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

PIM

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Penalty minutes ran at a 92 pace in the second half after 37 in the first, per 82 games.

Second-half fade

iSH%

iSH% finished the year 89% below where it started (100.00 in the first half, 10.67 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

Above his 3-year rate

ixG/60

ixG/60 ran 51% above his 3-year rate last season (0.65 against 0.43).

Bottom of the league

TOI

TOI sits in the 1th percentile league-wide (7.98).

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

Jacob MelansonRW · Seattle Kraken95% match
shared: Hits, PIM
Ross JohnstonLW · St. Louis Blues93% match
shared: Hits, PIM
Jonah GadjovichLW,RW · Florida Panthers92% match
shared: Hits, PIM
Martin PospisilC,RW · Calgary Flames91% match
shared: Hits, PIM

Complementary Forward

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

Jack HughesC,LW · New Jersey Devilscovers 4
fills: SOG, PPP, A, G
Jack EichelC · Vegas Golden Knightscovers 4
fills: SOG, A, PPP, 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 · Peter Laviolette (LAK) new voice

Last year: Jim Hiller Q1-Q4 · fired Mar → D.J. Smith interim · end Q4 — in-season change

Metric	26-27 proj	2025-26	Prev 3	Diff
TOI	8.18	7.98	8.65	-8%
5v5 TOI	8.18	7.89	8.57	-8%
PP TOI	0.02	0.02	0.01	+56%

By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline

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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 → 8.18: holds last year's role; age 23 riser — small growth bias
5v5 TOI → 8.18: holds last year's role; age 23 riser — small growth bias
PP TOI → 0.02: role tapered late (Q4 0.0 vs 0.0 full-year) — projected toward the softer finish; age 23 riser — small growth bias

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	5.68	5.45	4.06	+34%
G/60	0.76	0.72	0.56	+29%
iSH%	13.43	13.21	13.79	-4%
ixG/60	–	0.65	0.43	+51%
iCF/60	–	12.05	8.96	+34%
iSCF/60	–	5.88	4.48	+31%
iHDCF/60	–	3.30	2.24	+47%

By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline

GP 2 · 11 · 21 · 19

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

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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)

TailwindProcess rising: 5v5 ixG/60 0.65 (56th pct league-wide) up on the 3-yr 0.43 — the shot quality is real, so the projected goal rate leans on chances, not a hot %.

TailwindShot volume up 34% (5v5 SOG/60 5.45 vs 4.06) — volume is the repeatable half, so this raises the goal ceiling.

TailwindTrajectory: 5v5 ixG/60 climbed 0.04→0.77 across the year — process trending the right way into next season.

TailwindAge 23 — still on the up-slope of the scoring curve.

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%	7.22	7.20	7.33	-2%
IPP	76.78	81.65	63.64	+28%
1A/60	0.14	0.14	0.14	+0%
2A/60	0.33	0.43	0.28	+54%

By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline

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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)

RiskIPP spiked to 81.6% vs 63.6% 3-yr — point participation this far above baseline rarely holds; assist share likely gives a little back.

TailwindShot-driving up (5v5 iCF/60 12.05 vs 8.96) — real creation underneath, so don't over-regress the helpers.

TailwindHigh-danger setups up (iHDCF/60 3.30 vs 2.24) — the dangerous chances that turn into primary assists are trending up.

RiskAssist gain leans on secondary helpers (2A/60 0.43 vs 3-yr 0.28) — the least repeatable slice; projected back toward baseline.

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric	26-27 proj	2025-26	Prev 3	Diff
PP TOI	0.02	0.02	0.01	+56%
PP iSH%	–	n/a	n/a
PP SOG/60	0.00	0.00	0.00
PP ixG/60	–	0.00	0.00

By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline

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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)

ContextPP role steady at ~0.0 PP TOI/gp.

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	5.20	7.17	3.50	+105%
Hits/60	20.79	20.65	21.01	-2%
Blks/60	2.36	2.44	2.24	+9%

By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline

GP 2 · 11 · 21 · 19

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)

TailwindElite hits volume (98th pct) and role-stable — a bankable hits floor (20.79/60 projected).

ContextBlocks role-stable at 2.44/60 (48th pct league-wide) → 2.36 projected.

TailwindFights / takes majors (0.86/60) — a real PIM source, valuable in banger and PIM formats.