Armchair Hockey Scout

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2025-26 edition Ask a direct question about this edition of the book — who, how many, how common, which group more — and it is answered with a table computed on this page from the edition’s index: the season line, height and age, the on-ice percentiles, the grades and the traits read out of every report. Ask for a view on named players — what a comparison comes down to, what makes a man — and you get the book’s reading of their own pages, and only those. The model turns your question into a query and phrases the result, or reads the pages it is handed; it never originates a figure, and an answer carrying a figure that is on neither the table nor the pages is withheld. It does not forecast, and it says so when a question is outside what the book holds.

Tables are computed on this page from the 2025-26 edition’s index; readings rest on the players’ own pages; the model never counts. Twenty questions an hour.
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Players

717 reports across 32 clubs, listed by surname. Back to the first page

Evidence

Page 5 of 12 · Guenther to Jeannot

11

Dylan Guenther

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 · Utah Mammoth

27 goals in 70 games at 21 with nine game-winners — the most on the club — and twelve power-play goals.
59

Jake Guentzel

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 · Tampa Bay Lightning

41 goals with 59 per cent of his shot attempts from inside 20 feet — the least perimeter shooter in this edition.
21

Kaiden Guhle

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 · Montreal Canadiens

55 games at 21:11 a night, and a shutdown defenceman who cannot stay on the ice.
EG

Erik Gustafsson

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 · Detroit Red Wings

18 points, a minus-19, and a puck-moving defenceman on his eighth organisation.
32

Filip Gustavsson

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

G · Minnesota Wild

A .9138 across 58 games and 5 shutouts, and 8.5 goals of goaltending on a club that scored 228.
38

Brandon Hagel

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 · Tampa Bay Lightning

90 points, a plus-33 and the 95th percentile of chances from a sixth-round pick who came here for two firsts.
41

Nicolas Hague

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 · Nashville Predators

Six foot six and 245 pounds — the largest man in this edition — acquired from Vegas for Colton Sissons and Jeremy Lauzon.
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.
7

Dougie Hamilton

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 · New Jersey Devils

40 points in 64 games and 186 shots, and a third consecutive season interrupted.
52

Travis Hamonic

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 · Detroit Red Wings

35 years old, 59 games, 7 points, and a minus-16.
15

Noah Hanifin

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 · Vegas Golden Knights

The 93rd percentile of chances at 21:33 a night, and 14 penalty minutes in 80 games.
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 · Anaheim Ducks

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.
38

Ryan Hartman

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 · Minnesota Wild

26 points, 75 penalty minutes, and a suspension that cost the club ten games.
21

Garnet Hathaway

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 · Philadelphia Flyers

Undrafted, 680 career penalty minutes, and the 85th percentile of chances on a fourth line at 34.
56

Erik Haula

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 · Nashville Predators

Signed out of New Jersey to kill penalties and win defensive-zone draws on the 2nd-best unit in the league.
15

John Hayden

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 0 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Seattle Kraken

Thirty-one penalty minutes in 20 games at eight and a half minutes a night, and 321 in 269 career games.
13

Kevin Hayes

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 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Thirteen goals in 64 games at 12 minutes a night, on the last club willing to pay part of his contract.
27

Barrett Hayton

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 · Utah Mammoth

The 97th percentile of chances — the best figure in this edition — and 58 per cent of his attempts from inside 20 feet.
77

Victor Hedman

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 · Tampa Bay Lightning

Six-foot-seven and 244 pounds, 66 points at 34, and 51 assists from the blue line.
51

Emil Heineman

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 · New York Islanders

Acquired from Montreal in the Noah Dobson trade, with 10 goals in 62 games at eleven minutes a night.
43

Danton Heinen

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 · Pittsburgh Penguins

29 points and a plus-2 on a club that finished minus-44, which made him the only forward here on the right side of it.
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.
79

Samuel Helenius

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 405 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Los Angeles Kings

6-6 and 225 pounds at 22, 7 points, and a fourth-line centre learning the job.
37

Connor Hellebuyck

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

G · Winnipeg Jets

Forty-seven wins, a .9249, eight shutouts, and thirty-two goals of goaltending — the best figure in the league.
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 · Anaheim Ducks

A 40.4 per cent chance share — the 2nd percentile in the league — and a plus-6 to hide it.
19

Adam Henrique

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 · Edmonton Oilers

On-ice goals of 29-31 against an expected 33-38, which is seven goals of goaltending and no finishing surplus at all.
48

Tomas Hertl

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 · Vegas Golden Knights

Fifty-seven per cent of his shot attempts from inside 20 feet, 32 goals, and fourteen of them a man up.
33

Adin Hill

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

G · Vegas Golden Knights

32 wins and a .9064 in 50 games, two years after a Conn Smythe-calibre playoff run.
24

Vinnie Hinostroza

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 443 five-on-five minutes, a short report. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Minnesota Wild

10 points in 38 games, and a thirteenth forward with an NHL career in its eleventh year.
24

Roope Hintz

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

28 goals in 76 games and a 17.5 per cent rate, from the only centre here who is fast, big and defensively trusted at once.
13

Nico Hischier

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 · New Jersey Devils

35 goals on an 18.7 per cent rate with 52 per cent of his shots from inside 20 feet, and 14 on the power play.
30

Joel Hofer

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

G · St. Louis Blues

Six-foot-five, a .9035 in 31 games, and the best career save percentage on the roster.
50

Marcus Hogberg

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

G · New York Islanders

Six foot five and 232 pounds, a .8776 across 15 games, and the third goaltender on a club with two.
21

Nils Hoglander

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 · Vancouver Canucks

Five-foot-nine, 43 per cent of his attempts from inside 20 feet, and eight goals in a season that followed 24.
4

Justin Holl

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 · St. Louis Blues

Eight points in 73 games in Detroit, and a right-shot seventh defenceman signed in the summer.
81

Dylan Holloway

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 · St. Louis Blues

26 goals, 63 points and eight game-winners in the first season after an offer sheet Edmonton declined to match.
29

Pontus Holmberg

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 · Tampa Bay Lightning

Nineteen points in 68 games in Toronto, and a fourth-line centre signed in the summer.
92

Simon Holmstrom

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 · New York Islanders

20 goals on 96 shots — 20.8 per cent, the highest rate on the club — and 8 penalty minutes in 75 games.
10

Alexander Holtz

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 · Vegas Golden Knights

Twelve points in 53 games, four years after being taken seventh overall.
14

Bo Horvat

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 · New York Islanders

28 goals on 243 shots and 7 game-winners, on a line that came out 51-38 while the chances said 53-50.
21

Brett Howden

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 · Vegas Golden Knights

23 goals on 125 shots at an 18.4 per cent conversion, from a fourth-line centre.
17

Filip Hronek

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 · Vancouver Canucks

Twenty-eight assists in 61 games at 23:54 a night, on the pairing that carries the club.
10

Jonathan Huberdeau

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

28 goals and 62 points on an 18.3 per cent rate, and the first season here that looked like the player who arrived.
86

Jack Hughes

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 · New Jersey Devils

70 points in 62 games and a 56.3 per cent chance share, and a third season in four ended by his shoulder.
43

Luke Hughes

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 · New Jersey Devils

44 points at 21 and 21:09 a night, and the second-best young defenceman in this edition.
43

Quinn Hughes

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 · Vancouver Canucks

Seventy-six points in 68 games at 25:44 a night from a 180-pound defenceman, and the ice he was on conceded fourteen goals more than the chances said it should.
33

Ville Husso

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

G · Anaheim Ducks

An .8899 in 13 games, and a third goaltender on a roster that needs its first two to be healthy.
48

Lane Hutson

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 · Montreal Canadiens

5-9 and 162 pounds, 60 assists as a rookie defenceman, and the most complete argument in this edition that size is not the thing.
18

Zach Hyman

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 · Edmonton Oilers

A 60.3 per cent chance share — the highest of any skater in the league — and his line was outscored 61-48.
9

Alex Iafallo

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 · Winnipeg Jets

Undrafted, the 92nd percentile of chances, and 15 penalty minutes in 82 games.
39

Connor Ingram

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

G · Edmonton Oilers

An .8817 in 22 games, and a goaltender whose season was interrupted by something more important than hockey.
49

Ivan Ivan

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 363 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Colorado Avalanche

An undrafted 23-year-old Czech who played 40 NHL games and looked like he belonged in about 30 of them.
77

Mark Jankowski

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

12 goals in 60 games at 18.2 per cent, and a 58.5 per cent chance share from the thirteenth forward.
13

Mattias Janmark

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 · Edmonton Oilers

18 points, 68 per cent of his shots from inside 20 feet, and a penalty killer on the league's best unit.
35

Tristan Jarry

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

G · Pittsburgh Penguins

An .8919 in 36 games, waived twice, and the best career save percentage on a club whose goaltending was 31st in the league.
24

Seth Jarvis

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

32 goals, 5 shorthanded, and a 58.7 per cent chance share whose on-ice goals came out 38-37.
84

Tanner Jeannot

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

13 points, 89 penalty minutes, and the most-discussed trade cost of the last five years.