Columbus Blue Jackets · #58 · Left wing

Danton Heinen

Age 31 · Shoots left · 6′2″ · 190 lb · Born Langley, British Columbia, CAN

Drafted 2014, #116 overall by Boston

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Games22026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-7th on CBJ

Assists0T-9th on CBJ

Points0T-13th on CBJ

P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL

Shots20.0% shooting

TOI / GP11:4815th on CBJ

2025-262025-26: 46 games, 6-6-12, 0.26 points per game Season detail →

Danton Heinen has 0 points in 2 games of 2026-27, after 12 points in 46 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 2 games for the 23rd-placed Columbus

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Blocked shots383rd

Penalty differential+180th

Takeaways169th

PP points036th

Shots / GP1.0029th

Goals / 600.0026th

Shooting %0.0%25th

Assists / 600.0021st

Ice time11:4818th

Points / GP0.0013th

Hits05th

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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Points0T-13th on CBJ

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-9th on CBJ

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time11:4815th on CBJ

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who kills penalties

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength10:16

Power play0:00

Shorthanded1:33

Total11:48

17.0 shifts a game, averaging 42 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on CBJ

PP assists0T-5th on CBJ

PP points0T-7th on CBJ · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP2Columbus total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every CBJ PPG

PP TOI share0.0%of CBJ PP time

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

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 0 G

Slot5 att · 0 G

Wing1 att · 0 G

Point0 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

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

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.6191st

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.6

Unblocked attempts5

xG per attempt.123

ixG per 601.57

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

Distance per 60 in the 71st percentile of forwards: 9.96 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

Distance / 60, mi9.9671st

Hardest shot, mph77.9053rd

90+ mph shots048th

22+ mph bursts041st

Average shot, mph40.69th

Defensive-zone time46.1%9th

Offensive-zone time35.7%8th

Distance skated, mi3.97th

Top speed, mph19.624th

20+ mph bursts04th

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, mph19.62Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph77.90Forward average 74.7

Distance skated3.9 mi2.01 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts14.3%28.6% defensive · 57.1% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

35.7%All situations46.1%

36.7%Even strength44.2%

28.6%Shorthanded58.8%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

19.62vsUTA3 Oct · 2nd 08:58
19.48vsBUF1 Oct · 2nd 02:06
19.46vsBUF1 Oct · 1st 03:50
19.39vsUTA3 Oct · 3rd 17:07
19.23vsBUF1 Oct · 1st 09:05
19.14vsBUF1 Oct · 2nd 14:14
19.08vsBUF1 Oct · 3rd 18:16
18.98vsUTA3 Oct · 3rd 17:20

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph0 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph15 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

77.90vsBUF1 Oct · 2nd 14:16
51.86vsBUF1 Oct · 1st 11:44
28.00vsBUF1 Oct · 2nd 18:27
24.33vsUTA3 Oct · 2nd 03:08
20.68vsUTA3 Oct · 3rd 14:30

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

1.90vsUTA3 Oct · 11:25 TOI
2.01vsBUF1 Oct · 12:11 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.96 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 CBJ

Giveaways0

TK / GV ratio—

Hits0T-15th on CBJ

Blocked shots3T-4th on CBJ

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken126.0 a game

Won5

Win %41.7%

Offensive zone1 of 2

A part-time centre on the draw.

Game log

Against Pittsburgh, a point in one of two

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

17 Jan 2026@

PITW 4-3 SO1013+110:33

4 Jan 2026vs

PITOTL 4-5 OT0001010:42

2025-26 · The season

12 points in 46 games on a team that finished 17th

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

Percentile among NHL forwards

Shooting %13.6%59th

Hits5441st

Goals / 600.6940th

Blocked shots2427th

Points / GP0.2621st

Assists / 600.6919th

Takeaways918th

Penalty differential−417th

Shots / GP0.9614th

PP points013th

Ice time11:2011th

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 (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points12T-18th on CBJ

Points per game0.26T-441st in NHL

Goals6T-408th in NHL

Assists6T-18th on CBJ

Shooting %13.6%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time11:2024th on CBJ

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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength11:01

Power play0:07

Shorthanded0:12

Total11:20

15.6 shifts a game, averaging 44 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-15th on CBJ

PP assists0T-16th on CBJ

PP points0T-16th on CBJ · T-453rd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-16th on CBJ

Scoring detail

3 of 6 goals broke a tie

How the 6 goals and 6 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-17th on CBJ

Overtime goals0T-5th on CBJ

First goal of the game2

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals6

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st2

2nd3

3rd1

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied3

Leading2

Trailing1

3 of 6 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Columbus trailing.

Assists

Primary4 · 67%

Secondary2 · 33%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.38

Goals / 600.69

Shots / 605.1

ES points / 601.4212 ES points

PP points / 600.000 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

Crease12 att · 0 G

Slot46 att · 5 G

Wing36 att · 0 G

Point6 att · 1 G

Neutral zone3 att · 0 G

103 attempts across the 41 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.6191st

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.6

Unblocked attempts5

xG per attempt.123

ixG per 601.57

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

Distance per 60 in the 88th percentile of forwards: 10.06 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

Distance / 60, mi10.0688th

Average shot, mph51.646th

Defensive-zone time40.2%44th

Offensive-zone time41.3%39th

90+ mph shots038th

Hardest shot, mph84.1228th

22+ mph bursts011th

20+ mph bursts3611th

Top speed, mph21.395th

Distance skated, mi87.54th

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, mph21.39Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph84.12Forward average 87.1

Distance skated87.5 mi2.52 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts27.4%40.6% defensive · 32.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

41.3%All situations40.2%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph0 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph36 · avg 102

18-20 mph259 · 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 mph2 · avg 15

70-79 mph13 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Takes more penalties than he draws

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways9T-16th on CBJ

Giveaways21

TK / GV ratio0.43

Hits5412th on CBJ

Blocked shots24T-21st on CBJ

Discipline

Penalty minutes16

Minors8

Majors0

Penalties drawn4

Net penalties−4drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken250.5 a game

Won9

Win %36.0%

Offensive zone3 of 6

A winger: fewer than one draw a game.

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (12 of 46)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point1226% of games

Multi-point games00%

Goals in6 games13%

Pointless games3474%

Streaks

Longest point streak3 games17 Mar – 21 Mar

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run7 games

Final ten4 in 10point in 4

Game log

Against Pittsburgh, a point in one of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

17 Jan 2026@

PITW 4-3 SO1013+110:33

4 Jan 2026vs

PITOTL 4-5 OT0001010:42

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home2880.29

Road1840.22

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Pittsburgh210.50

vs Metropolitan1640.25

vs Western Conf.1640.25

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

November910.11

December410.25

January1120.18

February310.33

March1230.25

April740.57

Contract

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

In 2025-26 he scored 12.0 points per $1M of cap hit, 103rd of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$1M1.0% of the $104M ceiling

Term1 yearYear 1 of 1

Expires2026-27UFA at 31

Cap value$1MCap hit × 1 years

2027 free agents 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.