Devon
Toews
D · COL · Defensive · Very good
- PAL
- 78
- WAR
- 1.0
- Value
- 65
- PTS
- 24
2025-26№ 73 / 325
Devon Toews (Colorado Avalanche) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Devon Toews
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 87 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : February 20, 1994 · Abbotsford, Canada
Drafted : 2014 · NYI · round 4, pick #108
Contract : $7,250,000 · 2024-25 → 2030-31 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFANMC / M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Colorado Avalanche | 18 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | Colorado Avalanche | 68 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 32 |
| 2024-25 | Colorado Avalanche | 76 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 26 |
| 2023-24 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 12 | 38 | 50 | 18 |
| 2022-23 | Colorado Avalanche | 80 | 7 | 43 | 50 | 26 |
| 2021-22 | Colorado Avalanche | 66 | 13 | 44 | 57 | 20 |
| 2020-21 | Colorado Avalanche | 53 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 16 |
| 2019-20 | New York Islanders | 68 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 16 |
| 2018-19 | New York Islanders | 48 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 |
| NHL totals | 559 | 70 | 248 | 318 | 166 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Colorado Avalanche | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Colorado Avalanche | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Colorado Avalanche | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Colorado Avalanche | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Colorado Avalanche | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | Colorado Avalanche | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | New York Islanders | 22 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | New York Islanders | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 97 | 14 | 52 | 66 | 22 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Stanley Cuponce · 2021-22
Devon Toews: our analysis
2025-26 season: 68 GP, 3 G, 21 A, 24 PTS, +37 +/-, 22:22 TOI. WAR 1.0 (73rd of 325) · PAL 78, very good.
In 2025-26, Devon Toews, 32, posts a PAL Rating of 78 out of 100 (very good), and his WAR of 1.0 ranks 73rd among 325 regulars, in the top quarter.
His strengths: possession (96, among the best in the league), defense (88, among the best in the league) and creation (79, well above average). On the other hand, power play (2, among the weakest in the league) holds him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+4.3); his biggest cost: finishing (-3.6).
A marked decline: his PAL was 88 in 2024-25, against 78 now; his WAR went from 1.8 to 1.0.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 65 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Devon Toews's story
He learned to skate at Yale Hockey Academy as a child and progressed through Abbotsford’s bantam ranks, helping the Hawks to a B.C. bantam title and a runner-up finish at the Western Canadians. Small in his early teens and overlooked by WHL clubs, Toews nevertheless stayed in the system, overcame a bus accident setback, grew significantly and finished major-midget with one of the top offensive totals among BC defencemen — a performance that led to a spot with the Surrey Eagles in the BCHL.
In Surrey he spent two seasons building his profile: BCHL All-Rookie in 2011–12, league first all-star honours and a BCHL championship in 2013, plus MVP recognition at the Western Canada Cup. Those achievements, together with international junior A experience for Canada West, earned him a scholarship at Quinnipiac University, where he balanced an accounting major with steady development on the blue line.
After being selected 108th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2014 NHL Draft, Toews finished his college career and signed a three-year entry-level deal on April 15, 2016. He made an immediate impact in the AHL with Bridgeport, tying team rookie marks for assists by a defenceman and earning AHL All-Rookie recognition and an All-Star invitation in 2017. A shoulder injury on December 30, 2017, required surgery and sidelined him for the remainder of that season.
Recalled to the Islanders late in 2018, Toews made his NHL debut on December 23, 2018, and scored his first NHL point — an overtime game-winner — on January 3, 2019. As a restricted free agent, cap pressures led to a trade to the Colorado Avalanche on October 12, 2020; he signed a four-year, $16.4 million contract days later and became a mainstay of Colorado’s top defensive minutes. He lifted the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 2022 and agreed to a seven-year extension in October 2023.
Toews’s game is defined by mobility and puck skills from the back end: he drives offense from the blueline, logs heavy minutes and provides a reliable transition presence while maintaining the positional discipline coaches seek in playoff competition.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 21:06
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:36
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:23
- Pts/GP
- 0.89
- EV points
- 12
- Hits
- 7
- Blocks
- 17
- Takeaways
- 12
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 56.0 %
- Off. zone starts
- 38.5 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
42between 28 and 55 (80% range)
- Goals
- 11
- Assists
- 32
- Games
- 77
So far: 16 pts in 18 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.45 pts per game (last season: 0.35).
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
Declining
- Points per game: 0.61 in 23-24, 0.35 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 88 → 78
Outlook, age included
↓ DecliningAge 32: 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 88 %
87
High-end
- SK
- Skating
- 81
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 46
- Confidence 90 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 86
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 80
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 64
- Confidence 90 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 60
- Confidence 66 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 79
- Confidence 90 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 80
- Confidence 88 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 79
- Confidence 88 %
- DF
- Defense
- 86
- Confidence 85 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 87
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating81
- Top speed (35 %)36 · 81
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.259 · 79
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.2 · 74
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.4 · 86
ST — Strength46
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)2.115 · 42
- Body mass (50 %)-0.564 · 64
EN — Endurance86
- Ice time per game (45 %)21.9 · 87
- Total ice time (20 %)1,476 · 78
- Shift length (15 %)50 · 82
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)20.9 · 89
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)3.648 · 86
DU — Durability80
- Share of games played (100 %)0.85 · 80
CK — Checking64
- Hits /60 (70 %)1.855 · 64
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)1.458 · 62
- Season volume (10 %)3.296 · 64
FG — Fighting60
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.669 · 60
DI — Discipline79
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.026 · 79
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.509 · 81
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.358 · 72
PA — Passing80
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.434 · 79
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.595 · 85
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.095 · 84
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)2.502 · 37
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.345 · 82
SC — Scoring79
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.231 · 76
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.262 · 82
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.107 · 58
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.199 · 86
- xG per shot (10 %)0.036 · 84
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)10.4 · 79
DF — Defense86
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.192 · 92
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.005 · 74
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.477 · 83
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.016 · 71
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.099 · 93
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.7 · 67
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.742 · 64
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience87
- Career regular-season games (65 %)89
- Career playoff games (25 %)86
- NHL seasons (10 %)75
OV — Overall87
- DF · Defense (30 %)86
- PA · Passing (22 %)80
- SK · Skating (12 %)81
- SC · Scoring (12 %)79
- EN · Endurance (9 %)86
- ST · Strength (6 %)46
- DI · Discipline (5 %)79
- CK · Checking (4 %)64
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 87 | 81 | 79 | 86 |
| 2024-25 | 92 | 85 | 84 | 87 |
| 2023-24 | 94 | 87 | 83 | 92 |
| 2022-23 | 96 | 90 | 77 | 89 |
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
1.0
wins above replacement
73 of 325
PAL Rating
78/ 100
Performance · Very good
51 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
65/ 100
Good value
7.25 M$ · expected PAL 70
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 65
- Defense
- 91
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- Offense
- 46
- Creation
- 79
- Shooting
- 48
- Possession
- 96
- Defense
- 88
- Discipline
- 40
- Power play
- 2
- Penalty kill
- 72
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 | COL | 1.0 | 78 | 65 | 7.25 M$ |
| 2024-25 | COL | 1.8 | 88 | 73 | 7.25 M$ |
| 2023-24 | COL | 3.0 | 93 | 91 | 4.10 M$ |
| 2022-23 | COL | 2.6 | 90 | 87 | 4.10 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
87/ 100
Very good
better than 87% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
71/ 100
Very good
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
89/ 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, 29 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 72
- Shot selection
- 79
- Penalties drawn
- 44
- Puck management
- 40
Defense
- Takeaways
- 85
- Discipline
- 58
- Safe zone exits
- 92
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 | COL | 87 | 71 | 89 |
| 2024-25 | COL | 97 | 81 | 97 |
| 2023-24 | COL | 94 | 76 | 95 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 95 | 86 | 93 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
1.0
wins above replacement
0.4 to 1.4 — 90% interval
73 of 325 defensemen
+5.2 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +3.0
- EV defense
- +4.3
- Power play
- -0.3
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Shooting
- -3.6
- Penalties
- -1.4
- Average → replacement
- +3.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | COL | 68 | 1.0 | 0.4 to 1.4 | 73/325 |
| 2024-25 | COL | 74 | 1.8 | 0.7 to 3.3 | 22/314 |
| 2023-24 | COL | 82 | 3.0 | 2.1 to 3.8 | 6/316 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 80 | 2.6 | 1.0 to 4.4 | 4/334 |
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
- 146.2 km/h67th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.2 km/h78th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1275th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 44.1 %83rd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 85.1 km86th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.77 km79th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 44.8 %91st percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.9 %42nd percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 38.0 %81st percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3492nd percentile | 599th percentile | 14.7 %94th percentile |
| High danger | 498th percentile | 198th percentile | 25.0 %71st percentile |
| Mid range | 579th percentile | 190th percentile | 20.0 %77th percentile |
| Long range | 2196th percentile | 195th percentile | 4.8 %72nd 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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LAKDevon Toews: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Devon Toews have in 2026-27?
Devon Toews has 5 goals and 16 points (11 assists) in 18 games in 2026-27.
How old is Devon Toews?
Devon Toews is 32 years old: he was born on February 21, 1994.
How tall is Devon Toews, and how much does he weigh?
Devon Toews is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 192 lb (87 kg).
Where is Devon Toews from?
Canada: Devon Toews was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
What team does Devon Toews play for?
Devon Toews plays for the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL, at D, wearing number 7.
Is Devon Toews injured?
No: Devon Toews is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Devon Toews?
Devon Toews produced 1.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 73rd of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 78 out of 100: very good for his position.
How much does Devon Toews make?
Devon Toews earns $7.3M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 65 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Devon Toews's contract end?
Devon Toews's contract runs through the 2030-31 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a NMC / M-NTC clause.
Is Devon Toews overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 65 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Devon Toews a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 73rd of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Devon Toews getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 88 in 2024-25 to 78 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Devon Toews played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Devon Toews has 10 points (3 goals, 7 assists).
What are Devon Toews's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Devon Toews has 559 games, 70 goals, 248 assists and 318 points. His best season: 2021-22, with 57 points in 66 games.
Where was Devon Toews drafted?
Devon Toews was drafted 108th overall (round 4) by New York Islanders in 2014.
Is Devon Toews better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.90 points per game at home (9 in 10 games) and 0.88 on the road (7 in 8 games).
How does Devon Toews perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Devon Toews has 97 games and 66 points in his career. His pace (0.68 points per game) is higher than his regular-season pace (0.57).
Which player is most similar to Devon Toews?
Mattias Ekholm: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Mattias Ekholm's page →Is Devon Toews a good fantasy pick?
A useful depth pick: our projection has him at 42 points in 2026-27, or 0.55 points per game.
Is Devon Toews married?
Yes, married to Kerry (2020).
What is Devon Toews's nationality?
Devon Toews is Canadian. Internationally: Represented: Team Canada West — Silver medal at the World Junior A Challenge (2012). Named to Canada's roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
What awards has Devon Toews won?
Named to the BCHL All-Rookie Team (2011–12) ; MVP of the Western Canada Cup and named to the all-tournament team (2013) ; Member of the BCHL First All-Star Team (2012–13) ; Named to the All-ECAC Hockey Second Team (2015–16) ; New England Second Team All-Star (2015–16) ; Finalist for the ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Defenseman (2015–16) ; Named to the AHL All-Rookie Team (2016–17) ; Won the Fastest Skater competition at the AHL All-Star Classic (2017); and more.
How many championships has Devon Toews won?
3: BCHL Champion with the Surrey Eagles (2013); Western Canada Cup champion with the Surrey Eagles (2013); Stanley Cup winner with the Colorado Avalanche (2022).
Where did Devon Toews play before turning pro?
Surrey Eagles (BCHL, two seasons 2011–2013); Quinnipiac University (NCAA, 2013–2016).
How many points is Devon Toews projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 42 points in 77 games in 2026-27 (28 to 55 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Colorado Avalanche teammates
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