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Isaak Phillips3

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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

Plus/minus

0

Hits

3

Blocks 1

PIM

2

Game Score

+0.11

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameGASOGHITBLKTOIPPPKFOOZS%GVTK+/-GS
Mar 5
vs TBL · W 4-1
0002012:100:000:07—50000+0.07
Jan 20
vs STL · W 3-1
001109:540:000:00—33100+0.07
Jan 19
@ CHI · L 2-0
002016:290:000:00—50100+0.19
Nov 6
vs DET · L 4-1
0020112:480:000:01—10010-1-0.08
Nov 3
@ ANA · W 4-2
1012211:400:000:00—7510+1+1.30

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 · 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.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

SeasonLeagueTeamGPGAP+/-PIM
2012-13WSI U12East Coast Selects O U128022—4
2015-16ETAHL U16Barrie Colts U16 AAA2000—0
2016-17ETAHL U16Barrie Colts U16 AAA3561723—28
2016-17ETAHL U18Barrie Colts U18 AAA3000—0
2016-17OGC-16Team OMHA Black5000—0
2016-17 (playoffs)ETAHL U16Barrie Colts U16 AAA8000—0
2017-18OJHLStouffville Spirit523811—40
2018-19OHLSudbury Wolves6831114+654
2018-19 (playoffs)OHLSudbury Wolves8011-26
2019-20OHLSudbury Wolves6391726+427
2020-21AHLRockford IceHogs27279-314
2021-22NHLChicago Blackhawks4000-14
2021-22AHLRockford IceHogs64101525046
2021-22 (playoffs)AHLRockford IceHogs5022+34
2022-23NHLChicago Blackhawks16145-105
2022-23AHLRockford IceHogs5161723+1080
2022-23 (playoffs)AHLRockford IceHogs5123-12
2023-24NHLChicago Blackhawks33066-2622
2023-24AHLRockford IceHogs2941014+720
2023-24 (playoffs)AHLRockford IceHogs4022-24
2024-25NHLChicago Blackhawks310100
2024-25AHLRockford IceHogs28178+854
2024-25AHLManitoba Moose39358-1120
2025-26NHLWinnipeg Jets300002
2025-26AHLManitoba Moose67101929-245
2025-26 (playoffs)AHLManitoba Moose7000+12

Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.

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 +0.17 per game over these 10.

Where his Game Score comes from

+0.08 per game

2023-24 · 33 GP

Season total +2.7, or +0.08 per game.

Scoring
+3.6
Shooting
+2.3
5-on-5 goals
-3.9
Defense
-1.6
Physical play
+2.9
Puck battles
-0.3
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

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

At 25: 100% of peak

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).