 6 · 4 · 13
SOG/60
3-yr 2.872.16Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 3.540.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.130.11Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 6.238.11Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 2.011.08Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 0.250.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
1.5022-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
0.0022-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
0.0922-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
5.4422-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
1.2722-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
0.0022-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
5822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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% 0.0% sits near the 3.5% 3-yr mark with 5v5 ixG/60 0.09 (2nd pct league-wide) — goals held close to last year.
RiskShot volume down 48% (5v5 SOG/60 1.50 vs 2.87) — volume is the repeatable half, so this caps the goal ceiling.
TailwindTrajectory: 5v5 ixG/60 climbed 0.08→0.11 across the year — process trending the right way into next season.
RiskAge 35 — 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%9.238.699.89-12%
IPP30.1629.4431.05-5%
1A/600.250.230.37-38%
2A/600.320.350.34+3%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  9 · 6 · 4 · 13
1A/60
3-yr 0.370.27Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.340.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.2322-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.3522-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
1622-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
PTS
1922-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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)
ContextAssist environment looks normal (on-ice SH% 8.7%, IPP 29.4%).
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 TOI0.070.060.26-76%
PP iSH%n/a0.00
PP SOG/600.610.002.46-100%
PP ixG/600.000.17-100%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  9 · 6 · 4 · 13
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 0.260.02Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 2.460.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 0.170.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
0.0622-2323-2424-2525-26
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)
TailwindPP role projected up: 0.1→0.1 PP TOI/gp (role tapered late (Q4 0.0 vs 0.1 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/600.510.690.61+12%
Hits/600.930.691.48-53%
Blks/603.794.163.40+22%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  9 · 6 · 4 · 13
PIMs/60
3-yr 0.610.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 1.480.54Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 3.403.78Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
0.6922-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
0.6922-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
4.1622-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
1222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
3022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
8922-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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 0.54/60 and 2nd-half 0.54 below the 0.69 season rate — projected DOWN to 0.93/60, weighting the recent decline over the 1.48 3-yr mark.
ContextBlocks role-stable at 4.16/60 (84th pct league-wide) → 3.79 projected.