Tyler
Motte
C · Defensive · Very good
- PAL
- 70
- WAR
- -0.1
- PTS
- 9
2024-25№ 416 / 596
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Tyler Motte
Retired 2026#14C
HEIGHT : 178 cm · WEIGHT : 88 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : March 9, 1995 · St. Clair, United States
Drafted : 2013 · CHI · round 4, pick #121
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Detroit Red Wings | 55 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 69 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 |
| 2022-23 | New York Rangers | 24 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Ottawa Senators | 38 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | New York Rangers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Vancouver Canucks | 49 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 22 |
| 2020-21 | Vancouver Canucks | 24 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 2019-20 | Vancouver Canucks | 34 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 2018-19 | Vancouver Canucks | 74 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 10 |
| 2017-18 | Vancouver Canucks | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | Chicago Blackhawks | 33 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| NHL totals | 455 | 53 | 46 | 99 | 116 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | New York Rangers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2021-22 | New York Rangers | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | Vancouver Canucks | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 44 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 20 | |
Tyler Motte: our analysis
2024-25 season: 55 GP, 4 G, 5 A, 9 PTS, -11 +/-, 11:19 TOI. WAR -0.1 (416th of 596) · PAL 70, very good.
In 2024-25, Tyler Motte, 31, posts a PAL Rating of 70 out of 100 (very good), and his WAR of -0.1 ranks 416th among 596 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: discipline (98, among the best in the league), penalty kill (95, among the best in the league) and defense (89, among the best in the league). On the other hand, offense (9, among the weakest in the league) and shooting (16, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+1.4); his biggest cost: finishing (-3.3).
An improvement on 2023-24, when his PAL was 66; his WAR, though, went from 0.3 to -0.1.
Tyler Motte's story
A teenager from Port Huron first drew wider attention when he skated in the 2008 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a Detroit minor team — an early waypoint in Tyler Motte’s path. He moved through Detroit’s youth ranks, posting strong numbers with Honeybaked U16 and helping that club to a national title, then spent seasons with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program at U17 and U18 levels before heading to college.
Motte enrolled at the University of Michigan in 2013 and developed into a high-impact forward over three seasons. After steady production as a freshman and sophomore, his junior year produced 32 goals and 56 points in 38 games, long goal streaks and numerous weekly and national honours; he left college as an AHCA First Team All-American and a Hobey-Baker finalist to turn pro.
Chicago signed him to an entry-level deal in April 2016 and he split time between Rockford and the Blackhawks, scoring his first NHL goal that October. A major trade in June 2017 sent him to Columbus, and the next years featured several moves: stints with Vancouver — including his first full NHL season and notable playoff contributions in 2020 — followed by stops in New York, Ottawa and Tampa Bay. In July 2024 he signed a one-year contract with Detroit; later he took a training-camp tryout with Florida and then an AHL tryout with the Charlotte Checkers in October 2025.
Internationally, Motte represented the United States at U17 and U18 tournaments, earning silver medals and leading his team in goals at the 2013 U18 championship; he also played at the World Junior Championship and at the 2016 IIHF World Championship. On the ice he is defined by his work ethic and two-way play: a forward who blocks shots, kills penalties and finds timely goals, blending forecheck pressure with a willingness to do the gritty work that coaches expect from a depth forward.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 11:19
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:03
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:30
- Pts/GP
- 0.16
- EV points
- 9
- Hits
- 72
- Blocks
- 48
- Takeaways
- 16
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 46.7 %
- Off. zone starts
- 29.9 %
- Faceoffs
- 41.4 %
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Player ratings, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 68 %
71
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 83
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 75
- Confidence 73 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 61
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 69
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 81
- Confidence 73 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 68
- Confidence 53 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 91
- Confidence 73 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 68
- Confidence 44 %
- PA
- Passing
- 57
- Confidence 68 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 63
- Confidence 68 %
- DF
- Defense
- 87
- Confidence 64 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 82
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating83
- Top speed (35 %)36.9 · 87
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)7.649 · 80
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.4 · 73
- Speed consistency (15 %)36.1 · 85
ST — Strength75
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.21 · 81
- Body mass (50 %)-0.712 · 69
EN — Endurance61
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.6 · 61
- Total ice time (20 %)561 · 57
- Shift length (15 %)42.6 · 66
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.8 · 62
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.072 · 70
DU — Durability69
- Share of games played (100 %)0.771 · 69
CK — Checking81
- Hits /60 (70 %)6.468 · 81
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)6.261 · 84
- Season volume (10 %)4.205 · 75
FG — Fighting68
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.722 · 68
DI — Discipline91
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.093 · 91
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.489 · 81
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)1.033 · 87
FO — Faceoffs68
- Faceoff % (85 %)48.6 · 71
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)19.5 · 56
PA — Passing57
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.484 · 61
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.26 · 54
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.07 · 62
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.57 · 76
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.243 · 56
SC — Scoring63
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.574 · 61
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.714 · 70
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.613 · 62
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.125 · 72
- xG per shot (10 %)0.079 · 64
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)13.2 · 78
DF — Defense87
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.07 · 80
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.239 · 87
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.453 · 83
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.149 · 88
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.213 · 91
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)55.8 · 88
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.788 · 90
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience82
- Career regular-season games (65 %)86
- Career playoff games (25 %)72
- NHL seasons (10 %)78
OV — Overall71
- SC · Scoring (20 %)63
- PA · Passing (20 %)57
- DF · Defense (20 %)87
- SK · Skating (12 %)83
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)68
- EN · Endurance (8 %)61
- DI · Discipline (5 %)91
- ST · Strength (3 %)75
- CK · Checking (2 %)81
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71 | 83 | 63 | 87 |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 82 | 62 | 88 |
| 2022-23 | 76 | 83 | 71 | 75 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25
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
-0.1
wins above replacement
416 of 596
PAL Rating
70/ 100
Performance · Very good
124 of 451 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 17
- Defense
- 91
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- Offense
- 9
- Creation
- 46
- Shooting
- 16
- Possession
- 30
- Defense
- 89
- Discipline
- 98
- Power play
- 31
- Penalty kill
- 95
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | DET | -0.1 | 70 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | TBL | 0.3 | 66 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 0.1 | 58 | — | — |
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.1
wins above replacement
-0.6 to 0.4 — 90% interval
416 of 596 forwards
-0.2 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -1.2
- EV defense
- +1.0
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.5
- Shooting
- -3.3
- Penalties
- +1.4
- Average → replacement
- +1.5
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | DET | 51 | -0.1 | -0.6 to 0.4 | 416/596 |
| 2023-24 | TBL | 69 | 0.3 | -0.4 to 1.1 | 268/608 |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 62 | 0.1 | -1.2 to 1.4 | 301/617 |
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
- 138.9 km/h53rd percentileleague avg. 135.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 37.0 km/h85th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 9466th percentileleague avg. 76
- Offensive zone time
- 37.7 %5th percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 163.3 km39th percentileleague avg. 204.5 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.21 km34th percentileleague avg. 4.67 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.1 %12th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.3 %19th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 45.0 %5th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 6643rd percentile | 433rd percentile | 6.1 %1st percentile |
| High danger | 2242nd percentile | 337th percentile | 13.6 %10th percentile |
| Mid range | 1642nd percentile | 133rd percentile | 6.3 %17th percentile |
| Long range | 539th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2025 | @ TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 |
| April 16, 2025 | @ NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:27 |
| April 14, 2025 | vs DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:03 |
| April 11, 2025 | @ TBL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:39 |
| April 10, 2025 | @ FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:10 |
Tyler Motte: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Tyler Motte have in 2024-25?
Tyler Motte has 4 goals and 9 points (5 assists) in 55 games in 2024-25.
How old is Tyler Motte?
Tyler Motte is 31 years old: he was born on March 10, 1995.
How tall is Tyler Motte, and how much does he weigh?
Tyler Motte is 5'10" (178 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
Where is Tyler Motte from?
United States: Tyler Motte was born in St. Clair, Michigan, United States.
How good is Tyler Motte?
Tyler Motte produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 416th of 596 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 70 out of 100: very good for his position.
Is Tyler Motte a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 416th of 596 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Tyler Motte getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 66 in 2023-24 to 70 in 2024-25 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Tyler Motte's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Tyler Motte has 455 games, 53 goals, 46 assists and 99 points. His best season: 2018-19, with 16 points in 74 games.
Where was Tyler Motte drafted?
Tyler Motte was drafted 121st overall (round 4) by Chicago Blackhawks in 2013.
How does Tyler Motte perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Tyler Motte has 44 games and 8 points in his career. His pace (0.18 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.22).
What is Tyler Motte's nationality?
Tyler Motte is American. Internationally: United States: silver medal at the 2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge; silver medal at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championship; 5th place at the 2015 World Junior Championship; played at the 2016 IIHF World Championship (1 goal, 2 assists in 10 games).
What awards has Tyler Motte won?
Big Ten Second Star of the Week (week ending October 20, 2013) ; Big Ten Second Star of the Week (week ending November 26, 2013) ; Big Ten Second Star of the Week (week ending December 9, 2014) ; Big Ten First Star of the Week (week ending January 19, 2016) ; NCAA Second Star of the Week (week ending January 19, 2016) ; Big Ten First Star of the Week (week ending February 2, 2016) ; NCAA First Star of the Week (week ending February 2, 2016) ; Hockey Commissioners' Association National Player of the Month (January 2016); and more.
How many championships has Tyler Motte won?
1: Detroit Honeybaked U16: USA Hockey Tier 1 national championship (2010–11).
Where did Tyler Motte play before turning pro?
Detroit Honeybaked U16 (2010–11); USA Hockey National Team Development Program U‑17/U‑18 (2011–13); University of Michigan, Michigan Wolverines (2013–2016)..
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