Pittsburgh Penguins · Center · Shoots L

Connor Dewar

Age 27 · 5'10" · 187 lb · Born in The Pas, CAN

Cap hit

$2.25M

2.2% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

+$1.473M

vs. $3.723M market estimate

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2026-27 regular season

Goals

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

14:51

PP 0:00 · PK 2:18

xGF%

83.2

5v5, +31.8 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.03

per game

Faceoff %

—

0 W · 1 L

Plus/minus

Blocks 1 · Hits 4

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Sep 30 @ PHI · W 7-0	0	0	4	1	14:51	0:00	2:18	0-1	33	0	0	+0.03
Apr 29 @ PHI · OTL 1-0	0	6	2	0	20:17	0:00	2:30	—	13	3	0	+0.44
Apr 27 vs PHI · W 3-2	1	2	3	0	12:14	0:00	1:14	—	0	0	0	+1.21
Apr 25 @ PHI · W 4-2	1	1	5	0	16:25	0:00	3:39	2-0	33	0	+1	+1.30
Apr 22 @ PHI · L 5-2	0	0	0	1	10:37	0:00	1:13	—	0	0	0	+0.21

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 · 2025-26 · 843 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%51.4%

67th percentile

Relative xGF%+0.3

54th percentile

HDCF%56.8%

84th percentile

CF%50.7%

66th percentile

Relative CF%+0.7

59th percentile

FF%50.9%

65th percentile

GF%57.5%

85th percentile

CF/6057.9

62nd percentile

CA/6056.2

63rd percentile

ixG/601.13

66th percentile

Goals above expected-1.8

31st percentile

IPP52.4%

17th percentile

PDO103.0

86th percentile

OZS%12.0%

0th 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 styleAggressive two-way forward

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Dewar is a physical, high-motor forward who excels at generating rush chances and winning battles along the boards. His playmaking lags behind his other skills, making him more effective as a finisher than a set-up man.

PhysicalRush attackerForechecking

Shooting volume: 72
Playmaking: 40
Zone entries(est.): 84
Forechecking: 69
Physicality: 75
Defensive impact: 70
Puck management: 72
Speed: 63

Where he shoots from

Slot 42% · Mid-range 32% · Perimeter 26%(186 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Elite at creating rush chances, in 84th percentile for zone entries
Combines physicality (75th) with strong forechecking (69th) for grinding wins
Well-rounded scorer with above-average shooting volume (72nd percentile)

Watch-outs

Playmaking ranks just 40th, limiting ability to create for others
Despite 186 unblocked shots, scoring has not followed at elite level

Similar style: Jordan Staal (CAR), Alex Turcotte (LAK)

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 · 78 GP

Season total +40.4, or +0.52 per game.

Scoring: +23.8
Shooting: +8.3
5-on-5 goals: +1.6
Defense: +0.2
Penalty kill: +0.7
Physical play: +5.2
Puck battles: -1.2
Penalties: +1.9
Faceoffs: -0.1

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	SOG	S%	TOI	FO%
2021-22	Minnesota Wild	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	10:39	50.0
2022-23	Minnesota Wild	6	0	0	0	-2	0	6	0.0	11:25	36.7
2023-24	Toronto Maple Leafs	6	0	1	1	-1	0	6	0.0	11:10	—
2025-26	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	2	0	2	0	2	9	22.2	13:49	100.0
Career	4 seasons	19	2	1	3	-3	2	22	9.1	12:03	—

Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team.

Usage

Last game: @ PHI, Sep 30

Line 3 with Blake Lizotte and Elmer Soderblom (7:10 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

-0.3TBL4/2

+1.4

+1.4FLA4/4

+0.7

+0.7FLA4/5

-0.0PHI4/18

+0.5

+0.5PHI4/20

+0.2

+0.2PHI4/22

+1.3

+1.3PHI4/25

+1.2

+1.2PHI4/27

+0.4

+0.4PHI4/29

+0.0

+0.0PHI9/30

Average +0.54 per game over these 10.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2026-27, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 20.1 mph; 28th pct
20+ mph bursts: 1
Hardest shot: 36.8 mph; 11th pct
Distance: 2.3 mi
OZ time: 42.8%; 56th pct
DZ time: 40.9%

Age curve

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	PIT	$2.25M	2.2%
2027-28	PIT	$2.25M	2.0%

UFA after 2027-28. $4.5M 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).