Stefan
Noesen
R · NJD · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 38
- WAR
- -0.3
- Value
- 32
- PTS
- 7
2025-26№ 548 / 615
Stefan Noesen (New Jersey Devils) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Stefan Noesen
#11RPlays: Right wing · 7% of faceoffs
New Jersey Devils
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 93 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : February 11, 1993 · Plano, United States
Drafted : 2011 · OTT · round 1, pick #21
Contract : $2,750,000 · 2024-25 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract · UFA · Signing bonus $1,000,000M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New Jersey Devils | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | New Jersey Devils | 38 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 33 |
| 2024-25 | New Jersey Devils | 78 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 54 |
| 2023-24 | Carolina Hurricanes | 81 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 33 |
| 2022-23 | Carolina Hurricanes | 78 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 32 |
| 2021-22 | Carolina Hurricanes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | San Jose Sharks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | San Jose Sharks | 34 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 32 |
| 2019-20 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | New Jersey Devils | 41 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 28 |
| 2017-18 | New Jersey Devils | 72 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 36 |
| 2016-17 | New Jersey Devils | 32 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 2016-17 | Anaheim Ducks | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | Anaheim Ducks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | Anaheim Ducks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 487 | 84 | 94 | 178 | 274 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | New Jersey Devils | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | Carolina Hurricanes | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 2022-23 | Carolina Hurricanes | 15 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| 2017-18 | New Jersey Devils | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Playoff totals | 35 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 46 | |
Stefan Noesen: our analysis
2025-26 season: 38 GP, 3 G, 4 A, 7 PTS, -12 +/-, 11:45 TOI. WAR -0.3 (548th of 615) · PAL 38, below average.
In 2025-26, Stefan Noesen, 33, posts a PAL Rating of 38 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.3 ranks 548th among 615 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: creation (92, among the best in the league), power play (75, well above average) and penalty kill (71, above average). On the other hand, discipline (4, among the weakest in the league) and offense (13, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: power play (+0.9); his biggest cost: finishing (-4.5).
A marked decline: his PAL was 88 in 2024-25, against 38 now; his WAR went from 1.1 to -0.3.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 32 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Stefan Noesen's story
Growing up in the Dallas suburbs, Stefan Noesen moved north at 14 to pursue higher‑level junior hockey and eventually settled in with the Plymouth Whalers of the OHL. That period sharpened his on‑ice instincts and made him a first‑round pick in the NHL Entry Draft when Ottawa used a selection obtained from Nashville to choose him; the Senators signed him to an entry‑level deal on 29 December 2011.
After attending Ottawa's training camp following the 2012–13 lockout, Noesen was returned to junior on 16 January 2013 to complete that season with Plymouth. His professional path took a significant turn on 5 July 2013, when he was part of a trade sending him to the Anaheim Ducks. He recorded his first NHL goal on 7 December 2016 after several years moving between the NHL and the minors.
During 2016–17 he was placed on waivers by Anaheim and claimed by the New Jersey Devils on 25 January 2017, opening a longer stay in the NHL. The following season he posted career highs with 13 goals and 27 points in 72 games, earning another one‑year deal; a left‑knee setback the next year limited him to 41 games and eight points, and he became an unrestricted free agent in June 2019 when New Jersey did not tender a qualifying offer.
Noesen then moved between tryouts, the AHL and several NHL clubs: a PTO with the Dallas Stars, an AHL contract with Wilkes‑Barre/Scranton followed by an NHL deal with Pittsburgh where he scored in his debut on 4 December 2019, a claim by the San Jose Sharks on 19 December 2019 and a season spent with both Sharks and their AHL affiliate. On 11 April 2021 he was traded to Toronto in a three‑team deal. As a free agent on 31 July 2021 he signed with the Carolina Hurricanes, won the Calder Cup in 2022 with the Chicago Wolves, and later secured a multi‑year return to New Jersey on 1 July 2024.
Noesen's game is defined by his work ethic on the wing, quick skating and ability to finish chances when given linemates and minutes; he has produced timely playoff moments, including a game‑winning goal in the first round of the 2023 playoffs against the New York Islanders. Internationally, he had been named to the U.S. junior team for 2013 but did not play because an OHL suspension was upheld by the IIHF. He married Alyson in July 2018.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 9:30
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:17
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:03
- Pts/GP
- 0.60
- EV points
- 3
- Hits
- 14
- Blocks
- 0
- Takeaways
- 0
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 51.8 %
- Off. zone starts
- 34.2 %
- Faceoffs
- 0.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
18between 5 and 31 (80% range)
- Goals
- 8
- Assists
- 10
- Games
- 47
So far: 3 pts in 5 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.37 pts per game (last season: 0.18).
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
Declining
- Points per game: 0.46 in 23-24, 0.18 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 88 → 38
Outlook, age included
↓ DecliningAge 33: the age when production usually declines
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 77 %
75
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 57
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 76
- Confidence 81 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 62
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 68
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 79
- Confidence 81 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 87
- Confidence 63 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 57
- Confidence 81 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 72
- Confidence 46 %
- PA
- Passing
- 76
- Confidence 77 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 79
- Confidence 77 %
- DF
- Defense
- 83
- Confidence 74 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 89
- Confidence 14 %
- EX
- Experience
- 82
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating57
- Top speed (35 %)34.7 · 51
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.525 · 57
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.2 · 78
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.1 · 58
ST — Strength76
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.821 · 73
- Body mass (50 %)0.154 · 77
EN — Endurance62
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.3 · 65
- Total ice time (20 %)428 · 47
- Shift length (15 %)42.9 · 62
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.8 · 65
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.153 · 75
DU — Durability68
- Share of games played (100 %)0.758 · 68
CK — Checking79
- Hits /60 (70 %)6.115 · 80
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.614 · 79
- Season volume (10 %)3.526 · 66
FG — Fighting87
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.379 · 87
DI — Discipline57
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.041 · 56
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.882 · 66
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.644 · 67
FO — Faceoffs72
- Faceoff % (85 %)49.7 · 75
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)14.7 · 47
PA — Passing76
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.684 · 75
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.414 · 70
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.171 · 83
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.54 · 79
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.328 · 65
SC — Scoring79
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.864 · 71
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)1.073 · 85
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.843 · 51
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)2.269 · 91
- xG per shot (10 %)0.085 · 87
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)14.1 · 75
DF — Defense83
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.078 · 84
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.143 · 82
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.411 · 87
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.063 · 84
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.887 · 67
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.7 · 81
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.404 · 77
PS — Penalty shot89
- Shootouts (60 %)32 · 65
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.2 · 93
EX — Experience82
- Career regular-season games (65 %)87
- Career playoff games (25 %)68
- NHL seasons (10 %)87
OV — Overall75
- SC · Scoring (28 %)79
- PA · Passing (22 %)76
- DF · Defense (18 %)83
- SK · Skating (12 %)57
- EN · Endurance (8 %)62
- DI · Discipline (5 %)57
- ST · Strength (4 %)76
- CK · Checking (3 %)79
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 75 | 57 | 79 | 83 |
| 2024-25 | 80 | 48 | 83 | 83 |
| 2023-24 | 80 | 46 | 79 | 89 |
| 2022-23 | 79 | 37 | 81 | 88 |
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
-0.3
wins above replacement
548 of 615
PAL Rating
38/ 100
Performance · Below average
281 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
32/ 100
Poor return
2.75 M$ · expected PAL 54
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 47
- Defense
- 61
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- Offense
- 13
- Creation
- 92
- Shooting
- 35
- Possession
- 34
- Defense
- 68
- Discipline
- 4
- Power play
- 75
- Penalty kill
- 71
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 | NJD | -0.3 | 38 | 32 | 2.75 M$ |
| 2024-25 | NJD | 1.1 | 88 | 90 | 2.75 M$ |
| 2023-24 | CAR | 1.0 | 89 | 97 | 0.76 M$ |
| 2022-23 | CAR | 0.2 | 92 | 97 | 0.76 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
10/ 100
Low
better than 10% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
56/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
7/ 100
Low
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, 380 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 25
- Shot selection
- 88
- Penalties drawn
- 33
- Puck management
- 26
Defense
- Takeaways
- 13
- Discipline
- 7
- Safe zone exits
- 43
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 | NJD | 10 | 56 | 7 |
| 2024-25 | NJD | 42 | 93 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | CAR | 72 | 80 | 44 |
| 2022-23 | CAR | 83 | 65 | 85 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.3
wins above replacement
-0.8 to 0.1 — 90% interval
548 of 615 forwards
-1.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.9
- EV defense
- +0.6
- Power play
- +0.9
- Penalty kill
- +0.0
- Shooting
- -4.5
- Penalties
- -0.9
- Average → replacement
- +1.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NJD | 38 | -0.3 | -0.8 to 0.1 | 548/615 |
| 2024-25 | NJD | 75 | 1.1 | -0.2 to 2.2 | 141/596 |
| 2023-24 | CAR | 81 | 1.0 | 0.0 to 2.1 | 150/608 |
| 2022-23 | CAR | 78 | 0.2 | -0.8 to 1.3 | 267/617 |
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
- 150.7 km/h97th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.4 km/h9th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 12nd percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 44.4 %75th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 13.6 km14th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.47 km17th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 44.2 %92nd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.8 %83rd percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 36.7 %82nd percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 620th percentile | 139th percentile | 16.7 %66th percentile |
| High danger | 115th percentile | 034th percentile | 0.0 %10th percentile |
| Mid range | 227th percentile | 177th 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
🔥 3-game point streak
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PHIStefan Noesen: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Stefan Noesen have in 2026-27?
Stefan Noesen has 1 goal and 3 points (2 assists) in 5 games in 2026-27.
How old is Stefan Noesen?
Stefan Noesen is 33 years old: he was born on February 12, 1993.
How tall is Stefan Noesen, and how much does he weigh?
Stefan Noesen is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 205 lb (93 kg).
Where is Stefan Noesen from?
United States: Stefan Noesen was born in Plano, Texas, United States.
What team does Stefan Noesen play for?
Stefan Noesen plays for the New Jersey Devils in the NHL, at R, wearing number 11.
Is Stefan Noesen injured?
No: Stefan Noesen is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Stefan Noesen?
Stefan Noesen produced -0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 548th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 38 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Stefan Noesen make?
Stefan Noesen earns $2.8M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 32 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Stefan Noesen's contract end?
Stefan Noesen's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a M-NTC clause.
Is Stefan Noesen overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 32 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Stefan Noesen a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 548th 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 Stefan Noesen getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 88 in 2024-25 to 38 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Stefan Noesen played lately?
Over his last 5 games, Stefan Noesen has 3 points (1 goal, 2 assists).
What are Stefan Noesen's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Stefan Noesen has 487 games, 84 goals, 94 assists and 178 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 41 points in 78 games.
Where was Stefan Noesen drafted?
Stefan Noesen was drafted 21st overall (round 1) by Ottawa Senators in 2011.
How does Stefan Noesen perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Stefan Noesen has 35 games and 15 points in his career. His pace (0.43 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.37).
Which player is most similar to Stefan Noesen?
Will Cuylle: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Will Cuylle's page →Is Stefan Noesen a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 18 points in 2026-27, or 0.38 points per game.
Is Stefan Noesen married?
Yes, married to Alyson in July 2018.
What is Stefan Noesen's nationality?
Stefan Noesen is American. Internationally: United States junior team — named to the 2013 World Junior Championships roster but not allowed to participate due to an OHL suspension.
How many championships has Stefan Noesen won?
1: Calder Cup winner with the Chicago Wolves.
Where did Stefan Noesen play before turning pro?
Played major junior hockey with the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) after moving north at age 14.
How many points is Stefan Noesen projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 18 points in 47 games in 2026-27 (5 to 31 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his New Jersey Devils teammates
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