Montréal Canadiens · #13 · Right wing

Cole Caufield

Age 25 · Shoots right · 5′8″ · 175 lb · Born Mosinee, Wisconsin, USA

Drafted 2019, #15 overall by Montréal

Next game · Thu 8 Octvs Nashville · 7:00 PM ET3 P in the last 2 vs NSH

40+ goals 54%90+ points 53%Markets →

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals2T-2nd on MTL

Assists0T-13th on MTL

Points2T-5th on MTL

P / GP0.67T-132nd in the NHL

Shots728.6% shooting

TOI / GP20:105th on MTL

2025-262025-26: 81 games, 51-37-88, 1.09 points per game Season detail →

Cole Caufield has 2 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 88 points in 81 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

2 points in 3 games for the 20th-placed Montréal

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

Percentile among NHL forwards

Ice time20:1091st

Goals / 601.9884th

Shooting %28.6%83rd

Shots / GP2.3378th

Takeaways169th

Points / GP0.6767th

Hits563rd

Blocked shots141st

PP points036th

Assists / 600.0021st

Penalty differential−118th

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

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

Where he ranks

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Points2T-5th on MTL

Points per game0.67T-132nd in NHL

Goals2T-21st in NHL

Assists0T-13th on MTL

Shooting %28.6%Above avg (11.6%)

Ice time20:105th on MTL

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Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who runs the first power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength16:33

Power play3:37

Shorthanded0:00

Total20:10

22.3 shifts a game, averaging 54 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-2nd on MTL

PP assists0T-3rd on MTL

PP points0T-4th on MTL · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-4th on MTL

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP1Montréal total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every MTL PPG

PP TOI share72.0%of MTL PP time

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

Scoring detail

1 of 2 goals broke a tie

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

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-2nd on MTL

Overtime goals0T-1st on MTL

First goal of the game1

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals2

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st1

2nd0

3rd1

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied1

Leading0

Trailing1

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

Assists at 5-on-5

Primary0

Secondary0

Five-on-five only, while the all-situations goal index fills in.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.98

Goals / 601.98

Shots / 606.9

ES points / 602.422 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

Crease0 att · 0 G

Slot4 att · 1 G

Wing7 att · 1 G

Point1 att · 0 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

13 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.5247th

Goals2

Goals vs expected+1.5

Unblocked attempts11

xG per attempt.044

ixG per 600.48

2026-27 · 3 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 76th percentile of forwards: 83.14 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

Average shot, mph71.295th

Distance skated, mi10.180th

Hardest shot, mph83.1476th

Distance / 60, mi9.9975th

90+ mph shots048th

22+ mph bursts041st

20+ mph bursts338th

Top speed, mph20.9135th

Offensive-zone time39.3%34th

Defensive-zone time42.7%30th

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, mph20.91Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph83.14Forward average 74.7

Distance skated10.1 mi3.79 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts29.3%26.8% defensive · 43.9% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

42.9%All situations39.5%

38.0%Even strength43.2%

73.8%Power play15.5%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.91@PIT3 Oct · 1st 03:47
20.56@PIT3 Oct · 2nd 18:57
19.81@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 13:52
19.55@PIT3 Oct · 2nd 03:58
19.51@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 05:10
19.31@TOR29 Sep · 3rd 11:38
19.01@PIT3 Oct · 1st 16:23
18.93@TOR29 Sep · 2nd 11:37

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph3 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph22 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

77.28@TOR29 Sep · 2nd 12:10
76.82@PIT3 Oct · 2nd 19:55
76.62@TOR29 Sep · 1st 18:14
75.09@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 14:09
73.88@PIT3 Oct · 1st 03:49
73.88@PIT3 Oct · OT 00:48
58.36@TOR29 Sep · 3rd 07:27
53.38@TOR29 Sep · 1st 18:07

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph1 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph7 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

3.53vsCAR6 Oct · 21:45 TOI
3.79@PIT3 Oct · 22:50 TOI
2.76@TOR29 Sep · 15:55 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.36 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

Takeaways1T-5th on MTL

Giveaways3

TK / GV ratio0.33

Hits5T-5th on MTL

Blocked shots1T-11th on MTL

Discipline

Penalty minutes4

Minors2

Majors0

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken20.7 a game

Won1

Win %50.0%

Offensive zone0 of 1

A winger: fewer than one draw a game.

Game log

Against Nashville, a point in two of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

28 Mar 2026@

NSHW 4-11014+116:28

16 Oct 2025vs

NSHW 3-2 OT2024+220:54

Prediction markets

54% for the 40+ goals

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Hart TrophyMost valuable player0.4%—0.8¢Not listedNot listed

Art Ross TrophyPoints leader0.5%—1¢Not listedNot listed

Ted Lindsay AwardPlayers' MVP vote8.5%—Not listed9¢Not listed

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2025-26 · The season

88 points in 81 games on a team that finished 6th

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

Percentile among NHL forwards

Goals / 602.0899th

Shooting %19.8%96th

Points / GP1.0995th

PP points2995th

Shots / GP3.1995th

Penalty differential+988th

Assists / 601.5179th

Ice time18:1178th

Takeaways2269th

Hits5036th

Blocked shots2118th

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (1.1). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points882nd on MTL

Points per game1.09T-23rd in NHL

Goals512nd in NHL

Assists375th on MTL

Shooting %19.8%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time18:118th on MTL

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Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who runs the first power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength14:48

Power play3:22

Shorthanded0:00

Total18:11

20.6 shifts a game, averaging 53 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals11T-2nd on MTL

PP assists18T-2nd on MTL

PP points292nd on MTL · T-19th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 606.372nd on MTL

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP56Montréal total

Involved in29goals or assists

Share51.8%of every MTL PPG

PP TOI share69.2%of MTL PP time

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

Scoring detail

29 of 51 goals broke a tie

How the 51 goals and 37 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals121st on MTL

Overtime goals51st on MTL

First goal of the game9

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals40

Power-play goals11

Goals by period

1st9

2nd22

3rd15

Overtime5

Goals by game state

Tied29

Leading10

Trailing12

29 of 51 goals broke a tie; 12 came with Montréal trailing.

Assists

Primary23 · 62%

Secondary14 · 38%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 603.58

Goals / 602.08

Shots / 6010.5

ES points / 602.9559 ES points

PP points / 606.3729 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

Crease48 att · 9 G

Slot203 att · 23 G

Wing197 att · 21 G

Point19 att · 0 G

Neutral zone7 att · 0 G

474 attempts across the 84 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.5247th

Goals2

Goals vs expected+1.5

Unblocked attempts11

xG per attempt.044

ixG per 600.48

2026-27 · 3 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

Distance per 60 in the 60th percentile of forwards: 9.72 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.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Offensive-zone time46.2%94th

Defensive-zone time36.2%93rd

Distance skated, mi238.688th

Average shot, mph55.778th

Distance / 60, mi9.7260th

Hardest shot, mph88.0056th

Top speed, mph22.5754th

20+ mph bursts9048th

90+ mph shots038th

22+ mph bursts130th

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.57Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph88.00Forward average 87.1

Distance skated238.6 mi3.78 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts36.9%27.4% defensive · 35.7% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

46.2%All situations36.2%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph1 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph89 · avg 102

18-20 mph538 · 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 mph29 · avg 15

70-79 mph96 · 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

Takeaways22T-6th on MTL

Giveaways56

TK / GV ratio0.39

Hits5017th on MTL

Blocked shots2118th on MTL

Discipline

Penalty minutes14

Minors7

Majors0

Penalties drawn16

Net penalties+9drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken180.2 a game

Won6

Win %33.3%

Offensive zone3 of 10

A winger: fewer than one draw a game.

Consistency

A point in three games out of five (56 of 81)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point5669% of games

Multi-point games2430%

Goals in37 games46%

Pointless games2531%

Streaks

Longest point streak11 games15 Nov – 7 Dec

Longest goal streak6 games

Longest pointless run2 games

Final ten11 in 10point in 7

Game log

Against Nashville, a point in two of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

28 Mar 2026@

NSHW 4-11014+116:28

16 Oct 2025vs

NSHW 3-2 OT2024+220:54

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Road40461.15

Home41421.02

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Nashville231.50

vs Atlantic25311.24

vs Western Conf.32321.00

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October11131.18

November13131.00

December15130.87

January16181.13

February430.75

March14211.50

April870.88

Prediction markets

54% for the 40+ goals

Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.

MarketImpliedFrom stats

Kalshi Open →

Polymarket Open →

ProphetX Open →

40+ goals2026-27 regular season54%—62¢Not listedNot listed

90+ points2026-27 regular season53%—63¢Not listedNot listed

Hart TrophyMost valuable player0.4%—0.8¢Not listedNot listed

Art Ross TrophyPoints leader0.5%—1¢Not listedNot listed

Ted Lindsay AwardPlayers' MVP vote8.5%—Not listed9¢Not listed

Contract

$7.85M a season through 2030-31

In 2025-26 he scored 11.2 points per $1M of cap hit, 116th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$7.85M7.5% of the $104M ceiling

Term8 yearsYear 4 of 8

Expires2030-31UFA at 30

Cap value$62.8MCap 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 1 Oct 2026.