Roope
Hintz
C · DAL · Two-way · Elite
- PAL
- 96
- WAR
- 0.6
- Value
- 94
- PTS
- 44
2025-26№ 217 / 615
Roope Hintz (Dallas Stars) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Roope Hintz
#24CPlays: Centre · 81% of faceoffs
Dallas Stars
HEIGHT : 191 cm · WEIGHT : 98 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : November 16, 1996 · Nokia, Finland
Drafted : 2015 · DAL · round 2, pick #49
Contract : $8,450,000 · 2023-24 → 2030-31 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $4,000,000NMC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Dallas Stars | 17 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 9 |
| 2025-26 | Dallas Stars | 53 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 18 |
| 2024-25 | Dallas Stars | 76 | 28 | 39 | 67 | 30 |
| 2023-24 | Dallas Stars | 80 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 22 |
| 2022-23 | Dallas Stars | 73 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 30 |
| 2021-22 | Dallas Stars | 80 | 37 | 35 | 72 | 28 |
| 2020-21 | Dallas Stars | 41 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | Dallas Stars | 60 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 16 |
| 2018-19 | Dallas Stars | 58 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 24 |
| NHL totals | 538 | 197 | 239 | 436 | 181 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Dallas Stars | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | Dallas Stars | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Dallas Stars | 19 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | Dallas Stars | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Dallas Stars | 25 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| 2018-19 | Dallas Stars | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 95 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 38 | |
Roope Hintz: our analysis
2025-26 season: 53 GP, 15 G, 29 A, 44 PTS, +16 +/-, 17:20 TOI. WAR 0.6 (217th of 615) · PAL 96, elite.
In 2025-26, Roope Hintz, 29, posts a PAL Rating of 96 out of 100 (elite), and his WAR of 0.6 ranks 217th among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: power play (98, among the best in the league), creation (95, among the best in the league) and offense (85, among the best in the league).
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: power play (+3.6); his biggest cost: finishing (-6.4).
A season in line with 2024-25 (PAL of 94); his WAR went from 2.6 to 0.6.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 94 (exceptional value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Roope Hintz's story
Growing up in Nokia, Finland, Roope Hintz moved between Finnish junior rinks and short stints in North America before settling into pro hockey. The 2012–13 season took him to the Tampa Bay Juniors in the Empire Junior Hockey League and briefly to the Bismarck Bobcats of the NAHL, outings that eased his transition to smaller ice surfaces and a North American style.
Back home he broke into Ilves’ senior squad in 2013–14 and became a regular in 2014–15, posting 17 points in 42 games. After two seasons with Ilves he signed with HIFK in April 2015, where his 2015–16 Liiga totals and playoff output raised his profile. The Dallas Stars selected him 49th overall at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
Hintz moved into the Dallas organization after the 2016–17 Liiga season, agreeing to a three-year entry-level deal and starting in the AHL with the Texas Stars. He played a key role in Texas’ run to the 2018 Calder Cup Finals before earning an NHL roster spot the following year. He made his NHL debut on 4 October 2018 and scored his first NHL goal on 18 November 2018.
From 2018–19 onward his role in Dallas expanded: he became a regular NHL player in 2019–20, logged top-six minutes, and contributed in playoff series, including the Stars’ 2020 run to the Stanley Cup Final. The organization rewarded him with a three-year extension after that season, and on 29 November 2022 he signed an eight-year, $67.6 million extension to remain in Dallas.
Hintz is defined by his ability to play centre on the club’s top lines, get into the scoring areas and deliver in decisive moments — overtime winners, playoff goals and a first NHL hat-trick on 30 November 2021 are part of that résumé. He has also worn Finland’s colours internationally, earning a bronze medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 16:39
- PP TOI/GP
- 2:45
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:14
- Pts/GP
- 0.88
- EV points
- 12
- Hits
- 22
- Blocks
- 8
- Takeaways
- 3
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 54.6 %
- Off. zone starts
- 37.8 %
- Faceoffs
- 57.4 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
60between 38 and 82 (80% range)
- Goals
- 23
- Assists
- 37
- Games
- 71
So far: 15 pts in 17 games. The team has played 17 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.83 pts per game (last season: 0.83).
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: 0.81 in 23-24, 0.83 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 94 → 96
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 29: 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 82 %
97
NHL elite
- SK
- Skating
- 96
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 80
- Confidence 85 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 78
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 74
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 71
- Confidence 85 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 63
- Confidence 63 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 79
- Confidence 85 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 87
- Confidence 86 %
- PA
- Passing
- 88
- Confidence 82 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 89
- Confidence 82 %
- DF
- Defense
- 79
- Confidence 79 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 69
- Confidence 37 %
- EX
- Experience
- 86
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating96
- Top speed (35 %)37.6 · 92
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)15.5 · 95
- Distance /60 (20 %)17.5 · 95
- Speed consistency (15 %)36.7 · 91
ST — Strength80
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.394 · 68
- Body mass (50 %)0.947 · 88
EN — Endurance78
- Ice time per game (45 %)16.1 · 79
- Total ice time (20 %)871 · 70
- Shift length (15 %)44.4 · 72
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)15.7 · 82
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)3.478 · 84
DU — Durability74
- Share of games played (100 %)0.811 · 74
CK — Checking71
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.316 · 72
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.128 · 67
- Season volume (10 %)4.111 · 75
FG — Fighting63
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.69 · 63
DI — Discipline79
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.033 · 80
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.639 · 74
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.834 · 79
FO — Faceoffs87
- Faceoff % (85 %)55.3 · 89
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)39.2 · 76
PA — Passing88
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)1.066 · 88
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.678 · 86
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.207 · 87
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)5.94 · 89
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.721 · 85
SC — Scoring89
- Goals /60 (25 %)1.207 · 87
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)1.131 · 90
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.307 · 73
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)2.419 · 93
- xG per shot (10 %)0.092 · 93
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)14.1 · 81
DF — Defense79
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.025 · 76
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.138 · 80
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.479 · 81
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.188 · 89
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.829 · 64
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.7 · 76
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.348 · 70
PS — Penalty shot69
- Shootouts (60 %)32.1 · 68
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience86
- Career regular-season games (65 %)88
- Career playoff games (25 %)86
- NHL seasons (10 %)75
OV — Overall97
- SC · Scoring (20 %)89
- PA · Passing (20 %)88
- DF · Defense (20 %)79
- SK · Skating (12 %)96
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)87
- EN · Endurance (8 %)78
- DI · Discipline (5 %)79
- ST · Strength (3 %)80
- CK · Checking (2 %)71
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 97 | 96 | 89 | 79 |
| 2024-25 | 93 | 95 | 92 | 75 |
| 2023-24 | 92 | 94 | 90 | 80 |
| 2022-23 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 76 |
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
0.6
wins above replacement
217 of 615
PAL Rating
96/ 100
Performance · Elite
18 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
94/ 100
Exceptional value
8.45 M$ · expected PAL 73
ProfileTwo-wayStrong at both ends
- Offense
- 95
- Defense
- 79
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- Offense
- 85
- Creation
- 95
- Shooting
- 76
- Possession
- 83
- Defense
- 65
- Discipline
- 69
- Power play
- 98
- Penalty kill
- 83
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 | DAL | 0.6 | 96 | 94 | 8.45 M$ |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 2.6 | 94 | 88 | 8.45 M$ |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 3.4 | 96 | 91 | 8.45 M$ |
| 2022-23 | DAL | 4.1 | 97 | 98 | 3.15 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
82/ 100
Very good
better than 82% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
96/ 100
Elite
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
23/ 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, 75 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 90
- Shot selection
- 98
- Penalties drawn
- 63
- Puck management
- 30
Defense
- Takeaways
- 3
- Discipline
- 32
- Safe zone exits
- 68
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 | DAL | 82 | 96 | 23 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 86 | 99 | 22 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 77 | 89 | 43 |
| 2022-23 | DAL | 68 | 97 | 17 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.6
wins above replacement
-0.6 to 2.1 — 90% interval
217 of 615 forwards
+3.3 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +2.2
- EV defense
- +0.7
- Power play
- +3.6
- Penalty kill
- +0.2
- Shooting
- -6.4
- Penalties
- +0.7
- Average → replacement
- +2.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DAL | 53 | 0.6 | -0.6 to 2.1 | 217/615 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 72 | 2.6 | 1.3 to 3.8 | 47/596 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 80 | 3.4 | 1.8 to 5.5 | 19/608 |
| 2022-23 | DAL | 73 | 4.1 | 2.6 to 6.1 | 13/617 |
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
- 142.8 km/h87th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.8 km/h88th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 7299th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 44.3 %75th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 77.6 km82nd percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.73 km87th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.1 %49th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.5 %24th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 38.1 %68th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3276th percentile | 791st percentile | 21.9 %88th percentile |
| High danger | 2094th percentile | 386th percentile | 15.0 %36th percentile |
| Mid range | 656th percentile | 396th percentile | 50.0 %100th percentile |
| Long range | 272nd 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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STLRoope Hintz: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Roope Hintz have in 2026-27?
Roope Hintz has 7 goals and 15 points (8 assists) in 17 games in 2026-27.
How old is Roope Hintz?
Roope Hintz is 29 years old: he was born on November 17, 1996.
How tall is Roope Hintz, and how much does he weigh?
Roope Hintz is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 216 lb (98 kg).
Where is Roope Hintz from?
Finland: Roope Hintz was born in Nokia, Finland.
What team does Roope Hintz play for?
Roope Hintz plays for the Dallas Stars in the NHL, at C, wearing number 24.
Is Roope Hintz injured?
No: Roope Hintz is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Roope Hintz?
Roope Hintz produced 0.6 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 217th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 96 out of 100: elite for his position.
How much does Roope Hintz make?
Roope Hintz earns $8.5M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 94 out of 100 (exceptional value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Roope Hintz's contract end?
Roope Hintz's contract runs through the 2030-31 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a NMC clause.
Is Roope Hintz overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 94 out of 100 (exceptional value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Roope Hintz a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 217th 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 Roope Hintz getting better?
He is holding steady: his PAL rating went from 94 in 2024-25 to 96 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Roope Hintz played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Roope Hintz has 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists).
What are Roope Hintz's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Roope Hintz has 538 games, 197 goals, 239 assists and 436 points. His best season: 2022-23, with 75 points in 73 games.
Where was Roope Hintz drafted?
Roope Hintz was drafted 49th overall (round 2) by Dallas Stars in 2015.
Is Roope Hintz better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 1.00 points per game at home (10 in 10 games) and 0.71 on the road (5 in 7 games).
How does Roope Hintz perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Roope Hintz has 95 games and 69 points in his career. His pace (0.73 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.81).
Which player is most similar to Roope Hintz?
Nico Hischier: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Nico Hischier's page →Is Roope Hintz a good fantasy pick?
Yes, a solid pick: our projection has him at 60 points in 2026-27, or 0.85 points per game.
Does Roope Hintz have siblings?
Yes: his brother Miiko (played ice hockey).
What is Roope Hintz's nationality?
Roope Hintz is Finnish. Internationally: Finland — bronze medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
What awards has Roope Hintz won?
Finnish Youth Championship League October Player of the Month (November 2013).
How many championships has Roope Hintz won?
1: Olympic bronze medal with Finland (2026 Winter Olympics).
What is Roope Hintz's nickname?
He is nicknamed “Ace of Spades”.
Where did Roope Hintz play before turning pro?
Ilves organization; 2012–13 season with the Tampa Bay Juniors (Empire Junior Hockey League); early portion of the season with the Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL); Finland U20 team.
How many points is Roope Hintz projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 60 points in 71 games in 2026-27 (38 to 82 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Dallas Stars teammates
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