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Noel Acciari52

Philadelphia Flyers · Center · Shoots R

Noel Acciari

Age 34 · 5'11" · 204 lb · Born in Johnston, USA

Cap hit

$2.8M

2.7% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then UFA

Clause

M-NTC

10-team no-trade list

Surplus value

+$383K

vs. $3.183M market estimate

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2026-27 regular season

GP

2

Goals

0

0.0% shooting

Assists

0

0 primary

Points

0

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

15:58

PP 0:07 · PK 2:57

xGF%

30.4

5v5, -21.5 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.36

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

18 W · 9 L

Plus/minus

-3

Blocks 3 · Hits 4

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameGASOGHITBLKTOIPPPKFOOZS%GVTK+/-GS
Oct 1
@ NJD · OTL 3-2
0001216:360:003:017-60000-0.46
Sep 30
vs PIT · L 7-0
0013115:200:132:5311-32020-3-0.26
Apr 29
@ PHI · OTL 1-0
0013118:390:000:429-110000-0.28
Apr 27
vs PHI · W 3-2
0004315:450:002:536-3010-1-0.19
Apr 25
@ PHI · W 4-2
0116014:350:002:164-55031+1-0.10

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 · 713 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%51.9%

70th percentile

Relative xGF%+1.6

67th percentile

HDCF%57.0%

85th percentile

CF%48.5%

43rd percentile

Relative CF%-1.6

35th percentile

FF%49.0%

47th percentile

GF%57.6%

85th percentile

CF/6054.6

43rd percentile

CA/6057.9

48th percentile

ixG/601.02

56th percentile

Goals above expected+0.8

70th percentile

IPP67.6%

62nd percentile

PDO103.7

91st percentile

OZS%11.0%

0th 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 styleDefensive-minded depth center

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Acciari is a stay-at-home center who excels at suppressing chances and controlling the puck in tight spaces, but lacks the speed and creative offensive instincts to drive play at either end. His physicality and elite puck management make him a reliable third or fourth-line option in a depth role.

Defensive anchorPuck protectorPhysical presence
Shooting volume
43
Playmaking
35
Zone entries(est.)
69
Forechecking
34
Physicality
66
Defensive impact
91
Puck management
94
Speed
8

Where he shoots from

Slot 56% · Mid-range 34% · Perimeter 10%(131 unblocked shots)

Strengths

  • Defensive impact at 91st percentile makes him a shot-suppression anchor at 5v5
  • Puck management in the 94th percentile keeps possession in tight areas
  • Physicality at 66th percentile enforces presence on the forecheck

Watch-outs

  • Speed in the 8th percentile limits his ability to create space in transition
  • Forechecking at 34th percentile means fewer chances generated on the forecheck
  • Playmaking at 35th percentile limits his passing game and offensive distribution

Similar style: Jack Drury (NSH), Adam Henrique

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 · 67 GP · goals above average

Season total -0.4 goals, or -0.01 per game.

Even strength offense
-0.1
Even strength defense
+0.6
Penalty kill
-0.3
Finishing
+0.9
Playmaking
-1.9
Penalties
+0.2
Faceoffs
+0.2

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.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPPSHGGWGSOGS%TOIFO%GS/GP
2015-16Boston Bruins19011-480000180.09:5444.1—
2016-17Boston Bruins29235+3160000248.310:2237.9—
2017-18Boston Bruins6010111-6900106615.212:5545.2—
2018-19Boston Bruins726814-3470002996.112:5949.6—
2019-20Florida Panthers6620727+221001510818.515:5848.0—
2020-21Florida Panthers414711091301685.915:2452.4—
2021-22Florida Panthers20358+2110001329.411:5950.6—
2022-23St. Louis Blues5410818-61000017413.514:3553.5-0.05
2022-23Toronto Maple Leafs23415+21100012814.313:4155.4-0.05
2023-24Pittsburgh Penguins55437-7100001596.812:5854.5-0.12
2024-25Pittsburgh Penguins795712-25160000756.713:4653.7-0.11
2025-26Pittsburgh Penguins67131225+142500019314.013:4252.0-0.01
2026-27Philadelphia Flyers3000-32000020.015:5658.5-0.36
Career12 seasons5888163144-311951321374610.913:36—

Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team. GS/GP is our Game Score per game.

Usage

Last game: @ NJD, Oct 1

Line 3 with Sean Couturier and Carl Grundstrom (6:22 together at 5-on-5)

From the NHL's shift chart.

Latest news

Headlines from news outlets and team blogs

No news about him in the last 30 days.

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 -0.13 per game over these 10.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2026-27, as of Oct 2

Top speed
19.0 mph
4th pct
20+ mph bursts
0
Hardest shot
64.6 mph
39th pct
Distance
2.5 mi
OZ time
36.4%
12th pct
DZ time
48.4%

Age curve

NHL forwards · production index

202937

At 34, forwards typically produce 63% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 35, when the typical level is 56%.

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

SeasonTeamCap hit% of cap
2026-27PHI$2.8M2.7%
2027-28PHI$2.8M2.5%

UFA after 2027-28. M-NTC (10-team list). $5.6M in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).