Max Sasson
Age 26 · Shoots left · 6′1″ · 181 lb · Born Birmingham, Michigan, USA
Undrafted
2025-262025-26: 66 games, 13-6-19, 0.29 points per game Season detail →
Max Sasson has 2 points in 4 games of 2026-27, after 19 points in 66 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample2 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.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.5). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who kills penalties
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Vancouver's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
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.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Vancouver trailing.
Most attempts from the wing, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
14 attempts across the 4 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 66 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leaders20+ mph bursts in the 99th percentile of forwards: 21
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 22.81@
EDM29 Sep · 2nd 00:26 - 22.27vsEDM1 Oct · 1st 00:27
- 22.10@EDM29 Sep · 2nd 07:35
- 21.61vs
VGK4 Oct · 3rd 10:19 - 21.22vsEDM1 Oct · 2nd 03:14
- 21.16@EDM29 Sep · 1st 03:49
- 21.07vs
CGY3 Oct · 2nd 05:38 - 21.02@EDM29 Sep · 2nd 05:51
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 76.88vsEDM1 Oct · 3rd 05:57
- 69.77vsCGY3 Oct · 1st 10:13
- 67.13vsVGK4 Oct · 2nd 08:24
- 64.41vsVGK4 Oct · 2nd 02:20
- 58.94@EDM29 Sep · 2nd 11:56
- 54.01vsVGK4 Oct · 3rd 19:40
- 45.57@EDM29 Sep · 3rd 12:47
- 33.97vsVGK4 Oct · 1st 09:37
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.68vsVGK4 Oct · 16:24 TOI
- 2.14vsCGY3 Oct · 12:14 TOI
- 2.35vsEDM1 Oct · 13:36 TOI
- 2.92@EDM29 Sep · 16:37 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.52 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
Against Carolina, a point in one of two
CARL 4-60000−111:48CAROTL 3-4 OT1011012:07VGKL 2-30001016:24CGYW 4-10004012:14EDML 7-90000−213:36EDMOTL 5-6 OT1122+116:3719 points in 66 games on a team that finished 32nd
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Vancouver's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
7 of 13 goals broke a tie
How the 13 goals and 6 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
7 of 13 goals broke a tie; 5 came with Vancouver trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
128 attempts across the 55 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 66 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leadersDistance per 60 in the 97th percentile of forwards: 10.26 miles
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Takes more penalties than he draws
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Points come in bunches, not every night (16 of 66)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Carolina, a point in one of two
CARL 4-60000−111:48CAROTL 3-4 OT1011012:07
SJSW 4-3 SO0000012:24
LAKL 1-40003−212:43VGKL 1-21011+110:57
UTAL 4-70000012:08
MINL 2-50110013:30
COLW 8-61122−115:18LAKL 0-40000010:16
ANAL 3-50000−110:30
TBLL 2-60000−111:23
FLAW 5-20000−114:59VGKL 2-30001016:24CGYW 4-10004012:14EDML 7-90000−213:36EDMOTL 5-6 OT1122+116:37Better on the road
Home and road
By opponent
By month
$1M a season through 2027-28
In 2025-26 he scored 19.0 points per $1M of cap hit, 42nd of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.
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 2026-27Drew O'Connor sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 1 goal, 2026-27.
By opponent
Edmonton2 P in 21.00 P/GPFranchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsThree seasons, all with the Canucks
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct