Marco
Kasper
C · DET · Defensive · Around average
- PAL
- 46
- WAR
- 0.1
- Value
- 63
- PTS
- 19
2025-26№ 325 / 615
Marco Kasper (Detroit Red Wings) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Marco Kasper
#92CPlays: Centre · 50% of faceoffs
Detroit Red Wings
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 92 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : April 7, 2004 · Innsbruck, Austria
Drafted : 2022 · DET · round 1, pick #8
Contract : $950,000 · 2022-23 → 2026-27 · Entry-Level Contract · RFA · Signing bonus $95,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025-26 | Detroit Red Wings | 81 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 33 |
| 2024-25 | Detroit Red Wings | 77 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 34 |
| 2022-23 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 161 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 72 | |
Marco Kasper: our analysis
2025-26 season: 81 GP, 9 G, 10 A, 19 PTS, -20 +/-, 13:48 TOI. WAR 0.1 (325th of 615) · PAL 46, around average.
In 2025-26, Marco Kasper, 22, posts a PAL Rating of 46 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 0.1 ranks 325th among 615 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: possession (78, well above average), defense (72, above average) and creation (68, above average). On the other hand, shooting (9, among the weakest in the league) and offense (11, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+3.0); his biggest cost: finishing (-7.2).
An improvement on 2024-25, when his PAL was 41; his WAR, though, went from 0.5 to 0.1.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 63 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Marco Kasper's story
On 21 January 2021 he made his first professional appearance for Rögle BK, skating 11 minutes and 35 seconds and becoming the second player born in 2004 to play in the SHL. Born in Innsbruck, he came up through EC Klagenfurt AC's junior system before moving to Sweden in 2020 to continue his development.
At Rögle he split time between junior and senior squads while also featuring in the Champions Hockey League; that campaign ended with Rögle winning the competition in 2022. During his integration into the senior roster the club reached the SHL final, collecting a silver medal, and he extended his contract with Rögle in September 2021 for two more years.
His move to North America was formalized at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft when the Detroit Red Wings selected him eighth overall. Détroit signed him to a standard three-year, entry-level contract on 13 July 2022. He made his NHL debut on 2 April 2023 in a 5–2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, later recorded his first NHL point on 19 October 2024, and scored his first NHL goal on 15 November.
Internationally, Kasper has represented Austria at junior tournaments, appearing at the 2021 World Junior Championship where he posted one assist in four games and returning for the 2022 edition. He also took part in the senior World Championship, contributing two assists in seven games as Austria finished 11th in that tournament.
As a player he projects as a centre with early composure and playmaking instincts honed through heavy minutes at J20 and SHL levels. His résumé shows a pattern of steady progression: succeeded at junior levels, adapted to professional hockey in Sweden, then transitioned to the NHL where he has begun to make tangible contributions.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 12:58
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:34
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:25
- Pts/GP
- 0.00
- EV points
- 0
- Hits
- 2
- Blocks
- 1
- Takeaways
- 0
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 66.6 %
- Off. zone starts
- 55.6 %
- Faceoffs
- 65.2 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
14between 2 and 26 (80% range)
- Goals
- 6
- Assists
- 8
- Games
- 56
So far: 0 pts in 2 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.26 pts per game (last season: 0.23).
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
Slight decline
- Points per game: 0.48 in 24-25, 0.23 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 41 → 46
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 22: 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 69 %
71
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 73
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 81
- Confidence 73 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 73
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 75
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 86
- Confidence 73 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 78
- Confidence 49 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 75
- Confidence 73 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 72
- Confidence 72 %
- PA
- Passing
- 68
- Confidence 69 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 71
- Confidence 69 %
- DF
- Defense
- 76
- Confidence 65 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 52
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating73
- Top speed (35 %)35.8 · 70
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)7.643 · 80
- Distance /60 (20 %)17.2 · 92
- Speed consistency (15 %)32.1 · 42
ST — Strength81
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.823 · 80
- Body mass (50 %)0.051 · 78
EN — Endurance73
- Ice time per game (45 %)14.3 · 71
- Total ice time (20 %)1,097 · 76
- Shift length (15 %)44.4 · 72
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.7 · 75
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.828 · 66
DU — Durability75
- Share of games played (100 %)0.817 · 75
CK — Checking86
- Hits /60 (70 %)8.197 · 86
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)6.924 · 86
- Season volume (10 %)5.231 · 89
FG — Fighting78
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.882 · 78
DI — Discipline75
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.015 · 74
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.572 · 78
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.663 · 70
FO — Faceoffs72
- Faceoff % (85 %)49.3 · 74
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)29.6 · 68
PA — Passing68
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.507 · 63
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.327 · 61
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.144 · 83
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.666 · 61
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.426 · 72
SC — Scoring71
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.704 · 71
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.848 · 79
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-1.011 · 56
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.208 · 73
- xG per shot (10 %)0.081 · 70
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)13 · 79
DF — Defense76
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.051 · 79
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.097 · 78
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.602 · 76
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.083 · 66
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.963 · 62
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.6 · 77
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.014 · 81
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience52
- Career regular-season games (65 %)72
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)55
OV — Overall71
- SC · Scoring (20 %)71
- PA · Passing (20 %)68
- DF · Defense (20 %)76
- SK · Skating (12 %)73
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)72
- EN · Endurance (8 %)73
- DI · Discipline (5 %)75
- ST · Strength (3 %)81
- CK · Checking (2 %)86
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 76 |
| 2024-25 | 71 | 69 | 78 | 73 |
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
0.1
wins above replacement
325 of 615
PAL Rating
46/ 100
Performance · Around average
239 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
63/ 100
Good value
0.89 M$ · expected PAL 35
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 29
- Defense
- 71
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- Offense
- 11
- Creation
- 68
- Shooting
- 9
- Possession
- 78
- Defense
- 72
- Discipline
- 61
- Power play
- 16
- Penalty kill
- 12
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 | DET | 0.1 | 46 | 63 | 0.89 M$ |
| 2024-25 | DET | 0.5 | 41 | 58 | 0.89 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
35/ 100
Below average
better than 35% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
17/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
63/ 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, 274 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 23
- Shot selection
- 29
- Penalties drawn
- 49
- Puck management
- 32
Defense
- Takeaways
- 33
- Discipline
- 57
- Safe zone exits
- 83
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 | DET | 35 | 17 | 63 |
| 2024-25 | DET | 34 | 62 | 23 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.1
wins above replacement
-0.6 to 1.3 — 90% interval
325 of 615 forwards
+0.6 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +3.0
- EV defense
- +1.3
- Power play
- +0.1
- Penalty kill
- -0.2
- Shooting
- -7.2
- Penalties
- +0.7
- Average → replacement
- +2.9
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DET | 81 | 0.1 | -0.6 to 1.3 | 325/615 |
| 2024-25 | DET | 73 | 0.5 | -0.3 to 1.4 | 229/596 |
| 2022-23 | DET | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 | 362/617 |
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
- 106.2 km/h5th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 32.6 km/h4th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 12nd percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 51.4 %100th percentileleague avg. 43.0 %
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- Total distance, season
- 2.8 km1st percentileleague avg. 53.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 2.77 km6th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 52.1 %100th percentileleague avg. 41.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.6 %74th percentileleague avg. 18.7 %
- Defensive zone time
- 30.1 %100th percentileleague avg. 38.3 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 414th percentile | 024th percentile | 0.0 %3rd percentile |
| High danger | 221st percentile | 033rd percentile | 0.0 %10th percentile |
| Mid range | 119th percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 030th percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %0th 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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NYRMarco Kasper: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Marco Kasper have in 2026-27?
Marco Kasper has 0 goals and 0 points (0 assists) in 2 games in 2026-27.
How old is Marco Kasper?
Marco Kasper is 22 years old: he was born on April 8, 2004.
How tall is Marco Kasper, and how much does he weigh?
Marco Kasper is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 203 lb (92 kg).
Where is Marco Kasper from?
Austria: Marco Kasper was born in Innsbruck, Austria.
What team does Marco Kasper play for?
Marco Kasper plays for the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL, at C, wearing number 92.
Is Marco Kasper injured?
No: Marco Kasper is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Marco Kasper?
Marco Kasper produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 325th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 46 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Marco Kasper make?
Marco Kasper earns $887K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 63 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Marco Kasper's contract end?
Marco Kasper's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Marco Kasper overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 63 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Marco Kasper a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 325th 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 Marco Kasper getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 41 in 2024-25 to 46 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Marco Kasper's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Marco Kasper has 161 games, 28 goals, 28 assists and 56 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 37 points in 77 games.
Where was Marco Kasper drafted?
Marco Kasper was drafted 8th overall (round 1) by Detroit Red Wings in 2022.
How does Marco Kasper perform in the playoffs?
Marco Kasper has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Marco Kasper?
Alex Turcotte: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Alex Turcotte's page →Is Marco Kasper a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 14 points in 2026-27, or 0.25 points per game.
Is Marco Kasper related to anyone famous?
Yes: Peter Kasper (father, former professional player in Austria; represented Austria at the 2002 Winter Olympics).
What is Marco Kasper's nationality?
Marco Kasper is Austrian. Internationally: Austria: World Junior Championships 2021 (1 assist in 4 games) and 2022.
What awards has Marco Kasper won?
2025 Red Wings Rookie of the Year awarded by Detroit Sports Media.
How many points is Marco Kasper projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 14 points in 56 games in 2026-27 (2 to 26 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Detroit Red Wings teammates
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