Marc
Gatcomb
C · VGK · Defensive · Around average
- PAL
- 54
- WAR
- -0.3
- Value
- 71
- PTS
- 7
2025-26№ 545 / 615
Marc Gatcomb (Vegas Golden Knights) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Marc Gatcomb
#17CPlays: Winger · 2% of faceoffs
Vegas Golden Knights
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 91 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : July 21, 1999 · Woburn, United States
Contract : $875,000 · 2026-27 → 2027-28 · Two-Way Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Vegas Golden Knights | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025-26 | New York Islanders | 49 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | New York Islanders | 39 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
| NHL totals | 107 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 30 | |
Marc Gatcomb: our analysis
2025-26 season: 49 GP, 3 G, 4 A, 7 PTS, -3 +/-, 10:05 TOI. WAR -0.3 (545th of 615) · PAL 54, around average.
In 2025-26, Marc Gatcomb, 27, posts a PAL Rating of 54 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of -0.3 ranks 545th among 615 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: defense (93, among the best in the league) and possession (75, well above average). On the other hand, offense (6, among the weakest in the league) and shooting (16, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.7); his biggest cost: finishing (-3.1).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 26 in 2024-25 to 54; his WAR, though, went from 0.9 to -0.3.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 71 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Marc Gatcomb's story
After finishing his senior year in 2021–22, Marc Gatcomb turned pro immediately, signing with the Abbotsford Canucks of the AHL on April 3, 2022. Born July 22, 1999, the American forward entered the professional ranks without having been drafted, taking the route of an undrafted free agent.
Gatcomb spent his collegiate career with the University of Connecticut in Hockey East. His four years with the UConn Huskies culminated in the 2021–22 season and set the stage for his transition from college hockey to the American Hockey League that spring.
Following two full seasons in Abbotsford, Gatcomb earned an NHL contract as an undrafted free agent: on July 4, 2024 he signed a one-year, two-way deal with the New York Islanders. For the 2024–25 campaign he began with the Islanders' AHL affiliate in Bridgeport, but was recalled mid-season and made his NHL debut on January 14, 2025 against the Ottawa Senators.
At the end of that tenure the Islanders declined to extend a qualifying offer, making Gatcomb an unrestricted free agent. He then signed a two-year contract with the Vegas Golden Knights on July 1, 2026, a deal reported at a total of $1.75 million.
Gatcomb’s career so far maps a steady climb: collegiate hockey, two AHL seasons, an NHL debut, and a subsequent multi-year contract. The sequence of signings, assignments and his debut date are the concrete milestones that define his progression to this point.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 10:34
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:01
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:03
- Pts/GP
- 0.11
- EV points
- 2
- Hits
- 67
- Blocks
- 5
- Takeaways
- 0
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 40.3 %
- Off. zone starts
- 18.7 %
- Faceoffs
- 36.4 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
8between 2 and 16 (80% range)
- Goals
- 3
- Assists
- 5
- Games
- 61
So far: 2 pts in 19 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.13 pts per game (last season: 0.14).
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: 0.23 in 24-25, 0.14 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 26 → 54
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 27: 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 45 %
77
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 81
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 85
- Confidence 51 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 52
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 61
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 98
- Confidence 51 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 80
- Confidence 34 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 64
- Confidence 51 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 61
- Confidence 45 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 74
- Confidence 45 %
- DF
- Defense
- 89
- Confidence 41 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 45
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating81
- Top speed (35 %)36.4 · 79
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)8.279 · 83
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.5 · 79
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.9 · 82
ST — Strength85
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.284 · 85
- Body mass (50 %)-0.013 · 77
EN — Endurance52
- Ice time per game (45 %)11.9 · 54
- Total ice time (20 %)486 · 56
- Shift length (15 %)43.6 · 69
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11 · 58
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)0.997 · 50
DU — Durability61
- Share of games played (100 %)0.701 · 61
CK — Checking98
- Hits /60 (70 %)14.4 · 97
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)16.9 · 97
- Season volume (10 %)5.263 · 90
FG — Fighting80
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.967 · 80
DI — Discipline64
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.015 · 63
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.617 · 76
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.53 · 61
PA — Passing61
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.405 · 51
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.418 · 70
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.009 · 70
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.745 · 79
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.168 · 46
SC — Scoring74
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.756 · 74
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.771 · 74
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.214 · 75
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.252 · 75
- xG per shot (10 %)0.082 · 73
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.2 · 75
DF — Defense89
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.035 · 78
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.481 · 98
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.364 · 90
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.094 · 81
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)53.3 · 93
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.168 · 83
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience45
- Career regular-season games (65 %)63
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)37
OV — Overall77
- SC · Scoring (20 %)74
- PA · Passing (20 %)61
- DF · Defense (20 %)89
- SK · Skating (12 %)81
- EN · Endurance (8 %)52
- DI · Discipline (5 %)64
- ST · Strength (3 %)85
- CK · Checking (2 %)98
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 77 | 81 | 74 | 89 |
| 2024-25 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 77 |
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
-0.3
wins above replacement
545 of 615
PAL Rating
54/ 100
Performance · Around average
205 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
71/ 100
Good value
0.90 M$ · expected PAL 35
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 25
- Defense
- 87
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- Offense
- 6
- Creation
- 56
- Shooting
- 16
- Possession
- 75
- Defense
- 93
- Discipline
- 19
- Power play
- 37
- Penalty kill
- 28
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 | NYI | -0.3 | 54 | 71 | 0.90 M$ |
| 2024-25 | NYI | 0.9 | 26 | 45 | 0.78 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
29/ 100
Below average
better than 29% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
21/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
49/ 100
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, 299 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 4
- Shot selection
- 43
- Penalties drawn
- 10
- Puck management
- 94
Defense
- Takeaways
- 32
- Discipline
- 41
- 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 | NYI | 29 | 21 | 49 |
| 2024-25 | NYI | 45 | 21 | 67 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.3
wins above replacement
-0.9 to 0.3 — 90% interval
545 of 615 forwards
-1.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.2
- EV defense
- +0.7
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -3.1
- Penalties
- -0.3
- Average → replacement
- +1.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NYI | 49 | -0.3 | -0.9 to 0.3 | 545/615 |
| 2024-25 | NYI | 35 | 0.9 | 0.1 to 1.5 | 169/596 |
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
- 134.7 km/h60th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.1 km/h75th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 3278th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 39.2 %19th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 51.8 km40th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.23 km39th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.2 %18th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 19.1 %90th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.7 %28th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2664th percentile | 139th percentile | 3.9 %6th percentile |
| High danger | 857th percentile | 157th percentile | 12.5 %29th percentile |
| Mid range | 656th percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 490th percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th 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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CHIMarc Gatcomb: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Marc Gatcomb have in 2026-27?
Marc Gatcomb has 1 goal and 2 points (1 assist) in 19 games in 2026-27.
How old is Marc Gatcomb?
Marc Gatcomb is 27 years old: he was born on July 22, 1999.
How tall is Marc Gatcomb, and how much does he weigh?
Marc Gatcomb is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 201 lb (91 kg).
Where is Marc Gatcomb from?
United States: Marc Gatcomb was born in Woburn, Massachusetts, United States.
What team does Marc Gatcomb play for?
Marc Gatcomb plays for the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL, at C, wearing number 17.
Is Marc Gatcomb injured?
No: Marc Gatcomb is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Marc Gatcomb?
Marc Gatcomb produced -0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 545th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 54 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Marc Gatcomb make?
Marc Gatcomb earns $900K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 71 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Marc Gatcomb's contract end?
Marc Gatcomb's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Marc Gatcomb overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 71 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Marc Gatcomb a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 545th 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 Marc Gatcomb getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 26 in 2024-25 to 54 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Marc Gatcomb played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Marc Gatcomb has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists).
What are Marc Gatcomb's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Marc Gatcomb has 107 games, 12 goals, 6 assists and 18 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 9 points in 39 games.
Is Marc Gatcomb better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.11 points per game at home (1 in 9 games) and 0.10 on the road (1 in 10 games).
How does Marc Gatcomb perform in the playoffs?
Marc Gatcomb has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Marc Gatcomb?
Curtis Douglas: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Curtis Douglas's page →Is Marc Gatcomb a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 8 points in 2026-27, or 0.13 points per game.
What is Marc Gatcomb's nationality?
Marc Gatcomb is American.
Where did Marc Gatcomb play before turning pro?
University of Connecticut (Hockey East); completed his senior season in 2021–22.
How many points is Marc Gatcomb projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 8 points in 61 games in 2026-27 (2 to 16 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Vegas Golden Knights teammates
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