Danton
Heinen
L · CBJ · Defensive · Excellent
- PAL
- 81
- WAR
- 0.5
- Value
- 83
- PTS
- 10
2025-26№ 239 / 615
Danton Heinen (Columbus Blue Jackets) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Danton Heinen
#58LPlays: Left wing · 11% of faceoffs
Columbus Blue Jackets
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 86 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : July 4, 1995 · Langley, Canada
Drafted : 2014 · BOS · round 4, pick #116
Contract : $1,000,000 · 2026-27 → 2026-27 · Two-Way Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 33 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 28 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Vancouver Canucks | 51 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 31 |
| 2023-24 | Boston Bruins | 74 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 28 |
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 65 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 12 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 76 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 16 |
| 2020-21 | Anaheim Ducks | 43 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Anaheim Ducks | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Boston Bruins | 58 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 8 |
| 2018-19 | Boston Bruins | 77 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 16 |
| 2017-18 | Boston Bruins | 77 | 16 | 31 | 47 | 16 |
| 2016-17 | Boston Bruins | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 622 | 102 | 151 | 253 | 147 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Boston Bruins | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | Boston Bruins | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Boston Bruins | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 48 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | |
Danton Heinen: our analysis
2025-26 season: 33 GP, 5 G, 5 A, 10 PTS, +6 +/-, 11:13 TOI. WAR 0.5 (239th of 615) · PAL 81, excellent.
In 2025-26, Danton Heinen, 31, posts a PAL Rating of 81 out of 100 (excellent), and his WAR of 0.5 ranks 239th among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: defense (97, among the best in the league) and possession (95, among the best in the league). On the other hand, discipline (8, among the weakest in the league) and power play (20, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+1.6); his biggest cost: penalties (-0.7).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 22 in 2024-25 to 81; his WAR went from 0.5 to 0.5.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 83 (very good contract) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Danton Heinen's story
Growing up in Langley, British Columbia, Heinen moved through local junior ranks, skating for the Richmond Sockeyes before playing junior A with the Merritt Centennials and the Surrey Eagles in the BCHL. His breakout junior season with Surrey established him as a high-scoring prospect and led to a college opportunity.
Heinen accepted a scholarship to the University of Denver and produced 45 points as a freshman in 2014–15, then 48 points the following year. Those two campaigns earned him conference recognition: NCHC Rookie of the Year in 2014–15 and NCHC Forward of the Year in 2015–16. After his sophomore year he forwent remaining NCAA eligibility and signed a three-year entry-level deal with the Boston Bruins in April 2016; he had been selected by Boston in the fourth round, 116th overall, at the 2014 draft.
Professionally he began with the Providence Bruins in the AHL, splitting time between Providence and Boston in his early seasons. He secured a more consistent role with Boston in 2017–18, finishing that season with 47 points and making his playoff debut. On 24 February 2020 he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks. After one full season in Anaheim he became a free agent when the Ducks declined to extend a qualifying offer, and he signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on 29 July 2021, later re-signing for another season in July 2022.
Heinen returned to Boston on a one-year deal in October 2023 after a preseason tryout, recorded his first NHL hat trick in January 2024 and posted 36 points that season. He signed a two-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks on 1 July 2024, was traded back to Pittsburgh on 31 January 2025, and then dealt to the Columbus Blue Jackets on 29 December 2025; Columbus re-signed him to a one-year, two-way extension on 23 July 2026.
On the ice Heinen is a versatile forward who can skate in different line roles and contribute offense from the middle or the wing. His path — junior A to NCAA to alternating AHL/LNH stints and multiple NHL clubs — underlines adaptability and an ability to fill both top-nine and depth assignments when called upon.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 10:10
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:00
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:55
- Pts/GP
- 0.00
- EV points
- 0
- Hits
- 8
- Blocks
- 9
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 44.3 %
- Off. zone starts
- 18.2 %
- Faceoffs
- 47.2 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
14between 2 and 26 (80% range)
- Goals
- 6
- Assists
- 8
- Games
- 78
So far: 0 pts in 10 games. The team has played 0 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.21 pts per game (last season: 0.26).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Stable
- Points per game: 0.49 in 23-24, 0.26 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 22 → 81
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 31: the age when production usually declines
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 76 %
68
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 64
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 75
- Confidence 80 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 61
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 70
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 78
- Confidence 80 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 74
- Confidence 62 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 60
- Confidence 80 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 70
- Confidence 76 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 67
- Confidence 76 %
- DF
- Defense
- 87
- Confidence 73 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 85
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating64
- Top speed (35 %)35.1 · 59
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)3.858 · 67
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.4 · 82
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.6 · 63
ST — Strength75
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.302 · 78
- Body mass (50 %)-0.526 · 71
EN — Endurance61
- Ice time per game (45 %)13 · 64
- Total ice time (20 %)512 · 56
- Shift length (15 %)43.1 · 63
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.3 · 60
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.348 · 62
DU — Durability70
- Share of games played (100 %)0.785 · 70
CK — Checking78
- Hits /60 (70 %)5.316 · 78
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.635 · 79
- Season volume (10 %)4.007 · 71
FG — Fighting74
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.812 · 74
DI — Discipline60
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.037 · 58
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.706 · 73
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.486 · 55
PA — Passing70
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.587 · 68
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.465 · 75
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.064 · 73
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.922 · 67
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.437 · 73
SC — Scoring67
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.787 · 66
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.742 · 65
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.181 · 77
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.21 · 70
- xG per shot (10 %)0.08 · 75
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.2 · 64
DF — Defense87
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.06 · 82
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.252 · 89
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.373 · 89
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.079 · 85
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.07 · 85
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.1 · 84
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.704 · 80
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience85
- Career regular-season games (65 %)91
- Career playoff games (25 %)73
- NHL seasons (10 %)81
OV — Overall68
- SC · Scoring (28 %)67
- PA · Passing (22 %)70
- DF · Defense (18 %)87
- SK · Skating (12 %)64
- EN · Endurance (8 %)61
- DI · Discipline (5 %)60
- ST · Strength (4 %)75
- CK · Checking (3 %)78
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 68 | 64 | 67 | 87 |
| 2024-25 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 78 |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 77 |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 77 | 71 | 80 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.5
wins above replacement
239 of 615
PAL Rating
81/ 100
Performance · Excellent
83 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
83/ 100
Very good contract
2.25 M$ · expected PAL 50
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 52
- Defense
- 97
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- Offense
- 34
- Creation
- 56
- Shooting
- 43
- Possession
- 95
- Defense
- 97
- Discipline
- 8
- Power play
- 20
- Penalty kill
- 54
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 0.5 | 81 | 83 | 2.25 M$ |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 0.5 | 22 | 21 | 2.25 M$ |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 0.9 | 37 | 55 | 0.78 M$ |
| 2022-23 | PIT | 0.4 | 51 | 62 | 1.00 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
38/ 100
Below average
better than 38% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
14/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
74/ 100
Very good
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 261 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 27
- Shot selection
- 49
- Penalties drawn
- 3
- Puck management
- 50
Defense
- Takeaways
- 63
- Discipline
- 55
- Safe zone exits
- 72
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 38 | 14 | 74 |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 37 | 12 | 71 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 28 | 28 | 38 |
| 2022-23 | PIT | 54 | 23 | 79 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.5
wins above replacement
-0.0 to 1.2 — 90% interval
239 of 615 forwards
+2.6 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.3
- EV defense
- +1.6
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.0
- Shooting
- +0.0
- Penalties
- -0.7
- Average → replacement
- +1.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 46 | 0.5 | -0.0 to 1.2 | 239/615 |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 76 | 0.5 | -0.5 to 1.3 | 233/596 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 74 | 0.9 | -0.1 to 2.0 | 165/608 |
| 2022-23 | PIT | 65 | 0.4 | -0.6 to 1.1 | 238/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 128.4 km/h38th percentileleague avg. 129.4 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.5 km/h11th percentileleague avg. 35.1 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 413th percentileleague avg. 20
- Offensive zone time
- 39.1 %18th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 27.4 km24th percentileleague avg. 49.6 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.60 km20th percentileleague avg. 4.51 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.3 %22nd percentileleague avg. 41.0 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.4 %67th percentileleague avg. 17.7 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.5 %20th percentileleague avg. 39.3 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 823rd percentile | 024th percentile | 0.0 %3rd percentile |
| High danger | 434th percentile | 035th percentile | 0.0 %11th percentile |
| Mid range | 336th percentile | 055th percentile | 0.0 %34th percentile |
| Long range | 033rd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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BUFDanton Heinen: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Danton Heinen have in 2026-27?
Danton Heinen has 0 goals and 0 points (0 assists) in 10 games in 2026-27.
How old is Danton Heinen?
Danton Heinen is 31 years old: he was born on July 5, 1995.
How tall is Danton Heinen, and how much does he weigh?
Danton Heinen is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 190 lb (86 kg).
Where is Danton Heinen from?
Canada: Danton Heinen was born in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.
What team does Danton Heinen play for?
Danton Heinen plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL, at L, wearing number 58.
Is Danton Heinen injured?
No: Danton Heinen is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Danton Heinen?
Danton Heinen produced 0.5 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 239th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 81 out of 100: excellent for his position.
How much does Danton Heinen make?
Danton Heinen earns $2.3M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 83 out of 100 (very good contract): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Danton Heinen's contract end?
Danton Heinen's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Danton Heinen overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 83 out of 100 (very good contract), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Danton Heinen a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 239th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Danton Heinen getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 22 in 2024-25 to 81 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Danton Heinen played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Danton Heinen has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists).
What are Danton Heinen's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Danton Heinen has 622 games, 102 goals, 151 assists and 253 points. His best season: 2017-18, with 47 points in 77 games.
Where was Danton Heinen drafted?
Danton Heinen was drafted 116th overall (round 4) by Boston Bruins in 2014.
How does Danton Heinen perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Danton Heinen has 48 games and 13 points in his career. His pace (0.27 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.41).
Which player is most similar to Danton Heinen?
Casey Cizikas: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Casey Cizikas's page →Is Danton Heinen a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 14 points in 2026-27, or 0.18 points per game.
Does Danton Heinen have siblings?
Yes: his sister Olivia (played volleyball in high school), his brother Cody (played hockey).
What is Danton Heinen's nationality?
Danton Heinen is Canadian.
What awards has Danton Heinen won?
NCHC Rookie of the Year (2014–15 season) ; NCHC Forward of the Year (2015–16 season) ; selected for the 2017 AHL All-Star Game ; HCA National Rookie of the Month (February, freshman season) ; Second-Team All-Conference (March, freshman season) ; ASN Player of the Year (inaugural recipient, sophomore season) ; First-Team All-NCHC (sophomore season) ; Junior A Rookie of the Year of the BCHL (with the Surrey Eagles).
How many championships has Danton Heinen won?
1: Pacific Junior Hockey League champion with the Richmond Sockeyes (2012–13 season).
Where did Danton Heinen play before turning pro?
Richmond Sockeyes (PJHL); Merritt Centennials (BCHL); Surrey Eagles (BCHL); college: Denver Pioneers (2014–2016).
How many points is Danton Heinen projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 14 points in 78 games in 2026-27 (2 to 26 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Columbus Blue Jackets teammates
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