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2026-27 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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2026-27 edition

Players

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

Evidence

Page 10 of 13 · Pesce to Saros

Brett Pesce

Brett Pesce

#22 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 663 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · New Jersey Devils

736 games, and on for 13 goals against an expected 29.

JJ Peterka

JJ Peterka

#10 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1138 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

RW · Boston Bruins

The one arrival whose underlying numbers are better than anything Boston had.

Alexander Petrovic

Alexander Petrovic

#36 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 800 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Florida Panthers

6-5, and not a single shot from inside 20 feet all season.

25

Elias Pettersson

Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 965 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Vancouver Canucks

A full season at 22, the 94th percentile in hits and the 1st in chance share.

Elias Pettersson

Elias Pettersson

#40 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1009 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · Vancouver Canucks

508 points, and 26 goals for against 55.

Marcus Pettersson

Marcus Pettersson

#26 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1495 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · New York Rangers

6-5 and 174 pounds, and the 5th percentile.

Calvin Pickard

Calvin Pickard

#31 Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: only 16 appearances. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

G · Minnesota Wild

A career backup having a bad year in a small sample, on his sixth organisation.

Shane Pinto

Shane Pinto

#12 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 997 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · Ottawa Senators

23 goals, and the 86th percentile from the third line.

Neal Pionk

Neal Pionk

#4 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 920 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Winnipeg Jets

An undrafted defenceman who has played nearly 600 games and 22 minutes a night on merit alone.

Tyler Pitlick

Tyler Pitlick

#19 Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: only 247 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

11 years and 450 games of fourth-line minutes, now down to under 8 a night.

Vasily Podkolzin

Vasily Podkolzin

#92 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1150 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

RW · Edmonton Oilers

A tenth-overall pick who looked like a bust in Vancouver and has quietly turned into exactly the winger a skill team needs.

Ryan Poehling

Ryan Poehling

#25 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 898 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · Anaheim Ducks

A first-round pick who found a real job several years and several clubs later.

Brayden Point

Brayden Point

#21 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 867 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · Tampa Bay Lightning

720 games, and 60 per cent of his shots from inside 20 feet.

Martin Pospisil

Martin Pospisil

#76 Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: only 215 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Calgary Flames

22 games, 173 pounds, and a body that keeps stopping him.

Owen Power

Owen Power

#25 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1514 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Buffalo Sabres

1st overall, 6-6, 1,500 minutes, and 29 points.

Aliaksei Protas

Aliaksei Protas

#21 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1139 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

LW · Washington Capitals

6-6, 250 pounds, and 25 goals.

Ivan Provorov

Ivan Provorov

#9 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1643 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Columbus Blue Jackets

1,643 5-on-5 minutes, the most of anyone in this book.

Ryan Pulock

Ryan Pulock

#6 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1307 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · New York Islanders

636 games, and the 22nd percentile in the second-most minutes.

Jacob Quillan

Jacob Quillan

#26 Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: only 204 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Toronto Maple Leafs

Undrafted, 23 games, and the 1st percentile.

Jack Quinn

Jack Quinn

#22 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1085 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

RW · Buffalo Sabres

51 points and 191 shots, and still shooting from too far out.

Darren Raddysh

Darren Raddysh

#43 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1259 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Toronto Maple Leafs

Undrafted, 22 goals from the point, and the 96th percentile.

14

Taylor Raddysh

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

RW · New York Rangers

53 per cent of his shots from 16 feet, and the 7th percentile.

Rickard Rakell

Rickard Rakell

#67 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 847 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

RW · Pittsburgh Penguins

58 per cent of his shots from inside 20 feet, and 9 goals in his last 10.

Mikko Rantanen

Mikko Rantanen

#96 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 967 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

RW · Dallas Stars

77 points in 64 games, and the 11th percentile in shot attempts.

27

Michael Rasmussen

Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 688 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · Detroit Red Wings

6-6, the 9th overall pick, and 154 points in 454 games.

Aatu Räty

Aatu Räty

#54 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 722 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · Vancouver Canucks

114 games, and 15 goals for against 38.

Lucas Raymond

Lucas Raymond

#23 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1135 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

LW · Detroit Red Wings

76 points at 24, and a shot chart drifting away from the net.

Alec Regula

Alec Regula

#75 Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: 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.

D · Edmonton Oilers

A 6-4 right-shot defenseman whose career has been mostly injuries and whose last look did not go well.

Lukas Reichel

Lukas Reichel

#76 Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: only 336 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

LW · Boston Bruins

A first-round pick at 24 with 170 pounds on him and the numbers running out of patience.

29

Cole Reinhardt

Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 616 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

LW · Florida Panthers

9 goals in 59 games, and the 4th percentile underneath them.

Sam Reinhart

Sam Reinhart

#13 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 898 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · Florida Panthers

50 per cent of his shots from inside 20 feet, and a minus-18 that belongs to somebody else.

Matt Rempe

Matt Rempe

#73 Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: only 217 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · New York Rangers

6-9, 261 pounds, and 79 per cent of his shots from the paint.

Morgan Rielly

Morgan Rielly

#44 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1350 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Toronto Maple Leafs

951 games, 451 assists, and minus 18.

Trevor van Riemsdyk

Trevor van Riemsdyk

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

D · Pittsburgh Penguins

Undrafted, 751 games, and 28 goals.

Sam Rinzel

Sam Rinzel

#6 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 856 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Chicago Blackhawks

6-4 at 21, 18 minutes a night, and no evidence yet in either direction.

Rasmus Ristolainen

Rasmus Ristolainen

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

D · Philadelphia Flyers

820 games, and 1 goal.

64

Calum Ritchie

Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 706 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · New York Islanders

13 goals at 20, and 9 points in his last 10.

David Rittich

David Rittich

#33 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 30 appearances and a game-by-game record.

G · New Jersey Devils

A .8944, and the better half of a tandem that cost 14 goals.

Jason Robertson

Jason Robertson

#21 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1251 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

LW · Dallas Stars

45 goals, 96 points, and the best on-ice rate of any forward here.

29

Matthew Robertson

Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1131 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · New York Rangers

6 years after the draft, a first full NHL season at 24.

Nick Robertson

Nick Robertson

#14 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 897 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

LW · Pittsburgh Penguins

5-9, 16 goals, and the 8th percentile in shot attempts.

Eric Robinson

Eric Robinson

#50 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 703 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

LW · Carolina Hurricanes

12 goals from 11 minutes a night, undrafted, 455 games in.

Evan Rodrigues

Evan Rodrigues

#17 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 933 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · New Jersey Devils

89th percentile in Florida, and a median shot from 34 feet.

Isak Rosen

Isak Rosen

#27 Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: only 380 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Winnipeg Jets

A first-round Swedish winger on his second organisation, still waiting for the run of games that settles it.

Jack Roslovic

Jack Roslovic

#28 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 981 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · Toronto Maple Leafs

595 games, 21 goals, and the 77th percentile.

23

Marco Rossi

Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 689 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

C · Vancouver Canucks

5-9, 35 points in 50 games, and minus 26.

Matt Roy

Matt Roy

#3 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1389 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Washington Capitals

517 games, 29 goals, and 12 penalty minutes.

Nicolas Roy

Nicolas Roy

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

C · Colorado Avalanche

A 6-4 centre who wins faceoffs, kills penalties and has been on a Cup team doing it.

Bryan Rust

Bryan Rust

#17 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1023 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

RW · Pittsburgh Penguins

29 goals at 34, and half his shots from inside 20 feet.

Scott Sabourin

Scott Sabourin

#46 Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: only 206 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

RW · Tampa Bay Lightning

Undrafted, 73 games across 6 seasons, and 89 penalty minutes in 26.

Elias Salomonsson

Elias Salomonsson

#57 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 521 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Winnipeg Jets

A second-round Swedish defenceman who got 32 games as a rookie and did not look out of place.

Josh Samanski

Josh Samanski

#81 Evidence behind this report: Light. Thinner than most: only 243 five-on-five minutes. The page is honest about what it has, but it is a smaller sample than the book's norm.

C · Edmonton Oilers

An undrafted German center who went from the DEL to a two-way NHL role in a single year.

Dylan Samberg

Dylan Samberg

#54 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1231 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Winnipeg Jets

A 6-4 defensive defenceman who plays 22 minutes and shows up on almost no scoresheet.

Mackie Samoskevich

Mackie Samoskevich

#11 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 941 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

RW · Seattle Kraken

The 93rd percentile, 12 goals, and a Stanley Cup organisation left behind.

Mattias Samuelsson

Mattias Samuelsson

#23 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1503 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Buffalo Sabres

The best plus-minus in the league, and a shot-attempt share in the 26th percentile.

Jake Sanderson

Jake Sanderson

#85 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1166 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Ottawa Senators

24 minutes and 50 seconds a night, and 54 points.

Rasmus Sandin

Rasmus Sandin

#38 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1215 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Washington Capitals

382 games, 24 assists, and 12 penalty minutes.

44

Axel Sandin-Pellikka

Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 954 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Detroit Red Wings

21 points as a rookie defenceman, and a minus-20 beside them.

Travis Sanheim

Travis Sanheim

#6 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 1551 five-on-five minutes, a shot chart, recent form and linemates.

D · Philadelphia Flyers

24 minutes a night on the third-best defensive team in the league.

Juuse Saros

Juuse Saros

#74 Evidence behind this report: Full. A full season behind the read — 59 appearances and a game-by-game record.

G · Nashville Predators

467 games at a career .9116, and a season at .8935.