Kaiden
Guhle
D · MTL · Defensive · Above average
- PAL
- 62
- WAR
- 0.2
- Value
- 45
- PTS
- 11
2025-26№ 147 / 325
Kaiden Guhle (Montreal Canadiens) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Kaiden Guhle
HEIGHT : 191 cm · WEIGHT : 92 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : January 17, 2002 · Edmonton, Canada
Drafted : 2020 · MTL · round 1, pick #16
Contract : $5,550,000 · 2025-26 → 2030-31 · Standard Contract · UFA · Signing bonus $5,000,000M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Montréal Canadiens | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2025-26 | Montréal Canadiens | 39 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 41 |
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 55 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 47 |
| 2023-24 | Montréal Canadiens | 70 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 56 |
| 2022-23 | Montréal Canadiens | 44 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 27 |
| NHL totals | 221 | 20 | 55 | 75 | 181 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Montréal Canadiens | 19 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 46 |
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Playoff totals | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50 | |
Kaiden Guhle: our analysis
2025-26 season: 39 GP, 2 G, 9 A, 11 PTS, +5 +/-, 19:28 TOI. WAR 0.2 (147th of 325) · PAL 62, above average.
In 2025-26, Kaiden Guhle, 24, posts a PAL Rating of 62 out of 100 (above average), and his WAR of 0.2 ranks 147th among 325 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: discipline (96, among the best in the league), defense (82, well above average) and power play (62, above average). On the other hand, creation (20, well below average) holds him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+1.2); his biggest cost: EV offense (-1.4).
A marked decline: his PAL was 70 in 2024-25, against 62 now; his WAR went from 0.6 to 0.2.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 45 (fair value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Kaiden Guhle's story
Growing up in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Kaiden Guhle developed his skating early, thanks to a family environment that emphasised edge work and power skating alongside his older brother. Those early repetitions helped shape a defender who relies on mobility as a foundation for his game.
Taken first overall in the WHL bantam draft by the Prince Albert Raiders in 2017, Guhle became a key figure in Prince Albert’s organization. He was part of the Raiders team that won the Ed Chynoweth Cup in 2019 and later skated at the Memorial Cup. After a 2019–20 campaign that produced 40 points in 64 games, Montreal selected him 16th overall in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft and signed him to a three-year entry-level contract.
The pandemic era meant loans and short stints—he played briefly with the Brooks Bandits and logged appearances with Laval in the AHL—while injuries limited his major junior minutes. A December 2021 trade sent him to the Edmonton Oil Kings, where he helped the club capture the WHL championship in 2022, earned WHL Playoff MVP honours and set a team mark for goals by a defenceman in a single postseason with eight.
Guhle earned a spot on Montreal’s opening-night roster in 2022–23, leading the team in ice time during his NHL debut and recording his first assists and first NHL goal in his first weeks. His pro trajectory has been interrupted several times by significant injuries and surgeries, yet his performance prompted the Canadiens to sign him to a six-year, US$33.3 million extension effective after the 2024–25 season.
Internationally, Guhle captained Canada Red at the 2018 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, played at the 2021 World Junior Championship where Canada took silver, and was named captain for the 2022 junior tournament that was later cancelled; he also represented Canada at the 2024 IIHF World Championship, contributing five points in nine games before being sidelined ahead of the bronze-medal match. On the ice he is defined by a blend of physical size, skating-driven mobility and an ability to join and influence the attack from the back end.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 23:18
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:09
- SH TOI/GP
- 3:22
- Pts/GP
- 0.46
- EV points
- 5
- Hits
- 34
- Blocks
- 21
- Takeaways
- 6
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 48.1 %
- Off. zone starts
- 17.9 %
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2026-27 projection
Projected points
19between 9 and 28 (80% range)
- Goals
- 6
- Assists
- 14
- Games
- 55
So far: 6 pts in 13 games. The team has played 17 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.32 pts per game (last season: 0.28).
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: 0.31 in 23-24, 0.28 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 70 → 62
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly 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 80 %
80
Very good
- SK
- Skating
- 85
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 79
- Confidence 84 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 76
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 62
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 85
- Confidence 84 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 86
- Confidence 56 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 76
- Confidence 84 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 71
- Confidence 80 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 76
- Confidence 80 %
- DF
- Defense
- 79
- Confidence 77 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 70
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating85
- Top speed (35 %)36.2 · 85
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.781 · 84
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.2 · 76
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.7 · 88
ST — Strength79
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)6.019 · 81
- Body mass (50 %)0.178 · 74
EN — Endurance76
- Ice time per game (45 %)19.6 · 78
- Total ice time (20 %)730 · 62
- Shift length (15 %)50.2 · 82
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)18.5 · 79
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.22 · 73
DU — Durability62
- Share of games played (100 %)0.709 · 62
CK — Checking85
- Hits /60 (70 %)5.31 · 85
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.546 · 85
- Season volume (10 %)4.466 · 80
FG — Fighting86
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.335 · 86
DI — Discipline76
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.039 · 75
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.867 · 63
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.637 · 89
PA — Passing71
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.405 · 78
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.362 · 69
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.12 · 60
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.881 · 68
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.29 · 79
SC — Scoring76
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.246 · 78
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.2 · 75
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.41 · 81
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.082 · 71
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 76
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.036 · 69
DF — Defense79
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.078 · 81
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.121 · 82
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.759 · 64
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.139 · 64
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.471 · 87
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.7 · 77
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)5.706 · 88
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience70
- Career regular-season games (65 %)75
- Career playoff games (25 %)61
- NHL seasons (10 %)55
OV — Overall80
- DF · Defense (30 %)79
- PA · Passing (22 %)71
- SK · Skating (12 %)85
- SC · Scoring (12 %)76
- EN · Endurance (9 %)76
- ST · Strength (6 %)79
- DI · Discipline (5 %)76
- CK · Checking (4 %)85
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 80 | 85 | 76 | 79 |
| 2024-25 | 81 | 87 | 80 | 78 |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 92 | 78 | 72 |
| 2022-23 | 80 | 98 | 76 | 69 |
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
0.2
wins above replacement
147 of 325
PAL Rating
62/ 100
Performance · Above average
88 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
45/ 100
Fair value
5.55 M$ · expected PAL 66
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 39
- Defense
- 74
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- Offense
- 47
- Creation
- 20
- Shooting
- 47
- Possession
- 41
- Defense
- 82
- Discipline
- 96
- Power play
- 62
- Penalty kill
- 60
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 | MTL | 0.2 | 62 | 45 | 5.55 M$ |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 0.6 | 70 | 86 | 0.86 M$ |
| 2023-24 | MTL | -0.4 | 26 | 41 | 0.86 M$ |
| 2022-23 | MTL | -0.1 | 30 | 40 | 0.86 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
90/ 100
Elite
better than 90% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
76/ 100
Very good
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
90/ 100
Elite
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, 22 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 63
- Shot selection
- 60
- Penalties drawn
- 95
- Puck management
- 16
Defense
- Takeaways
- 99
- Discipline
- 31
- Safe zone exits
- 75
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 | MTL | 90 | 76 | 90 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 29 | 64 | 15 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 42 | 71 | 24 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 74 | 87 | 48 |
WAR, 2025-26
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
-0.3 to 0.7 — 90% interval
147 of 325 defensemen
+0.9 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -1.4
- EV defense
- +1.2
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.0
- Shooting
- -0.4
- Penalties
- +0.2
- Average → replacement
- +1.5
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL | 39 | 0.2 | -0.3 to 0.7 | 147/325 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 51 | 0.6 | -0.2 to 1.6 | 80/314 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 70 | -0.4 | -1.2 to 0.7 | 274/316 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 44 | -0.1 | -0.9 to 0.4 | 253/334 |
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
- 149.0 km/h78th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.5 km/h95th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1066th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 38.2 %11th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 64.5 km52nd percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.72 km77th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.0 %17th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 16.6 %1st percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 45.2 %4th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1659th percentile | 287th percentile | 12.5 %86th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 251st percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th percentile |
| Long range | 1280th percentile | 299th percentile | 16.7 %97th 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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DETKaiden Guhle: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Kaiden Guhle have in 2026-27?
Kaiden Guhle has 2 goals and 6 points (4 assists) in 13 games in 2026-27.
How old is Kaiden Guhle?
Kaiden Guhle is 24 years old: he was born on January 18, 2002.
How tall is Kaiden Guhle, and how much does he weigh?
Kaiden Guhle is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 203 lb (92 kg).
Where is Kaiden Guhle from?
Canada: Kaiden Guhle was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
What team does Kaiden Guhle play for?
Kaiden Guhle plays for the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL, at D, wearing number 21.
Is Kaiden Guhle injured?
No: Kaiden Guhle is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Kaiden Guhle?
Kaiden Guhle produced 0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 147th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 62 out of 100: above average for his position.
How much does Kaiden Guhle make?
Kaiden Guhle earns $5.6M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 45 out of 100 (fair value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Kaiden Guhle's contract end?
Kaiden Guhle's contract runs through the 2030-31 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is Kaiden Guhle overpaid?
Neither: he delivers about what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 45 out of 100 (fair value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Kaiden Guhle a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 147th 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 Kaiden Guhle getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 70 in 2024-25 to 62 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Kaiden Guhle played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Kaiden Guhle has 6 points (2 goals, 4 assists).
What are Kaiden Guhle's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Kaiden Guhle has 221 games, 20 goals, 55 assists and 75 points. His best season: 2023-24, with 22 points in 70 games.
Where was Kaiden Guhle drafted?
Kaiden Guhle was drafted 16th overall (round 1) by Montreal Canadiens in 2020.
Is Kaiden Guhle better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.29 points per game at home (2 in 7 games) and 0.67 on the road (4 in 6 games).
How does Kaiden Guhle perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Kaiden Guhle has 24 games and 8 points in his career. His pace (0.33 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.34).
Which player is most similar to Kaiden Guhle?
Cale Fleury: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Cale Fleury's page →Is Kaiden Guhle a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 19 points in 2026-27, or 0.35 points per game.
Is Kaiden Guhle related to anyone famous?
Yes: Carrianne (mother, former figure skater); Mark (father, played basketball).
What is Kaiden Guhle's nationality?
Kaiden Guhle is Canadian. Internationally: Represented Canada: captain of Canada Red at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge (November 2018); 2021 World Junior Championships — silver medal (2 goals, 1 assist in 7 games); named captain of the junior team in 2022 (tournament cancelled); 2024 IIHF World Championship — appeared in 9 games, 5 points (1G, 4A), sidelined before the bronze-medal game due to an injury.
What awards has Kaiden Guhle won?
WHL Central Division Defenceman of the Year (2021–22) ; WHL Playoff Most Valuable Player (2022) ; Team record for most goals by a defenceman in a single postseason (8) (2022).
How many championships has Kaiden Guhle won?
2: Ed Chynoweth Cup with the Prince Albert Raiders (WHL champions; won during his first full WHL season with the Raiders); Ed Chynoweth Cup with the Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL champions; 2022).
Where did Kaiden Guhle play before turning pro?
Prince Albert Raiders (WHL), selected first overall in the 2017 WHL bantam draft; loaned to the Brooks Bandits (AJHL) during the delayed 2020–21 season; traded to the Edmonton Oil Kings for the 2021–22 season..
How many points is Kaiden Guhle projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 19 points in 55 games in 2026-27 (9 to 28 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Montreal Canadiens teammates
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