PuckSleuth
22Cap hit
$4.25M
4.1% of $104M cap
Term
4 yrs
Through 2029-30, then UFA
Clause
M-NTC
10-team no-trade list
Surplus value
−$94K
vs. $4.156M market estimate
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
13:26
PP 0:00 · PK 1:06
xGF%
88.3
5v5, +37.5 vs. last yr
Game Score
+0.01
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
3 W · 0 L
Plus/minus
0
Blocks 0 · Hits 4
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 vs CHI · W 6-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13:26 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 3-0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0.01 |
| May 1 vs VGK · L 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.16 |
| Apr 19 @ VGK · L 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1-1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 |
| Apr 2 @ SEA · W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4-2 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.03 |
| Mar 28 @ LAK · W 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14:04 | 0:30 | 0:25 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.14 |
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 · 870 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
62nd percentile
35th percentile
52nd percentile
84th percentile
61st percentile
71st percentile
68th percentile
89th percentile
56th percentile
68th percentile
2nd percentile
20th percentile
64th percentile
32nd 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 stylePhysical forechecking center
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
McBain brings elite physicality and forechecking intensity to drive puck recovery, but struggles to translate pressure into offensive impact due to weak puck skills and defensive positioning. He's a high-effort net-negative player who plays a physical, hard-nosed game without generating results.
- Shooting volume
- 64
- Playmaking
- 53
- Zone entries(est.)
- 25
- Forechecking
- 93
- Physicality
- 95
- Defensive impact
- 7
- Puck management
- 23
- Speed
- 26
Where he shoots from
Slot 67% · Mid-range 18% · Perimeter 14%(168 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Forechecking 93rd percentile drives puck turnover and transition chances
- Physicality 95th percentile makes him relentless in battles and space
- Shot volume 64th percentile with 67% from the slot shows net-front focus
Watch-outs
- Defensive impact 7th percentile, badly below average at protecting the zone
- Puck management 23rd percentile leads to turnovers when he has the puck
- Speed 26th percentile limits ability to create separation or pressure from distance
Similar style: Robby Fabbri, Liam O'Brien (UTA)
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 · 75 GP · goals above average
Season total -10.3 goals, or -0.14 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +1.0
- Even strength defense
- -0.8
- Power play
- -0.3
- Penalty kill
- -0.2
- Finishing
- -7.7
- Playmaking
- -1.1
- Penalties
- -1.5
- 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
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | GWG | SOG | S% | TOI | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Arizona Coyotes | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 | 14:11 | 34.0 | — |
| 2022-23 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 12 | 14 | 26 | -8 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 14.1 | 13:59 | 44.0 | -0.10 |
| 2023-24 | Arizona Coyotes | 67 | 8 | 18 | 26 | +8 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 14.3 | 12:37 | 45.2 | -0.00 |
| 2024-25 | Utah Hockey Club | 82 | 13 | 14 | 27 | +8 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 14.4 | 13:34 | 49.9 | -0.03 |
| 2025-26 | Utah Mammoth | 75 | 9 | 16 | 25 | +11 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 8.5 | 13:51 | 51.3 | -0.14 |
| 2026-27 | Utah Mammoth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14:00 | 100.0 | +0.01 |
| Career | 6 seasons | 318 | 44 | 63 | 107 | +13 | 284 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 350 | 12.6 | 13:34 | — |
Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team. GS/GP is our Game Score per game.
Usage
Last game: vs CHI, Oct 1
Line 3 with Lawson Crouse and Barrett Hayton (8:28 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 -0.03 per game over these 10.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 21.6 mph
- 22nd pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 70
- Hardest shot
- 84.1 mph
- 45th pct
- Distance
- 169.0 mi
- OZ time
- 40.3%
- 26th pct
- DZ time
- 41.4%
Age curve
NHL forwards · production index
At 26, forwards typically produce 98% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 29, when the typical level is 89%.
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
4 seasons left
| Season | Team | Cap hit | % of cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | UTA | $4.25M | 4.1% |
| 2027-28 | UTA | $4.25M | 3.7% |
| 2028-29 | UTA | $4.25M | — |
| 2029-30 | UTA | $4.25M | — |
UFA after 2029-30. M-NTC (10-team list). $17M 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).