Martin
Pospisil
C · CGY · Balanced · Very poor
- PAL
- 17
- WAR
- 0.0
- Value
- 28
- PTS
- 3
2025-26№ 358 / 615
Martin Pospisil (Calgary Flames) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Martin Pospisil
#76CPlays: Centre and winger · 41% of faceoffs
Calgary Flames
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 78 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : November 18, 1999 · Zvolen, Slovakia
Drafted : 2018 · CGY · round 4, pick #105
Contract : $2,500,000 · 2026-27 → 2028-29 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Calgary Flames | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 2025-26 | Calgary Flames | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 2024-25 | Calgary Flames | 81 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 84 |
| 2023-24 | Calgary Flames | 63 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 109 |
| NHL totals | 183 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 226 | |
Martin Pospisil: our analysis
2025-26 season: 22 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, -4 +/-, 10:09 TOI. WAR 0.0 (358th of 615) · PAL 17, very poor.
In 2025-26, Martin Pospisil, 26, posts a PAL Rating of 17 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of 0.0 ranks 358th among 615 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: discipline (63, above average). On the other hand, shooting (15, among the weakest in the league) and creation (16, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+0.2); his biggest cost: finishing (-0.4).
An improvement on 2024-25, when his PAL was 14; his WAR went from -0.6 to 0.0.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 28 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Martin Pospisil's story
After posting 37 points in 49 games with the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL, Martin Pospíšil began to emerge as an NHL prospect. Born 19 November 1999, the Slovak centre was selected by the Calgary Flames in the fourth round, 105th overall, at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. His USHL season provided the platform that led to a pro contract and a spot in Calgary's system.
Calgary signed Pospíšil to a three-year entry-level deal on 20 April 2019. With schedules disrupted in 2020, the Flames loaned him to HC Košice of the Slovak Extraliga on 13 August 2020 so he could continue playing. The organization later extended one-year, two-way contracts to him in both 2022 and 2023 as he worked to establish himself within the franchise.
Pospíšil earned a call-up on 3 November 2023 and made his NHL debut the following night; he scored his first NHL goal in a 6–3 win over the Seattle Kraken. His rookie campaign included setbacks: on 18 January 2024 he was placed on injured reserve after suffering an upper-body injury in a 4–3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and on 6 March he received a three-game suspension for boarding Vince Dunn of the Seattle Kraken.
His brother Kristián is also a hockey player, a family detail sometimes mentioned in coverage. On the ice, Pospíšil's story is one of steady progression — strong junior numbers, a mid-round draft selection, a short-term loan to maintain ice time, and the immediate impact of a first NHL goal — all factors that explain how he earned playing time with the Flames.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 13:40
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:04
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:41
- Pts/GP
- 0.39
- EV points
- 5
- Hits
- 87
- Blocks
- 9
- Takeaways
- 3
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 54.3 %
- Off. zone starts
- 30.5 %
- Faceoffs
- 44.9 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
18between 7 and 29 (80% range)
- Goals
- 6
- Assists
- 12
- Games
- 59
So far: 7 pts in 18 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.27 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
Slight decline
- Points per game: 0.38 in 23-24, 0.14 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 14 → 17
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 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 67 %
62
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 80
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 63
- Confidence 72 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 53
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 62
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 94
- Confidence 72 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 86
- Confidence 50 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 69
- Confidence 72 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 69
- Confidence 39 %
- PA
- Passing
- 76
- Confidence 67 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 60
- Confidence 67 %
- DF
- Defense
- 72
- Confidence 63 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 52
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating80
- Top speed (35 %)36.5 · 81
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)8.918 · 84
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.3 · 75
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.9 · 67
ST — Strength63
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.235 · 76
- Body mass (50 %)-1.397 · 56
EN — Endurance53
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.2 · 65
- Total ice time (20 %)215 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)41.5 · 58
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)10.8 · 56
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.248 · 56
DU — Durability62
- Share of games played (100 %)0.707 · 62
CK — Checking94
- Hits /60 (70 %)13.2 · 94
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)12.5 · 94
- Season volume (10 %)4.443 · 78
FG — Fighting86
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.273 · 86
DI — Discipline69
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.017 · 75
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)1.255 · 47
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)1.349 · 97
FO — Faceoffs69
- Faceoff % (85 %)48.7 · 71
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)19.4 · 60
PA — Passing76
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.641 · 75
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.481 · 75
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.04 · 75
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.366 · 73
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.58 · 80
SC — Scoring60
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.54 · 58
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.702 · 69
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.715 · 64
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.907 · 58
- xG per shot (10 %)0.079 · 61
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.9 · 78
DF — Defense72
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.011 · 71
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.017 · 74
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.64 · 73
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.025 · 76
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.253 · 78
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.8 · 65
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.44 · 72
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 %)47
OV — Overall62
- SC · Scoring (20 %)60
- PA · Passing (20 %)76
- DF · Defense (20 %)72
- SK · Skating (12 %)80
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)69
- EN · Endurance (8 %)53
- DI · Discipline (5 %)69
- ST · Strength (3 %)63
- CK · Checking (2 %)94
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 62 | 80 | 60 | 72 |
| 2024-25 | 67 | 89 | 56 | 69 |
| 2023-24 | 75 | 87 | 72 | 74 |
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
0.0
wins above replacement
358 of 615
PAL Rating
17/ 100
Performance · Very poor
392 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
28/ 100
Poor return
1.00 M$ · expected PAL 37
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 13
- Defense
- 37
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- Offense
- 18
- Creation
- 16
- Shooting
- 15
- Possession
- 18
- Defense
- 51
- Discipline
- 63
- Power play
- 40
- Penalty kill
- 32
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 | CGY | 0.0 | 17 | 28 | 1.00 M$ |
| 2024-25 | CGY | -0.6 | 14 | 26 | 1.00 M$ |
| 2023-24 | CGY | -0.4 | 34 | 53 | 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
26/ 100
Below average
better than 26% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
39/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
29/ 100
Below 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, 312 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 27
- Shot selection
- 2
- Penalties drawn
- 95
- Puck management
- 64
Defense
- Takeaways
- 41
- Discipline
- 9
- Safe zone exits
- 98
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 | CGY | 26 | 39 | 29 |
| 2024-25 | CGY | 26 | 52 | 21 |
| 2023-24 | CGY | 15 | 80 | 5 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.0
wins above replacement
-0.3 to 0.4 — 90% interval
358 of 615 forwards
+0.2 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.1
- EV defense
- -0.1
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.4
- Penalties
- +0.2
- Average → replacement
- +0.6
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CGY | 22 | 0.0 | -0.3 to 0.4 | 358/615 |
| 2024-25 | CGY | 78 | -0.6 | -1.2 to 0.5 | 565/596 |
| 2023-24 | CGY | 63 | -0.4 | -1.4 to 0.2 | 543/608 |
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
- 140.8 km/h83rd percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.7 km/h87th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 4188th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 39.3 %20th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 60.8 km53rd percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.10 km35th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.7 %45th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 19.0 %87th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.7 %28th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2561st percentile | 366th percentile | 12.0 %45th percentile |
| High danger | 963rd percentile | 157th percentile | 11.1 %25th percentile |
| Mid range | 972nd 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.
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VANMartin Pospisil: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Martin Pospisil have in 2026-27?
Martin Pospisil has 3 goals and 7 points (4 assists) in 18 games in 2026-27.
How old is Martin Pospisil?
Martin Pospisil is 26 years old: he was born on November 19, 1999.
How tall is Martin Pospisil, and how much does he weigh?
Martin Pospisil is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 172 lb (78 kg).
Where is Martin Pospisil from?
Slovakia: Martin Pospisil was born in Zvolen, Slovakia.
What team does Martin Pospisil play for?
Martin Pospisil plays for the Calgary Flames in the NHL, at C, wearing number 76.
Is Martin Pospisil injured?
No: Martin Pospisil is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Martin Pospisil?
Martin Pospisil produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 358th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 17 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Martin Pospisil make?
Martin Pospisil earns $1.0M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 28 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Martin Pospisil's contract end?
Martin Pospisil's contract runs through the 2028-29 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Martin Pospisil overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 28 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Martin Pospisil a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 358th 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 Martin Pospisil getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 14 in 2024-25 to 17 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Martin Pospisil played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Martin Pospisil has 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists).
What are Martin Pospisil's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Martin Pospisil has 183 games, 16 goals, 42 assists and 58 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 25 points in 81 games.
Where was Martin Pospisil drafted?
Martin Pospisil was drafted 105th overall (round 4) by Calgary Flames in 2018.
Is Martin Pospisil better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.40 points per game at home (4 in 10 games) and 0.38 on the road (3 in 8 games).
How does Martin Pospisil perform in the playoffs?
Martin Pospisil has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Martin Pospisil?
Ryan Lomberg: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Ryan Lomberg's page →Is Martin Pospisil a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 18 points in 2026-27, or 0.31 points per game.
Does Martin Pospisil have siblings?
Yes: his brother Kristián.
What is Martin Pospisil's nationality?
Martin Pospisil is Slovak.
Where did Martin Pospisil play before turning pro?
played for the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL prior to his professional career (37 points in 49 games).
How many points is Martin Pospisil projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 18 points in 59 games in 2026-27 (7 to 29 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Calgary Flames teammates
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