K'Andre
Miller
D · CAR · Two-way · Excellent
- PAL
- 86
- WAR
- 1.0
- Value
- 78
- PTS
- 37
2025-26№ 69 / 325
K'Andre Miller (Carolina Hurricanes) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
K'Andre Miller
HEIGHT : 196 cm · WEIGHT : 95 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : January 20, 2000 · St. Paul, United States
Drafted : 2018 · NYR · round 1, pick #22
Contract : $7,500,000 · 2025-26 → 2032-33 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $2,000,000M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Carolina Hurricanes | 19 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | Carolina Hurricanes | 72 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 56 |
| 2024-25 | New York Rangers | 74 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 22 |
| 2023-24 | New York Rangers | 80 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 49 |
| 2022-23 | New York Rangers | 79 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 47 |
| 2021-22 | New York Rangers | 82 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 24 |
| 2020-21 | New York Rangers | 53 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 |
| NHL totals | 459 | 45 | 130 | 175 | 226 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Carolina Hurricanes | 19 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | New York Rangers | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | New York Rangers | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | New York Rangers | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Playoff totals | 62 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 32 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Stanley Cuponce · 2025-26
K'Andre Miller: our analysis
2025-26 season: 72 GP, 8 G, 29 A, 37 PTS, +7 +/-, 22:24 TOI. WAR 1.0 (69th of 325) · PAL 86, excellent.
In 2025-26, K'Andre Miller, 26, posts a PAL Rating of 86 out of 100 (excellent), and his WAR of 1.0 ranks 69th among 325 regulars, in the top quarter.
His strengths: possession (95, among the best in the league), penalty kill (93, among the best in the league) and creation (88, among the best in the league). On the other hand, discipline (16, well below average) holds him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+2.2); his biggest cost: penalties (-2.7).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 61 in 2024-25 to 86; his WAR, though, went from 1.2 to 1.0.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 78 (very good contract) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
K'Andre Miller's story
He laced up skates at two and spent early years playing up front, only switching to defence when his high school needed a blueliner; that positional shift proved decisive in sending him toward elite development. After two seasons at Minnetonka High School, Miller left for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, where two years in the USHL and appearances at under-17 and under-18 world events raised his profile ahead of the NHL draft.
Selected 22nd overall by the New York Rangers in the 2018 draft, Miller had already committed to the University of Wisconsin and played two collegiate seasons with the Badgers. His freshman year earned wide attention — he finished among the team's leaders in points for a defenceman and collected rookie honours in conference conversation — while his sophomore campaign was steadier though less prolific overall. After 62 NCAA games, he chose to turn pro and signed with the Rangers in March 2020.
Pandemic timing meant his entry-level contract did not begin until 2020–21, when Miller made New York's opening roster and settled into a regular pairing with Jacob Trouba. As a rookie he logged heavy minutes, worked on both special teams and finished the season named to the NHL All-Rookie Team. In subsequent seasons he produced notable moments and also faced challenges, including a three-game suspension in 2023 tied to an on-ice incident that drew league discipline.
On 1 July 2025, Miller was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in a multi-asset deal and promptly agreed to an eight-year, $60 million extension. He opened his tenure in Carolina with a two-goal performance in his debut for the club, an immediate impact that underlined the expectations placed on him after the move. A year later he was part of the Hurricanes' roster that won the Stanley Cup in 2026.
Miller's game blends puck-moving instincts with physical engagement and the ability to shoulder heavy minutes. He creates offence from the back end while taking on zone-responsibilities night after night; coaches have leaned on him in both even-strength matchups and on special teams, trusting him to play significant minutes and influence the flow of games.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 22:08
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:08
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:02
- Pts/GP
- 0.32
- EV points
- 5
- Hits
- 18
- Blocks
- 18
- Takeaways
- 9
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 58.5 %
- Off. zone starts
- 34.9 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
33between 19 and 46 (80% range)
- Goals
- 7
- Assists
- 26
- Games
- 78
So far: 6 pts in 19 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.46 pts per game (last season: 0.51).
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: 0.38 in 23-24, 0.51 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 61 → 86
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 26: 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 87 %
88
High-end
- SK
- Skating
- 89
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 66
- Confidence 89 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 83
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 82
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 80
- Confidence 89 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 69
- Confidence 65 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 67
- Confidence 89 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 78
- Confidence 87 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 81
- Confidence 87 %
- DF
- Defense
- 83
- Confidence 84 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 62
- Confidence 14 %
- EX
- Experience
- 82
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating89
- Top speed (35 %)36.9 · 93
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.95 · 86
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.4 · 80
- Speed consistency (15 %)36.1 · 94
ST — Strength66
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.16 · 56
- Body mass (50 %)0.767 · 80
EN — Endurance83
- Ice time per game (45 %)21.1 · 84
- Total ice time (20 %)1,573 · 80
- Shift length (15 %)49 · 80
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)20.1 · 85
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.707 · 79
DU — Durability82
- Share of games played (100 %)0.859 · 82
CK — Checking80
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.2 · 79
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.694 · 80
- Season volume (10 %)4.625 · 82
FG — Fighting69
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.739 · 69
DI — Discipline67
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.063 · 67
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.752 · 69
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.377 · 75
PA — Passing78
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.414 · 78
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.537 · 83
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.02 · 71
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.357 · 56
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.197 · 70
SC — Scoring81
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.29 · 81
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.221 · 78
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.587 · 85
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.15 · 82
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 73
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)10.5 · 79
DF — Defense83
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.076 · 81
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.003 · 75
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.577 · 77
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.32 · 93
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.175 · 92
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.4 · 82
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.697 · 62
PS — Penalty shot62
- Shootouts (60 %)31.2 · 61
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience82
- Career regular-season games (65 %)86
- Career playoff games (25 %)78
- NHL seasons (10 %)66
OV — Overall88
- DF · Defense (30 %)83
- PA · Passing (22 %)78
- SK · Skating (12 %)89
- SC · Scoring (12 %)81
- EN · Endurance (9 %)83
- ST · Strength (6 %)66
- DI · Discipline (5 %)67
- CK · Checking (4 %)80
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 88 | 89 | 81 | 83 |
| 2024-25 | 84 | 89 | 81 | 78 |
| 2023-24 | 87 | 90 | 82 | 82 |
| 2022-23 | 87 | 89 | 81 | 80 |
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
1.0
wins above replacement
69 of 325
PAL Rating
86/ 100
Performance · Excellent
33 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
78/ 100
Very good contract
7.50 M$ · expected PAL 71
ProfileTwo-wayStrong at both ends
- Offense
- 85
- Defense
- 92
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- Offense
- 78
- Creation
- 88
- Shooting
- 73
- Possession
- 95
- Defense
- 81
- Discipline
- 16
- Power play
- 72
- Penalty kill
- 93
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 | CAR | 1.0 | 86 | 78 | 7.50 M$ |
| 2024-25 | NYR | 1.2 | 61 | 47 | 3.87 M$ |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 1.5 | 66 | 54 | 3.87 M$ |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 1.2 | 63 | 74 | 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
77/ 100
Very good
better than 77% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
59/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
86/ 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, 51 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 61
- Shot selection
- 44
- Penalties drawn
- 68
- Puck management
- 59
Defense
- Takeaways
- 98
- Discipline
- 15
- Safe zone exits
- 91
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 | CAR | 77 | 59 | 86 |
| 2024-25 | NYR | 85 | 63 | 88 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 83 | 33 | 96 |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 60 | 45 | 67 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
1.0
wins above replacement
-0.5 to 2.1 — 90% interval
69 of 325 defensemen
+5.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.5
- EV defense
- +2.2
- Power play
- +0.0
- Penalty kill
- +1.3
- Shooting
- +1.9
- Penalties
- -2.7
- Average → replacement
- +3.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CAR | 72 | 1.0 | -0.5 to 2.1 | 69/325 |
| 2024-25 | NYR | 71 | 1.2 | 0.5 to 2.1 | 43/314 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 80 | 1.5 | 0.5 to 2.8 | 27/316 |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 79 | 1.2 | -0.4 to 2.9 | 43/334 |
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
- 133.7 km/h23rd percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 37.9 km/h100th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 2293rd percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 45.0 %89th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 97.8 km95th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 6.17 km86th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 44.9 %92nd percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.8 %84th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 36.2 %93rd percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2988th percentile | 172nd percentile | 3.5 %30th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 992nd percentile | 190th percentile | 11.1 %57th 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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FLAK'Andre Miller: frequently asked questions
How many goals does K'Andre Miller have in 2026-27?
K'Andre Miller has 1 goal and 6 points (5 assists) in 19 games in 2026-27.
How old is K'Andre Miller?
K'Andre Miller is 26 years old: he was born on January 21, 2000.
How tall is K'Andre Miller, and how much does he weigh?
K'Andre Miller is 6'5" (196 cm) and weighs 209 lb (95 kg).
Where is K'Andre Miller from?
United States: K'Andre Miller was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States.
What team does K'Andre Miller play for?
K'Andre Miller plays for the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL, at D, wearing number 19.
Is K'Andre Miller injured?
No: K'Andre Miller is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is K'Andre Miller?
K'Andre Miller produced 1.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 69th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 86 out of 100: excellent for his position.
How much does K'Andre Miller make?
K'Andre Miller earns $7.5M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 78 out of 100 (very good contract): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does K'Andre Miller's contract end?
K'Andre Miller's contract runs through the 2032-33 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is K'Andre Miller overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 78 out of 100 (very good contract), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is K'Andre Miller a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 69th 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 K'Andre Miller getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 61 in 2024-25 to 86 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has K'Andre Miller played lately?
Over his last 10 games, K'Andre Miller has 3 points (0 goals, 3 assists).
What are K'Andre Miller's career stats?
Over his NHL career, K'Andre Miller has 459 games, 45 goals, 130 assists and 175 points. His best season: 2022-23, with 43 points in 79 games.
Where was K'Andre Miller drafted?
K'Andre Miller was drafted 22nd overall (round 1) by New York Rangers in 2018.
Is K'Andre Miller better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.38 points per game at home (3 in 8 games) and 0.27 on the road (3 in 11 games).
How does K'Andre Miller perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, K'Andre Miller has 62 games and 21 points in his career. His pace (0.34 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.38).
Which player is most similar to K'Andre Miller?
Simon Edvinsson: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Simon Edvinsson's page →Is K'Andre Miller a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 33 points in 2026-27, or 0.42 points per game.
What is K'Andre Miller's nationality?
K'Andre Miller is American. Internationally: United States — 2016 World U‑17 Hockey Challenge (5th place); 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship (silver); 2019 World Junior Championship (silver); 2020 World Junior Championship (lost in quarterfinals to Finland, no medal).
What awards has K'Andre Miller won?
NHL All‑Rookie Team (2021) ; Hockey Commissioners' Association National Rookie of the Month — October 2018 ; Hockey Commissioners' Association National Rookie of the Month — December 2018 ; All‑Big Ten All‑Freshman Team (2019).
How many championships has K'Andre Miller won?
1: Stanley Cup 2026 with the Carolina Hurricanes.
Where did K'Andre Miller play before turning pro?
USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP), two seasons in the USHL and international tournaments (circa 2016–2018); University of Wisconsin — Wisconsin Badgers (NCAA), two seasons (2018–2020).
How many points is K'Andre Miller projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 33 points in 78 games in 2026-27 (19 to 46 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Carolina Hurricanes teammates
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