Jamie
Drysdale
D · PHI · Offensive · Around average
- PAL
- 43
- WAR
- 0.4
- Value
- 40
- PTS
- 32
2025-26№ 115 / 325
Jamie Drysdale (Philadelphia Flyers) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Jamie Drysdale
HEIGHT : 180 cm · WEIGHT : 84 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : April 7, 2002 · Toronto, Canada
Drafted : 2020 · ANA · round 1, pick #6
Contract : $6,500,000 · 2026-27 → 2029-30 · Standard Contract · UFA · Signing bonus $4,000,000M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia Flyers | 19 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| 2025-26 | Philadelphia Flyers | 78 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 33 |
| 2024-25 | Philadelphia Flyers | 70 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 22 |
| 2023-24 | Philadelphia Flyers | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | Anaheim Ducks | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | Anaheim Ducks | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | Anaheim Ducks | 81 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 16 |
| 2020-21 | Anaheim Ducks | 24 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| NHL totals | 313 | 26 | 84 | 110 | 93 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Philadelphia Flyers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Playoff totals | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
Jamie Drysdale: our analysis
2025-26 season: 78 GP, 8 G, 24 A, 32 PTS, -3 +/-, 21:33 TOI. WAR 0.4 (115th of 325) · PAL 43, around average.
In 2025-26, Jamie Drysdale, 24, posts a PAL Rating of 43 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 0.4 ranks 115th among 325 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: power play (81, well above average), shooting (74, above average) and creation (65, above average). On the other hand, penalty kill (21, well below average) and defense (29, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+1.3); his biggest cost: EV defense (-1.7).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 20 in 2024-25 to 43; his WAR went from 0.4 to 0.4.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 40 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Jamie Drysdale's story
Growing up in Toronto, Drysdale learned the basics in the GTHL and at St. Michael's College School, developing a smooth stride he would later make central to his game. As a youth he skated with the Toronto Marlboros and spent time with the St. Michael's Buzzers, experiences that helped him stand out as an offensively capable defenceman.
The Erie Otters selected him fourth overall in the 2018 OHL Priority Selection. He made an immediate impact in junior hockey: 40 points in 63 games as a rookie and First All-Rookie Team honours, followed by a 47-point campaign in 49 games and a place on the OHL First All-Star Team. Those seasons put him among the top prospects ahead of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.
Anaheim picked Drysdale sixth overall in 2020 and signed him to a three-year entry-level deal. He began professionally with the San Diego Gulls in the AHL before debuting in the NHL on March 18, 2021, when he recorded a goal and an assist. Drysdale posted 32 points in 81 games in 2021–22, but the next seasons were interrupted by significant injuries, including a torn glenoid labrum that cost him nearly all of 2022–23; he also underwent core muscle surgery after the 2023–24 campaign. He agreed to a three-year, $6.9 million extension with Anaheim on October 5, 2023.
On January 8, 2024, the Ducks traded Drysdale to the Philadelphia Flyers in a deal involving the signing rights to Cutter Gauthier and a second-round pick. Internationally, he captained Canada Black at the 2018 U-17 challenge, won gold with Canada at the 2020 World Junior Championship and silver in 2021, and took silver at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup. Drysdale describes himself as a puck-moving defenceman who models aspects of his play on Morgan Rielly and Cale Makar; his skating is frequently praised and remains the core of his game, even as he works to make his defence more consistent at 5 ft 11 in and 190 lb.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 23:07
- PP TOI/GP
- 3:01
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:12
- Pts/GP
- 0.47
- EV points
- 7
- Hits
- 8
- Blocks
- 34
- Takeaways
- 5
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 38.9 %
- Off. zone starts
- 25.3 %
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2026-27 projection
Projected points
34between 20 and 46 (80% range)
- Goals
- 7
- Assists
- 27
- Games
- 75
So far: 9 pts in 19 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.45 pts per game (last season: 0.41).
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: 0.29 in 23-24, 0.41 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 20 → 43
Outlook, age included
↑ Trending upAge 24: usually still improving
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 79 %
71
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 90
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 54
- Confidence 82 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 79
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 68
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 52
- Confidence 82 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 77
- Confidence 54 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 79
- Confidence 82 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 69
- Confidence 79 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 81
- Confidence 79 %
- DF
- Defense
- 67
- Confidence 76 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 70
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating90
- Top speed (35 %)36.6 · 90
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.747 · 93
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.3 · 78
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.3 · 71
ST — Strength54
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.801 · 64
- Body mass (50 %)-1.05 · 58
EN — Endurance79
- Ice time per game (45 %)20 · 79
- Total ice time (20 %)1,636 · 82
- Shift length (15 %)47.3 · 75
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)18.4 · 78
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.46 · 76
DU — Durability68
- Share of games played (100 %)0.768 · 68
CK — Checking52
- Hits /60 (70 %)1.294 · 52
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)1.206 · 58
- Season volume (10 %)2.833 · 60
FG — Fighting77
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.861 · 77
DI — Discipline79
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.025 · 79
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.413 · 86
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.265 · 61
PA — Passing69
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.269 · 63
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.533 · 83
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.018 · 72
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.271 · 55
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.23 · 75
SC — Scoring81
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.288 · 80
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.224 · 78
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.547 · 84
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.131 · 79
- xG per shot (10 %)0.036 · 82
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.445 · 74
DF — Defense67
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.071 · 62
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.207 · 56
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.578 · 77
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.025 · 70
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.624 · 83
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.1 · 79
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.901 · 67
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience70
- Career regular-season games (65 %)80
- Career playoff games (25 %)45
- NHL seasons (10 %)66
OV — Overall71
- DF · Defense (30 %)67
- PA · Passing (22 %)69
- SK · Skating (12 %)90
- SC · Scoring (12 %)81
- EN · Endurance (9 %)79
- ST · Strength (6 %)54
- DI · Discipline (5 %)79
- CK · Checking (4 %)52
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 71 | 90 | 81 | 67 |
| 2024-25 | 64 | 90 | 81 | 57 |
| 2023-24 | 69 | 85 | 77 | 66 |
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
115 of 325
PAL Rating
43/ 100
Performance · Around average
138 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
40/ 100
Poor return
2.30 M$ · expected PAL 53
ProfileOffensiveValue comes mostly from offense
- Offense
- 66
- Defense
- 27
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- Offense
- 59
- Creation
- 65
- Shooting
- 74
- Possession
- 38
- Defense
- 29
- Discipline
- 60
- Power play
- 81
- Penalty kill
- 21
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 | PHI | 0.4 | 43 | 40 | 2.30 M$ |
| 2024-25 | PHI | 0.4 | 20 | 16 | 2.30 M$ |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 0.0 | 19 | 18 | 2.30 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
78/ 100
Very good
better than 78% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
68/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
82/ 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, 49 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 9
- Shot selection
- 87
- Penalties drawn
- 24
- Puck management
- 90
Defense
- Takeaways
- 17
- Discipline
- 93
- Safe zone exits
- 76
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 | PHI | 78 | 68 | 82 |
| 2024-25 | PHI | 32 | 57 | 22 |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 58 | 30 | 77 |
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
-0.3 to 1.3 — 90% interval
115 of 325 defensemen
+2.0 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.4
- EV defense
- -1.7
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.0
- Shooting
- +1.3
- Penalties
- -0.5
- Average → replacement
- +3.4
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | PHI | 78 | 0.4 | -0.3 to 1.3 | 115/325 |
| 2024-25 | PHI | 67 | 0.4 | -0.4 to 1.0 | 116/314 |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 34 | 0.0 | -0.4 to 0.6 | 171/316 |
| 2022-23 | ANA | 8 | -0.1 | -0.2 to 0.0 | 231/334 |
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
- 142.4 km/h55th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.4 km/h95th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 2495th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 39.3 %22nd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 92.1 km91st percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.86 km81st percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 37.1 %0th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.1 %49th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.6 %22nd percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2277th percentile | 172nd percentile | 4.6 %45th percentile |
| High danger | 175th percentile | 198th percentile | 100.0 %100th percentile |
| Mid range | 251st percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th percentile |
| Long range | 1384th 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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PITJamie Drysdale: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Jamie Drysdale have in 2026-27?
Jamie Drysdale has 1 goal and 9 points (8 assists) in 19 games in 2026-27.
How old is Jamie Drysdale?
Jamie Drysdale is 24 years old: he was born on April 8, 2002.
How tall is Jamie Drysdale, and how much does he weigh?
Jamie Drysdale is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 185 lb (84 kg).
Where is Jamie Drysdale from?
Canada: Jamie Drysdale was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
What team does Jamie Drysdale play for?
Jamie Drysdale plays for the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL, at D, wearing number 9.
Is Jamie Drysdale injured?
No: Jamie Drysdale is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Jamie Drysdale?
Jamie Drysdale produced 0.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 115th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 43 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Jamie Drysdale make?
Jamie Drysdale earns $2.3M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 40 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Jamie Drysdale's contract end?
Jamie Drysdale's contract runs through the 2029-30 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is Jamie Drysdale overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 40 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Jamie Drysdale a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 115th 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 Jamie Drysdale getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 20 in 2024-25 to 43 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Jamie Drysdale played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Jamie Drysdale has 9 points (1 goal, 8 assists).
What are Jamie Drysdale's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Jamie Drysdale has 313 games, 26 goals, 84 assists and 110 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 32 points in 78 games.
Where was Jamie Drysdale drafted?
Jamie Drysdale was drafted 6th overall (round 1) by Anaheim Ducks in 2020.
Is Jamie Drysdale better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.60 points per game at home (6 in 10 games) and 0.33 on the road (3 in 9 games).
How does Jamie Drysdale perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Jamie Drysdale has 10 games and 4 points in his career. His pace (0.40 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.35).
Which player is most similar to Jamie Drysdale?
Bowen Byram: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Bowen Byram's page →Is Jamie Drysdale a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 34 points in 2026-27, or 0.45 points per game.
What is Jamie Drysdale's nationality?
Jamie Drysdale is Canadian. Internationally: Represented Canada; 2018 World U‑17 Hockey Challenge (captain, Canada Black, 5th); 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships (4th); 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (silver); 2020 World Junior Championship (gold); 2021 World Junior Championship (silver).
What awards has Jamie Drysdale won?
GTHL Player of the Year (2017–18 season) ; OHL Cup Tournament All‑Star Team (2017–18) ; OHL First All‑Rookie Team (2018–19) ; OHL First All‑Star Team, defence (2019–20) ; AHL Rookie of the Month (February 2021).
How many championships has Jamie Drysdale won?
3: World Junior Championship gold medal with Team Canada (2020); World Junior Championship silver medal with Team Canada (2021); Hlinka Gretzky Cup silver medal with Team Canada (2019).
Where did Jamie Drysdale play before turning pro?
Played in the GTHL (North York Knights, Toronto Marlboros), attended St. Michael's College School and also played for the St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL); drafted 4th overall by the Erie Otters (OHL) in 2018; played for the Otters in 2018–19 and 2019–20..
How many points is Jamie Drysdale projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 34 points in 75 games in 2026-27 (20 to 46 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Philadelphia Flyers teammates
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