Isaiah
George
D · NYI · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 5
- WAR
- -0.0
- Value
- 13
- PTS
- 5
2024-25№ 220 / 314
Isaiah George (New York Islanders) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Isaiah George
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 94 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : February 14, 2004 · Oakville, Canada
Drafted : 2022 · NYI · round 4, pick #98
Contract : $870,000 · 2023-24 → 2026-27 · Entry-Level Contract · RFA · Signing bonus $95,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | New York Islanders | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | New York Islanders | 33 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| NHL totals | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Isaiah George: our analysis
2024-25 season: 33 GP, 1 G, 4 A, 5 PTS, -3 +/-, 15:39 TOI. WAR -0.0 (220th of 314) · PAL 5, very poor.
In 2024-25, Isaiah George, 22, posts a PAL Rating of 5 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.0 ranks 220th among 314 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: power play (66, above average). On the other hand, creation (5, among the weakest in the league) and possession (7, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+0.3); his biggest cost: EV offense (-0.8).
Contract-wise, his Value score of 13 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Isaiah George's story
George’s junior years unfolded as a steady accumulation of responsibility and production with the London Knights. Born 15 February 2004, he posted 6 goals and 17 assists in 67 games in 2021–22, followed by 7 goals and 15 assists in 54 games in 2022–23. In 2023–24 he registered 6 goals and 24 assists in 68 regular-season games, helped the Knights finish atop the standings for the Hamilton Spectator Trophy, and added 4 goals and 8 assists in 18 playoff games as London captured the J. Ross Robertson Cup.
Selected 98th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, George completed his London tenure with 19 goals and 56 assists across 189 regular-season contests. The Islanders signed him to a three-year entry-level deal on 13 September 2023. He began the 2024–25 pro campaign in the AHL with the organization’s affiliate, listed as the Bridgeport Islanders at the time and later known as the Hamilton Hammers.
On 5 November 2024 the Islanders called him up and he made his NHL debut the same night against the Pittsburgh Penguins, after injuries sidelined several Islanders blueliners. He played 15:41 in that first game—four shifts in the first period and 17 shifts across the final two periods. For his second NHL appearance he was slotted onto the top defensive pair alongside Noah Dobson.
The next milestone came 21 December when he scored his first NHL goal in New York’s 6–3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. From the documented facts, his game reads as that of a defence-first blueliner who can chip in offensively and step into heavier roles when the situation demands.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 13:22
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:00
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:13
- Pts/GP
- 0.25
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 1
- Blocks
- 3
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 33.3 %
- Off. zone starts
- 14.9 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
2between 0 and 8 (80% range)
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 2
- Games
- 14
So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 16 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.16 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.
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
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 34 %
65
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 80
- Confidence 40 %
- ST
- Strength
- 86
- Confidence 39 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 64
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 60
- Confidence 40 %
- CK
- Checking
- 68
- Confidence 39 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 79
- Confidence 17 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 71
- Confidence 39 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 67
- Confidence 34 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 70
- Confidence 34 %
- DF
- Defense
- 67
- Confidence 30 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 35
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating80
- Top speed (35 %)35.5 · 77
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.204 · 80
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.5 · 79
- Speed consistency (15 %)35 · 81
ST — Strength86
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)7.027 · 89
- Body mass (50 %)0.237 · 75
EN — Endurance64
- Ice time per game (45 %)17.5 · 68
- Total ice time (20 %)511 · 57
- Shift length (15 %)45.5 · 68
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)16.6 · 70
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.436 · 59
DU — Durability60
- Share of games played (100 %)0.688 · 60
CK — Checking68
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.803 · 70
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.558 · 70
- Season volume (10 %)2.708 · 56
FG — Fighting79
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.887 · 79
DI — Discipline71
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.049 · 71
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.497 · 80
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.214 · 55
PA — Passing67
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.221 · 58
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.465 · 79
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.043 · 71
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.43 · 81
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.14 · 61
SC — Scoring70
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.183 · 70
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.162 · 64
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.104 · 77
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.061 · 67
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 72
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.621 · 74
DF — Defense67
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.002 · 72
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.104 · 66
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.663 · 71
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.02 · 72
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.939 · 67
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)60.8 · 64
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.424 · 71
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience35
- Career regular-season games (65 %)50
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)24
OV — Overall65
- DF · Defense (30 %)67
- PA · Passing (22 %)67
- SK · Skating (12 %)80
- SC · Scoring (12 %)70
- EN · Endurance (9 %)64
- ST · Strength (6 %)86
- DI · Discipline (5 %)71
- CK · Checking (4 %)68
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.
PAL Rating
5/ 100
Performance · Very poor
239 of 253 at the position
Value Rating
13/ 100
Very poor return
0.84 M$ · expected PAL 29
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 5
- Defense
- 16
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- Offense
- 9
- Creation
- 5
- Shooting
- 33
- Possession
- 7
- Defense
- 28
- Discipline
- 15
- Power play
- 66
- Penalty kill
- 19
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2024-25
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
9/ 100
Low
better than 9% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
2/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
38/ 100
Below average
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, 210 of 231 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 3
- Shot selection
- 3
- Penalties drawn
- 4
- Puck management
- 84
Defense
- Takeaways
- 22
- Discipline
- 71
- Safe zone exits
- 21
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.
-0.0
wins above replacement
-0.1 to 0.0 — 90% interval
224 of 325 defensemen
-0.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.1
- EV defense
- -0.0
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.1
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NYI | 4 | -0.0 | -0.1 to 0.0 | 224/325 |
| 2024-25 | NYI | 33 | -0.0 | -0.6 to 0.4 | 220/314 |
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
- 123.4 km/h9th percentileleague avg. 143.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.6 km/h42nd percentileleague avg. 34.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 320th percentileleague avg. 31
- Offensive zone time
- 37.7 %1st percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 13.0 km12th percentileleague avg. 214.3 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.11 km17th percentileleague avg. 5.23 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 37.4 %0th percentileleague avg. 42.1 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.7 %39th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 44.6 %3rd percentileleague avg. 40.9 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 28th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 114th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 16th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2025-2026 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2025-26
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BUFIsaiah George: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Isaiah George have in 2025-26?
Isaiah George has 0 goals and 1 point (1 assist) in 4 games in 2025-26.
How old is Isaiah George?
Isaiah George is 22 years old: he was born on February 15, 2004.
How tall is Isaiah George, and how much does he weigh?
Isaiah George is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 207 lb (94 kg).
Where is Isaiah George from?
Canada: Isaiah George was born in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
What team does Isaiah George play for?
Isaiah George plays for the New York Islanders in the NHL, at D, wearing number 36.
Is Isaiah George injured?
No: Isaiah George is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Isaiah George?
Isaiah George produced -0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 224th of 325 players at his position in the NHL.
How much does Isaiah George make?
Isaiah George carries a cap hit of $870K per season, on a contract worth $2.9M in total over 3 years.
When does Isaiah George's contract end?
Isaiah George's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Isaiah George a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 224th of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Isaiah George played lately?
Over his last 4 games, Isaiah George has 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist).
What are Isaiah George's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Isaiah George has 37 games, 1 goal, 5 assists and 6 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 5 points in 33 games.
Where was Isaiah George drafted?
Isaiah George was drafted 98th overall (round 4) by New York Islanders in 2022.
How does Isaiah George perform in the playoffs?
Isaiah George has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Is Isaiah George a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 2 points in 2026-27, or 0.14 points per game.
What is Isaiah George's nationality?
Isaiah George is Canadian.
How many championships has Isaiah George won?
2: Hamilton Spectator Trophy — top team in the regular season with the London Knights (2023–24 season); J. Ross Robertson Cup — winner with the London Knights (2023–24 playoffs).
Where did Isaiah George play before turning pro?
London Knights (OHL), 2021–22 through 2023–24 seasons.
How many points is Isaiah George projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 2 points in 14 games in 2026-27 (0 to 8 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his New York Islanders teammates
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