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.

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Players

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

Evidence

Page 7 of 12 · Kuemper to Manson

35

Darcy Kuemper

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

G · Los Angeles Kings

A .9211 across 50 games at 34, the best save percentage of any starter in this edition.
27

Brett Kulak

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 · Edmonton Oilers

A 54.5 per cent chance share on a third pair, and 25 points from a defenceman nobody discusses.
20

Jiri Kulich

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 · Buffalo Sabres

15 goals in 62 games at 21, on the second-best chance share of any forward here.
7

Dmitry Kulikov

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

D · Florida Panthers

34 years old, a plus-12, and 51.7 per cent in the club's third-pair minutes.
71

Luke Kunin

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 · Florida Panthers

18 points, 55 penalty minutes, and a minus-28 — the worst rating in this chapter by 13.
52

Sean Kuraly

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

A 32-year-old fourth-line centre back where he started, and 17 points to describe him with.
96

Philipp Kurashev

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 · San Jose Sharks

Fourteen points in 51 games and a minus-28, a year after 54 points on a line with the first overall pick.
10

Andrei Kuzmenko

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 · Los Angeles Kings

37 points in 66 games across two clubs, and a winger nobody has been able to place since he scored 39.
25

Jordan Kyrou

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 · St. Louis Blues

36 goals and a plus-23, and the ice he was on scored 34 against an expectation of 46.
68

Zachary L'Heureux

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

63 penalty minutes in 62 games at 22, half his shots from inside 20 feet, and a junior suspension record the club drafted him knowing about.
2

Jackson LaCombe

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

14 goals and 43 points at 24, on the best chance share of any defenceman here — which is still the 35th percentile.
14

Alex Laferriere

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 · Los Angeles Kings

19 goals at 23, a 55.7 per cent chance share, and 193 shots from a third line.
18

Sam Lafferty

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

C · Chicago Blackhawks

7 points in 60 games, and a fourth-line centre signed to kill penalties.
13

Alexis Lafrenière

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 Rangers

45 points a year after 57, and his line was outscored 56-62 at five-on-five on even chances.
92

Patrik Laine

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 · Montreal Canadiens

20 goals in 52 games and 15 of them on the power play, which is the most lopsided line in this edition.
32

Kevin Lankinen

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

G · Vancouver Canucks

Undrafted, signed in September for the minimum, and 51 games and four shutouts later he had a five-year contract.
22

Hendrix Lapierre

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 251 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Washington Capitals

No goals in 27 games, five years after a first-round pick and three concussions.
71

Dylan Larkin

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 · Detroit Red Wings

70 points and 234 shots at 29, and a minus-16 as the captain of a club that has missed nine straight playoffs.
6

Adam Larsson

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 · Seattle Kraken

Plus-22 on a club that was outscored by twenty, and his ice conceded twelve fewer goals than the chances predicted.
21

Scott Laughton

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 · Toronto Maple Leafs

Acquired at the deadline from Philadelphia, and a minus-18 across two clubs.
5

Jeremy Lauzon

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 424 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Vegas Golden Knights

Three hundred and fifty-three penalty minutes in 316 games, and 28 of the games last season.
20

Curtis Lazar

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 449 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 · Edmonton Oilers

5 points in 48 games, and a fourth-line centre signed for the room and the kill.
17

Brett Leason

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 · Washington Capitals

Six-foot-five, 220 pounds, 220 NHL games, and 54 points.
4

Nick Leddy

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 · San Jose Sharks

1,042 games and 416 points, and 31 of the former last season at 34.
72

Anders Lee

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

A median shot distance of 13 feet with 64 per cent of his attempts from inside 20 — the most extreme interior profile in this edition — and 29 goals at 35.
62

Artturi Lehkonen

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 · Colorado Avalanche

27 goals in 69 games from 19 feet out, plus-36, and the best chance share on the club's top line.
88

Jonathan Lekkerimäki

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 251 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Vancouver Canucks

Twenty-four games at 20, from the best pure shooter in the organisation's system.
58

Kris Letang

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 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Nineteen seasons, 1,161 games and 52 penalty minutes at 37, on the second pair of a club that conceded 293 goals.
27

Timothy Liljegren

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 · San Jose Sharks

Traded from Toronto in November and finished the season minus-25 on the worst club in the league.
78

Emil Lilleberg

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

105 penalty minutes in 76 games from a third-pairing defenceman with one career goal.
23

Esa Lindell

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

Plus-34 on a pairing that took the hardest minutes, and a 49.5 per cent chance share that says how hard they were.
79

Charlie Lindgren

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

G · Washington Capitals

An .8944 in 39 games, from an undrafted goaltender who posted a .9113 the season before.
55

Ryan Lindgren

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 · Seattle Kraken

Ninety-nine career plus-minus and 259 penalty minutes from a defenceman who blocks everything and was traded twice in four months.
28

Elias Lindholm

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

47 points on the second year of a long contract, and an on-ice goal differential of minus-18.
46

Blake Lizotte

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 · Pittsburgh Penguins

Undrafted, 5-9 and 176 pounds, and 11 goals on 51 shots at a 21.6 per cent conversion.
6

Mason Lohrei

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 · Boston Bruins

33 points at 24 and a minus-43 — the worst plus-minus in the league — from the same 77 games.
94

Ryan Lomberg

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

5-9, 13 points, 57 penalty minutes, and a 41.5 per cent chance share — the 4th percentile in the league.
18

Steven Lorentz

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 · Toronto Maple Leafs

Six-foot-four, five game-winning goals from a fourth line, and 9 penalty minutes in 80 games.
17

Adam Lowry

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 · Winnipeg Jets

The captain, 6-5, 775 games in one uniform, and 54 per cent of his shot attempts from inside 20 feet.
15

Anton Lundell

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 · Florida Panthers

45 points and a plus-17 at 24, from the centre who now has to take the hardest minutes in hockey.
21

Isac Lundeström

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

15 points in 79 games, a minus-12, and a fourth-line centre signed to take defensive-zone draws.
5

Nils Lundkvist

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

39 games, no goals, and a right-shot defenceman who has now had two organisations decide he is not quite an NHL regular.
27

Eetu Luostarinen

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 · Florida Panthers

24 points, a plus-12, and half his shots taken from inside 20 feet on the league's best checking line.
1

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

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

G · Buffalo Sabres

An .8866 across 55 games, and the single largest reason a club that finished 1st in finishing missed the playoffs.
34

Alex Lyon

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

G · Buffalo Sabres

An .8965 in 30 games at 32, brought in to make sure the club has a second goaltender it can play.
46

Ilya Lyubushkin

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

A right-shot defensive defenceman who played 80 games on the top pair, and 1 goal.
3

Olli Maatta

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 · Utah Mammoth

Sixteen per cent of his shot attempts from inside 20 feet — high for a defensive defenceman — and a plus-7 across two clubs.
63

Matias Maccelli

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 · Toronto Maple Leafs

Ninety-three assists in 224 NHL games, and eighteen points in a season that fell apart in Utah.
23

Kurtis MacDermid

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.

LW · Ottawa Senators

Six-foot-five, 233 pounds, 391 penalty minutes in 288 career games, and 5:47 a night when he plays.
15

Zack MacEwen

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 0 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 · New Jersey Devils

3 points in 21 games and 21 penalty minutes, and a thirteenth forward.
29

Nathan MacKinnon

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

The reigning Hart winner put up 116 points and drove a 58.3 per cent chance share, the highest figure on any first line in hockey.
32

Kyle MacLean

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

The 11th percentile in chance share, a line that outscored expectation by twenty goals, and a minus-15.
28

Joshua Mahura

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 · Seattle Kraken

No goals in 64 games, 76 per cent of his attempts from beyond 40 feet, and a plus-5 on a club that was outscored.
8

Cale Makar

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

30 goals and 92 points from the blue line, a Norris, and the best skater at his position in the world.
29

Beck Malenstyn

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

10 points in 76 games, a minus-16, and 652 minutes of fourth-line hockey at the 18th percentile.
70

Sam Malinski

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

Undrafted out of Cornell, 76 games on the third pair, and an even chance share doing it.
71

Evgeni Malkin

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 · Pittsburgh Penguins

50 points at 38 in his nineteenth season, and 1,202 career penalty minutes.
90

Victor Mancini

Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: part of the record is missing, only 401 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

D · Vancouver Canucks

Two hundred and twenty-nine pounds at 22, a fifth-round pick, and the worst chance share in this chapter.
26

Andrew Mangiapane

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

28 points and a 14.7 per cent rate, and a winger who has not been the 35-goal player since 2022.
42

Josh Manson

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

The only man on this blue line who can clear a crease, and he played 48 games.