Not on an NHL roster · Left wing · Shoots L

James Hamblin

Age 27 · 5'10" · 182 lb · Born in Edmonton, 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

2023-24 regular season

Goals

11.1% shooting

Assists

1 primary

Points

0.10 per game

TOI/GP

7:55

PP 0:02 · PK 0:07

Plus/minus

Hits

Blocks 21

PIM

Game Score

+0.22

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	GS
Jan 18 vs SEA · W 4-2	0	0	1	7:18	0:00	0:00	3-1	0	0	1	+0.29
Jan 16 vs TOR · W 4-2	1	2	0	6:57	0:00	0:00	2-4	0	1	0	+0.07
Jan 13 @ MTL · W 2-1	1	0	2	7:52	0:00	0:00	3-3	33	0	0	+0.22
Jan 11 @ DET · W 3-2	0	0	2	4:49	0:00	0:00	2-0	—	0	0	+0.15
Jan 9 @ CHI · W 2-1	1	0	0	5:01	0:00	0:00	2-1	100	0	0	+0.13

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 · 2023-24 · 232 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%50.8%

58th percentile

Relative xGF%-8.6

9th percentile

HDCF%58.8%

89th percentile

CF%47.3%

32nd percentile

Relative CF%-9.3

2nd percentile

FF%47.9%

38th percentile

GF%64.3%

96th percentile

CF/6053.6

23rd percentile

CA/6059.8

58th percentile

ixG/600.68

23rd percentile

Goals above expected-0.6

45th percentile

IPP33.3%

2nd percentile

PDO103.7

94th percentile

OZS%55.2%

61st 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 wingers · 2023-24

Shooting volume: 7
Playmaking: 8
Zone entries(est.): 61
Forechecking: 31
Physicality: 68
Defensive impact: 71
Puck management: 46
Speed: —

Where he shoots from

Slot 70% · Mid-range 19% · Perimeter 11%(27 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Defensive impact: 71st percentile among wingers.

Watch-outs

Shooting volume: 7th percentile among wingers.
Playmaking: 8th percentile among wingers.

Similar style: Brett Leason (SJS), Tomas Tatar

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.

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

+0.2

+0.2SJS12/28

+0.1

+0.1LAK12/30

+0.2

+0.2ANA12/31

+0.1

+0.1PHI1/2

-0.0OTT1/6

+0.1

+0.1CHI1/9

+0.2

+0.2DET1/11

+0.2

+0.2MTL1/13

+0.1

+0.1TOR1/16

+0.3

+0.3SEA1/18

Average +0.14 per game over these 10.

Where his Game Score comes from

+0.22 per game

2023-24 · 31 GP

Season total +6.7, or +0.22 per game.

Scoring: +2.7
Shooting: +1.4
5-on-5 goals: +0.6
Defense: +0.2
Penalty kill: +0.1
Physical play: +1.3
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.

Skating · NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE data yet. It refreshes weekly.

Age curve

At 27: 96% of peak

NHL forwards · production index

202937

At 27, forwards typically produce 96% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 28, 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

Season	Team	Cap hit	% of cap
2026-27	ANA	$875K	0.8%
2027-28	ANA	$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).