Not on an NHL roster · Center · Shoots R

Tanner Laczynski

Age 29 · 6'1" · 200 lb · Born in Minooka, USA

Cap hit

$900K

0.9% of $104M cap

Term

3 yrs

Through 2028-29, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

needs 40 recent games

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2025-26 regular season

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

4 primary

Points

0.50 per game

TOI/GP

10:46

PP 0:39 · PK 0:09

Plus/minus

Hits

Blocks 5

PIM

Game Score

+0.45

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Feb 25 @ LAK · W 6-4	3	0	0	0	15:43	1:07	0:00	4-7	0	0	1	+2	+2.46
Feb 1 @ ANA · L 4-3	0	0	0	0	7:35	0:49	0:00	2-2	100	2	0	0	-0.31
Jan 29 vs DAL · OTL 5-4	0	0	1	1	9:43	0:31	0:00	5-4	100	0	0	0	+0.09
Jan 27 @ MTL · OTL 3-2	0	0	0	0	6:27	1:04	0:00	2-0	—	0	0	-1	-0.16
Jan 25 @ OTT · L 7-1	0	1	0	1	13:34	0:00	0:00	7-4	33	0	1	-2	-0.09

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 · 2022-23 · 289 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%36.6%

3rd percentile

Relative xGF%-10.7

3rd percentile

HDCF%34.5%

6th percentile

CF%44.3%

14th percentile

Relative CF%-1.8

33rd percentile

FF%44.8%

15th percentile

GF%28.6%

3rd percentile

CF/6043.8

4th percentile

CA/6055.1

64th percentile

ixG/600.30

0th percentile

Goals above expected+0.5

62nd percentile

IPP75.0%

82nd percentile

PDO96.1

7th percentile

OZS%49.3%

35th percentile

Faceoff %51.5%

50 won · 47 lost (all strengths)

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 style

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2022-23

Shooting volume: 6
Playmaking: 21
Zone entries(est.): 16
Forechecking: 73
Physicality: 68
Defensive impact: 76
Puck management: 94
Speed: —

Where he shoots from

Slot 29% · Mid-range 42% · Perimeter 29%(31 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Puck management: 94th percentile among centers.
Defensive impact: 76th percentile among centers.
Forechecking: 73rd percentile among centers.

Watch-outs

Shooting volume: 6th percentile among centers.
Zone entries: 16th percentile among centers (estimate).

Similar style: Joseph Veleno (NYR), Andrew Cogliano

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. A written scouting summary appears once it is ready.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

NHL regular season NHL playoffs All leagues

No NHL playoff games yet.

Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team.

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

+0.0

+0.0TOR1/15

+0.9

+0.9NSH1/17

+0.6

+0.6PHI1/19

-0.1BOS1/22

+1.0

+1.0TOR1/23

-0.1OTT1/25

-0.2MTL1/27

+0.1

+0.1DAL1/29

-0.3ANA2/1

+2.5

+2.5LAK2/25

Average +0.45 per game over these 10.

Where his Game Score comes from

+0.19 per game

2022-23 · 32 GP

Season total +6.1, or +0.19 per game.

Scoring: +3.4
Shooting: +1.7
5-on-5 goals: -0.9
Defense: +0.3
Penalty kill: -0.1
Physical play: +1.1
Puck battles: +0.3
Penalties: +0.2

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.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 21.4 mph; 18th pct
20+ mph bursts: 3
Hardest shot: 77.0 mph; 12th pct
Distance: 17.7 mi
OZ time: 42.6%; 55th pct
DZ time: 40.7%

Age curve

At 29: 89% of peak

NHL forwards · production index

202937

At 29, forwards typically produce 89% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 31, when the typical level is 80%.

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

3 seasons left

Season	Team	Cap hit	% of cap
2026-27	VGK	$900K	0.9%
2027-28	VGK	$900K	0.8%
2028-29	VGK	$900K	—

UFA after 2028-29. $2.7M 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).