Not on an NHL roster · Center · Shoots L

Sheldon Dries

Age 32 · 5'10" · 184 lb · Born in Macomb, USA

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

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

6:58

PP 0:05 · PK 0:39

xGF%

18.8

5v5

Game Score

+0.12

per game

Faceoff %

—

9 W · 12 L

Plus/minus

Blocks 3 · Hits 8

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	GS
Mar 21 vs BOS · L 4-2	0	1	1	4:26	0:00	0:00	1-0	100	0	0	+0.19
Mar 19 vs MTL · W 3-1	0	0	0	3:53	0:00	0:00	1-2	0	0	0	-0.07
Mar 16 vs CGY · W 5-2	0	3	1	8:23	0:23	0:54	2-3	50	0	0	+0.16
Mar 14 @ DAL · OTL 3-2	0	1	0	7:54	0:00	1:50	2-5	33	0	1	+0.09
Mar 12 @ TBL · L 4-1	2	3	1	10:16	0:00	0:32	3-2	50	1	2	+0.24

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 · 598 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%45.3%

25th percentile

Relative xGF%-3.4

26th percentile

HDCF%44.1%

28th percentile

CF%44.6%

17th percentile

Relative CF%-4.3

13th percentile

FF%44.9%

16th percentile

GF%44.0%

28th percentile

CF/6048.9

16th percentile

CA/6060.6

24th percentile

ixG/601.07

62nd percentile

Goals above expected+0.4

59th percentile

IPP45.5%

5th percentile

PDO99.3

43rd percentile

OZS%53.9%

48th 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 centers · 2022-23

Shooting volume: 72
Playmaking: 10
Zone entries(est.): 4
Forechecking: 68
Physicality: 82
Defensive impact: 40
Puck management: 3
Speed: —

Where he shoots from

Slot 57% · Mid-range 27% · Perimeter 16%(129 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Physicality: 82nd percentile among centers.
Shooting volume: 72nd percentile among centers.

Watch-outs

Puck management: 3rd percentile among centers.
Zone entries: 4th percentile among centers (estimate).

Similar style: Scott Laughton (LAK), Cole Sillinger (CBJ)

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 · 63 GP

Season total +24.3, or +0.39 per game.

Scoring: +14.6
Shooting: +7.0
5-on-5 goals: -0.9
Defense: +0.2
Physical play: +3.7
Puck battles: -0.7
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

NHL regular season NHL playoffs All leagues

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPP	SHG	GWG	SOG	S%	TOI	FO%
2019-20	Colorado Avalanche	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	6:33	—
Career	1 seasons	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	6:33	—

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

+0.1

+0.1CHI4/6

-0.1CGY4/8

+0.2

+0.2LAK4/10

+0.4

+0.4ANA4/11

+0.3

+0.3ARI4/13

+0.2

+0.2TBL3/12

+0.1

+0.1DAL3/14

+0.2

+0.2CGY3/16

-0.1MTL3/19

+0.2

+0.2BOS3/21

Average +0.16 per game over these 10.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 21.3 mph; 15th pct
20+ mph bursts: 6
Hardest shot: 72.0 mph; 6th pct
Distance: 5.9 mi
OZ time: 36.9%; 2nd pct
DZ time: 46.0%

Age curve

NHL forwards · production index

202937

At 32, forwards typically produce 74% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 33, when the typical level is 69%.

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	DET	$875K	0.8%
2027-28	DET	$875K	0.8%

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).