New York Rangers · #42 · Centre

Noah Laba

Age 23 · Shoots right · 6′3″ · 218 lb · Born Northville, Michigan, USA

Drafted 2022, #111 overall by NY Rangers

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Games52026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-10th on NYR

Assists1T-8th on NYR

Points113th on NYR

P / GP0.20389th in the NHL

Shots30.0% shooting

TOI / GP14:4414th on NYR

2025-262025-26: 74 games, 9-15-24, 0.32 points per game Season detail →

Noah Laba has 1 point in 5 games of 2026-27, after 24 points in 74 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 5 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

1 point in 5 games for the 1st-placed NY Rangers

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

Hits774th

Takeaways169th

Ice time14:4446th

Assists / 600.8144th

PP points036th

Points / GP0.2027th

Goals / 600.0026th

Shooting %0.0%25th

Shots / GP0.6014th

Penalty differential−24th

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

Where he ranks

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Points113th on NYR

Points per game0.20389th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists1T-8th on NYR

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time14:4414th on NYR

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who kills penalties

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength12:59

Power play0:10

Shorthanded1:35

Total14:44

21.4 shifts a game, averaging 41 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-4th on NYR

PP assists0T-5th on NYR

PP points0T-8th on NYR · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-8th on NYR

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP3NY Rangers total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every NYR PPG

PP TOI share3.6%of NYR 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-5th on NYR

Overtime goals0T-1st on NYR

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals0

Power-play goals0

Assists

Primary1 · 100%

Secondary0 · 0%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 600.81

Goals / 600.00

Shots / 602.4

ES points / 600.921 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP 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

Wing2 att · 0 G

Point0 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

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

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.2382nd

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.2

Unblocked attempts3

xG per attempt.078

ixG per 600.19

2026-27 · 5 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

20+ mph bursts in the 71st percentile of forwards: 6

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, mi11.691st

20+ mph bursts671st

Average shot, mph58.964th

Top speed, mph21.4761st

90+ mph shots048th

22+ mph bursts041st

Distance / 60, mi9.4327th

Hardest shot, mph66.3916th

Offensive-zone time34.8%5th

Defensive-zone time48.3%3rd

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, mph21.47Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph66.39Forward average 74.7

Distance skated11.6 mi2.71 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts28.0%52.0% defensive · 20.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

34.8%All situations48.6%

34.5%Even strength48.4%

35.5%Power play43.1%

38.0%Shorthanded51.2%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

21.47vsUTA4 Oct · 3rd 07:08
20.61vsTBL1 Oct · 2nd 17:42
20.43vsUTA4 Oct · 1st 13:11
20.25@DET2 Oct · 2nd 11:23
20.02@BOS29 Sep · 2nd 12:59
19.88vsTBL1 Oct · 3rd 05:58
19.82vsUTA4 Oct · 2nd 08:50
19.63vsUTA4 Oct · 1st 02:09

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph6 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph40 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

66.39@DET2 Oct · 3rd 19:49
64.53@DET2 Oct · 2nd 16:36
60.84vsUTA4 Oct · 2nd 08:52
43.74vsTBL1 Oct · 1st 05:53

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

2.26vsNYI6 Oct · 14:47 TOI
2.71vsUTA4 Oct · 17:37 TOI
1.91@DET2 Oct · 12:05 TOI
2.53vsTBL1 Oct · 16:14 TOI
2.17@BOS29 Sep · 12:56 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.32 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-8th on NYR

Giveaways3

TK / GV ratio0.33

Hits7T-8th on NYR

Blocked shots4T-9th on NYR

Discipline

Penalty minutes4

Minors2

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties−2drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken4010.0 a game

Won18

Win %45.0%

Offensive zone7 of 11

A part-time centre on the draw.

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (1 of 5)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point120% of games

Multi-point games00%

Goals in0 games0%

Pointless games480%

Streaks

Longest point streak1 game

Longest goal streak0 games

Longest pointless run3 games

Final five1 in 5point in 1

Game log

Against Washington, a point in two of four

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

5 Apr 2026vs

WSHW 8-10112+215:38

31 Dec 2025@

WSHL 3-60001−15:45

23 Dec 2025@

WSHW 7-30110+115:16

12 Oct 2025vs

WSHL 0-10001011:27

2025-26 · The season

24 points in 74 games on a team that finished 30th

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

Percentile among NHL forwards

Hits11073rd

Blocked shots4373rd

PP points549th

Shooting %12.3%47th

Assists / 600.9036th

Ice time13:2831st

Takeaways1230th

Points / GP0.3229th

Penalty differential−225th

Goals / 600.5423rd

Shots / GP0.9915th

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

Where he ranks

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Points2410th on NYR

Points per game0.32385th in NHL

Goals9T-320th in NHL

Assists15T-10th on NYR

Shooting %12.3%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time13:2819th on NYR

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 NY Rangers's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength11:44

Power play0:33

Shorthanded1:11

Total13:28

19.0 shifts a game, averaging 43 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals3T-7th on NYR

PP assists2T-10th on NYR

PP points510th on NYR · T-262nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 607.384th on NYR

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP53NY Rangers total

Involved in5goals or assists

Share9.4%of every NYR PPG

PP TOI share12.9%of NYR PP time

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

Scoring detail

5 of 9 goals broke a tie

How the 9 goals and 15 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-8th on NYR

Overtime goals0T-5th on NYR

First goal of the game3

Empty-net goals1

Even-strength goals6

Power-play goals3

Goals by period

1st6

2nd1

3rd2

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied5

Leading1

Trailing3

5 of 9 goals broke a tie; 3 came with NY Rangers trailing.

Assists

Primary7 · 47%

Secondary8 · 53%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.44

Goals / 600.54

Shots / 604.4

ES points / 601.3119 ES points

PP points / 607.385 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

Crease20 att · 4 G

Slot77 att · 4 G

Wing34 att · 1 G

Point9 att · 0 G

Neutral zone3 att · 0 G

143 attempts across the 64 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.2382nd

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.2

Unblocked attempts3

xG per attempt.078

ixG per 600.19

2026-27 · 5 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 87th percentile of forwards: 179

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

22+ mph bursts1490th

20+ mph bursts17987th

Top speed, mph23.0479th

Distance / 60, mi9.7967th

90+ mph shots038th

Distance skated, mi162.637th

Offensive-zone time40.5%26th

Defensive-zone time42.3%17th

Average shot, mph46.012th

Hardest shot, mph79.635th

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, mph23.04Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph79.63Forward average 87.1

Distance skated162.6 mi2.95 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts28.4%36.0% defensive · 35.7% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

40.5%All situations42.3%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph14 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph165 · avg 102

18-20 mph562 · 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 mph0 · avg 15

70-79 mph16 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways1216th on NYR

Giveaways39

TK / GV ratio0.31

Hits1107th on NYR

Blocked shots4310th on NYR

Discipline

Penalty minutes31

Minors13

Majors1

Penalties drawn12

Net penalties−2drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken6528.8 a game

Won331

Win %50.8%

Offensive zone86 of 172

A part-time centre on the draw.

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (21 of 74)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point2128% of games

Multi-point games34%

Goals in9 games12%

Pointless games5372%

Streaks

Longest point streak2 games26 Jan – 28 Jan

Longest goal streak2 games

Longest pointless run7 games

Final ten3 in 10point in 3

Game log

Against Washington, a point in two of four

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

5 Apr 2026vs

WSHW 8-10112+215:38

31 Dec 2025@

WSHL 3-60001−15:45

23 Dec 2025@

WSHW 7-30110+115:16

12 Oct 2025vs

WSHL 0-10001011:27

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road, and at his best against the next opponent

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home3680.22

Road38160.42

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Washington420.50

vs Metropolitan2590.36

vs Western Conf.2980.28

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1230.25

November1540.27

December1550.33

January1140.36

February300.00

March1160.55

April720.29

Contract

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

In 2025-26 he scored 26.4 points per $1M of cap hit, 30th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$908K0.9% of the $104M ceiling

Term2 yearsYear 2 of 2

Expires2026-27RFA at 23

Cap value$1.8MReported total

2027 free agents Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Contract terms from public reports. 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.