Dallas Stars · #49 · Centre

Justin Hryckowian

Age 25 · Shoots left · 5′11″ · 198 lb · Born L'Ile-Bizard, Quebec, CAN

Undrafted

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-6th on DAL

Assists0T-9th on DAL

Points0T-11th on DAL

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

Shots20.0% shooting

TOI / GP15:5910th on DAL

2025-262025-26: 81 games, 14-16-30, 0.37 points per game Season detail →

Justin Hryckowian has 0 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 30 points in 81 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 3 games for the 25th-placed Dallas

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

Percentile among NHL forwards

Blocked shots267th

Ice time15:5959th

Hits455th

Penalty differential048th

PP points036th

Takeaways027th

Goals / 600.0026th

Shooting %0.0%25th

Assists / 600.0021st

Shots / GP0.6717th

Points / GP0.0013th

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

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-11th on DAL

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-9th on DAL

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time15:5910th on DAL

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays on the power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength13:21

Power play1:52

Shorthanded0:46

Total15:59

19.3 shifts a game, averaging 50 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-1st on DAL

PP assists0T-1st on DAL

PP points0T-1st on DAL · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-1st on DAL

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

Slot4 att · 0 G

Wing3 att · 0 G

Point0 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

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

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.2374th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.2

Unblocked attempts3

xG per attempt.080

ixG per 600.30

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

Hardest shot in the 88th percentile of forwards: 85.77 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 percentile among NHL forwards

Average shot, mph74.098th

Hardest shot, mph85.7788th

Defensive-zone time37.7%71st

Top speed, mph21.4057th

Offensive-zone time42.3%56th

90+ mph shots048th

Distance skated, mi7.347th

22+ mph bursts041st

20+ mph bursts114th

Distance / 60, mi9.1712th

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, mph21.40Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph85.77Forward average 74.7

Distance skated7.3 mi2.67 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts41.0%35.9% defensive · 23.1% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

42.3%All situations37.7%

42.9%Even strength36.4%

38.0%Power play43.5%

42.5%Shorthanded45.4%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

21.40vsSJS5 Oct · 3rd 16:52
19.41vsSJS5 Oct · 2nd 01:29
19.37vsSTL2 Oct · 3rd 19:00
19.31vsSJS5 Oct · 3rd 09:03
19.30vsSJS5 Oct · 1st 15:39
19.04vsSJS5 Oct · 2nd 19:03
18.83vsSJS5 Oct · 1st 15:26
18.80vsSJS5 Oct · 3rd 16:44

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph1 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph16 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

85.77@NSH3 Oct · 3rd 02:36
82.04vsSTL2 Oct · 2nd 00:56
74.81vsSJS5 Oct · 1st 12:14
69.70vsSTL2 Oct · 3rd 03:44
57.46@NSH3 Oct · 1st 08:20

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph2 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph1 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.45vsSJS5 Oct · 16:14 TOI
2.21@NSH3 Oct · 14:30 TOI
2.67vsSTL2 Oct · 17:12 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.44 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-4th on DAL

Giveaways2

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits4T-5th on DAL

Blocked shots210th on DAL

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken186.0 a game

Won14

Win %77.8%

Offensive zone6 of 7

A part-time centre on the draw.

Game log

Against Buffalo, a point in one of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

15 Apr 2026@

BUFW 4-3 SO1122+117:18

31 Dec 2025vs

BUFL 1-40000−110:10

2025-26 · The season

30 points in 81 games on a team that finished 3rd

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 %16.9%86th

Takeaways2683rd

Hits11976th

Blocked shots4475th

PP points549th

Goals / 600.7847th

Penalty differential+145th

Points / GP0.3735th

Assists / 600.8935th

Ice time13:1830th

Shots / GP1.0219th

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

Where he ranks

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Points3013th on DAL

Points per game0.37T-341st in NHL

Goals14T-212th in NHL

Assists1613th on DAL

Shooting %16.9%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time13:1818th on DAL

Stats hub

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 Dallas's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength11:23

Power play0:38

Shorthanded1:17

Total13:18

17.6 shifts a game, averaging 45 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals2T-7th on DAL

PP assists3T-11th on DAL

PP points5T-10th on DAL · T-262nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 605.887th on DAL

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP71Dallas total

Involved in5goals or assists

Share7.0%of every DAL PPG

PP TOI share13.0%of DAL PP time

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

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 14 goals and 16 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-10th on DAL

Overtime goals0T-6th on DAL

First goal of the game2

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals12

Power-play goals2

Goals by period

1st3

2nd7

3rd4

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied4

Leading5

Trailing5

4 of 14 goals broke a tie; 5 came with Dallas trailing.

Assists

Primary9 · 56%

Secondary7 · 44%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.67

Goals / 600.78

Shots / 604.6

ES points / 601.6325 ES points

PP points / 605.885 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

Crease22 att · 2 G

Slot75 att · 9 G

Wing47 att · 3 G

Point7 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

151 attempts across the 66 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.2374th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.2

Unblocked attempts3

xG per attempt.080

ixG per 600.30

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

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 22.16 mph, hardest shot 85.09 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 percentile among NHL forwards

Distance skated, mi169.142nd

20+ mph bursts7639th

90+ mph shots038th

Hardest shot, mph85.0935th

Offensive-zone time41.1%35th

Defensive-zone time41.2%31st

Top speed, mph22.1630th

22+ mph bursts130th

Distance / 60, mi9.4230th

Average shot, mph44.66th

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, mph22.16Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph85.09Forward average 87.1

Distance skated169.1 mi3.15 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts26.1%34.3% defensive · 39.6% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

41.1%All situations41.2%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph1 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph75 · avg 102

18-20 mph447 · 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 mph14 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways264th on DAL

Giveaways25

TK / GV ratio1.04

Hits1193rd on DAL

Blocked shots44T-9th on DAL

Discipline

Penalty minutes43

Minors14

Majors3

Penalties drawn18

Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken3434.2 a game

Won189

Win %55.1%

Offensive zone61 of 103

A part-time centre on the draw.

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (26 of 81)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point2632% of games

Multi-point games34%

Goals in14 games17%

Pointless games5568%

Streaks

Longest point streak5 games18 Dec – 27 Dec

Longest goal streak2 games

Longest pointless run10 games

Final ten5 in 10point in 4

Game log

Against Buffalo, a point in one of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

15 Apr 2026@

BUFW 4-3 SO1122+117:18

31 Dec 2025vs

BUFL 1-40000−110:10

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Road40130.33

Home41170.41

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Buffalo221.00

vs Central2580.32

vs Eastern Conf.32130.41

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1000.00

November1580.53

December1450.36

January1540.27

February420.50

March1670.44

April740.57

Contract

$950K a season through 2027-28

In 2025-26 he scored 31.6 points per $1M of cap hit, 21st of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$950K0.9% of the $104M ceiling

Term2 yearsYear 1 of 2

Expires2027-28UFA at 27

Cap value$1.9MCap 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.