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D · Dallas Stars · Age 32 · Shoots L · 6′3″, 216 lb · Draft: 2012, round 3, 74th overall

2026-27 regular season. Shading and Pctl are the percentile among the season's defensemen who meet the tables' minimum (darker is better).

Summary		Pctl
GP	8	53rd
TOI/GP	20:49	67th
G	0	31st
A	0	13th
P	0	10th
P/60	0.00	10th
ixG	0.2	18th
G−ixG	−0.2	49th
xGF%	50.0	52nd
Rel xGF%	+3.1	65th
GS/GP	+0.16	43rd
Pen ±	0	66th

Scoring		Pctl
G	0	31st
A1	0	25th
A2	0	21st
P	0	10th
P1	0	17th
P/60	0.00	10th
5v5 P/60	0.00	14th
PPP	0	38th
SHP	0	46th
ENG	0	50th

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	4	20th
iCF	7	7th
iFF	6	15th
ixG	0.2	18th
ixG/60	0.06	11th
G	0	31st
G−ixG	−0.2	49th
Sh%	0.0	31st
xSh%	2.9	39th
Blk'd	1	4th
5v5 iCF/60	2.3	1st

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	128	54th
CF%	46.9	36th
FF%	47.5	38th
xGF%	50.0	52nd
GF%	80.0	93rd
xGF/60	2.26	38th
xGA/60	2.26	69th
oiSh%	8.7	46th
oiSv%	98.0	97th
PDO	106.7	87th
Rel CF%	−4.5	24th
Rel xGF%	+3.1	65th
OZS%	25.9	15th

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	20:49	67th
EV/GP	16:20	46th
5v5/GP	16:01	54th
PP/GP	0:23	61st
SH/GP	4:06	99th
Shifts/GP	23.8	52nd
Shift	0:53	82nd
OZ	15	46th
NZ	39	83rd
DZ	43	92nd
OZS%	25.9	15th

Game Score		Pctl
GS	+1.3	46th
GS/GP	+0.16	43rd
GS/60	+0.47	41st
Scoring	0.0	10th
Shooting	+0.1	18th
On ice	+0.5	59th
Penalties	0.0	63rd
Faceoffs	0.0	50th
Other	+0.7	90th

Other		Pctl
Hits	4	33rd
Blk	18	91st
Tk	1	31st
Gv	10	33rd
PenD	1	48th
PenT	1	67th
Pen ±	0	66th
PP min ±	0.0	63rd
FOW	0	50th
FOL	0	50th
FO%	–

By season

Season		GP	G	A	P	ixG	xGF%	GS/GP	TOI/GP
2026-27	Regular season	8	0	0	0	0.2	50.0	+0.16	20:49
2025-26	Regular season	82	6	26	32	5.6	54.7	+0.56	23:14
2025-26	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	0.4	45.5	−0.07	25:18

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
Miro Heiskanen	D	115:38	48.0	53.7
Sam Steel	C	51:54	54.1	68.5
Justin Hryckowian	C	44:32	33.8	25.5
Radek Faksa	C	41:55	50.0	47.4
Mikko Rantanen	R	40:21	53.3	67.0
Jamie Benn	L	39:22	53.2	53.5
Arttu Hyry	R	37:33	35.3	31.5
Jason Robertson	L	36:14	54.4	67.3

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Oct 17	@ CHI	W 4–0	19:58	0	0	1	0.00	52	79	+0.73
Oct 14	@ COL	W 3–2 OT	24:51	0	0	0	0.00	54	52	+0.10
Oct 13	vs COL	L 2–3	22:37	0	0	1	0.02	44	51	−0.01
Oct 10	@ PIT	L 1–2 OT	20:19	0	0	0	0.02	32	13	−0.67
Oct 8	@ BUF	W 4–0	21:57	0	0	0	0.00	19	34	−0.44
Oct 5	vs SJS	W 5–0	18:54	0	0	1	0.10	67	79	+1.68
Oct 3	@ NSH	L 1–2	19:11	0	0	0	0.00	53	38	−0.23
Oct 2	vs STL	L 0–4	18:43	0	0	1	0.03	45	49	+0.14