Philadelphia Flyers · #5 · Defence

David Jiricek

Age 22 · Shoots right · 6′4″ · 204 lb · Born Klatovy, CZE

Drafted 2022, #6 overall by Columbus

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Games22026-27 · missed 2 Small sample

Goals0T-6th on PHI

Assists0T-7th on PHI

Points0T-11th on PHI

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

Shots20.0% shooting

TOI / GP15:2613th on PHI

2025-262025-26: 26 games, 0-0-0, 0.00 points per game Season detail →

David Jiricek has 0 points in 2 games of 2026-27, after 0 points in 26 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 2 games for the 30th-placed Philadelphia

Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Penalty differential056th

Shots / GP1.0048th

PP points042nd

Goals / 600.0039th

Shooting %0.0%38th

Blocked shots334th

Assists / 600.0026th

Hits126th

Points / GP0.0023rd

Takeaways021st

Ice time15:2619th

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

Where he ranks

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Points0T-11th on PHI

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-7th on PHI

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time15:2613th on PHI

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Ice time and special teams

A third-pair defenceman who plays on the power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength13:47

Power play1:39

Shorthanded0:00

Total15:26

21.5 shifts a game, averaging 43 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-1st on PHI

PP assists0T-1st on PHI

PP points0T-1st on PHI · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-1st on PHI

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G

Slot2 att · 0 G

Wing1 att · 0 G

Point1 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

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

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.1460th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.1

Unblocked attempts2

xG per attempt.068

ixG per 600.26

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

Hardest shot in the 87th percentile of defencemen: 90.53 mph

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

90+ mph shots190th

Hardest shot, mph90.5387th

Defensive-zone time39.9%56th

Offensive-zone time41.5%55th

Average shot, mph69.954th

22+ mph bursts048th

Distance / 60, mi8.3031st

20+ mph bursts012th

Distance skated, mi4.37th

Top speed, mph19.225th

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, mph19.22Defenceman average 20.52

Hardest shot, mph90.53Defenceman average 81.3

Distance skated4.3 mi2.46 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts31.6%26.3% defensive · 42.1% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

41.5%All situations39.9%

42.5%Even strength39.9%

32.5%Power play40.4%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

19.22@TBL5 Oct · 1st 04:21
19.18@TBL5 Oct · 1st 17:29
18.81vsCAR3 Oct · 3rd 09:43
18.38@TBL5 Oct · 2nd 09:27

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1

20-22 mph0 · avg 1.9

18-20 mph4 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

90.53vsCAR3 Oct · 2nd 06:06
63.66@TBL5 Oct · 2nd 19:45
55.40@TBL5 Oct · 3rd 12:18

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph1 · avg 0.2

80-89 mph0 · avg 1.2

70-79 mph0 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.46@TBL5 Oct · 17:42 TOI
1.81vsCAR3 Oct · 13:10 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.14 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

Takeaways0T-13th on PHI

Giveaways1

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits117th on PHI

Blocked shots3T-10th on PHI

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Ottawa, a point in zero of one

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

13 Dec 2025vs

OTTW 3-20001014:35

2025-26 · The season

0 points in 26 games on a team that finished 11th

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

Percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; David Jiricek has 26.

Points per game · rolling blocks

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

Where he ranks

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Points0T-29th on PHI

Points per game0.00

Goals0T-748th in NHL

Assists0T-29th on PHI

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time12:0125th on PHI

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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 Philadelphia's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength11:31

Power play0:06

Shorthanded0:24

Total12:01

15.5 shifts a game, averaging 47 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-14th on PHI

PP assists0T-17th on PHI

PP points0T-17th on PHI · T-453rd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-17th on PHI

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease2 att · 0 G

Slot12 att · 0 G

Wing14 att · 0 G

Point17 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

45 attempts across the 23 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.1460th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.1

Unblocked attempts2

xG per attempt.068

ixG per 600.26

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

Top speed 20.01 mph, hardest shot 94.87 mph

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 percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; David Jiricek has 26.

Top speed, mph20.01Defenceman average 22.09

Hardest shot, mph94.87Defenceman average 92.6

Distance skated42.9 mi2.69 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts28.9%43.1% defensive · 29.3% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

40.8%All situations41.8%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph0 · avg 1.9

20-22 mph1 · avg 46

18-20 mph36 · avg 267

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.1

90-99 mph1 · avg 6.4

80-89 mph9 · avg 33

70-79 mph16 · avg 72

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

Takeaways3T-24th on PHI

Giveaways26

TK / GV ratio0.12

Hits827th on PHI

Blocked shots19T-21st on PHI

Discipline

Penalty minutes16

Minors8

Majors0

Penalties drawn2

Net penalties−6drawn minus taken

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (0 of 26)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point00% of games

Multi-point games00%

Goals in0 games0%

Pointless games26100%

Streaks

Longest point streak0 games

Longest goal streak0 games

Longest pointless run26 games

Final ten0 in 10point in 0

Game log

Against Ottawa, a point in zero of one

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

13 Dec 2025vs

OTTW 3-20001014:35

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Road800.00

Home1800.00

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Ottawa100.00

vs Metropolitan600.00

vs Western Conf.1300.00

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October800.00

November400.00

December600.00

January700.00

April100.00

Contract

$1.5M a season through 2027-28

Cap hit$1.5M1.4% of the $104M ceiling

Term2 yearsYear 1 of 2

Expires2027-28RFA at 24

Cap value$3MCap hit × 2 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 2 Oct 2026.