Montréal Canadiens · #77 · Centre

Kirby Dach

Age 25 · Shoots right · 6′4″ · 221 lb · Born Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, CAN

Drafted 2019, #3 overall by Chicago

Next game · Thu 8 Octvs Nashville · 7:00 PM ET0 P in the last 1 vs NSHGame preview →
Games32026-27 Small sample
Goals0T-9th on MTL
Assists1T-5th on MTL
Points1T-10th on MTL
P / GP0.33T-274th in the NHL
Shots10.0% shooting
TOI / GP10:4818th on MTL

2025-262025-26: 37 games, 8-7-15, 0.41 points per game Season detail →

Kirby Dach has 1 point in 3 games of 2026-27, after 15 points in 37 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

1 point in 3 games for the 20th-placed Montréal

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 shots493rd
Assists / 601.8575th
Hits669th
Penalty differential048th
Points / GP0.3340th
PP points036th
Takeaways027th
Goals / 600.0026th
Shooting %0.0%25th
Ice time10:489th
Shots / GP0.336th

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

0.30.31–3

Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points1T-10th on MTL
Points per game0.33T-274th in NHL
Goals0T-232nd in NHL
Assists1T-5th on MTL
Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)
Ice time10:4818th on MTL
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 Montréal's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength10:10
Power play0:24
Shorthanded0:14
Total10:48

14.0 shifts a game, averaging 46 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 / 600.00T-4th on MTL

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP1Montréal total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every MTL PPG
PP TOI share7.9%of MTL PP time

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


Scoring detail

No goals yet: his one point is an assist

How the 0 goals and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-2nd on MTL
Overtime goals0T-1st on MTL
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals0
Power-play goals0

Assists

Primary0 · 0%
Secondary1 · 100%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.85
Goals / 600.00
Shots / 601.9
ES points / 601.971 ES points
PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G
Slot2 att · 0 G
Wing3 att · 0 G
Point1 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

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

Expected goals (ixG)0.0556th
Goals0
Goals vs expected−0.0
Unblocked attempts3
xG per attempt.013
ixG per 600.07

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

Distance per 60 in the 83rd percentile of forwards: 10.10 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, mi10.1083rd
Average shot, mph62.776th
Hardest shot, mph77.2450th
90+ mph shots048th
22+ mph bursts041st
20+ mph bursts338th
Top speed, mph20.5320th
Distance skated, mi5.520th
Offensive-zone time35.1%6th
Defensive-zone time47.3%5th

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, mph20.53Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph77.24Forward average 74.7
Distance skated5.5 mi1.96 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts12.5%54.2% defensive · 33.3% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

36.0%All situations46.9%
35.7%Even strength47.1%
45.1%Shorthanded39.3%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 20.53@TOR29 Sep · 3rd 04:18
  2. 20.51@PIT3 Oct · 1st 02:12
  3. 19.37@TOR29 Sep · 1st 01:57
  4. 19.26@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 02:47
  5. 19.07@TOR29 Sep · 1st 04:58
  6. 18.92@PIT3 Oct · 2nd 16:38
  7. 18.80@TOR29 Sep · 1st 05:20
  8. 18.72@TOR29 Sep · 1st 08:04

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph3 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph20 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 77.24@PIT3 Oct · 1st 18:42
  2. 76.30@TOR29 Sep · 1st 19:54
  3. 66.09@TOR29 Sep · 3rd 14:59
  4. 64.58@TOR29 Sep · 2nd 05:34

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 mph2 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 1.61vsCAR6 Oct · 9:38 TOI
  2. 1.96@PIT3 Oct · 11:40 TOI
  3. 1.88@TOR29 Sep · 11:07 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.82 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
Giveaways3
TK / GV ratio0.00
Hits64th on MTL
Blocked shots4T-2nd on MTL

Discipline

Penalty minutes2
Minors1
Majors0
Penalties drawn1
Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken41.3 a game
Won2
Win %50.0%
Offensive zone0 of 0

A part-time centre on the draw.


Game log

Against Nashville, a point in zero of one

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
16 Oct 2025vsNSHW 3-2 OT0002016:03

Contract

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

Cap hit$3.6M3.5% of the $104M ceiling
Term1 yearYear 1 of 1
Expires2026-27UFA at 26
Cap value$3.6MCap hit × 1 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

Five seasons · 2022-23 to 2026-27
Linemates and opponents

74th 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

Points7874th for Montréal
Goals3271st
Assists4680th
Games played157108th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Eight seasons, with 2 clubs

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2019-20CHI64815230.367.9%
2020-21CHI1828100.567.7%
2021-22CHI70917260.377.8%
2022-23MTL581424380.6613.1%
2023-24MTL20221.000.0%
2024-25MTL571012220.3911.9%
2025-26MTL3787150.4117.0%
2026-27MTL10111.000.0%
Career30751861370.4510.5%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2019Chicago · round 1From Saskatoon (WHL)#3

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · MTL points

Games28
Goals5
Points110.39 P/GP
Game-winning goals0
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct