#7 · Defence · SJS
MichaelKesselring
Next milestone 7 games from 200
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 2
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- January 13, 2000 (age 26)
- Birthplace
- Florence, South Carolina, USA
- Height
- 6′5″ (196 cm)
- Weight
- 215 lb (98 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- 2018 EDM, round 6, #164 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed21.5 mphleague avg 20.5 mph89th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph1league avg 1.925th percentile
- Distance skated8.8 mileague avg 8.0 mi59th percentile
- Hardest shot85.4 mphleague avg 80.3 mph66th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone37.3%league avg 40.8%15th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.02 | -0.02 | 4 | 0 | .006 |
| 2025-26 | 0 | 2.08 | -2.08 | 102 | 4 | .020 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 51:01 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 26.1% | 32.0% | -5.8 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 41.1% | 39.1% | +2.1 |
- Goals for–against
- 1–2
- xG for–against
- 0.9–2.5
- Average rating
- 5.0
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darnell Nurse | 3 | 43:46 | 25.7% |
| Nolan Allan | 1 | 1:37 | 100.0% |
| Luca Cagnoni | 2 | 1:20 | — |
| Jacob Trouba | 2 | 1:16 | — |
| Dmitry Orlov | 1 | 0:59 | 28.1% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.0 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 193 | 12 | 43 | 55 | +14 | 211 | 282 | 4.3 | 3 |
| Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
Season by season (5)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Sharks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Sabres | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Utah Hockey Club | 82 | 7 | 22 | 29 | +4 | 89 | 150 | 4.7 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | Coyotes | 65 | 5 | 16 | 21 | +11 | 66 | 76 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Coyotes | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 |