#91 · Centre · NJD
DawsonMercer
Next milestone 91 points from 300
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- -2
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 8
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Centre
- Born
- October 27, 2001 (age 24)
- Birthplace
- Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, CAN
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Weight
- 180 lb (82 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- 2020 NJD, round 1, #18 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.5 mphleague avg 21.2 mph22nd percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph3league avg 4.736th percentile
- Distance skated6.6 mileague avg 7.4 mi38th percentile
- Hardest shot80.5 mphleague avg 73.0 mph65th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone42.8%league avg 42.2%60th 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 | 0.91 | -0.91 | 11 | 3 | .083 |
| 2025-26 | 20 | 26.58 | -6.58 | 318 | 102 | .084 |
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 · 34:09 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 67.7% | 58.0% | +9.7 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 71.6% | 57.8% | +13.8 |
- Goals for–against
- 0–1
- xG for–against
- 2.1–1.0
- Average rating
- 6.5
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Rodrigues | 3 | 27:07 | 66.8% |
| Arseny Gritsyuk | 3 | 27:03 | 69.1% |
| Cody Glass | 2 | 2:40 | 60.8% |
| Anthony Mantha | 1 | 2:18 | 63.6% |
| Jack Hughes | 1 | 1:41 | 100.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 6.5 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 | 413 | 103 | 106 | 209 | -29 | 120 | 756 | 13.6 | 35 |
| Playoffs | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 10 | 24 | 20.8 | 2 |
Season by season (6)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Devils | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Devils | 82 | 20 | 22 | 42 | -2 | 33 | 158 | 12.7 | 7 |
| 2024-25 | Devils | 82 | 19 | 17 | 36 | +4 | 16 | 141 | 13.5 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | Devils | 82 | 20 | 13 | 33 | -26 | 29 | 134 | 14.9 | 5 |
| 2022-23 | Devils | 82 | 27 | 29 | 56 | +22 | 14 | 161 | 16.8 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | Devils | 82 | 17 | 25 | 42 | -25 | 28 | 154 | 11.0 | 5 |