Dalibor
Dvorsky
R · STL · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 3
- WAR
- 0.1
- Value
- 9
- PTS
- 21
2025-26№ 346 / 615
Dalibor Dvorsky (St. Louis Blues) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Dalibor Dvorsky
#15RPlays: Centre and right wing · 82% of faceoffs
St. Louis Blues
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 94 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : June 14, 2005 · Zvolen, Slovakia
Drafted : 2023 · STL · round 1, pick #10
Contract : $950,000 · 2023-24 → 2027-28 · Entry-Level Contract · RFA · Signing bonus $95,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | St. Louis Blues | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | St. Louis Blues | 71 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 26 |
| 2024-25 | St. Louis Blues | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 90 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 30 | |
Dalibor Dvorsky: our analysis
2025-26 season: 71 GP, 12 G, 9 A, 21 PTS, -6 +/-, 14:20 TOI. WAR 0.1 (346th of 615) · PAL 3, very poor.
In 2025-26, Dalibor Dvorsky, 21, posts a PAL Rating of 3 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of 0.1 ranks 346th among 615 regulars, in the bottom half.
On the other hand, discipline (6, among the weakest in the league) and possession (8, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+1.4); his biggest cost: EV offense (-1.5).
His WAR went from 0.0 in 2024-25 to 0.1.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 9 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Dalibor Dvorsky's story
Growing up between Slovakia and Sweden shaped Dalibor Dvorský’s early hockey education; he came through junior systems in both countries and made an unusually early leap into the men’s game in early January 2021 with HC '05 Banská Bystrica in Slovakia’s top league, becoming the youngest goal scorer in that competition. Time spent in Sweden also left him fluent in Swedish, a practical asset as he moved across European clubs.
He returned to AIK to continue his junior progression and signed his first senior contract on 7 February 2022, a two-year deal. Ahead of the 2023 NHL entry draft he rose on scouts’ radars and was taken tenth overall by the St. Louis Blues. The Blues and Dvorský formalized the relationship with a three-year entry-level contract on 14 July 2023.
Dvorský started 2023–24 in the SHL with IK Oskarshamn but, after limited opportunity and no points in ten games, he moved to North America to join the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL. He debuted for Sudbury on 20 October 2023 and scored his first OHL goal that night in a 4–3 loss to the Flint Firebirds. In just 52 regular-season games he led the team with 45 goals and posted a 26.8% shooting percentage, the highest in the OHL, earning a spot on the league’s First All-Star Team for 2023–24.
In the postseason he added three goals and seven assists in nine games, though Sudbury were swept in the second round by the North Bay Battalion. Dvorský later joined the Blues’ organization, spending time with Springfield before being recalled to St. Louis on 22 March 2025 and making his NHL debut the following day against Nashville; he scored his first NHL goal on 4 November 2025 versus Edmonton.
Internationally, he helped Slovakia capture gold at the 2022 U18 World Championship Division IA, collecting 11 points in five games. On the ice he is best known for finishing ability and a remarkably efficient shot—traits that explain both his goal totals and his quick ascent through junior and professional ranks.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 12:06
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:55
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.29
- EV points
- 4
- Hits
- 13
- Blocks
- 1
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 49.4 %
- Off. zone starts
- 35.7 %
- Faceoffs
- 46.7 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Prospect value
Scout Report Center →Rank
11
among all 32 teams' prospects
Rating
98/ 100
percentile among prospects at his position
Potential
75/ 80
First line or top pair
Ceiling: 12.2 WAR from age 21 to 26
NHL probability
88 %
of playing 200 NHL games from age 21 to 26
Expected WAR, age 21-26
5.2
the most likely outcome
NHLe
31
NHL points over 82 games, from 2025-26 (AHL, 6 games)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
25between 10 and 40 (80% range)
- Goals
- 15
- Assists
- 11
- Games
- 77
So far: 5 pts in 17 games. The team has played 17 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.34 pts per game (last season: 0.30).
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.
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 50 %
45
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 45
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 67
- Confidence 56 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 72
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 61
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 77
- Confidence 56 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 76
- Confidence 31 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 57
- Confidence 56 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 69
- Confidence 65 %
- PA
- Passing
- 55
- Confidence 50 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 67
- Confidence 50 %
- DF
- Defense
- 70
- Confidence 46 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 86
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 43
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating45
- Top speed (35 %)34 · 37
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.874 · 59
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.9 · 68
- Speed consistency (15 %)32.2 · 37
ST — Strength67
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)2.671 · 58
- Body mass (50 %)0.256 · 79
EN — Endurance72
- Ice time per game (45 %)14.4 · 71
- Total ice time (20 %)997 · 74
- Shift length (15 %)45.1 · 71
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.9 · 76
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.089 · 74
DU — Durability61
- Share of games played (100 %)0.698 · 61
CK — Checking77
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.754 · 76
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.6 · 79
- Season volume (10 %)4.357 · 77
FG — Fighting76
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.847 · 76
DI — Discipline57
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.044 · 55
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.746 · 72
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.488 · 56
FO — Faceoffs69
- Faceoff % (85 %)47.6 · 67
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)41.4 · 77
PA — Passing55
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.397 · 48
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.417 · 70
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.027 · 60
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.782 · 64
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.348 · 67
SC — Scoring67
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.82 · 69
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.735 · 64
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.334 · 79
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.137 · 67
- xG per shot (10 %)0.079 · 71
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.4 · 65
DF — Defense70
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.019 · 71
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.113 · 68
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.625 · 74
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.036 · 76
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.934 · 66
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.4 · 82
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)1.963 · 68
PS — Penalty shot86
- Shootouts (60 %)34.4 · 88
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience43
- Career regular-season games (65 %)61
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)37
OV — Overall45
- SC · Scoring (28 %)67
- PA · Passing (22 %)55
- DF · Defense (18 %)70
- SK · Skating (12 %)45
- EN · Endurance (8 %)72
- DI · Discipline (5 %)57
- ST · Strength (4 %)67
- CK · Checking (3 %)77
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
0.1
wins above replacement
346 of 615
PAL Rating
3/ 100
Performance · Very poor
459 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
9/ 100
Very poor return
0.89 M$ · expected PAL 35
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 11
- Defense
- 17
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- Offense
- 14
- Creation
- 19
- Shooting
- 33
- Possession
- 8
- Defense
- 27
- Discipline
- 6
- Power play
- 27
- Penalty kill
- 20
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
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
3/ 100
Low
better than 3% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
5/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
10/ 100
Low
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, 410 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 7
- Shot selection
- 28
- Penalties drawn
- 14
- Puck management
- 43
Defense
- Takeaways
- 10
- Discipline
- 39
- Safe zone exits
- 6
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.
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.1
wins above replacement
-0.7 to 1.2 — 90% interval
346 of 615 forwards
+0.4 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -1.5
- EV defense
- -0.4
- Power play
- -0.3
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- +1.4
- Penalties
- -1.4
- Average → replacement
- +2.6
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | STL | 71 | 0.1 | -0.7 to 1.2 | 346/615 |
| 2024-25 | STL | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 | 362/596 |
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
- 132.6 km/h52nd percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.1 km/h22nd percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 413th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 41.8 %47th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 53.0 km41st percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.02 km32nd percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.4 %36th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.3 %59th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 39.9 %46th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2561st percentile | 474th percentile | 16.0 %63rd percentile |
| High danger | 752nd percentile | 386th percentile | 42.9 %93rd percentile |
| Mid range | 1075th percentile | 177th percentile | 10.0 %43rd percentile |
| Long range | 383rd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th 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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DALDalibor Dvorsky: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Dalibor Dvorsky have in 2026-27?
Dalibor Dvorsky has 4 goals and 5 points (1 assist) in 17 games in 2026-27.
How old is Dalibor Dvorsky?
Dalibor Dvorsky is 21 years old: he was born on June 15, 2005.
How tall is Dalibor Dvorsky, and how much does he weigh?
Dalibor Dvorsky is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 207 lb (94 kg).
Where is Dalibor Dvorsky from?
Slovakia: Dalibor Dvorsky was born in Zvolen, Slovakia.
What team does Dalibor Dvorsky play for?
Dalibor Dvorsky plays for the St. Louis Blues in the NHL, at R, wearing number 15.
Is Dalibor Dvorsky injured?
No: Dalibor Dvorsky is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Dalibor Dvorsky?
Dalibor Dvorsky produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 346th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 3 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Dalibor Dvorsky make?
Dalibor Dvorsky earns $887K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 9 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Dalibor Dvorsky's contract end?
Dalibor Dvorsky's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Dalibor Dvorsky overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 9 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Dalibor Dvorsky a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 346th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Dalibor Dvorsky played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Dalibor Dvorsky has 2 points (2 goals, 0 assists).
What are Dalibor Dvorsky's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Dalibor Dvorsky has 90 games, 16 goals, 10 assists and 26 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 21 points in 71 games.
Where was Dalibor Dvorsky drafted?
Dalibor Dvorsky was drafted 10th overall (round 1) by St. Louis Blues in 2023.
Is Dalibor Dvorsky better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.00 points per game at home (0 in 7 games) and 0.50 on the road (5 in 10 games).
How does Dalibor Dvorsky perform in the playoffs?
Dalibor Dvorsky has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Dalibor Dvorsky?
Isaac Howard: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Isaac Howard's page →Is Dalibor Dvorsky a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 25 points in 2026-27, or 0.32 points per game.
What is Dalibor Dvorsky's nationality?
Dalibor Dvorsky is Slovak. Internationally: Slovakia — gold medal at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship Division IA (11 points in 5 games).
What awards has Dalibor Dvorsky won?
Named to the OHL First All-Star Team for the 2023–24 season ; Holds the record as the youngest player to score a goal in the men's Slovak league.
Where did Dalibor Dvorsky play before turning pro?
Played in Swedish and Slovak junior leagues; part of AIK (Sweden); joined HC '05 Banská Bystrica (Slovak Extraliga) for the remainder of 2020–21 (professional debut 6 January 2021); returned to AIK for 2021–22 and signed his first senior contract on 7 February 2022.
How many points is Dalibor Dvorsky projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 25 points in 77 games in 2026-27 (10 to 40 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his St. Louis Blues teammates
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