🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

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@HockeyBangers

2026-27 Projection

Noah Gregor

WPG · Age 28.0 · 🇨🇦 Canada · 6′0″, 190 lb · Draft 2016, 111th overall (S.J)
WPGteam
LW,RWposition
217position rank
638skater rank
-34overall
-50offense
16peripherals

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

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2637 GPH215 GPH122 GPPrev 3172 GP · 3y
TOI10.079.5611.828.3111.83
PP TOI0.240.220.380.150.18
G8919410
A81115108
PTS1620341317
PPP22600
SOG1139313374138
PIM3235324137
Hits121826588161
Blocks3624212844

Sample: 37 GP · 329 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
iSH%
3-yr 6.3115.76Q1Q2Q3Q4

iSH% finished the year 150% above where it started (5.54 in the first half, 15.76 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

Second-half surge
iSCF/60
3-yr 8.169.94Q1Q2Q3Q4

iSCF/60 finished the year 108% above where it started (4.77 in the first half, 9.94 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

We project it up
HITS
12122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

We’re projecting hits 48% above last season, 82 to 121.

We project it down
A
822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

We’re projecting assists 27% below last season, 11 to 8.

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 Noah Gregor is weak or average, light where he’s strong
  • Jack HughesC,LW · New Jersey Devilscovers 4
    fills: SOG, PPP, A, G
  • Artemi PanarinLW · Los Angeles Kingscovers 4
    fills: A, PPP, SOG, G
  • William NylanderRW · Toronto Maple Leafscovers 4
    fills: PPP, SOG, G, A
  • Jack EichelC · Vegas Golden Knightscovers 4
    fills: SOG, A, PPP, G
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 · Scott Arniel (WPG)
Last year (FLA, traded): Paul Maurice full season — no change
Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
TOI10.079.5611.83-19%
5v5 TOI9.768.9110.77-17%
PP TOI0.240.220.18+26%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  7 · 15 · 2 · 13
TOI*
3-yr 11.8311.82Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 10.7711.14Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 0.180.38Q1Q2Q3Q4
*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
10.0722-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
9.7622-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
0.2422-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

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/607.006.928.74-21%
G/600.570.730.55+32%
iSH%8.0910.556.31+67%
ixG/600.630.82-23%
iCF/6015.4816.26-5%
iSCF/606.568.16-20%
iHDCF/602.733.66-25%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  7 · 15 · 2 · 13
SOG/60
3-yr 8.747.87Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 6.3115.76Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.820.83Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 16.2618.64Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 8.169.94Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 3.663.31Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
6.9222-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
10.5522-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
0.6322-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
15.4822-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
6.5622-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
2.7322-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
11322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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)
RiskGoals projected DOWN: iSH% ran hot at 10.5% vs a 6.3% 3-yr mark while 5v5 ixG/60 0.63 (52nd pct league-wide) was flat — finishing, not process. Regressing iSH% toward 8.1% pulls the goal rate ~22% down.
RiskShot volume down 21% (5v5 SOG/60 6.92 vs 8.74) — volume is the repeatable half, so this caps the goal ceiling.
TailwindTrajectory: 5v5 ixG/60 climbed 0.59→0.83 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%8.008.936.27+42%
IPP68.4169.7864.53+8%
1A/600.460.550.39+42%
2A/600.050.000.06-100%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  7 · 15 · 2 · 13
1A/60
3-yr 0.390.41Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.060.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.5522-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.0022-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
PTS
1622-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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 8.9% vs a 6.3% 3-yr mark — teammate finishing regresses (~8% is league-normal), so some assists come off.

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PP TOI0.240.220.18+26%
PP iSH%26.010.0033.34-100%
PP SOG/608.217.275.89+23%
PP ixG/600.631.49-58%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  7 · 15 · 2 · 13
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 0.180.38Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 5.8912.12Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 1.491.05Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
0.2222-2323-2424-2525-26
PP SOG/60
7.2722-2323-2424-2525-26
PP ixG/60
0.6322-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PPP
222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPG
122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPA
122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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: 0.2→0.2 PP TOI/gp (same coach (Scott Arniel) — carries the elevated finish (2nd half 0.4, Q4 0.4) over the full-year 0.2) — 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/602.512.912.24+30%
Hits/607.576.5610.59-38%
Blks/602.011.822.64-31%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  7 · 15 · 2 · 13
PIMs/60
3-yr 2.242.07Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 10.594.14Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 2.641.24Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
2.9122-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
6.5622-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
1.8222-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
3222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
12122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
3622-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
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 4.14/60 and 2nd-half 4.14 below the 6.56 season rate — projected DOWN to 7.57/60, weighting the recent decline over the 10.59 3-yr mark.
RiskBlocks tailing off: Q4 1.24/60 and 2nd-half 1.24 below the 1.82 season rate — projected DOWN to 2.01/60, weighting the recent decline over the 2.64 3-yr mark.
TailwindFights / takes majors (0.36/60) — a real PIM source, valuable in banger and PIM formats.