Montréal Canadiens · #63 · Left wing

Florian Xhekaj

Age 22 · Shoots left · 6′3″ · 195 lb · Born Hamilton, Ontario, CAN

Drafted 2023, #101 overall by Montréal

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Games12026-27 · missed 2 Small sample
Goals0T-9th on MTL
Assists0T-13th on MTL
Points0T-16th on MTL
P / GP0.00
Shots10.0% shooting
TOI / GP8:4819th on MTL

2025-262025-26: 5 games, 0-1-1, 0.20 points per game Season detail →

Florian Xhekaj has 0 points in 1 game of 2026-27, after 1 point in 5 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 1 game Small sample
2026-27 · The season

0 points in 1 game for the 20th-placed Montréal

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Florian Xhekaj has 1.

Points0T-16th on MTL
Points per game0.00
Goals0T-232nd in NHL
Assists0T-13th on MTL
Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)
Ice time8:4819th on MTL
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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 Montréal's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength8:48
Power play0:00
Shorthanded0:00
Total8:48

11.0 shifts a game, averaging 48 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 / 600.00

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP1Montréal total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every MTL PPG
PP TOI share0.0%of MTL 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

Crease0 att · 0 G
Slot2 att · 0 G
Wing1 att · 0 G
Point0 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

3 attempts across the 1 game with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)0.1532nd
Goals0
Goals vs expected−0.1
Unblocked attempts1
xG per attempt.063
ixG per 600.43

2026-27 · 1 game. 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

Top speed 19.42 mph, hardest shot 63.37 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 percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Florian Xhekaj has 1.

Top speed, mph19.42Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph63.37Forward average 74.7
Distance skated1.4 mi1.41 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts27.3%36.4% defensive · 36.4% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

37.8%All situations45.3%
37.8%Even strength45.3%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 19.42vsCAR6 Oct · 3rd 05:13
  2. 19.38vsCAR6 Oct · 2nd 02:32
  3. 19.31vsCAR6 Oct · 2nd 19:02
  4. 19.13vsCAR6 Oct · 2nd 03:02
  5. 19.09vsCAR6 Oct · 3rd 12:14
  6. 18.93vsCAR6 Oct · 3rd 11:36
  7. 18.71vsCAR6 Oct · 3rd 11:24
  8. 18.36vsCAR6 Oct · 1st 01:06

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph0 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph9 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 63.37vsCAR6 Oct · 3rd 12:08
  2. 41.24vsCAR6 Oct · 3rd 05:17

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 mph0 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 1.41vsCAR6 Oct · 8:48 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.41 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

Takeaways0T-14th on MTL
Giveaways1
TK / GV ratio0.00
Hits3T-12th on MTL
Blocked shots0T-16th on MTL

Discipline

Penalty minutes0
Minors0
Majors0
Penalties drawn0
Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken11.0 a game
Won0
Win %0.0%
Offensive zone0 of 1

A part-time centre on the draw.


Game log

The last ten games

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
6 OctvsCARL 4-60001−38:48

Contract

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

Cap hit$942K0.8% of the $104M ceiling
Term3 yearsYear 3 of 3
Expires2026-27RFA at 23
Cap value$2.8MCap hit × 3 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 1 Oct 2026.


With Montréal

One season · 2025-26 to 2025-26
Linemates and opponents

335th 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

Points1335th for Montréal
Goals0325th
Assists1317th
Games played6403rd
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

One season, all with the Canadiens

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2025-26MTL50110.200.0%
Career50110.200.0%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2023Montréal · round 4#101

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · MTL points


Updated after every final · through 6 Oct