Drew
Helleson
D · ANA · Balanced · Very poor
- PAL
- 16
- WAR
- -0.4
- Value
- 26
- PTS
- 15
2025-26№ 293 / 325
Drew Helleson (Anaheim Ducks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Drew Helleson
#14D
Anaheim Ducks
HEIGHT : 191 cm · WEIGHT : 94 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : March 25, 2001 · Farmington, United States
Drafted : 2019 · COL · round 2, pick #47
Contract : $1,100,000 · 2025-26 → 2026-27 · Two-Way Contract · RFA (Arb)
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Anaheim Ducks | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2025-26 | Anaheim Ducks | 60 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 20 |
| 2024-25 | Anaheim Ducks | 56 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 47 |
| 2022-23 | Anaheim Ducks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 130 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 81 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Anaheim Ducks | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Drew Helleson: our analysis
2025-26 season: 60 GP, 2 G, 13 A, 15 PTS, -4 +/-, 16:58 TOI. WAR -0.4 (293rd of 325) · PAL 16, very poor.
In 2025-26, Drew Helleson, 25, posts a PAL Rating of 16 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.4 ranks 293rd among 325 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: penalty kill (67, above average). On the other hand, creation (6, among the weakest in the league) and possession (14, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalty kill (+0.2); his biggest cost: EV offense (-2.5).
An improvement on 2024-25, when his PAL was 9; his WAR, though, went from -0.1 to -0.4.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 26 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Drew Helleson's story
After a junior year at Boston College that produced 21 assists and 25 points in 32 games, Drew Helleson entered the professional ranks with momentum. The season before, he had scored 4 goals and added 11 assists in 22 games, performances that earned him Hockey East’s Best Defensive Defenseman, a First Team All‑Hockey East nod and a place on the AHCA Second Team All‑American — recognition of his two-way reliability on the blue line.
Selected 47th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, Helleson finished his development with the Eagles rather than turning pro immediately. His steady college trajectory and defensive reputation made him a notable prospect, though his path to the NHL would ultimately shift through a trade rather than a direct debut with the club that drafted him.
On March 14, 2022, Colorado traded Helleson’s rights and a 2023 second‑round pick to the Anaheim Ducks in the deal that brought Josh Manson to the Avalanche. The next day Helleson signed a three‑year entry‑level contract with Anaheim and was assigned to the Ducks’ AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, for the remainder of the season. He spent the 2022–23 campaign largely in the AHL before being recalled on April 9, 2023 and making his NHL debut that night against Colorado.
His first NHL goal came quickly: on April 12, 2023 he scored against Thatcher Demko of the Vancouver Canucks in a 3–2 loss. Helleson began the 2023–24 season back in San Diego, appearing in 59 games and collecting 4 goals and 18 points. He started the 2024–25 season assigned to the Gulls as well, then was recalled on November 13; two nights later he recorded his first multi‑point NHL game with assists on goals by Cutter Gauthier and Ross Johnston in a 6–4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. As a restricted free agent, he avoided arbitration and agreed to a two‑year, $2.2 million extension on July 19, 2025.
Internationally, Helleson represented the United States at the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships (three assists in seven games, bronze) and at the 2021 World Junior Championship (two goals and two assists in seven games, gold). He was also named to Team USA’s roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics on January 13, 2022. On the ice, he is defined by smart positioning, composure in outlet passing and the ability to move the puck out of danger — traits that earned him collegiate honours and shaped his transition to the pro game.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 20:05
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:05
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:40
- Pts/GP
- 0.09
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 18
- Blocks
- 23
- Takeaways
- 5
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 46.1 %
- Off. zone starts
- 24.9 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
12between 3 and 20 (80% range)
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 10
- Games
- 58
So far: 1 pts in 11 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.23 pts per game (last season: 0.25).
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: 0.23 in 24-25, 0.25 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 9 → 16
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 25: 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 65 %
61
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 62
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 80
- Confidence 70 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 67
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 64
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 79
- Confidence 70 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 73
- Confidence 42 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 67
- Confidence 70 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 73
- Confidence 65 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 70
- Confidence 65 %
- DF
- Defense
- 66
- Confidence 61 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 60
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating62
- Top speed (35 %)34.7 · 64
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.389 · 66
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.1 · 72
- Speed consistency (15 %)32.7 · 54
ST — Strength80
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.876 · 80
- Body mass (50 %)0.435 · 76
EN — Endurance67
- Ice time per game (45 %)17.3 · 66
- Total ice time (20 %)1,001 · 68
- Shift length (15 %)44.8 · 64
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)16.5 · 70
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.721 · 64
DU — Durability64
- Share of games played (100 %)0.724 · 64
CK — Checking79
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.3 · 80
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.539 · 79
- Season volume (10 %)4.159 · 76
FG — Fighting73
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.795 · 73
DI — Discipline67
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.062 · 67
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.699 · 71
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.334 · 69
PA — Passing73
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.36 · 75
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.418 · 76
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.108 · 61
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.17 · 76
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.287 · 79
SC — Scoring70
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.198 · 73
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.154 · 63
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.391 · 81
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.037 · 54
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 68
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)8.881 · 68
DF — Defense66
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.043 · 68
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.125 · 65
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.914 · 52
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.053 · 80
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.546 · 85
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)60.3 · 62
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.735 · 78
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience60
- Career regular-season games (65 %)68
- Career playoff games (25 %)41
- NHL seasons (10 %)55
OV — Overall61
- DF · Defense (30 %)66
- PA · Passing (22 %)73
- SK · Skating (12 %)62
- SC · Scoring (12 %)70
- EN · Endurance (9 %)67
- ST · Strength (6 %)80
- DI · Discipline (5 %)67
- CK · Checking (4 %)79
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 61 | 62 | 70 | 66 |
| 2024-25 | 64 | 65 | 78 | 60 |
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
-0.4
wins above replacement
293 of 325
PAL Rating
16/ 100
Performance · Very poor
209 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
26/ 100
Poor return
1.10 M$ · expected PAL 42
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 18
- Defense
- 33
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- Offense
- 38
- Creation
- 6
- Shooting
- 31
- Possession
- 14
- Defense
- 36
- Discipline
- 31
- Power play
- 34
- Penalty kill
- 67
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 | ANA | -0.4 | 16 | 26 | 1.10 M$ |
| 2024-25 | ANA | -0.1 | 9 | 20 | 0.93 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
62/ 100
Average
better than 62% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
17/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
88/ 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, 85 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 42
- Shot selection
- 33
- Penalties drawn
- 12
- Puck management
- 41
Defense
- Takeaways
- 96
- Discipline
- 49
- Safe zone exits
- 63
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 | ANA | 62 | 17 | 88 |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 36 | 55 | 27 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.4
wins above replacement
-0.8 to 0.1 — 90% interval
293 of 325 defensemen
-2.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -2.5
- EV defense
- -1.0
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.2
- Shooting
- +0.1
- Penalties
- -1.0
- Average → replacement
- +2.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | ANA | 60 | -0.4 | -0.8 to 0.1 | 293/325 |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 53 | -0.1 | -0.9 to 0.5 | 239/314 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 3 | 0.2 | -0.0 to 0.5 | 133/334 |
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
- 125.7 km/h10th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.3 km/h58th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 541st percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 40.4 %41st percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 43.1 km35th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.86 km43rd percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.9 %49th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 19.1 %91st percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 40.5 %49th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 934th percentile | 049th percentile | 0.0 %27th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 020th percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 756th percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %67th 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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BOSDrew Helleson: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Drew Helleson have in 2026-27?
Drew Helleson has 0 goals and 1 point (1 assist) in 11 games in 2026-27.
How old is Drew Helleson?
Drew Helleson is 25 years old: he was born on March 26, 2001.
How tall is Drew Helleson, and how much does he weigh?
Drew Helleson is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 207 lb (94 kg).
Where is Drew Helleson from?
United States: Drew Helleson was born in Farmington, Minnesota, United States.
What team does Drew Helleson play for?
Drew Helleson plays for the Anaheim Ducks in the NHL, at D, wearing number 14.
Is Drew Helleson injured?
No: Drew Helleson is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Drew Helleson?
Drew Helleson produced -0.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 293rd of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 16 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Drew Helleson make?
Drew Helleson earns $1.1M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 26 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Drew Helleson's contract end?
Drew Helleson's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Drew Helleson overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 26 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Drew Helleson a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 293rd 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 Drew Helleson getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 9 in 2024-25 to 16 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Drew Helleson played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Drew Helleson has 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist).
What are Drew Helleson's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Drew Helleson has 130 games, 7 goals, 23 assists and 30 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 15 points in 60 games.
Where was Drew Helleson drafted?
Drew Helleson was drafted 47th overall (round 2) by Colorado Avalanche in 2019.
Is Drew Helleson better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.00 points per game at home (0 in 5 games) and 0.17 on the road (1 in 6 games).
How does Drew Helleson perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Drew Helleson has 8 games and 1 point in his career. His pace (0.13 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.23).
Which player is most similar to Drew Helleson?
Timothy Liljegren: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Timothy Liljegren's page →Is Drew Helleson a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 12 points in 2026-27, or 0.21 points per game.
What is Drew Helleson's nationality?
Drew Helleson is American. Internationally: United States: bronze medal at the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships (3 assists in 7 games); gold medal at the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2 goals and 2 assists in 7 games); named to Team USA's roster for the 2022 Winter Olympics (announced January 13, 2022).
What awards has Drew Helleson won?
Hockey East — Best Defensive Defenseman (2020–21 season) ; All-Hockey East — First Team (2020–21 season) ; AHCA All-American — Second Team (2020–21 season).
Where did Drew Helleson play before turning pro?
Boston College (college hockey) — 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons.
How many points is Drew Helleson projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 12 points in 58 games in 2026-27 (3 to 20 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Anaheim Ducks teammates
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