Minnesota Wild · #48 · Defence

Daemon Hunt

Age 24 · Shoots left · 6′1″ · 193 lb · Born Brandon, Manitoba, CAN

Drafted 2020, #65 overall by Minnesota

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Games32026-27 Small sample
Goals0T-8th on MIN
Assists0T-11th on MIN
Points0T-13th on MIN
P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL
Shots10.0% shooting
TOI / GP12:4814th on MIN

2025-262025-26: 32 games, 0-6-6, 0.19 points per game Season detail →

Daemon Hunt has 0 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 6 points in 32 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

0 points in 3 games for the 5th-placed Minnesota

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

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Takeaways161st
Penalty differential056th
PP points042nd
Goals / 600.0039th
Shooting %0.0%38th
Assists / 600.0026th
Hits126th
Points / GP0.0023rd
Blocked shots218th
Shots / GP0.3317th
Ice time12:488th

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

0.00.01–3

Dashed line: season average (0.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points0T-13th on MIN
Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL
Goals0T-232nd in NHL
Assists0T-11th on MIN
Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)
Ice time12:4814th on MIN
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Ice time and special teams

A third-pair defenceman who plays mostly at even strength

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength12:05
Power play0:00
Shorthanded0:42
Total12:48

17.0 shifts a game, averaging 45 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-5th on MIN
PP assists0T-8th on MIN
PP points0T-10th on MIN · T-142nd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP4Minnesota total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every MIN PPG
PP TOI share0.0%of MIN PP time

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


Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G
Slot0 att · 0 G
Wing2 att · 0 G
Point1 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

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

Expected goals (ixG)0.0546th
Goals0
Goals vs expected−0.0
Unblocked attempts2
xG per attempt.022
ixG per 600.07

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

Distance per 60 in the 91st percentile of defencemen: 9.12 miles

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

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

Distance / 60, mi9.1291st
Top speed, mph21.1174th
22+ mph bursts048th
90+ mph shots042nd
20+ mph bursts139th
Average shot, mph67.938th
Defensive-zone time42.0%36th
Distance skated, mi5.819th
Offensive-zone time37.6%17th
Hardest shot, mph71.019th

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen 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, mph21.11Defenceman average 20.52
Hardest shot, mph71.01Defenceman average 81.3
Distance skated5.8 mi2.18 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts9.4%37.5% defensive · 53.1% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

37.1%All situations41.8%
36.7%Even strength42.9%
43.7%Shorthanded26.1%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 21.11@NSH1 Oct · 2nd 14:01
  2. 19.75vsBOS3 Oct · 1st 11:47
  3. 19.66@NSH1 Oct · 2nd 13:55
  4. 19.31vsBOS3 Oct · 1st 02:10
  5. 19.30vsBOS3 Oct · 3rd 07:05
  6. 19.26@NSH1 Oct · 3rd 11:25
  7. 18.32vsBOS3 Oct · 3rd 19:06
  8. 18.22vsBOS3 Oct · 2nd 15:13

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1
20-22 mph1 · avg 1.9
18-20 mph12 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

  1. 65.85vsBOS3 Oct · 2nd 10:14

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2
80-89 mph0 · avg 1.2
70-79 mph1 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 2.12@BUF6 Oct · 14:08 TOI
  2. 2.18vsBOS3 Oct · 14:09 TOI
  3. 1.53@NSH1 Oct · 10:06 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.95 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-3rd on MIN
Giveaways1
TK / GV ratio1.00
Hits1T-11th on MIN
Blocked shots2T-5th on MIN

Discipline

Penalty minutes2
Minors1
Majors0
Penalties drawn1
Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

The last ten games

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
6 OctvsBUFW 3-2 OT0000014:08
3 OctvsBOSW 4-10001−114:09
1 OctvsNSHL 1-30000+110:06

Contract

Final season of his deal: a restricted free agent next summer

Cap hit$900K0.9% of the $104M ceiling
Term1 yearYear 1 of 1
Expires2026-27RFA at 25
Cap value$900KCap hit × 1 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 2 Oct 2026.


With Minnesota

Three seasons · 2023-24 to 2025-26
Linemates and opponents

173rd 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.

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points7173rd for Minnesota
Goals0243rd
Assists7146th
Games played48176th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Three seasons, all with the Wild

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2023-24MIN120110.080.0%
2024-25MIN10000.000.0%
2025-26MIN320660.190.0%
Career450770.160.0%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2020Minnesota · round 3#65

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · MIN points

Games5
Goals0
Points10.20 P/GP
Game-winning goals0
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct