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The 2025-26 edition

175 reports, as they read that season. The current edition is 2026-27.

Evidence

Page 1 of 3 · Aho to Helleson

20

Sebastian Aho

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Carolina Hurricanes

74 points and a 58.4 per cent chance share, and an on-ice goal differential of minus-2 that should have been plus-15.

30

Frederik Andersen

Evidence behind this report: No record. No five-on-five record — Andersen did not play a measured season. Everything on the page is an older line and a judgment.

G · Carolina Hurricanes

22 games at 36, an .8993, and a goaltender whose availability has decided two of this club's postseasons.

4

Rasmus Andersson

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Calgary Flames

31 points, 23:59 a night, and a minus-38 — the second-worst rating in the league.

33

Viktor Arvidsson

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Boston Bruins

15 goals in 67 games at a career-low rate, and a winger signed to make the second line less thin.

21

Zachary Aston-Reese

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Columbus Blue Jackets

17 points, a minus-15, and a fourth-line winger who took 48 per cent of his shots from inside 20 feet.

10

Oskar Bäck

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Dallas Stars

6-4 and 207, 59 per cent of his shots from inside 20 feet, and the only fourth-line centre here who wins a puck by force.

11

Mikael Backlund

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Calgary Flames

The captain at 36, 32 points, and a 50.9 per cent chance share in the club's hardest minutes.

7

Kevin Bahl

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Calgary Flames

6-6 and 230 pounds, 21:23 a night at 25, and the defenceman acquired for Jacob Markstrom.

11

Nathan Bastian

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Dallas Stars

A 6-4 fourth-line winger with 10 points and 31 penalty minutes, signed to make a fourth line heavier.

24

Jake Bean

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Calgary Flames

7 points in 64 games, a 47.7 per cent chance share, and a puck-moving defenceman who has stopped moving pucks.

17

John Beecher

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Boston Bruins

11 points in 78 games, and a fourth-line centre who has not yet shown why he was a first-round pick.

14

Jamie Benn

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Dallas Stars

49 points at 35 in a third-line role, 70 penalty minutes, and a 48.6 per cent chance share that is the lowest of any regular forward here.

6

Zach Benson

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Buffalo Sabres

20 years old, 5-10, and 61 per cent of his shots taken from inside 20 feet — the highest share on the roster.

6

Lian Bichsel

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 488 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Dallas Stars

6-7 and 237 pounds at 21, 41 penalty minutes in 38 games, and the most interesting young defenceman in the organisation.

15

Colin Blackwell

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Dallas Stars

5-8, 181 pounds, 32 years old, and a fourth-liner who was on the ice for 29 goals and 21 against.

39

Mackenzie Blackwood

Evidence behind this report: No record. No five-on-five record — Blackwood did not play a measured season. Everything on the page is an older line and a judgment.

G · Colorado Avalanche

A .9116 across 56 games at 28, in his first season on a team that was actually good.

53

Jackson Blake

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Carolina Hurricanes

17 goals as a rookie and a 59.9 per cent chance share — the 99th percentile, and the best number on the best possession team in hockey.

22

Mavrik Bourque

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Dallas Stars

A first full NHL season at 23 in twelve minutes a night, and 25 points to show for it.

78

Jacob Bryson

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Buffalo Sabres

5-9 and 177 pounds, a 44 per cent chance share, and 622 minutes that the club could not afford.

84

Brent Burns

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Colorado Avalanche

82 games at 40 years old, which nobody else in the league can say, on a one-year deal to be the third-pair right shot.

24

Bowen Byram

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Buffalo Sabres

38 points, 82 games, and the healthiest season of a career defined by not having one.

91

Leo Carlsson

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

20 goals at 20 on a 17.5 per cent rate, and the only forward here whose on-ice goals beat what the chances deserved.

28

William Carrier

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 468 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Carolina Hurricanes

43 games, 11 points, and a fourth-line winger who is very hard to play against when he is on the ice at all.

5

Jalen Chatfield

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Carolina Hurricanes

A 54.5 per cent chance share and a plus-22, from an undrafted defenceman playing 19 minutes a night.

59

Egor Chinakhov

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 394 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Columbus Blue Jackets

15 points in 30 games, a back injury, and a trade request that has been public for a year.

2

Jake Christiansen

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Columbus Blue Jackets

A 42.9 per cent chance share — the 8th percentile — across 793 minutes, and 8 points to go with it.

12

Sam Colangelo

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 330 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

10 goals in 32 games at a 24 per cent shooting rate, which is the most misleading line in this edition.

20

Blake Coleman

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Calgary Flames

39 points and 15 goals on 194 shots, and an on-ice goal differential 13 worse than the chances deserved.

20

Ross Colton

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Colorado Avalanche

16 goals in 61 games from 22 feet out, and a 54.8 per cent chance share on the third line.

27

Matt Coronato

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Calgary Flames

24 goals at 22 in his first full season, from 5-10 and 183 pounds.

3

Charlie Coyle

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Columbus Blue Jackets

35 points across two clubs at 33, and a third-line centre acquired for a fourth-line price.

26

Rasmus Dahlin

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Buffalo Sabres

68 points and a 52.9 per cent chance share, and the only Buffalo skater who consistently tilts the ice.

15

Justin Danforth

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Buffalo Sabres

5-8, 32 years old, 21 points, and a career that started in Finland at 26.

1

Casey DeSmith

Evidence behind this report: No record. No five-on-five record — DeSmith did not play a measured season. Everything on the page is an older line and a judgment.

G · Dallas Stars

A .9146 across 27 games at 34, and the best backup season on any contender in the league.

91

Josh Doan

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Buffalo Sabres

19 points in 51 games at 23, and the second piece in the trade that sent JJ Peterka west.

1

Lukas Dostal

Evidence behind this report: No record. No five-on-five record — Dostal did not play a measured season. Everything on the page is an older line and a judgment.

G · Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

A .9028 in 54 games behind the worst chance-suppression in the league, and 27.5 goals saved above expectation.

18

Jack Drury

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Colorado Avalanche

A 54.9 per cent chance share in a fourth-line role, which is the sort of number that gets a man promoted.

95

Matt Duchene

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Dallas Stars

82 points at 34 on a 19.7 per cent shooting rate, which is the highest of his career and will not survive the year.

27

Nikolaj Ehlers

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Carolina Hurricanes

63 points in 69 games, and the first significant free agent this organisation has ever signed.

81

Michael Eyssimont

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Boston Bruins

142 shots and 9 goals from a fourth-line role, and 63 penalty minutes.

15

Dante Fabbro

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Columbus Blue Jackets

A plus-20 on a waiver claim, and 26 points from a right shot the club got for nothing.

12

Radek Faksa

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Dallas Stars

A checking centre back where he spent nine years, and 15 points to remind everyone why he left.

19

Adam Fantilli

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Columbus Blue Jackets

31 goals at 20, and a 44.4 per cent chance share that is the 12th percentile in the league.

86

Joel Farabee

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Calgary Flames

25 points, a minus-17, and 16 goals of goaltending disappearing from underneath a 50.6 per cent chance share.

16

Morgan Frost

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Calgary Flames

37 points across two clubs and a 52.7 per cent chance share, from a centre Philadelphia gave up on twice.

61

Cutter Gauthier

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

20 goals in his first full season at 21, on 190 shots and fourteen minutes a night.

39

Morgan Geekie

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Boston Bruins

33 goals on 150 shots, which is 22 per cent, and the least repeatable season in this edition.

49

Samuel Girard

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Colorado Avalanche

5-10 and 170 pounds, 21 assists, and the smallest man in the league playing 21 minutes a night.

4

Shayne Gostisbehere

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Carolina Hurricanes

45 points and a 60.5 per cent chance share — the highest of any skater in the league — and a defenceman nobody trusts to defend.

64

Mikael Granlund

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

66 points at 33 across two clubs, and the best playmaker this organisation has had in a decade.

73

Jet Greaves

Evidence behind this report: No record. No five-on-five record — Greaves did not play a measured season. Everything on the page is an older line and a judgment.

G · Columbus Blue Jackets

A .9381 in 11 games, which is the most interesting small sample in this edition.

12

Jordan Greenway

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 408 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Buffalo Sabres

6-6 and 231 pounds, 34 games, and a body that has now cost him more seasons than it has given.

6

Radko Gudas

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

35 years old, 86 penalty minutes, and 1,333 minutes of the hardest defensive assignments on the worst defensive team in the league.

71

Taylor Hall

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Carolina Hurricanes

42 points at 33, a minus-14, and the only forward on this roster whose chance share was below the league median.

44

Joel Hanley

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Calgary Flames

34 years old, 5-11, 53 games at 18:35 a night, and a plus-12 nobody expected.

10

Jansen Harkins

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

A fourth-line centre with 6 points, a minus-13, and 556 minutes at the 7th percentile in chance share.

55

Thomas Harley

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Dallas Stars

16 goals and 50 points at 24, plus-32, and the man who played the hardest minutes while Miro Heiskanen was hurt.

43

Jordan Harris

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 341 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Boston Bruins

33 games, 5 points, and a seventh defenceman on his second organisation at 25.

4

Miro Heiskanen

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Dallas Stars

50 games, a 54.9 per cent chance share, and a knee that decided the club's season.

14

Drew Helleson

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

A 40.4 per cent chance share — the 2nd percentile in the league — and a plus-6 to hide it.