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Isaak Phillips3

Not on an NHL roster · Defense · Shoots L

Isaak Phillips

Age 25 · 6'3" · 205 lb · Born in Barrie, CAN

Cap hit

$813K

0.8% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, 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

9:31

PP 0:00 · PK 0:02

xGF%

26.1

5v5, +5.9 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.07

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

0

Blocks 1 · Hits 3

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameGASOGHITBLKTOIPPPKFOOZS%GVTK+/-GS
Mar 5
vs TBL · W 4-1
0002012:100:000:07—50000-0.09
Jan 20
vs STL · W 3-1
001109:540:000:00—33100-0.08
Jan 19
@ CHI · L 2-0
002016:290:000:00—50100-0.05
Nov 6
vs DET · L 4-1
0020112:480:000:01—10010-1-0.22
Nov 3
@ ANA · W 4-2
1012211:400:000:00—7510+1+0.84

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 · 2023-24 · 497 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%37.1%

2nd percentile

Relative xGF%-6.5

7th percentile

HDCF%38.6%

9th percentile

CF%42.3%

3rd percentile

Relative CF%-4.6

12th percentile

FF%41.4%

3rd percentile

GF%22.9%

1st percentile

CF/6050.7

6th percentile

CA/6069.3

9th percentile

ixG/600.21

49th percentile

Goals above expected-1.8

11th percentile

IPP54.5%

95th percentile

PDO92.7

1st percentile

OZS%37.2%

16th 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 · 2023-24

Shooting volume
54
Playmaking
51
Zone entries(est.)
72
Forechecking
86
Physicality
58
Defensive impact
3
Puck management
41
Speed
—

Where he shoots from

Slot 9% · Mid-range 25% · Perimeter 65%(55 unblocked shots)

Strengths

  • Forechecking: 86th percentile among defensemen.
  • Zone entries: 72nd percentile among defensemen (estimate).

Watch-outs

  • Defensive impact: 3rd percentile among defensemen.

Similar style: Bowen Byram (CHI), Braden Schneider (NYR)

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

2023-24 · 33 GP · goals above average

Season total -4.8 goals, or -0.14 per game.

Even strength offense
-0.8
Even strength defense
-1.6
Penalty kill
+0.1
Finishing
-1.8
Playmaking
-0.3
Penalties
-0.4

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

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPPSHGGWGSOGS%TOIFO%GS/GP
2021-22Chicago Blackhawks4000-14000040.012:20——
2022-23Chicago Blackhawks16145-1050000166.315:28—-0.02
2023-24Chicago Blackhawks33066-26220000310.017:04—-0.14
2024-25Chicago Blackhawks3101000000333.311:54—+0.19
2025-26Winnipeg Jets300002000030.09:31—-0.07
Career5 seasons5921012-37330000573.515:40—

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

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 +0.01 per game over these 10.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed
20.1 mph
10th pct
20+ mph bursts
1
Hardest shot
89.9 mph
46th pct
Distance
4.1 mi
OZ time
40.6%
33rd pct
DZ time
41.6%

Age curve

NHL defensemen · production index

202937

At 25, defensemen typically produce 100% of their peak (age 24).

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

1 season left

SeasonTeamCap hit% of cap
2026-27WPG$813K0.8%

UFA after 2026-27. $813K 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).