Vancouver Canucks · #18 · Left wing

Drew O'Connor

Age 28 · Shoots left · 6′4″ · 209 lb · Born Chatham, New Jersey, USA

Undrafted

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Games42026-27 Small sample
Goals1T-5th on VAN
Assists1T-10th on VAN
Points2T-11th on VAN
P / GP0.50T-195th in the NHL
Shots812.5% shooting
TOI / GP16:219th on VAN

2025-262025-26: 82 games, 17-12-29, 0.35 points per game Season detail →

Drew O'Connor has 2 points in 4 games of 2026-27, after 29 points in 82 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

2 points in 4 games for the 17th-placed Vancouver

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Blocked shots493rd
Hits774th
Shots / GP2.0069th
Takeaways169th
Ice time16:2164th
Goals / 600.9258th
Shooting %12.5%57th
Points / GP0.5054th
Penalty differential048th
Assists / 600.9245th
PP points036th

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

Points per game · rolling blocks

0.50.51–4

Dashed line: season average (0.5). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points2T-11th on VAN
Points per game0.50T-195th in NHL
Goals1T-67th in NHL
Assists1T-10th on VAN
Shooting %12.5%Above avg (11.6%)
Ice time16:219th on VAN
Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays on the power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength12:10
Power play1:55
Shorthanded2:16
Total16:21

22.0 shifts a game, averaging 45 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on VAN
PP assists0T-5th on VAN
PP points0T-6th on VAN · T-142nd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00T-6th on VAN

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP3Vancouver total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every VAN PPG
PP TOI share36.1%of VAN PP time

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


Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 1 goal and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-3rd on VAN
Overtime goals0T-2nd on VAN
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals1
Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0
2nd0
3rd1
Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0
Leading1
Trailing0

0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Vancouver trailing.

Assists

Primary1 · 100%
Secondary0 · 0%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.84
Goals / 600.92
Shots / 607.3
ES points / 602.472 ES points
PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 0 G
Slot5 att · 0 G
Wing7 att · 1 G
Point0 att · 0 G
Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

14 attempts across the 4 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)1.081st
Goals1
Goals vs expected−0.0
Unblocked attempts12
xG per attempt.083
ixG per 600.92

2026-27 · 4 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

Hardest shot in the 83rd percentile of forwards: 84.32 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

Hardest shot, mph84.3283rd
20+ mph bursts778th
Distance skated, mi9.877th
Top speed, mph21.6770th
90+ mph shots048th
Average shot, mph53.945th
22+ mph bursts041st
Offensive-zone time37.1%14th
Defensive-zone time45.0%14th
Distance / 60, mi9.027th

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, mph21.67Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph84.32Forward average 74.7
Distance skated9.8 mi2.89 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts17.5%37.5% defensive · 45.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

37.1%All situations45.0%
36.9%Even strength44.2%
56.3%Power play24.0%
22.5%Shorthanded66.7%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 21.67@EDM29 Sep · 2nd 00:27
  2. 21.23vsCGY3 Oct · 3rd 04:11
  3. 20.99vsVGK4 Oct · 1st 09:33
  4. 20.81@EDM29 Sep · 1st 03:56
  5. 20.27@EDM29 Sep · 1st 15:17
  6. 20.05vsEDM1 Oct · 3rd 12:37
  7. 20.00vsCGY3 Oct · 3rd 14:10
  8. 19.96@EDM29 Sep · 1st 16:59

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph7 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph32 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 84.32vsCGY3 Oct · 3rd 16:33
  2. 81.79vsCGY3 Oct · 3rd 14:10
  3. 75.05vsVGK4 Oct · 1st 05:22
  4. 61.93vsVGK4 Oct · 3rd 11:06
  5. 45.16@EDM29 Sep · 3rd 00:29
  6. 41.01vsEDM1 Oct · 2nd 10:00
  7. 39.85vsCGY3 Oct · 3rd 04:11
  8. 31.06vsVGK4 Oct · 1st 09:34

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0
80-89 mph2 · avg 0.6
70-79 mph1 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 2.41vsVGK4 Oct · 16:30 TOI
  2. 2.45vsCGY3 Oct · 17:50 TOI
  3. 2.09vsEDM1 Oct · 13:23 TOI
  4. 2.89@EDM29 Sep · 17:40 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.46 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways1T-4th on VAN
Giveaways4
TK / GV ratio0.25
Hits7T-6th on VAN
Blocked shots4T-7th on VAN

Discipline

Penalty minutes2
Minors1
Majors0
Penalties drawn1
Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken61.5 a game
Won4
Win %66.7%
Offensive zone0 of 1

A part-time centre on the draw.


Game log

Against Carolina, a point in one of two

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
4 Mar 2026vsCARL 4-60112016:57
14 Nov 2025@CAROTL 3-4 OT0000014:40

Contract

Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer

In 2025-26 he scored 11.6 points per $1M of cap hit, 108th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$2.5M2.4% of the $104M ceiling
Term2 yearsYear 2 of 2
Expires2026-27UFA at 29
Cap value$5MCap hit × 2 years

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 1 Oct 2026.


With Vancouver

Three seasons · 2024-25 to 2026-27
Linemates and opponents

118th in franchise points since 1990-91

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

By opponent

2026-27 · top 6 by P/GP

Edmonton1 P in 20.50 P/GP

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points40118th for Vancouver
Goals2284th
Assists18145th
Games played117132nd
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Seven seasons, with 2 clubs

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2020-21PIT100110.100.0%
2021-22PIT223250.237.5%
2022-23PIT4656110.248.1%
2023-24PIT791617330.4210.0%
2024-25PIT, VAN841015250.308.5%
2025-26VAN821712290.3512.5%
2026-27VAN10111.000.0%
Career32451541050.329.7%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · VAN points

Games2
Goals0
Points00.00 P/GP
Game-winning goals0
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct