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Luke Glendening
Age 37 · 5'11" · 190 lb · Born in Grand Rapids, USA
No contract on file.
2025-26 regular season
GP
70
Goals
2
4.0% shooting
Assists
7
6 primary
Points
9
0.13 per game
TOI/GP
10:32
PP 0:02 · PK 1:39
xGF%
40.6
5v5, -1.9 vs. last yr
Game Score
+0.18
per game
Faceoff %
52.9
343 W · 306 L
Plus/minus
-7
Blocks 53 · Hits 97
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9 vs CAR · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14:59 | 0:00 | 3:00 | 6-6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.17 |
| May 7 vs CAR · L 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:42 | 0:04 | 6:34 | 7-6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.12 |
| May 4 @ CAR · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16:27 | 0:03 | 6:22 | 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.26 |
| May 2 @ CAR · L 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13:37 | 0:00 | 5:15 | 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.24 |
| Apr 29 vs PIT · W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16:10 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 7-6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 |
GS = our Game Score (credit for everything he did; goals and assists count most). 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 · 588 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
6th percentile
4th percentile
35th percentile
3rd percentile
0th percentile
5th percentile
13th percentile
6th percentile
3rd percentile
10th percentile
15th percentile
27th percentile
36th percentile
21st 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 styleShutdown defensive center
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Glendening is a low-event player who excels at moving the puck cleanly and imposing himself physically while attacking the forecheck. He rarely shoots and doesn't create much offensively, functioning as a stay-at-home defensive anchor.
- Shooting volume
- 5
- Playmaking
- 38
- Zone entries(est.)
- 79
- Forechecking
- 74
- Physicality
- 82
- Defensive impact
- 43
- Puck management
- 97
- Speed
- 81
Where he shoots from
Slot 72% · Mid-range 15% · Perimeter 13%(68 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Exceptional puck management at 97th percentile keeps possession clean
- Physical presence in 82nd percentile supports forecheck and defensive game
- Elite rush chance creation at 79th percentile generates transition opportunities
Watch-outs
- Minimal shooting volume at 5th percentile limits scoring touch
- Playmaking at 38th percentile produces few offensive chances
- Defensive impact at 43rd percentile doesn't fully anchor the defense
Similar style: Juho Lammikko, Parker Ford
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 · 70 GP
Season total +12.8, or +0.18 per game.
- Scoring
- +6.7
- Shooting
- +3.8
- 5-on-5 goals
- -1.5
- Penalty kill
- -0.7
- Physical play
- +4.6
- Puck battles
- -0.3
- Penalties
- -0.2
- Faceoffs
- +0.4
Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
Career stats
From the NHL's player records
No seasons on record yet.
Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.
Latest news
Headlines from news outlets and team blogs
No news about him in the last 30 days.
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
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Beat writers
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Media
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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 +0.23 per game over these 10.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 23.3 mph
- 92nd pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 122
- Hardest shot
- 82.2 mph
- 32nd pct
- Distance
- 111.3 mi
- OZ time
- 35.6%
- 0th pct
- DZ time
- 47.6%
Age curve
NHL forwards · production index
At 37, forwards typically produce 41% 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
No contract on file.