Sean
Durzi
D · NYR · Offensive · Above average
- PAL
- 61
- WAR
- 0.5
- Value
- 42
- PTS
- 27
2025-26№ 103 / 325
Sean Durzi (New York Rangers) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Sean Durzi
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 90 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : October 20, 1998 · Mississauga, Canada
Drafted : 2018 · TOR · round 2, pick #52
Contract : $6,000,000 · 2024-25 → 2027-28 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFAM-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New York Rangers | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 2025-26 | Utah Mammoth | 60 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 50 |
| 2024-25 | Utah Hockey Club | 30 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 |
| 2023-24 | Arizona Coyotes | 76 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 63 |
| 2022-23 | Los Angeles Kings | 72 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 50 |
| 2021-22 | Los Angeles Kings | 64 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 55 |
| NHL totals | 316 | 32 | 117 | 149 | 252 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Utah Mammoth | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | Los Angeles Kings | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | Los Angeles Kings | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Playoff totals | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
Sean Durzi: our analysis
2025-26 season: 60 GP, 5 G, 22 A, 27 PTS, -12 +/-, 19:16 TOI. WAR 0.5 (103rd of 325) · PAL 61, above average.
In 2025-26, Sean Durzi, 28, posts a PAL Rating of 61 out of 100 (above average), and his WAR of 0.5 ranks 103rd among 325 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: power play (86, among the best in the league), offense (77, well above average) and creation (77, well above average). On the other hand, defense (15, among the weakest in the league) and penalty kill (37, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+2.5); his biggest cost: EV defense (-1.6).
An improvement on 2024-25, when his PAL was 56; his WAR went from 0.3 to 0.5.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 42 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Sean Durzi's story
Growing up in Mississauga, Sean Durzi learned to skate very young and moved into a defensive role early, a switch that shaped his path through Ontario's junior ranks. He played with the Mississauga Braves and later the Mississauga Rebels in the Greater Toronto Hockey League before earning a spot with the Owen Sound Attack in the Ontario Hockey League.
Durzi's major-junior years were marked by steady offensive growth and a notable comeback from an ankle problem that required surgery to remove an extra bone. Back in form for 2017–18, he produced 15 goals and 34 assists, numbers that helped him attract NHL attention and led to his selection in round two, 52nd overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2018 draft.
Professionally, his rights were traded to the Los Angeles Kings, and Durzi signed a three-year entry-level contract. He began his pro career with the Ontario Reign in the AHL, scoring his first professional goal on November 15, 2019, and later received his first NHL recall on November 19, 2021. Durzi made his NHL debut on November 24, 2021 against Toronto, registering a goal and an assist in that game.
At the junior club level he was a key contributor at the 2019 Memorial Cup, finishing the tournament with seven points and earning a spot on the Memorial Cup All-Star Team. On the ice, Durzi is best described as an offensively inclined defenseman: he has shown strong points-per-game production, a willingness to fire the puck often and effectiveness on the power play, all reflected in his junior and early NHL statistics.
His career since then has included a trade to Arizona on June 24, 2023, a milestone empty-net goal for the Coyotes on April 17, 2024 before the franchise's suspension and transfer of assets to Utah, a four-year contract extension with Utah, and a subsequent trade to the New York Rangers on July 1, 2026. Across AHL and NHL assignments he has balanced scoring contributions with growing defensive responsibilities.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 19:52
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:08
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:38
- Pts/GP
- 0.36
- EV points
- 4
- Hits
- 9
- Blocks
- 21
- Takeaways
- 8
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 49.1 %
- Off. zone starts
- 23.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
24between 12 and 35 (80% range)
- Goals
- 7
- Assists
- 18
- Games
- 59
So far: 5 pts in 14 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.42 pts per game (last season: 0.45).
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: 0.54 in 23-24, 0.45 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 56 → 61
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.
Injured reserve· Lower Body· expected back November 9
OV · OverallConfidence 82 %
77
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 81
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 71
- Confidence 85 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 77
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 67
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 68
- Confidence 85 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 82
- Confidence 59 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 73
- Confidence 85 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 83
- Confidence 82 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 82
- Confidence 82 %
- DF
- Defense
- 66
- Confidence 80 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 73
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating81
- Top speed (35 %)36 · 81
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.07 · 77
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.5 · 81
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.2 · 83
ST — Strength71
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.059 · 74
- Body mass (50 %)-0.243 · 68
EN — Endurance77
- Ice time per game (45 %)19.5 · 77
- Total ice time (20 %)1,132 · 70
- Shift length (15 %)46.5 · 71
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)18.6 · 79
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.557 · 78
DU — Durability67
- Share of games played (100 %)0.748 · 67
CK — Checking68
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.313 · 68
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)1.619 · 65
- Season volume (10 %)3.714 · 72
FG — Fighting82
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.035 · 82
DI — Discipline73
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.046 · 73
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.753 · 68
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.483 · 81
PA — Passing83
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.46 · 81
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.609 · 86
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.069 · 82
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.01 · 71
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.327 · 81
SC — Scoring82
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.293 · 81
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.272 · 83
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.228 · 76
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.153 · 82
- xG per shot (10 %)0.036 · 83
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12 · 85
DF — Defense66
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.05 · 66
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.129 · 65
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.723 · 68
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.012 · 77
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.266 · 67
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.7 · 66
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)5.059 · 81
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience73
- Career regular-season games (65 %)81
- Career playoff games (25 %)56
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall77
- DF · Defense (30 %)66
- PA · Passing (22 %)83
- SK · Skating (12 %)81
- SC · Scoring (12 %)82
- EN · Endurance (9 %)77
- ST · Strength (6 %)71
- DI · Discipline (5 %)73
- CK · Checking (4 %)68
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 77 | 81 | 82 | 66 |
| 2024-25 | 75 | 79 | 86 | 68 |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 78 | 84 | 71 |
| 2022-23 | 77 | 75 | 84 | 71 |
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
0.5
wins above replacement
103 of 325
PAL Rating
61/ 100
Performance · Above average
91 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
42/ 100
Poor return
6.00 M$ · expected PAL 68
ProfileOffensiveValue comes mostly from offense
- Offense
- 78
- Defense
- 25
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- Offense
- 77
- Creation
- 77
- Shooting
- 75
- Possession
- 67
- Defense
- 15
- Discipline
- 62
- Power play
- 86
- Penalty kill
- 37
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 | UTA | 0.5 | 61 | 42 | 6.00 M$ |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 0.3 | 56 | 33 | 6.00 M$ |
| 2023-24 | ARI | 0.5 | 85 | 86 | 1.70 M$ |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 0.2 | 73 | 72 | 1.70 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
71/ 100
Very good
better than 71% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
76/ 100
Very good
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
53/ 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, 65 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 81
- Shot selection
- 70
- Penalties drawn
- 78
- Puck management
- 26
Defense
- Takeaways
- 22
- Discipline
- 34
- Safe zone exits
- 92
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 | UTA | 71 | 76 | 53 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 67 | 74 | 50 |
| 2023-24 | ARI | 52 | 90 | 15 |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 32 | 58 | 24 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.5
wins above replacement
-0.0 to 1.0 — 90% interval
103 of 325 defensemen
+2.6 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +2.5
- EV defense
- -1.6
- Power play
- +0.3
- Penalty kill
- +0.0
- Shooting
- -0.1
- Penalties
- -0.9
- Average → replacement
- +2.4
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | UTA | 60 | 0.5 | -0.0 to 1.0 | 103/325 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 26 | 0.3 | -0.1 to 0.8 | 119/314 |
| 2023-24 | ARI | 76 | 0.5 | -0.6 to 1.2 | 85/316 |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 72 | 0.2 | -0.7 to 1.2 | 130/334 |
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
- 137.4 km/h36th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.0 km/h22nd percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 435th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 41.4 %49th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 61.4 km49th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.26 km59th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.2 %38th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.1 %50th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 40.5 %47th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1246th percentile | 287th percentile | 16.7 %98th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 366th percentile | 190th percentile | 33.3 %95th percentile |
| Long range | 864th percentile | 195th percentile | 12.5 %93rd 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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BOSSean Durzi: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Sean Durzi have in 2026-27?
Sean Durzi has 2 goals and 5 points (3 assists) in 14 games in 2026-27.
How old is Sean Durzi?
Sean Durzi is 28 years old: he was born on October 21, 1998.
How tall is Sean Durzi, and how much does he weigh?
Sean Durzi is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 198 lb (90 kg).
Where is Sean Durzi from?
Canada: Sean Durzi was born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
What team does Sean Durzi play for?
Sean Durzi plays for the New York Rangers in the NHL, at D, wearing number 5.
Is Sean Durzi injured?
Yes: Sean Durzi is on injured reserve (lower body). He is expected back around November 9.
How good is Sean Durzi?
Sean Durzi produced 0.5 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 103rd of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 61 out of 100: above average for his position.
How much does Sean Durzi make?
Sean Durzi earns $6.0M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 42 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Sean Durzi's contract end?
Sean Durzi's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is Sean Durzi overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 42 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Sean Durzi a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 103rd of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Sean Durzi getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 56 in 2024-25 to 61 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Sean Durzi played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Sean Durzi has 4 points (1 goal, 3 assists).
What are Sean Durzi's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Sean Durzi has 316 games, 32 goals, 117 assists and 149 points. His best season: 2023-24, with 41 points in 76 games.
Where was Sean Durzi drafted?
Sean Durzi was drafted 52nd overall (round 2) by Toronto Maple Leafs in 2018.
Is Sean Durzi better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.57 points per game at home (4 in 7 games) and 0.14 on the road (1 in 7 games).
How does Sean Durzi perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Sean Durzi has 19 games and 6 points in his career. His pace (0.32 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.47).
Which player is most similar to Sean Durzi?
Luke Hughes: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Luke Hughes's page →Is Sean Durzi a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 24 points in 2026-27, or 0.41 points per game.
What is Sean Durzi's nationality?
Sean Durzi is Canadian.
What awards has Sean Durzi won?
Howard Hindman Award (Owen Sound Attack scholastic player of the year) ; 2019 Memorial Cup All-Star Team.
Where did Sean Durzi play before turning pro?
Minor AAA with the Mississauga Braves; Mississauga Rebels (Greater Toronto Hockey League), 2013–14 and returned in 2014–15; Owen Sound Attack (OHL) beginning 2015–16; St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL) — 2 games in 2014–15; Guelph Storm (final OHL season).
How many points is Sean Durzi projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 24 points in 59 games in 2026-27 (12 to 35 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his New York Rangers teammates
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