Montréal Canadiens · #53 · Defence

Noah Dobson

Age 26 · Shoots right · 6′4″ · 200 lb · Born Summerside, Prince Edward Island, CAN

Drafted 2018, #12 overall by NY Islanders

Next game · Thu 8 Octvs Nashville · 7:00 PM ET0 P in the last 2 vs NSH

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-9th on MTL

Assists1T-5th on MTL

Points1T-10th on MTL

P / GP0.33T-274th in the NHL

Shots40.0% shooting

TOI / GP23:063rd on MTL

2025-262025-26: 80 games, 12-35-47, 0.59 points per game Season detail →

Noah Dobson has 1 point in 3 games of 2026-27, after 47 points in 80 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 defencemen with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Ice time23:0688th

Hits473rd

Shots / GP1.3366th

Assists / 600.8762nd

Takeaways161st

Points / GP0.3360th

Penalty differential056th

Blocked shots452nd

PP points042nd

Goals / 600.0039th

Shooting %0.0%38th

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

Points per game · rolling blocks

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

Where he ranks

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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 time23:063rd on MTL

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Ice time and special teams

A top-pair defenceman who plays on the power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength19:15

Power play1:13

Shorthanded2:37

Total23:06

29.0 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 / 600.00T-4th on MTL

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP1Montréal total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every MTL PPG

PP TOI share24.3%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 / 600.87

Goals / 600.00

Shots / 603.5

ES points / 601.041 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

Slot4 att · 0 G

Wing7 att · 0 G

Point6 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

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

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.4304th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.4

Unblocked attempts10

xG per attempt.037

ixG per 600.32

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

Top speed 19.97 mph, hardest shot 83.83 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

Average shot, mph73.177th

Distance skated, mi9.666th

Hardest shot, mph83.8357th

22+ mph bursts048th

90+ mph shots042nd

Distance / 60, mi8.2725th

Top speed, mph19.9724th

Defensive-zone time43.2%23rd

Offensive-zone time38.3%22nd

20+ mph bursts012th

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, mph19.97Defenceman average 20.52

Hardest shot, mph83.83Defenceman average 81.3

Distance skated9.6 mi3.29 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts21.7%25.0% defensive · 53.3% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

39.7%All situations41.5%

40.6%Even strength39.3%

51.0%Power play33.1%

28.1%Shorthanded61.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

19.97@PIT3 Oct · 1st 10:05
19.29@TOR29 Sep · 1st 17:06
19.12@PIT3 Oct · 1st 17:28
19.01@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 19:51
18.78@PIT3 Oct · 1st 17:15
18.69@PIT3 Oct · 1st 09:46
18.60@TOR29 Sep · 3rd 04:02
18.37@TOR29 Sep · 2nd 13:34

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1

20-22 mph0 · avg 1.9

18-20 mph12 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

83.83@PIT3 Oct · 2nd 12:06
83.76@TOR29 Sep · 1st 09:57
83.52@TOR29 Sep · 1st 03:44
81.79@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 13:28
78.33@PIT3 Oct · 2nd 11:52
78.05@PIT3 Oct · 2nd 11:45
78.04@TOR29 Sep · 3rd 09:03
74.38@PIT3 Oct · 3rd 08:02

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2

80-89 mph5 · avg 1.2

70-79 mph8 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

3.29vsCAR6 Oct · 24:17 TOI
3.19@PIT3 Oct · 23:04 TOI
3.07@TOR29 Sep · 21:56 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.18 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

Takeaways1T-5th on MTL

Giveaways8

TK / GV ratio0.13

Hits4T-9th on MTL

Blocked shots4T-2nd on MTL

Discipline

Penalty minutes6

Minors3

Majors0

Penalties drawn3

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Nashville, a point in zero of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

28 Mar 2026@

NSHW 4-10002021:34

16 Oct 2025vs

NSHW 3-2 OT0002021:37

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2025-26 · The season

47 points in 80 games on a team that finished 6th

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

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Blocked shots18899th

Takeaways3693rd

Points / GP0.5988th

Shots / GP1.9887th

Assists / 601.1786th

Goals / 600.4084th

Ice time22:2978th

PP points778th

Penalty differential−275th

Shooting %7.6%73rd

Hits6251st

Bars show the percentile against 201 defencemen with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.6). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points476th on MTL

Points per game0.59174th in NHL

Goals12T-256th in NHL

Assists356th on MTL

Shooting %7.6%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time22:293rd on MTL

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A top-pair defenceman who plays on the power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength18:57

Power play1:31

Shorthanded2:01

Total22:29

26.2 shifts a game, averaging 52 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals2T-6th on MTL

PP assists56th on MTL

PP points76th on MTL · T-211th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 603.467th on MTL

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP56Montréal total

Involved in7goals or assists

Share12.5%of every MTL PPG

PP TOI share31.2%of MTL 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 12 goals and 35 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-12th on MTL

Overtime goals0T-7th on MTL

First goal of the game3

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals10

Power-play goals2

Goals by period

1st5

2nd2

3rd5

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied3

Leading4

Trailing5

3 of 12 goals broke a tie; 5 came with Montréal trailing.

Assists

Primary18 · 51%

Secondary17 · 49%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.57

Goals / 600.40

Shots / 605.3

ES points / 601.5840 ES points

PP points / 603.467 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease10 att · 0 G

Slot71 att · 2 G

Wing155 att · 8 G

Point127 att · 2 G

Neutral zone4 att · 0 G

367 attempts across the 83 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.4304th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.4

Unblocked attempts10

xG per attempt.037

ixG per 600.32

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

20+ mph bursts in the 78th percentile of defencemen: 65

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

Distance skated, mi242.882nd

20+ mph bursts6578th

Top speed, mph22.4669th

Hardest shot, mph93.4958th

Offensive-zone time41.9%56th

22+ mph bursts155th

Average shot, mph67.553rd

90+ mph shots247th

Defensive-zone time41.0%42nd

Distance / 60, mi8.1013th

Bars show the percentile against 193 defencemen 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, mph22.46Defenceman average 22.09

Hardest shot, mph93.49Defenceman average 92.6

Distance skated242.8 mi3.81 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts33.7%33.1% defensive · 33.6% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

41.9%All situations41.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph1 · avg 1.9

20-22 mph64 · avg 46

18-20 mph292 · avg 267

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.1

90-99 mph2 · avg 6.4

80-89 mph71 · avg 33

70-79 mph120 · avg 72

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways362nd on MTL

Giveaways95

TK / GV ratio0.38

Hits62T-13th on MTL

Blocked shots1881st on MTL

Discipline

Penalty minutes34

Minors17

Majors0

Penalties drawn15

Net penalties−2drawn minus taken

Consistency

A point in one game of three (34 of 80)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point3443% of games

Multi-point games1215%

Goals in10 games13%

Pointless games4658%

Streaks

Longest point streak6 games27 Jan – 26 Feb

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run7 games

Final ten1 in 10point in 1

Game log

Against Nashville, a point in zero of two

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

28 Mar 2026@

NSHW 4-10002021:34

16 Oct 2025vs

NSHW 3-2 OT0002021:37

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Road39250.64

Home41220.54

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Nashville200.00

vs Atlantic26170.65

vs Western Conf.32200.63

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1170.64

November1390.69

December15110.73

January1680.50

February451.25

March1560.40

April610.17

Prediction markets

2.5% for the Norris Trophy

Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.

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Contract

$9.5M a season through 2032-33

In 2025-26 he scored 4.9 points per $1M of cap hit, 107th of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$9.5M9.1% of the $104M ceiling

Term8 yearsYear 2 of 8

Expires2032-33UFA at 33

Cap value$76MCap hit × 8 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 1 Oct 2026.