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Dylan Coghlan52

Vegas Golden Knights · Defense · Shoots R

Dylan Coghlan

Age 28 · 6'2" · 210 lb · Born in Duncan, CAN

Cap hit

$875K

0.8% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

needs 40 recent games

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2025-26 regular season

GP

3

Goals

0

0.0% shooting

Assists

0

0 primary

Points

0

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

15:03

PP 0:07 · PK 0:00

xGF%

51.3

5v5, -6.4 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.11

per game

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

+1

Blocks 4 · Hits 4

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameGASOGHITBLKTOIPPPKFOOZS%GVTK+/-GS
Jun 11
@ CAR · L 4-2
0010211:260:000:00—5000-1+0.09
Jun 9
vs CAR · L 5-3
0000010:250:000:00—100310-0.03
Jun 6
vs CAR · W 5-4
0010117:380:000:00—8330-1-0.14
Jun 4
@ CAR · OTL 4-3
0001216:310:000:00—100100-0.11
Jun 2
@ CAR · W 5-4
000118:230:000:00—5000-2-0.29

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 · 194 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%61.0%

99th percentile

Relative xGF%+3.9

83rd percentile

HDCF%57.1%

83rd percentile

CF%66.3%

100th percentile

Relative CF%+7.5

98th percentile

FF%66.0%

100th percentile

GF%50.0%

51st percentile

CF/6074.9

100th percentile

CA/6038.1

100th percentile

ixG/600.46

91st percentile

Goals above expected-1.5

16th percentile

IPP37.5%

66th percentile

PDO95.7

5th percentile

OZS%61.4%

90th 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 style

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2022-23

Shooting volume
98
Playmaking
81
Zone entries(est.)
6
Forechecking
0
Physicality
13
Defensive impact
32
Puck management
42
Speed
—

Where he shoots from

Slot 9% · Mid-range 16% · Perimeter 75%(44 unblocked shots)

Strengths

  • Shooting volume: 98th percentile among defensemen.
  • Playmaking: 81st percentile among defensemen.

Watch-outs

  • Forechecking: 0th percentile among defensemen.
  • Zone entries: 6th percentile among defensemen (estimate).

Similar style: Brandt Clarke (LAK), Adam Boqvist

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 Claude play-style writing is switched on.

Where his Game Score comes from

2022-23 · 17 GP

Season total +5.3, or +0.31 per game.

Scoring
+1.9
Shooting
+2.2
Defense
+0.3
Physical play
+0.7
Puck battles
-0.1
Penalties
+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

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPPSHGGWGSOGS%TOIFO%GS/GP
2020-21Vegas Golden Knights29336-320000319.713:29——
2021-22Vegas Golden Knights5931013-51824011082.814:12——
2022-23Carolina Hurricanes17033-120000290.012:43—+0.31
2023-24Carolina Hurricanes1000-20000030.017:59—+0.10
2024-25Winnipeg Jets6000+14000090.015:21—+0.12
2025-26Vegas Golden Knights3000+12000020.015:03—+0.11
Career6 seasons11561622-92824011823.313:55—

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

Usage

Last game: vs ANA, Oct 2

Not on a regular line last game.

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 +0.40 per game over these 10.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed
19.8 mph
6th pct
20+ mph bursts
0
Hardest shot
93.4 mph
70th pct
Distance
6.3 mi
OZ time
45.6%
95th pct
DZ time
35.9%

Age curve

NHL defensemen · production index

202937

At 28, defensemen typically produce 95% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 29, when the typical level is 93%.

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
2026-27VGK$875K0.8%
2027-28VGK$875K0.8%

UFA after 2027-28. $1.75M 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).