Ottawa Senators · #42 · Right wing

Hayden Hodgson

Age 30 · Shoots right · 6′2″ · 221 lb · Born Windsor, Ontario, CAN

Undrafted

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Games22026-27 · missed 1 Small sample
Goals0T-7th on OTT
Assists0T-12th on OTT
Points0T-13th on OTT
P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL
Shots0
TOI / GP5:2319th on OTT

2025-262025-26: 10 games, 0-0-0, 0.00 points per game Season detail →

Hayden Hodgson has 0 points in 2 games of 2026-27, after 0 points in 10 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

0 points in 2 games for the 11th-placed Ottawa

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Hits774th
PP points036th
Takeaways027th
Goals / 600.0026th
Assists / 600.0021st
Penalty differential−118th
Points / GP0.0013th
Blocked shots012th
Shots / GP0.002nd
Ice time5:230th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points0T-13th on OTT
Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL
Goals0T-232nd in NHL
Assists0T-12th on OTT
Shooting %—
Ice time5:2319th on OTT
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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 Ottawa's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength5:19
Power play0:04
Shorthanded0:00
Total5:23

10.5 shifts a game, averaging 31 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-2nd on OTT
PP assists0T-3rd on OTT
PP points0T-4th on OTT · T-142nd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00T-4th on OTT

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP1Ottawa total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every OTT PPG
PP TOI share1.3%of OTT PP time

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


2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 95th percentile of forwards: 10.50 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, mi10.5095th
Top speed, mph21.4357th
Average shot, mph56.455th
90+ mph shots048th
22+ mph bursts041st
20+ mph bursts227th
Hardest shot, mph61.3810th
Offensive-zone time35.9%9th
Defensive-zone time46.4%7th
Distance skated, mi1.90th

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, mph21.43Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph61.38Forward average 74.7
Distance skated1.9 mi1.00 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts60.0%40.0% defensive · 0.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

35.9%All situations46.4%
35.4%Even strength46.8%
100.0%Power play0.0%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 21.43@BOS5 Oct · 3rd 03:14
  2. 20.92@TOR3 Oct · 2nd 08:28
  3. 19.70@BOS5 Oct · 1st 02:46
  4. 19.06@BOS5 Oct · 1st 12:42
  5. 18.81@TOR3 Oct · 2nd 02:44
  6. 18.65@TOR3 Oct · 1st 05:55
  7. 18.32@BOS5 Oct · 3rd 18:53
  8. 18.10@BOS5 Oct · 2nd 18:40

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph2 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph7 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 61.38@TOR3 Oct · 1st 09:06
  2. 51.42@BOS5 Oct · 3rd 03:15

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. 1.00@BOS5 Oct · 5:35 TOI
  2. 0.88@TOR3 Oct · 5:10 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 0.94 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-9th on OTT
Giveaways0
TK / GV ratio—
Hits77th on OTT
Blocked shots0T-15th on OTT

Discipline

Penalty minutes2
Minors1
Majors0
Penalties drawn0
Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Game log

The last ten games

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
5 OctvsBOSL 1-40000−15:35
3 OctvsTORL 2-3000005:10

Contract

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

Cap hit$850K0.7% of the $104M ceiling
Term2 yearsYear 2 of 2
Expires2026-27UFA at 31
Cap value$1.7MCap hit × 2 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 Ottawa

Two seasons · 2024-25 to 2025-26
Linemates and opponents

371st 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

Points0371st for Ottawa
Goals0318th
Assists0361st
Games played14353rd
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Four seasons, with 2 clubs

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2021-22PHI61230.5010.0%
2022-23PHI10000.00—
2024-25OTT20000.000.0%
2025-26OTT100000.000.0%
Career191230.166.3%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · OTT points


Updated after every final · through 6 Oct