Max
Crozier
D · TBL · Balanced · Around average
- PAL
- 46
- WAR
- 0.0
- Value
- 60
- PTS
- 10
2025-26№ 197 / 325
Max Crozier (Tampa Bay Lightning) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Max Crozier
HEIGHT : 191 cm · WEIGHT : 94 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : April 18, 2000 · Calgary, Canada
Drafted : 2019 · TBL · round 4, pick #120
Contract : $775,000 · 2025-26 → 2027-28 · Two-Way Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 35 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 40 |
| 2024-25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| NHL totals | 62 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 51 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Max Crozier: our analysis
2025-26 season: 35 GP, 1 G, 9 A, 10 PTS, +7 +/-, 16:01 TOI. WAR 0.0 (197th of 325) · PAL 46, around average.
In 2025-26, Max Crozier, 26, posts a PAL Rating of 46 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 0.0 ranks 197th among 325 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: possession (66, above average) and power play (62, above average). On the other hand, discipline (19, well below average) and shooting (36, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.8); his biggest cost: penalties (-1.0).
His WAR went from -0.0 in 2024-25 to 0.0.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 60 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Max Crozier's story
Born April 19, 2000 in North Vancouver, Max Crozier moved from B.C. junior ranks into North American junior and college hockey, building a reputation as a puck-moving defenceman. Early in his path he skated for the Nanaimo Clippers before heading to the USHL, where he helped Sioux Falls claim the Clark Cup in 2019 and earned a place on the All-USHL Third Team that season.
Following that success, Crozier honoured a commitment to Providence College and spent four seasons with the Friars, steadily increasing his offensive output. By the time he became a Hobey Baker nominee on January 19, 2023, he was tied for second on Providence with 19 points and led the team with 17 assists — a figure that ranked third across Hockey East. Tampa Bay had selected him earlier, at 120th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
After completing his senior year, Crozier transitioned to the professional ranks, signing a two-year entry-level contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 21, 2023. His collegiate résumé lists 17 goals and 54 assists over 119 games with Providence. He began his pro career in 2023 with the Syracuse Crunch in the AHL, Tampa Bay’s affiliate, before getting an opportunity at the NHL level the following season.
Crozier made his NHL debut on January 13, 2024, stepping onto the ice as the Lightning beat the Anaheim Ducks 5–1 at Amalie Arena. He recorded his first NHL point ten days later, on January 23, 2024, when he picked up an assist against the Philadelphia Flyers.
As a defender, Crozier’s profile is defined by his passing and ability to generate offence from the blue line. His assist totals in college and the balance of goals and helpers over four seasons at Providence reflect a player who often initiates plays and contributes in transition.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 17:15
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:04
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:46
- Pts/GP
- 0.30
- EV points
- 3
- Hits
- 15
- Blocks
- 14
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 55.6 %
- Off. zone starts
- 38.8 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
11between 3 and 18 (80% range)
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 10
- Games
- 44
So far: 3 pts in 10 games. The team has played 17 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.24 pts per game (last season: 0.29).
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.
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 %
78
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 73
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 84
- Confidence 50 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 65
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 40
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 78
- Confidence 50 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 86
- Confidence 25 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 67
- Confidence 50 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 80
- Confidence 45 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 70
- Confidence 45 %
- DF
- Defense
- 79
- Confidence 40 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 50
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating73
- Top speed (35 %)35 · 69
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.471 · 81
- Distance /60 (20 %)14 · 69
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.1 · 68
ST — Strength84
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)6.398 · 85
- Body mass (50 %)0.435 · 76
EN — Endurance65
- Ice time per game (45 %)17.4 · 66
- Total ice time (20 %)555 · 56
- Shift length (15 %)47.7 · 77
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)16.7 · 70
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.851 · 67
DU — Durability40
- Share of games played (100 %)0.55 · 40
CK — Checking78
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.021 · 79
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.638 · 79
- Season volume (10 %)3.689 · 72
FG — Fighting86
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.308 · 86
DI — Discipline67
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.063 · 67
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.807 · 66
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.434 · 78
PA — Passing80
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.423 · 79
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.465 · 79
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.006 · 73
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.33 · 81
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.347 · 82
SC — Scoring70
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.169 · 68
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.208 · 76
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.068 · 69
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.06 · 65
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 71
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)10.7 · 79
DF — Defense79
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.064 · 79
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.013 · 73
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.489 · 82
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.006 · 75
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.832 · 79
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)54.8 · 89
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.999 · 68
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience50
- Career regular-season games (65 %)56
- Career playoff games (25 %)34
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall78
- DF · Defense (30 %)79
- PA · Passing (22 %)80
- SK · Skating (12 %)73
- SC · Scoring (12 %)70
- EN · Endurance (9 %)65
- ST · Strength (6 %)84
- DI · Discipline (5 %)67
- CK · Checking (4 %)78
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 78 | 73 | 70 | 79 |
| 2023-24 | 84 | 81 | 74 | 83 |
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
197 of 325
PAL Rating
46/ 100
Performance · Around average
133 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
60/ 100
Good value
0.78 M$ · expected PAL 36
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 52
- Defense
- 58
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- Offense
- 58
- Creation
- 38
- Shooting
- 36
- Possession
- 66
- Defense
- 59
- Discipline
- 19
- Power play
- 62
- Penalty kill
- 44
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
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
38/ 100
Below average
better than 38% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
60/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
25/ 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, 139 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 80
- Shot selection
- 29
- Penalties drawn
- 54
- Puck management
- 85
Defense
- Takeaways
- 28
- Discipline
- 10
- Safe zone exits
- 82
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.
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
-0.2 to 0.3 — 90% interval
197 of 325 defensemen
+0.0 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.2
- EV defense
- +0.8
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.0
- Shooting
- -0.8
- Penalties
- -1.0
- Average → replacement
- +1.2
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | TBL | 35 | 0.0 | -0.2 to 0.3 | 197/325 |
| 2024-25 | TBL | 5 | -0.0 | -0.1 to 0.0 | 207/314 |
| 2023-24 | TBL | 13 | 0.1 | -0.1 to 0.2 | 148/316 |
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
- 136.9 km/h35th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.4 km/h82nd percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 752nd percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 44.8 %88th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 36.5 km28th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.98 km47th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 45.5 %95th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.9 %40th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 37.3 %87th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1659th percentile | 049th percentile | 0.0 %27th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 682nd percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th percentile |
| Long range | 651st percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %67th 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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PHIMax Crozier: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Max Crozier have in 2026-27?
Max Crozier has 0 goals and 3 points (3 assists) in 10 games in 2026-27.
How old is Max Crozier?
Max Crozier is 26 years old: he was born on April 19, 2000.
How tall is Max Crozier, and how much does he weigh?
Max Crozier is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 207 lb (94 kg).
Where is Max Crozier from?
Canada: Max Crozier was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
What team does Max Crozier play for?
Max Crozier plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL, at D, wearing number 24.
Is Max Crozier injured?
No: Max Crozier is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Max Crozier?
Max Crozier produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 197th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 46 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Max Crozier make?
Max Crozier earns $775K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 60 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Max Crozier's contract end?
Max Crozier's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Max Crozier overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 60 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Max Crozier a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 197th of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Max Crozier played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Max Crozier has 3 points (0 goals, 3 assists).
What are Max Crozier's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Max Crozier has 62 games, 1 goal, 14 assists and 15 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 10 points in 35 games.
Where was Max Crozier drafted?
Max Crozier was drafted 120th overall (round 4) by Tampa Bay Lightning in 2019.
Is Max Crozier better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.00 points per game at home (0 in 5 games) and 0.60 on the road (3 in 5 games).
How does Max Crozier perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Max Crozier has 5 games and 0 points in his career. His pace (0.00 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.24).
Which player is most similar to Max Crozier?
Pierre-Olivier Joseph: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Pierre-Olivier Joseph's page →Is Max Crozier a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 11 points in 2026-27, or 0.25 points per game.
What is Max Crozier's nationality?
Max Crozier is Canadian.
What awards has Max Crozier won?
Named to the All-USHL Third Team (2018–2019 season) ; Named a nominee for the Hobey Baker Award (2023).
How many championships has Max Crozier won?
1: Clark Cup — USHL champion with the Sioux Falls Stampede (17 May 2019).
Where did Max Crozier play before turning pro?
Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) — Clark Cup victory in May 2019; Providence College (committed fall 2019, completed his senior season in 2023).
How many points is Max Crozier projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 11 points in 44 games in 2026-27 (3 to 18 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Tampa Bay Lightning teammates
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