PuckSleuth
6Cap hit
$850K
0.8% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then a 1-year extension
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$3.354M
vs. $4.204M market estimate
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2025-26 regular season
GP
42
Goals
1
1.6% shooting
Assists
8
4 primary
Points
9
0.21 per game
TOI/GP
14:58
PP 0:07 · PK 0:58
xGF%
57.5
5v5, -3.5 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.03
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
+11
Blocks 37 · Hits 18
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4 vs PHI · W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14:21 | 0:00 | 0:01 | — | 100 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.30 |
| May 2 vs PHI · W 3-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:28 | 0:00 | 0:01 | — | 50 | 1 | 0 | +3 | +0.41 |
| Apr 14 @ NYI · W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:10 | 0:00 | 1:29 | — | 75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.21 |
| Apr 13 @ PHI · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 75 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.10 |
| Apr 11 @ UTA · W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10:31 | 0:00 | 0:30 | — | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.09 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 560 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
94th percentile
74th percentile
83rd percentile
99th percentile
62nd percentile
98th percentile
87th percentile
97th percentile
99th percentile
67th percentile
17th percentile
44th percentile
61st percentile
100th percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play styleOffensive puck mover
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Reilly is an elite shooter from the perimeter who moves the puck cleanly out of the back and on the transition. He plays a calculated game focused on shot volume and possession control rather than aggressive gap management or rush entries.
- Shooting volume
- 94
- Playmaking
- 61
- Zone entries(est.)
- 19
- Forechecking
- 17
- Physicality
- 25
- Defensive impact
- 67
- Puck management
- 89
- Speed
- 35
Where he shoots from
Slot 9% · Mid-range 24% · Perimeter 66%(95 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Elite unblocked shot generation (95th percentile) with heavy perimeter volume
- Outstanding puck management and transition play (89th percentile)
- Strong 5v5 possession control at 57.5% expected goals share
Watch-outs
- Struggles to generate rush chances into the zone (19th percentile)
- Below-average forechecking activity (17th percentile) limits aggressive pressure
Similar style: Jordan Spence (OTT), Theo Lindstein (STL)
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.
Where his Game Score comes from
2025-26 · 42 GP · goals above average
Season total -1.3 goals, or -0.03 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +1.1
- Even strength defense
- +0.4
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Finishing
- -1.4
- Playmaking
- -0.1
- Penalties
- -1.3
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
By season
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CAR | 42 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +11 | 63 | 14:58 | — | -0.03 |
| 2024-25 | NYI | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 31 | 15:10 | — | -0.02 |
| 2023-24 | FLA, NYI | 61 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -1 | 126 | 17:09 | — | +0.01 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16:44 | — | -0.11 |
Latest news
Headlines from news outlets and team blogs
- NHL Rumors: Edvinsson Turn, O’Reilly Trade Watch, McKenna Snubbed by Bobrovsky... Again
thehockeywriters.com · Sep 30
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
—
Media
—
Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Recent Game Scores
Last 10 games · goals above average
Average -0.09 per game over these 10.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 21.1 mph
- 28th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 17
- Hardest shot
- 93.3 mph
- 68th pct
- Distance
- 91.2 mi
- OZ time
- 46.9%
- 97th pct
- DZ time
- 35.1%
Age curve
NHL defensemen · production index
At 33, defensemen typically produce 76% of their peak (age 24).
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Contract by season
2 seasons left
| Season | Team | Cap hit | % of cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | CAR | $850K | 0.8% |
| 2027-28New deal | CAR | unknown | — |
% of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).