Kurtis
MacDermid
L · OTT · Offensive · Around average
- PAL
- 42
- WAR
- -0.3
- Value
- 49
- PTS
- 1
2023-24№ 260 / 316
Kurtis MacDermid (Ottawa Senators) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Kurtis MacDermid
#23LPlays: Left wing · 0% of faceoffs
Ottawa Senators
HEIGHT : 196 cm · WEIGHT : 106 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : March 24, 1994 · Quebec City, Canada
Contract : $1,150,000 · 2024-25 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $250,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Ottawa Senators | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| 2024-25 | New Jersey Devils | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2023-24 | New Jersey Devils | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2023-24 | Colorado Avalanche | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2022-23 | Colorado Avalanche | 44 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 55 |
| 2021-22 | Colorado Avalanche | 58 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 89 |
| 2020-21 | Los Angeles Kings | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 36 |
| 2019-20 | Los Angeles Kings | 45 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 47 |
| 2018-19 | Los Angeles Kings | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2017-18 | Los Angeles Kings | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 57 |
| NHL totals | 307 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 424 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Stanley Cuponce · 2021-22
Kurtis MacDermid: our analysis
2023-24 season: 16 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PTS, +1 +/-, 4:22 TOI. WAR -0.3 (260th of 316) · PAL 42, around average.
In 2023-24, Kurtis MacDermid, 32, posts a PAL Rating of 42 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of -0.3 ranks 260th among 316 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: creation (93, among the best in the league), shooting (85, among the best in the league) and offense (74, above average). On the other hand, possession (4, among the weakest in the league) and discipline (6, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+0.8); his biggest cost: penalties (-1.7).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 7 in 2022-23 to 42; his WAR went from -0.5 to -0.3.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 49 (fair value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Kurtis MacDermid's story
Born on March 25, 1994, during his father’s time in the NHL, Kurtis MacDermid was raised in Sauble Beach, Ontario, and came up through local minor hockey before moving into junior ranks. He began in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League with the Owen Sound Greys, then joined the OHL after being selected by the Owen Sound Attack and making his junior debut in 2011–12.
MacDermid split his OHL years between Owen Sound and, following a January 2014 trade, the Erie Otters. He completed his junior career in Erie, reaching the league championship final in 2015. Despite going unselected in the NHL Entry Draft, he earned a three-year entry-level contract with the Los Angeles Kings on 13 September 2012 and turned professional with the Ontario Reign of the AHL in 2015–16.
Over multiple seasons he became a regular on the Reign’s blue line and moved between AHL and NHL duty with the Kings. He made his NHL debut on 5 October 2017 and scored his first NHL goal on 26 October 2017. Known more for his physical game than for scoring, he drew suspensions on occasion for illegal checks and developed a reputation as one of his teams’ most aggressive fighters.
Selected by the Seattle Kraken in the 2021 expansion draft and immediately traded to the Colorado Avalanche, MacDermid set a personal high in games played with Colorado and was part of the Avalanche organization when the team won the Stanley Cup in 2022, though he did not appear in playoff games. Injuries, including lower-body issues and a concussion, limited his availability in 2022–23.
On 1 March 2024 he was traded to the New Jersey Devils, later re-signing for three years, and in October 2025 he was sent to the Ottawa Senators. Throughout his NHL tenure MacDermid has been used as a role player: a physical, enforcement-style winger whose primary contributions are toughness, protection of teammates and occasional defensive minutes rather than offensive production.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 4:12
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:02
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.05
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 18
- Blocks
- 6
- Takeaways
- 0
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 35.5 %
- Off. zone starts
- 37.2 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
1between 0 and 6 (80% range)
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 1
- Games
- 19
So far: 0 pts in 0 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.04 pts per game (last season: 0.05).
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: 0.07 in 23-24, 0.00 in 24-25
- PAL Rating: 7 → 42
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 32: the age when production usually declines
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 37 %
72
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 84
- Confidence 40 %
- ST
- Strength
- 90
- Confidence 42 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 35
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 62
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 95
- Confidence 42 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 93
- Confidence 36 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 35
- Confidence 42 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 77
- Confidence 37 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 82
- Confidence 37 %
- DF
- Defense
- 70
- Confidence 32 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 58
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating84
- Top speed (35 %)35.6 · 79
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.77 · 86
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.4 · 86
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.2 · 83
ST — Strength90
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.03 · 77
- Body mass (50 %)1.991 · 93
EN — Endurance35
- Ice time per game (45 %)10.8 · 35
- Total ice time (20 %)213 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)40.7 · 44
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)9.172 · 35
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.049 · 35
DU — Durability62
- Share of games played (100 %)0.696 · 62
CK — Checking95
- Hits /60 (70 %)10.2 · 95
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)9.173 · 96
- Season volume (10 %)4.431 · 77
FG — Fighting93
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)2.298 · 93
DI — Discipline35
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.198 · 35
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)1.7 · 37
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.523 · 83
PA — Passing77
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.401 · 77
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.347 · 67
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.051 · 70
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.402 · 82
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.41 · 83
SC — Scoring82
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.296 · 82
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.239 · 79
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.153 · 81
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.166 · 83
- xG per shot (10 %)0.036 · 80
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.294 · 73
DF — Defense70
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.065 · 65
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.018 · 75
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.675 · 76
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.017 · 73
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.657 · 74
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.2 · 79
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.833 · 74
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)31.9 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience58
- Career regular-season games (65 %)79
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)71
OV — Overall72
- DF · Defense (30 %)70
- PA · Passing (22 %)77
- SK · Skating (12 %)84
- SC · Scoring (12 %)82
- EN · Endurance (9 %)35
- ST · Strength (6 %)90
- DI · Discipline (5 %)35
- CK · Checking (4 %)95
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 72 | 84 | 82 | 70 |
| 2022-23 | 64 | — | 75 | 67 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
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
42/ 100
Performance · Around average
151 of 258 at the position
Value Rating
49/ 100
Fair value
0.99 M$ · expected PAL 44
ProfileOffensiveValue comes mostly from offense
- Offense
- 73
- Defense
- 19
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- Offense
- 74
- Creation
- 93
- Shooting
- 85
- Possession
- 4
- Defense
- 32
- Discipline
- 6
- Power play
- 66
- Penalty kill
- 19
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | NJD | -0.3 | 42 | 49 | 0.99 M$ |
| 2022-23 | COL | -0.5 | 7 | 12 | 0.99 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2023-24
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
2/ 100
Low
better than 2% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
47/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
1/ 100
Low
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, 229 of 234 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 49
- Shot selection
- 98
- Penalties drawn
- 98
- Puck management
- 0
Defense
- Takeaways
- 51
- Discipline
- 0
- Safe zone exits
- 87
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | NJD | 2 | 47 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 10 | 46 | 6 |
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 -0.1 — 90% interval
504 of 615 forwards
-0.9 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.4
- EV defense
- -0.3
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.2
- Penalties
- -0.3
- Average → replacement
- +0.2
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OTT | 19 | -0.2 | -0.3 to -0.1 | 504/615 |
| 2024-25 | NJD | 23 | -0.4 | -0.6 to -0.2 | 540/596 |
| 2023-24 | NJD | 45 | -0.3 | -0.6 to 0.1 | 260/316 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 44 | -0.5 | -1.0 to -0.1 | 300/334 |
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
- 128.3 km/h20th percentileleague avg. 134.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.1 km/h14th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 36th percentileleague avg. 75
- Offensive zone time
- 38.4 %9th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 20.8 km15th percentileleague avg. 198.8 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 1.94 km1st percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 38.2 %3rd percentileleague avg. 42.0 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.7 %96th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.9 %15th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 410th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 214th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 00th 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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TBLKurtis MacDermid: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Kurtis MacDermid have in 2025-26?
Kurtis MacDermid has 0 goals and 1 point (1 assist) in 19 games in 2025-26.
How old is Kurtis MacDermid?
Kurtis MacDermid is 32 years old: he was born on March 25, 1994.
How tall is Kurtis MacDermid, and how much does he weigh?
Kurtis MacDermid is 6'5" (196 cm) and weighs 234 lb (106 kg).
Where is Kurtis MacDermid from?
Canada: Kurtis MacDermid was born in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
What team does Kurtis MacDermid play for?
Kurtis MacDermid plays for the Ottawa Senators in the NHL, at L, wearing number 23.
Is Kurtis MacDermid injured?
No: Kurtis MacDermid is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Kurtis MacDermid?
Kurtis MacDermid produced -0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 504th of 615 players at his position in the NHL.
How much does Kurtis MacDermid make?
Kurtis MacDermid carries a cap hit of $1.2M per season, on a contract worth $3.5M in total over 3 years.
When does Kurtis MacDermid's contract end?
Kurtis MacDermid's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Kurtis MacDermid a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 504th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Kurtis MacDermid getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 7 in 2022-23 to 42 in 2023-24 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Kurtis MacDermid played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Kurtis MacDermid has 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist).
What are Kurtis MacDermid's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Kurtis MacDermid has 307 games, 11 goals, 21 assists and 32 points. His best season: 2019-20, with 8 points in 45 games.
Is Kurtis MacDermid better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2025-26, he averages 0.00 points per game at home (0 in 7 games) and 0.08 on the road (1 in 12 games).
How does Kurtis MacDermid perform in the playoffs?
Kurtis MacDermid has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Is Kurtis MacDermid a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 1 points in 2026-27, or 0.05 points per game.
Does Kurtis MacDermid have siblings?
Yes: his older brother Lane MacDermid (played in the NHL with the Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars and Calgary Flames).
Is Kurtis MacDermid related to anyone famous?
Yes: Paul MacDermid (father, former NHL player).
What is Kurtis MacDermid's nationality?
Kurtis MacDermid is Canadian.
How many championships has Kurtis MacDermid won?
1: Stanley Cup 2022 with the Colorado Avalanche.
Where did Kurtis MacDermid play before turning pro?
Junior hockey with the Owen Sound Greys (GOJHL); selected in the 7th round (139th) by the Owen Sound Attack (OHL); debuted with the Attack in 2011–12, full season in 2012–13, started 2013–14 before being traded to the Erie Otters on January 9, 2014; returned to Erie for 2014–15..
How many points is Kurtis MacDermid projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 1 points in 19 games in 2026-27 (0 to 6 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Ottawa Senators teammates
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