Drake
Batherson
R · OTT · Offensive · Elite
- PAL
- 94
- WAR
- 3.6
- Value
- 93
- PTS
- 71
2025-26№ 17 / 615
Drake Batherson (Ottawa Senators) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Drake Batherson
#19RPlays: Right wing · 2% of faceoffs
Ottawa Senators
HEIGHT : 191 cm · WEIGHT : 95 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : April 26, 1998 · Fort Wayne, United States
Drafted : 2017 · OTT · round 4, pick #121
Contract : $4,975,000 · 2021-22 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Ottawa Senators | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 10 |
| 2025-26 | Ottawa Senators | 79 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 33 |
| 2024-25 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 26 | 42 | 68 | 30 |
| 2023-24 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 42 |
| 2022-23 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 33 |
| 2021-22 | Ottawa Senators | 46 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 32 |
| 2020-21 | Ottawa Senators | 56 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | Ottawa Senators | 23 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| 2018-19 | Ottawa Senators | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| NHL totals | 488 | 158 | 224 | 382 | 207 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Ottawa Senators | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | Ottawa Senators | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Playoff totals | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | |
Drake Batherson: our analysis
2025-26 season: 79 GP, 33 G, 38 A, 71 PTS, -7 +/-, 17:21 TOI. WAR 3.6 (17th of 615) · PAL 94, elite.
In 2025-26, Drake Batherson, 28, posts a PAL Rating of 94 out of 100 (elite), and his WAR of 3.6 ranks 17th among 615 regulars, among the league's elite.
His strengths: power play (98, among the best in the league), shooting (94, among the best in the league) and offense (90, among the best in the league).
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+9.8).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 81 in 2024-25 to 94; his WAR went from 2.1 to 3.6.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 93 (exceptional value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Drake Batherson's story
Born in Fort Wayne while his father was still playing in North America, Drake Batherson spent part of his childhood in Germany before his family settled in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. He sharpened his skills across those experiences and earned a spot in major junior when Cape Breton selected him in the 2015 QMJHL draft. By 2016-17 he was a full-time Screaming Eagle, showing goalscoring touch and playoff production.
Batherson's junior path included a mid-season trade in 2017-18 to Blainville-Boisbriand, after which he finished the year among the QMJHL's top postseason scorers. His 2018 playoff totals—13 goals and 20 assists—helped propel his team to the league final and raised his profile ahead of the NHL draft process.
Ranked among North American skaters, Ottawa selected him 121st overall in 2017 and signed him to an entry-level deal on October 3, 2017. He broke into pro hockey with Belleville, where early scoring earned him an NHL recall in November 2018. After marking his first NHL goal on his first shot, he returned to the AHL and delivered a standout rookie campaign: 22 goals and 62 points, an AHL All-Star appearance, MVP honours at the AHL All-Star Game and a spot on the All-Rookie Team.
Batherson gradually established himself with the Senators. He tied an Ottawa record with goals in six straight games during the 2020-21 season and finished that year with 17 goals and 36 points in 56 games. In September 2021 he agreed to a six-year contract with Ottawa. Subsequent seasons included an All-Star selection in 2022 (he could not attend due to injury), full 82-game campaigns and career highs in 2023-24 with 28 goals and 66 points.
Internationally, Batherson represented Canada at the 2018 World Junior Championship—finishing among the tournament's leading scorers—and at the 2022 IIHF World Championship, where he scored an overtime winner in the quarterfinals and added two assists in the semifinal as Canada reached the final. His on-ice profile centres on offensive instinct, playmaking ability and a proven knack for production at multiple levels.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 17:41
- PP TOI/GP
- 3:48
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:01
- Pts/GP
- 1.00
- EV points
- 15
- Hits
- 33
- Blocks
- 7
- Takeaways
- 6
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 47.0 %
- Off. zone starts
- 39.6 %
- Faceoffs
- 12.5 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
76between 54 and 92 (80% range)
- Goals
- 35
- Assists
- 41
- Games
- 82
So far: 18 pts in 18 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.90 pts per game (last season: 0.90).
Three straight seasons of growth. Since 2018, of 97 players in that spot, 23 kept improving the next season; on average, their pace fell back to 90% of their best season.
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
Slightly up
- Points per game: 0.80 in 23-24, 0.90 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 81 → 94
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 28: prime years
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 85 %
87
High-end
- SK
- Skating
- 79
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 75
- Confidence 87 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 83
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 87
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 78
- Confidence 87 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 75
- Confidence 67 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 77
- Confidence 87 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 72
- Confidence 31 %
- PA
- Passing
- 86
- Confidence 85 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 85
- Confidence 85 %
- DF
- Defense
- 74
- Confidence 82 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 87
- Confidence 50 %
- EX
- Experience
- 75
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating79
- Top speed (35 %)36 · 75
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.664 · 80
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.4 · 81
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.5 · 78
ST — Strength75
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.326 · 67
- Body mass (50 %)0.537 · 81
EN — Endurance83
- Ice time per game (45 %)16.7 · 83
- Total ice time (20 %)1,315 · 83
- Shift length (15 %)44.4 · 68
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)16.1 · 84
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)3.028 · 83
DU — Durability87
- Share of games played (100 %)0.881 · 87
CK — Checking78
- Hits /60 (70 %)5.339 · 78
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.189 · 78
- Season volume (10 %)4.812 · 81
FG — Fighting75
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.824 · 75
DI — Discipline77
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.03 · 78
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.642 · 76
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.816 · 77
FO — Faceoffs72
- Faceoff % (85 %)50.2 · 77
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)8.046 · 35
PA — Passing86
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.973 · 86
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.657 · 86
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.047 · 70
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)6.376 · 93
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.833 · 87
SC — Scoring85
- Goals /60 (25 %)1.233 · 86
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)1.01 · 82
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)1.069 · 89
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.57 · 81
- xG per shot (10 %)0.081 · 78
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)15.6 · 80
DF — Defense74
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.003 · 75
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.115 · 67
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.547 · 79
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.036 · 79
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.227 · 81
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58 · 77
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)1.665 · 61
PS — Penalty shot87
- Shootouts (60 %)34.8 · 89
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience75
- Career regular-season games (65 %)87
- Career playoff games (25 %)45
- NHL seasons (10 %)75
OV — Overall87
- SC · Scoring (28 %)85
- PA · Passing (22 %)86
- DF · Defense (18 %)74
- SK · Skating (12 %)79
- EN · Endurance (8 %)83
- DI · Discipline (5 %)77
- ST · Strength (4 %)75
- CK · Checking (3 %)78
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 87 | 79 | 85 | 74 |
| 2024-25 | 84 | 79 | 80 | 70 |
| 2023-24 | 83 | 78 | 80 | 66 |
| 2022-23 | 83 | 74 | 79 | 71 |
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
3.6
wins above replacement
17 of 615
PAL Rating
94/ 100
Performance · Elite
24 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
93/ 100
Exceptional value
4.98 M$ · expected PAL 62
ProfileOffensiveValue comes mostly from offense
- Offense
- 95
- Defense
- 62
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- Offense
- 90
- Creation
- 82
- Shooting
- 94
- Possession
- 76
- Defense
- 52
- Discipline
- 64
- Power play
- 98
- Penalty kill
- 69
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 | OTT | 3.6 | 94 | 93 | 4.98 M$ |
| 2024-25 | OTT | 2.1 | 81 | 69 | 4.98 M$ |
| 2023-24 | OTT | 1.7 | 69 | 48 | 4.98 M$ |
| 2022-23 | OTT | 0.3 | 84 | 68 | 4.98 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
88/ 100
Very good
better than 88% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
60/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
91/ 100
Elite
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, 49 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 44
- Shot selection
- 57
- Penalties drawn
- 63
- Puck management
- 57
Defense
- Takeaways
- 53
- Discipline
- 72
- Safe zone exits
- 97
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 | OTT | 88 | 60 | 91 |
| 2024-25 | OTT | 90 | 90 | 66 |
| 2023-24 | OTT | 68 | 53 | 71 |
| 2022-23 | OTT | 87 | 79 | 79 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
3.6
wins above replacement
1.8 to 4.7 — 90% interval
17 of 615 forwards
+18.9 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +1.1
- EV defense
- +0.6
- Power play
- +3.1
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- +9.8
- Penalties
- +0.9
- Average → replacement
- +3.4
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OTT | 79 | 3.6 | 1.8 to 4.7 | 17/615 |
| 2024-25 | OTT | 79 | 2.1 | 0.8 to 3.9 | 65/596 |
| 2023-24 | OTT | 82 | 1.7 | 0.6 to 2.6 | 82/608 |
| 2022-23 | OTT | 82 | 0.3 | -0.8 to 1.8 | 242/617 |
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
- 143.8 km/h89th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.5 km/h32nd percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1542nd percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 47.4 %94th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 79.9 km86th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.03 km68th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 43.1 %84th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.1 %12th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 35.5 %93rd percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 4087th percentile | 996th percentile | 22.5 %90th percentile |
| High danger | 1382nd percentile | 491st percentile | 30.8 %79th percentile |
| Mid range | 1385th percentile | 396th percentile | 23.1 %83rd percentile |
| Long range | 153rd 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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TORDrake Batherson: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Drake Batherson have in 2026-27?
Drake Batherson has 9 goals and 18 points (9 assists) in 18 games in 2026-27.
How old is Drake Batherson?
Drake Batherson is 28 years old: he was born on April 27, 1998.
How tall is Drake Batherson, and how much does he weigh?
Drake Batherson is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 209 lb (95 kg).
Where is Drake Batherson from?
United States: Drake Batherson was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States.
What team does Drake Batherson play for?
Drake Batherson plays for the Ottawa Senators in the NHL, at R, wearing number 19.
Is Drake Batherson injured?
No: Drake Batherson is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Drake Batherson?
Drake Batherson produced 3.6 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 17th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 94 out of 100: elite for his position.
How much does Drake Batherson make?
Drake Batherson earns $5.0M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 93 out of 100 (exceptional value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Drake Batherson's contract end?
Drake Batherson's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Drake Batherson overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 93 out of 100 (exceptional value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Drake Batherson a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 17th 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 Drake Batherson getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 81 in 2024-25 to 94 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Drake Batherson played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Drake Batherson has 13 points (6 goals, 7 assists).
What are Drake Batherson's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Drake Batherson has 488 games, 158 goals, 224 assists and 382 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 71 points in 79 games.
Where was Drake Batherson drafted?
Drake Batherson was drafted 121st overall (round 4) by Ottawa Senators in 2017.
Is Drake Batherson better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 1.00 points per game at home (8 in 8 games) and 1.00 on the road (10 in 10 games).
How does Drake Batherson perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Drake Batherson has 10 games and 6 points in his career. His pace (0.60 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.78).
Which player is most similar to Drake Batherson?
Kirill Kaprizov: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Kirill Kaprizov's page →Is Drake Batherson a good fantasy pick?
Yes, a solid pick: our projection has him at 76 points in 2026-27, or 0.93 points per game.
Does Drake Batherson have siblings?
Yes: his sister Mae Batherson (drafted in the sixth round of the 2024 PWHL draft by the Minnesota Frost).
Is Drake Batherson related to anyone famous?
Yes: Norm Batherson (father, former professional player; played in the Ottawa organization with the Prince Edward Island Senators and the Thunder Bay Senators); Dennis Vial (uncle, played several seasons with Ottawa in the 1990s); Matt Minglewood (great uncle, Canadian musician, Juno Award-nominated).
What is Drake Batherson's nationality?
Drake Batherson is Canadian. Internationally: Canada — gold medal at the 2018 World Junior Championship (set up the game-winning goal in the final); silver medal at the 2022 IIHF World Championship (runner-up).
What awards has Drake Batherson won?
AHL All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (2019) ; AHL Rookie of the Month — February 2019 ; AHL All-Rookie Team (2019) ; Selected to the AHL All-Star Game (2020) ; Selected to the NHL All-Star Game (2022).
How many championships has Drake Batherson won?
2: World Junior Championship — gold with Canada (2018); Blainville‑Boisbriand Armada — QMJHL best overall regular season team (2017–18).
Where did Drake Batherson play before turning pro?
Valley Wildcats (2014–15); Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (selected in 2015 QMJHL Entry Draft; played parts of 2015–16, full 2016–17, part of 2017–18); Blainville‑Boisbriand Armada (traded January 2, 2018; part of 2017–18).
How many points is Drake Batherson projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 76 points in 82 games in 2026-27 (54 to 92 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Ottawa Senators teammates
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