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D · Montréal Canadiens · Age 25 · Shoots L · 6′4″, 240 lb · Draft: Undrafted

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	12:00	3rd
G	0	31st
A	0	13th
P	0	10th
P/60	0.00	10th
ixG	0.2	22nd
G−ixG	−0.2	45th
xGF%	48.2	42nd
Rel xGF%	−6.4	25th
GS/GP	−0.05	23rd
Pen ±	−2	22nd

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	3	11th
iCF	12	21st
iFF	5	11th
ixG	0.2	22nd
ixG/60	0.12	31st
G	0	31st
G−ixG	−0.2	45th
Sh%	0.0	31st
xSh%	3.8	56th
Blk'd	7	44th
5v5 iCF/60	8.5	41st

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	78	18th
CF%	54.2	73rd
FF%	52.3	61st
xGF%	48.2	42nd
GF%	40.0	34th
xGF/60	3.01	77th
xGA/60	3.24	9th
oiSh%	10.8	66th
oiSv%	83.3	7th
PDO	94.1	19th
Rel CF%	−1.5	43rd
Rel xGF%	−6.4	25th
OZS%	57.9	78th

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	12:00	3rd
EV/GP	9:51	1st
5v5/GP	9:45	1st
PP/GP	0:01	21st
SH/GP	2:08	61st
Shifts/GP	14.9	1st
Shift	0:48	49th
OZ	11	29th
NZ	14	12th
DZ	8	11th
OZS%	57.9	78th

Game Score		Pctl
GS	−0.4	22nd
GS/GP	−0.05	23rd
GS/60	−0.25	22nd
Scoring	0.0	10th
Shooting	+0.1	22nd
On ice	−0.6	39th
Penalties	−0.2	39th
Faceoffs	0.0	50th
Other	+0.2	32nd

Other		Pctl
Hits	10	73rd
Blk	6	21st
Tk	1	31st
Gv	4	86th
PenD	0	17th
PenT	2	43rd
Pen ±	−2	22nd
PP min ±	−2.0	40th
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	48.2	−0.05	12:00
2025-26	Regular season	65	1	3	4	1.6	46.2	−0.04	11:25
2025-26	Playoffs	13	1	1	2	0.4	51.5	+0.17	8:06

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
Alex Newhook	C	31:14	37.5	27.8
Phillip Danault	C	30:05	66.7	54.5
Josh Anderson	R	29:05	50.0	44.5
Adam Engstrom	D	26:46	70.5	76.5
Jake Evans	C	24:35	62.9	72.5
Kirby Dach	C	24:21	50.0	39.3
Alexandre Texier	L	23:26	66.7	49.3
Zachary Bolduc	R	22:35	71.4	67.1

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Oct 17	vs BUF	W 4–3 OT	12:29	0	0	1	0.05	65	42	−0.27
Oct 14	@ WSH	L 4–5	14:16	0	0	0	0.01	50	45	+0.03
Oct 13	vs BUF	W 4–3 OT	14:26	0	0	0	0.00	57	47	−0.30
Oct 10	vs DET	W 1–0 OT	7:32	0	0	0	0.00	67	68	+0.22
Oct 8	vs NSH	L 2–5	11:59	0	0	2	0.13	79	90	+1.68
Oct 6	vs CAR	L 4–6	9:12	0	0	0	0.00	6	6	−1.49
Oct 3	@ PIT	L 5–6 OT	13:43	0	0	0	0.00	44	34	−0.19
Sep 29	@ TOR	W 3–2	12:20	0	0	0	0.00	50	41	−0.07