Washington Capitals · #80 · Centre

Pierre-Luc Dubois

Age 28 · Shoots left · 6′4″ · 220 lb · Born Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, CAN

Drafted 2016, #3 overall by Columbus

Next game · tonightvs Pittsburgh · 7:30 PM ET2 P in the last 2 vs PIT

Point tonight 52%Goal 21%Markets →

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Games22026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-6th on WSH

Assists2T-1st on WSH

Points2T-2nd on WSH

P / GP1.00T-52nd in the NHL

Shots20.0% shooting

TOI / GP15:2112th on WSH

2025-262025-26: 29 games, 5-14-19, 0.66 points per game Season detail →

Pierre-Luc Dubois has 2 points in 2 games of 2026-27, after 19 points in 29 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

2 points in 2 games for the 22nd-placed Washington

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Assists / 603.9196th

Points / GP1.0084th

Ice time15:2152nd

Hits345th

Blocked shots141st

PP points036th

Shots / GP1.0029th

Takeaways027th

Goals / 600.0026th

Shooting %0.0%25th

Penalty differential−118th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Where he ranks

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Points2T-2nd on WSH

Points per game1.00T-52nd in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists2T-1st on WSH

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time15:2112th on WSH

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Washington's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength13:14

Power play2:06

Shorthanded0:02

Total15:21

20.5 shifts a game, averaging 45 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-2nd on WSH

PP assists0T-2nd on WSH

PP points0T-3rd on WSH · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-3rd on WSH

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP1Washington total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every WSH PPG

PP TOI share64.8%of WSH PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

No goals yet: all 2 points are assists

How the 0 goals and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-2nd on WSH

Overtime goals0T-1st on WSH

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals0

Power-play goals0

Assists

Primary2 · 100%

Secondary0 · 0%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 603.91

Goals / 600.00

Shots / 603.9

ES points / 604.532 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 0 G

Slot2 att · 0 G

Wing3 att · 0 G

Point0 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

6 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.1473rd

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.1

Unblocked attempts3

xG per attempt.041

ixG per 600.24

2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed in the 84th percentile of forwards: 22.06 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

22+ mph bursts189th

Average shot, mph65.285th

Top speed, mph22.0684th

20+ mph bursts561st

90+ mph shots048th

Defensive-zone time42.0%35th

Offensive-zone time38.9%30th

Hardest shot, mph70.4023rd

Distance / 60, mi9.3221st

Distance skated, mi4.812th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.06Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph70.40Forward average 74.7

Distance skated4.8 mi2.91 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts6.9%41.4% defensive · 51.7% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

38.9%All situations42.0%

37.8%Even strength42.5%

45.2%Power play39.0%

100.0%Shorthanded0.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22.06@CAR2 Oct · 2nd 01:15
21.41@CAR2 Oct · 2nd 04:33
20.93@TBL3 Oct · 2nd 11:19
20.56@TBL3 Oct · 2nd 14:18
20.16@TBL3 Oct · 3rd 17:54
19.97@TBL3 Oct · 2nd 00:27
19.26@TBL3 Oct · 1st 11:37
19.21@CAR2 Oct · 1st 01:45

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph1 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph4 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph7 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

70.40@TBL3 Oct · 1st 18:18
66.75@CAR2 Oct · 1st 14:20
64.81@TBL3 Oct · 1st 14:06
58.78@TBL3 Oct · 3rd 15:18

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph1 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.91@TBL3 Oct · 18:34 TOI
1.86@CAR2 Oct · 12:08 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.38 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-6th on WSH

Giveaways0

TK / GV ratio—

Hits3T-6th on WSH

Blocked shots1T-10th on WSH

Discipline

Penalty minutes4

Minors2

Majors0

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken2914.5 a game

Won11

Win %37.9%

Offensive zone0 of 2

A regular centre on the draw.

Game log

Against Pittsburgh, a point in two of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

12 Apr 2026vs

PITW 3-00112+316:18

11 Apr 2026@

PITW 6-3011007:02

Prediction markets

Priced at 52% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

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Assist tonight vs PIT1+ assist40%40%41¢Not listedNot listed

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2025-26 · The season

19 points in 29 games on a team that finished 12th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Pierre-Luc Dubois has 29.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points19T-15th on WSH

Points per game0.66

Goals5T-443rd in NHL

Assists1414th on WSH

Shooting %11.9%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time16:4913th on WSH

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Washington's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength14:21

Power play2:18

Shorthanded0:11

Total16:49

20.9 shifts a game, averaging 48 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals3T-6th on WSH

PP assists3T-8th on WSH

PP points6T-7th on WSH · T-237th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 605.413rd on WSH

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP43Washington total

Involved in6goals or assists

Share14.0%of every WSH PPG

PP TOI share46.4%of WSH PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

The power play drives the goal total

How the 5 goals and 14 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-14th on WSH

Overtime goals0T-4th on WSH

First goal of the game1

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals2

Power-play goals3

Goals by period

1st3

2nd2

3rd0

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied1

Leading2

Trailing2

1 of 5 goals broke a tie; 2 came with Washington trailing.

Assists

Primary7 · 50%

Secondary7 · 50%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 602.34

Goals / 600.61

Shots / 605.2

ES points / 601.8813 ES points

PP points / 605.416 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease17 att · 1 G

Slot35 att · 1 G

Wing33 att · 3 G

Point7 att · 0 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

93 attempts across the 29 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.1473rd

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.1

Unblocked attempts3

xG per attempt.041

ixG per 600.24

2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 21.65 mph, hardest shot 86.04 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Pierre-Luc Dubois has 29.

Top speed, mph21.65Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph86.04Forward average 87.1

Distance skated77.6 mi3.75 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts29.2%39.5% defensive · 31.2% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

42.2%All situations39.8%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph0 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph44 · avg 102

18-20 mph201 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph9 · avg 15

70-79 mph6 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Draws more penalties than he takes

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways5T-22nd on WSH

Giveaways28

TK / GV ratio0.18

Hits2320th on WSH

Blocked shots1322nd on WSH

Discipline

Penalty minutes19

Minors2

Majors0

Penalties drawn12

Net penalties+9drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken38313.2 a game

Won181

Win %47.3%

Offensive zone69 of 136

A regular centre on the draw.

Consistency

A point in one game of three (11 of 29)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run, and how that compares with the market price.

How often he scores

Games with a point1138% of games

Multi-point games517%

Goals in4 games14%

Pointless games1862%

Streaks

Longest point streak3 games31 Mar – 4 Apr

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run6 games

Final ten10 in 10point in 5

Market check

Season rate38%

vs Pittsburgh100%

Market price52%

The market sits fourteen points above his season rate of scoring in a game.

Game log

Against Pittsburgh, a point in two of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

12 Apr 2026vs

PITW 3-00112+316:18

11 Apr 2026@

PITW 6-3011007:02

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home15151.00

Road1440.29

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Pittsburgh221.00

vs Metropolitan11100.91

vs Western Conf.960.67

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October600.00

February451.25

March1380.62

April661.00

Prediction markets

Priced at 52% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

MarketImpliedFrom stats

Kalshi Open →

Polymarket Open →

ProphetX Open →

Point tonight vs PIT1+ point52%49%53¢Best53¢Not listed

Goal tonight vs PITAnytime scorer21%15%Best21¢23¢Not listed

2+ points tonightMulti-point game17%15%Best19¢22¢Not listed

Assist tonight vs PIT1+ assist40%40%41¢Not listedNot listed

Contract

$8.5M a season through 2030-31

Cap hit$8.5M8.2% of the $104M ceiling

Term8 yearsYear 4 of 8

Expires2030-31UFA at 33

Cap value$68MCap hit × 8 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.