Spencer
Stastney
D · PIT · Defensive · Below average
- PAL
- 39
- WAR
- 0.6
- Value
- 52
- PTS
- 1
2025-26№ 95 / 325
Spencer Stastney (Pittsburgh Penguins) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Spencer Stastney
HEIGHT : 180 cm · WEIGHT : 89 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : January 3, 2000 · Woodridge, United States
Drafted : 2018 · NSH · round 5, pick #131
Contract : $1,525,000 · 2026-27 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Edmonton Oilers | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2025-26 | Nashville Predators | 30 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | Nashville Predators | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | Nashville Predators | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | Nashville Predators | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 130 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 30 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Nashville Predators | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Spencer Stastney: our analysis
2025-26 season: 36 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, -10 +/-, 16:02 TOI. WAR 0.6 (95th of 325) · PAL 39, below average.
In 2025-26, Spencer Stastney, 26, posts a PAL Rating of 39 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 0.6 ranks 95th among 325 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: discipline (77, well above average) and penalty kill (66, above average). On the other hand, creation (8, among the weakest in the league) and shooting (18, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+0.8); his biggest cost: finishing (-0.2).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 24 in 2024-25 to 39; his WAR went from 0.0 to 0.6.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 52 (fair value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Spencer Stastney's story
Growing up between Mequon, Wisconsin, and Woodridge, Illinois, Spencer Stastney learned the game in local youth setups before moving into elite prep hockey with Bridgedale Academy and the Chicago Mission program. Those early stops shaped a defender comfortable with puck movement out of the zone and willing to sacrifice for his teammates by blocking shots and defending inside the hash marks.
Selected in the fifth round, 131st overall, in the 2018 draft, Stastney opted to develop at the collegiate level with Notre Dame. His role expanded each season: a freshman year of steady minutes, a decisive first collegiate goal in the 2019 Big Ten championship game that earned him a spot on the tournament all‑team, then increasing offensive contributions in subsequent seasons. He finished his Irish career with 16 goals and 47 assists across 143 games, earned All‑Big Ten Second Team honours and was named his team’s Monogram Club MVP after his senior year.
The Nashville Predators signed him to a two‑year entry‑level deal on March 31, 2022. He split time between the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals and Nashville, putting up five goals and eight assists in 56 AHL games as a rookie before making his NHL debut for the Predators on April 1, 2023. In the AHL playoffs that spring he collected one goal and five assists in 16 games, including a late game‑winner in game five of the division semifinals that sent Milwaukee into the Western Conference finals.
His professional timeline includes recalls, contract extensions and a series of moves: a recall by Nashville on November 14, 2023, a two‑year extension signed July 25, 2024, and a trade to the Edmonton Oilers on December 12, 2025 for a 2027 third‑round pick. He agreed to a one‑year extension with Edmonton on July 5, 2026, and was later traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on October 7, 2026.
Internationally, Stastney represented the United States at the 2018 U18 World Championships, posting one goal and four assists in seven games as the team took silver, and appeared at the 2020 World Junior Championship, where he was scoreless in five games. Plainly stated, his game rests on dependable defensive reads, willingness to block shots and the ability to move the puck from his own end.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 17:10
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:00
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:11
- Pts/GP
- 0.23
- EV points
- 3
- Hits
- 1
- Blocks
- 10
- Takeaways
- 6
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 53.6 %
- Off. zone starts
- 34.5 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
13between 4 and 21 (80% range)
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 11
- Games
- 72
So far: 3 pts in 13 games. The team has played 0 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.16 pts per game (last season: 0.15).
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
Slightly up
- Points per game: 0.20 in 23-24, 0.15 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 24 → 39
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 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 65 %
69
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 81
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 69
- Confidence 70 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 62
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 54
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 57
- Confidence 70 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 74
- Confidence 42 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 81
- Confidence 70 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 72
- Confidence 65 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 64
- Confidence 65 %
- DF
- Defense
- 74
- Confidence 60 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 56
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating81
- Top speed (35 %)35.7 · 78
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)3.85 · 90
- Distance /60 (20 %)13.9 · 67
- Speed consistency (15 %)34 · 67
ST — Strength69
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.19 · 75
- Body mass (50 %)-0.486 · 65
EN — Endurance62
- Ice time per game (45 %)16.7 · 61
- Total ice time (20 %)1,009 · 68
- Shift length (15 %)43.8 · 61
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)15.8 · 66
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.841 · 66
DU — Durability54
- Share of games played (100 %)0.641 · 54
CK — Checking57
- Hits /60 (70 %)1.637 · 60
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)1.052 · 54
- Season volume (10 %)2.639 · 57
FG — Fighting74
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.803 · 74
DI — Discipline81
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.022 · 81
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.573 · 78
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.446 · 79
PA — Passing72
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.357 · 74
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.25 · 48
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.04 · 79
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.188 · 77
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.189 · 68
SC — Scoring64
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.16 · 66
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.163 · 65
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.168 · 73
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.055 · 63
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 71
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)8.171 · 63
DF — Defense74
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.029 · 76
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.049 · 70
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.583 · 77
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.049 · 80
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.379 · 63
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)55.7 · 85
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.132 · 71
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience56
- Career regular-season games (65 %)67
- Career playoff games (25 %)26
- NHL seasons (10 %)55
OV — Overall69
- DF · Defense (30 %)74
- PA · Passing (22 %)72
- SK · Skating (12 %)81
- SC · Scoring (12 %)64
- EN · Endurance (9 %)62
- ST · Strength (6 %)69
- DI · Discipline (5 %)81
- CK · Checking (4 %)57
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 69 | 81 | 64 | 74 |
| 2024-25 | 70 | 83 | 73 | 72 |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 81 | 77 | 78 |
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
95 of 325
PAL Rating
39/ 100
Performance · Below average
150 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
52/ 100
Fair value
0.83 M$ · expected PAL 37
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 21
- Defense
- 51
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- Offense
- 31
- Creation
- 8
- Shooting
- 18
- Possession
- 52
- Defense
- 48
- Discipline
- 77
- Power play
- 39
- Penalty kill
- 66
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 | EDM | 0.6 | 39 | 52 | 0.83 M$ |
| 2024-25 | NSH | 0.0 | 24 | 42 | 0.83 M$ |
| 2023-24 | NSH | 0.5 | 65 | 79 | 0.93 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 defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
24/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
34/ 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, 166 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 57
- Shot selection
- 23
- Penalties drawn
- 70
- Puck management
- 12
Defense
- Takeaways
- 64
- Discipline
- 41
- Safe zone exits
- 19
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 | EDM | 26 | 24 | 34 |
| 2024-25 | NSH | 45 | 55 | 38 |
| 2023-24 | NSH | 38 | 51 | 35 |
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
-0.0 to 1.1 — 90% interval
95 of 325 defensemen
+3.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.8
- EV defense
- +0.4
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.2
- Shooting
- -0.2
- Penalties
- -0.2
- Average → replacement
- +2.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | EDM | 66 | 0.6 | -0.0 to 1.1 | 95/325 |
| 2024-25 | NSH | 23 | 0.0 | -0.1 to 0.2 | 180/314 |
| 2023-24 | NSH | 20 | 0.5 | 0.1 to 1.2 | 84/316 |
| 2022-23 | NSH | 8 | -0.1 | -0.1 to 0.0 | 222/334 |
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
- 138.3 km/h39th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.6 km/h67th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1887th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 43.0 %70th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 47.0 km38th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.95 km47th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 43.1 %66th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 19.8 %99th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 37.2 %88th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1556th percentile | 049th percentile | 0.0 %27th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 366th percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th percentile |
| Long range | 864th 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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DALSpencer Stastney: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Spencer Stastney have in 2026-27?
Spencer Stastney has 0 goals and 3 points (3 assists) in 13 games in 2026-27.
How old is Spencer Stastney?
Spencer Stastney is 26 years old: he was born on January 4, 2000.
How tall is Spencer Stastney, and how much does he weigh?
Spencer Stastney is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 196 lb (89 kg).
Where is Spencer Stastney from?
United States: Spencer Stastney was born in Woodridge, Illinois, United States.
What team does Spencer Stastney play for?
Spencer Stastney plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL, at D, wearing number 24.
Is Spencer Stastney injured?
No: Spencer Stastney is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Spencer Stastney?
Spencer Stastney produced 0.6 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 95th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 39 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Spencer Stastney make?
Spencer Stastney earns $825K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 52 out of 100 (fair value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Spencer Stastney's contract end?
Spencer Stastney's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Spencer Stastney overpaid?
Neither: he delivers about what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 52 out of 100 (fair value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Spencer Stastney a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 95th 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 Spencer Stastney getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 24 in 2024-25 to 39 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Spencer Stastney played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Spencer Stastney has 3 points (0 goals, 3 assists).
What are Spencer Stastney's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Spencer Stastney has 130 games, 4 goals, 18 assists and 22 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 9 points in 30 games.
Where was Spencer Stastney drafted?
Spencer Stastney was drafted 131st overall (round 5) by Nashville Predators in 2018.
Is Spencer Stastney better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.33 points per game at home (2 in 6 games) and 0.14 on the road (1 in 7 games).
How does Spencer Stastney perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Spencer Stastney has 3 games and 0 points in his career. His pace (0.00 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.17).
Which player is most similar to Spencer Stastney?
Dante Fabbro: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Dante Fabbro's page →Is Spencer Stastney a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 13 points in 2026-27, or 0.18 points per game.
What is Spencer Stastney's nationality?
Spencer Stastney is American. Internationally: U.S. – U18 team: silver medal at the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championship (1 goal, 4 assists in 7 games); U.S. junior team at the 2020 World Junior Championship (scoreless in 5 games).
What awards has Spencer Stastney won?
Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament team (2019) ; All-Big Ten Second Team (2021) ; Notre Dame Monogram Club MVP (2022).
Where did Spencer Stastney play before turning pro?
University of Notre Dame, college hockey (2018–2022); youth hockey with the Chicago Mission (Tier 1 Elite Hockey League); Bridgedale Academy (Woodridge, Illinois).
How many points is Spencer Stastney projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 13 points in 72 games in 2026-27 (4 to 21 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates
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