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D · San Jose Sharks · Age 26 · Shoots R · 6′5″, 216 lb · Draft: 2018, round 6, 164th 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	19:33	54th
G	0	31st
A	2	61st
P	2	52nd
P/60	0.77	45th
ixG	0.2	15th
G−ixG	−0.2	52nd
xGF%	39.8	14th
Rel xGF%	−1.9	41st
GS/GP	−0.13	14th
Pen ±	0	66th

Scoring		Pctl
G	0	31st
A1	1	64th
A2	1	56th
P	2	52nd
P1	1	49th
P/60	0.77	45th
5v5 P/60	0.90	59th
PPP	0	38th
SHP	0	46th
ENG	0	50th

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	7	45th
iCF	21	54th
iFF	11	43rd
ixG	0.2	15th
ixG/60	0.06	10th
G	0	31st
G−ixG	−0.2	52nd
Sh%	0.0	31st
xSh%	1.4	6th
Blk'd	10	64th
5v5 iCF/60	9.4	54th

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	134	61st
CF%	48.5	45th
FF%	48.5	43rd
xGF%	39.8	14th
GF%	37.5	26th
xGF/60	1.82	15th
xGA/60	2.75	32nd
oiSh%	5.6	20th
oiSv%	91.2	55th
PDO	96.8	37th
Rel CF%	+0.7	55th
Rel xGF%	−1.9	41st
OZS%	41.5	48th

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	19:33	54th
EV/GP	17:07	61st
5v5/GP	16:41	68th
PP/GP	0:02	30th
SH/GP	2:24	70th
Shifts/GP	24.3	57th
Shift	0:48	49th
OZ	17	55th
NZ	39	83rd
DZ	24	53rd
OZS%	41.5	48th

Game Score		Pctl
GS	−1.0	12th
GS/GP	−0.13	14th
GS/60	−0.40	16th
Scoring	+1.3	50th
Shooting	+0.1	15th
On ice	−2.6	12th
Penalties	0.0	63rd
Faceoffs	0.0	50th
Other	+0.2	25th

Other		Pctl
Hits	6	50th
Blk	6	21st
Tk	4	87th
Gv	9	42nd
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	2	2	0.2	39.8	−0.13	19:33
2025-26	Regular season	34	0	2	2	2.3	51.6	+0.12	13:24
2025-26	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0.0	2.0	−0.17	4:25

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
Darnell Nurse	D	106:16	43.7	32.4
Will Smith	C	50:11	42.6	34.4
Alexander Wennberg	C	45:56	57.5	41.7
Kiefer Sherwood	L	43:51	45.6	37.2
Macklin Celebrini	C	42:57	47.9	43.7
Igor Chernyshov	L	38:21	51.8	42.8
Mason Marchment	L	36:01	45.5	29.6
Ivar Stenberg	L	35:57	40.4	37.3

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Oct 17	@ DET	L 3–4 OT	20:23	0	1	1	0.01	62	60	+1.08
Oct 15	@ NSH	W 3–2 OT	18:58	0	1	1	0.05	61	66	+1.64
Oct 13	vs BOS	L 3–6	19:15	0	0	0	0.00	56	45	−0.22
Oct 10	vs EDM	L 1–3	19:03	0	0	1	0.04	29	12	−1.50
Oct 8	@ STL	W 3–2 OT	16:56	0	0	2	0.03	48	39	−0.39
Oct 5	@ DAL	L 0–5	20:50	0	0	1	0.00	30	10	−1.30
Oct 3	vs LAK	W 5–4 OT	21:15	0	0	0	0.00	44	37	−0.42
Oct 1	vs FLA	W 4–3 OT	19:46	0	0	1	0.03	52	51	+0.04