Hudson
Fasching
R · Defensive · Below average
- PAL
- 39
- WAR
- -0.2
- PTS
- 4
2024-25№ 494 / 596
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Hudson Fasching
#20R
HEIGHT : 191 cm · WEIGHT : 97 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : July 27, 1995 · Apple Valley, United States
Drafted : 2013 · LAK · round 4, pick #118
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | New York Islanders | 43 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | New York Islanders | 45 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | New York Islanders | 49 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | Arizona Coyotes | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Arizona Coyotes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Buffalo Sabres | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | Buffalo Sabres | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | Buffalo Sabres | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| NHL totals | 175 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 30 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | New York Islanders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | New York Islanders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Hudson Fasching: our analysis
2024-25 season: 43 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 4 PTS, -4 +/-, 11:05 TOI. WAR -0.2 (494th of 596) · PAL 39, below average.
In 2024-25, Hudson Fasching, 31, posts a PAL Rating of 39 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.2 ranks 494th among 596 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: defense (81, well above average) and possession (75, well above average). On the other hand, offense (2, among the weakest in the league) and shooting (7, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.8); his biggest cost: finishing (-3.1).
An improvement on 2023-24, when his PAL was 33; his WAR, though, went from 0.2 to -0.2.
Hudson Fasching's story
Born July 28, 1995 in Milwaukee, Hudson Fasching developed his hockey in Minnesota, playing for Apple Valley High School before moving to the USA Hockey National Team Development Program for two seasons in the USHL. Those years put him in the pipeline for college and international junior tournaments.
He committed to the University of Minnesota in December 2011 and spent his collegiate career with the Golden Gophers. Over 115 games he totalled 94 points (46 goals, 48 assists) and helped the program capture three straight regular-season conference titles. Fasching earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman team after 2013–14 and served as an alternate captain in his junior year, finishing tied for the team lead in goals.
Selected 118th overall in the 4th round of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings, his NHL rights were traded to the Buffalo Sabres on March 5, 2014 as part of a multi-player, multi-pick deal. Buffalo signed him to an entry-level contract on March 21, 2016; he made his NHL debut five days later and scored his first NHL goal against the Winnipeg Jets at 8:37 of the first period. After limited opportunities in Buffalo and stretches as a healthy scratch at the AHL level, he was traded to the Arizona Coyotes on June 14, 2018.
Fasching continued his career with subsequent moves: he signed a one-year, two-way deal with the New York Islanders on August 23, 2022, was recalled from Bridgeport on December 1, 2022, and became a regular in the lineup, finishing the 2022–23 season with 10 goals; the Islanders re-signed him to a two-year extension on May 1, 2023. Following three seasons in that organization he inked a one-year, two-way contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets in August 2025, then chose to sign his first European contract, a one-year deal with Skellefteå AIK of the SHL, on August 7, 2026.
Internationally, Fasching wore the USA jersey at the 2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge (silver), at the 2013 IIHF U18 Worlds (silver), and at the World Junior Championships in both 2014 and 2015. He is known for his goal-scoring instincts, willingness to work in front of the net and for translating his collegiate production into complementary roles at the professional level.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 11:05
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:03
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:01
- Pts/GP
- 0.09
- EV points
- 4
- Hits
- 28
- Blocks
- 17
- Takeaways
- 9
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 53.8 %
- Off. zone starts
- 28.1 %
- Faceoffs
- 20.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 61 %
60
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 68
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 82
- Confidence 66 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 52
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 56
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 73
- Confidence 66 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 73
- Confidence 45 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 76
- Confidence 66 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 65
- Confidence 61 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 61
- Confidence 61 %
- DF
- Defense
- 84
- Confidence 56 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 67
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating68
- Top speed (35 %)35.5 · 67
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.039 · 68
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.2 · 75
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.8 · 68
ST — Strength82
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.647 · 78
- Body mass (50 %)0.782 · 83
EN — Endurance52
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.5 · 60
- Total ice time (20 %)406 · 43
- Shift length (15 %)42.8 · 62
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.3 · 58
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)0.88 · 46
DU — Durability56
- Share of games played (100 %)0.658 · 56
CK — Checking73
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.501 · 76
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.92 · 76
- Season volume (10 %)3.258 · 60
FG — Fighting73
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.773 · 73
DI — Discipline76
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.017 · 75
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.512 · 81
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.611 · 66
PA — Passing65
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.562 · 67
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.359 · 64
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.06 · 72
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.569 · 77
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.241 · 55
SC — Scoring61
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.652 · 59
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.738 · 65
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.28 · 68
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.243 · 73
- xG per shot (10 %)0.08 · 78
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.2 · 64
DF — Defense84
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.06 · 81
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.225 · 87
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.496 · 80
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.039 · 73
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.856 · 78
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.6 · 78
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.778 · 81
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience67
- Career regular-season games (65 %)73
- Career playoff games (25 %)45
- NHL seasons (10 %)81
OV — Overall60
- SC · Scoring (28 %)61
- PA · Passing (22 %)65
- DF · Defense (18 %)84
- SK · Skating (12 %)68
- EN · Endurance (8 %)52
- DI · Discipline (5 %)76
- ST · Strength (4 %)82
- CK · Checking (3 %)73
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60 | 68 | 61 | 84 |
| 2023-24 | 72 | 63 | 71 | 81 |
| 2022-23 | 77 | 62 | 79 | 79 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25
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
-0.2
wins above replacement
494 of 596
PAL Rating
39/ 100
Performance · Below average
256 of 451 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 15
- Defense
- 76
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- Offense
- 2
- Creation
- 43
- Shooting
- 7
- Possession
- 75
- Defense
- 81
- Discipline
- 42
- Power play
- 36
- Penalty kill
- 31
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NYI | -0.2 | 39 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | NYI | 0.2 | 33 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | NYI | 1.0 | 64 | — | — |
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.2
wins above replacement
-0.5 to 0.3 — 90% interval
494 of 596 forwards
-0.9 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.4
- EV defense
- +0.8
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -3.1
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +1.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NYI | 39 | -0.2 | -0.5 to 0.3 | 494/596 |
| 2023-24 | NYI | 45 | 0.2 | -0.2 to 0.7 | 288/608 |
| 2022-23 | NYI | 49 | 1.0 | 0.1 to 1.9 | 141/617 |
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
- 133.7 km/h33rd percentileleague avg. 135.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.9 km/h53rd percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 2227th percentileleague avg. 76
- Offensive zone time
- 41.3 %39th percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 119.6 km34th percentileleague avg. 204.5 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.10 km31st percentileleague avg. 4.67 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.2 %52nd percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.0 %58th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 40.7 %36th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 5137th percentile | 226th percentile | 3.9 %1st percentile |
| High danger | 2445th percentile | 121st percentile | 4.2 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 1034th percentile | 133rd percentile | 10.0 %36th percentile |
| Long range | 434th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2025 | @ CBJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:55 |
| April 15, 2025 | vs WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:21 |
| April 13, 2025 | @ NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 |
| April 12, 2025 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:32 |
| April 10, 2025 | vs NYR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:35 |
Hudson Fasching: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Hudson Fasching have in 2024-25?
Hudson Fasching has 2 goals and 4 points (2 assists) in 43 games in 2024-25.
How old is Hudson Fasching?
Hudson Fasching is 31 years old: he was born on July 28, 1995.
How tall is Hudson Fasching, and how much does he weigh?
Hudson Fasching is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 214 lb (97 kg).
Where is Hudson Fasching from?
United States: Hudson Fasching was born in Apple Valley, Minnesota, United States.
How good is Hudson Fasching?
Hudson Fasching produced -0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 494th of 596 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 39 out of 100: below average for his position.
Is Hudson Fasching a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 494th of 596 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Hudson Fasching getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 33 in 2023-24 to 39 in 2024-25 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Hudson Fasching's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Hudson Fasching has 175 games, 17 goals, 23 assists and 40 points. His best season: 2022-23, with 19 points in 49 games.
Where was Hudson Fasching drafted?
Hudson Fasching was drafted 118th overall (round 4) by Los Angeles Kings in 2013.
How does Hudson Fasching perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Hudson Fasching has 10 games and 0 points in his career. His pace (0.00 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.23).
What is Hudson Fasching's nationality?
Hudson Fasching is American. Internationally: United States — silver medal at the 2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge; silver medal at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships; played for the U.S. national junior team at the IIHF World U20 Championship in 2014 and 2015.
What awards has Hudson Fasching won?
Named to the Big Ten Conference All-Freshman team after the 2013–14 season.
How many championships has Hudson Fasching won?
1: Helped the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers win three straight regular-season championships.
Where did Hudson Fasching play before turning pro?
Played high school hockey for Apple Valley High School (Apple Valley, Minnesota), then two seasons with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in the USHL.
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