Tyler
Kleven
D · OTT · Defensive · Very good
- PAL
- 71
- WAR
- 0.2
- Value
- 75
- PTS
- 18
2025-26№ 139 / 325
Tyler Kleven (Ottawa Senators) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Tyler Kleven
#43D
Ottawa Senators
HEIGHT : 196 cm · WEIGHT : 102 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : January 9, 2002 · Fargo, United States
Drafted : 2020 · OTT · round 2, pick #44
Contract : $1,600,000 · 2025-26 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract (Extension) · RFA (Arb)
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Ottawa Senators | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | Ottawa Senators | 70 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 53 |
| 2024-25 | Ottawa Senators | 79 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 27 |
| 2023-24 | Ottawa Senators | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Ottawa Senators | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 183 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 92 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Ottawa Senators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Ottawa Senators | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Playoff totals | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Tyler Kleven: our analysis
2025-26 season: 70 GP, 3 G, 15 A, 18 PTS, +2 +/-, 17:21 TOI. WAR 0.2 (139th of 325) · PAL 71, very good.
In 2025-26, Tyler Kleven, 24, posts a PAL Rating of 71 out of 100 (very good), and his WAR of 0.2 ranks 139th among 325 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: defense (86, among the best in the league), possession (74, above average) and penalty kill (74, above average). On the other hand, shooting (23, well below average) and power play (26, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+2.6); his biggest cost: EV offense (-3.2).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 44 in 2024-25 to 71; his WAR, though, went from 0.6 to 0.2.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 75 (very good contract) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Tyler Kleven's story
A backyard rink built by his father was where Tyler Kleven cut his teeth on hockey in Fargo; the son of a former USHL and Northern Michigan defenseman switched from forward to defense at eight, a change that steered his development toward a defensive mindset. That early coaching at home shaped how he would play the game.
Kleven moved through the U.S. National Development Program in the USHL before enrolling at the University of North Dakota in 2020. Over three seasons with the Fighting Hawks he developed a reputation for a hard point shot and an ability to contribute offense from the blue line, finishing his college career with 20 goals and 35 points in 95 games. His collegiate tenure included team successes in conference play and appearances in the NCAA tournament, alongside some disciplinary setbacks during the 2022–23 season.
Selected 44th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, Kleven signed a three-year entry-level contract in March 2023 and made his NHL debut on March 30, 2023 versus the Philadelphia Flyers, registering his first NHL assist in that game. He split time between Ottawa and their AHL affiliate in Belleville the following season, being recalled multiple times to fill in on Ottawa's blue line when injuries occurred.
In Belleville he took part in the 2024 Calder Cup playoffs, and he made Ottawa's opening roster for 2024–25, scoring his first NHL goal on November 27, 2024 against the San Jose Sharks. He made his NHL playoff debut in 2025 and recorded his first postseason point during that series before the Senators were eliminated.
Internationally Kleven represented Team USA at the IIHF World Junior Championship in 2021 and 2022, winning gold in 2021, and joined the U.S. at the 2023 World Championship. His game is defined by a strong shot from the point and responsible defensive play, traits that have earned him repeated opportunities at the NHL level.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 19:58
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:08
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:47
- Pts/GP
- 0.24
- EV points
- 4
- Hits
- 29
- Blocks
- 46
- Takeaways
- 5
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 47.5 %
- Off. zone starts
- 29.9 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
19between 8 and 29 (80% range)
- Goals
- 6
- Assists
- 13
- Games
- 76
So far: 4 pts in 17 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.26 pts per game (last season: 0.26).
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
Trending up
- Points per game: 0.13 in 24-25, 0.26 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 44 → 71
Outlook, age included
↑ Trending upAge 24: usually still improving
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 72 %
79
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 69
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 96
- Confidence 76 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 63
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 64
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 87
- Confidence 76 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 84
- Confidence 50 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 77
- Confidence 76 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 70
- Confidence 72 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 67
- Confidence 72 %
- DF
- Defense
- 86
- Confidence 68 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 63
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating69
- Top speed (35 %)35 · 70
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.469 · 68
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.1 · 73
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.1 · 68
ST — Strength96
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)7.352 · 90
- Body mass (50 %)1.536 · 87
EN — Endurance63
- Ice time per game (45 %)16.9 · 63
- Total ice time (20 %)1,197 · 71
- Shift length (15 %)42.5 · 54
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)15.4 · 64
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.565 · 60
DU — Durability64
- Share of games played (100 %)0.725 · 64
CK — Checking87
- Hits /60 (70 %)5.403 · 86
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.812 · 87
- Season volume (10 %)4.844 · 87
FG — Fighting84
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.136 · 84
DI — Discipline77
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.034 · 77
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.649 · 74
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.446 · 79
PA — Passing70
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.48 · 82
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.197 · 37
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.125 · 58
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.11 · 74
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.198 · 71
SC — Scoring67
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.188 · 71
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.173 · 68
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.237 · 76
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.031 · 49
- xG per shot (10 %)0.032 · 58
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.883 · 76
DF — Defense86
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.111 · 84
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.058 · 78
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.35 · 92
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.084 · 81
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.256 · 67
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)54.1 · 95
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.776 · 78
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience63
- Career regular-season games (65 %)72
- Career playoff games (25 %)41
- NHL seasons (10 %)55
OV — Overall79
- DF · Defense (30 %)86
- PA · Passing (22 %)70
- SK · Skating (12 %)69
- SC · Scoring (12 %)67
- EN · Endurance (9 %)63
- ST · Strength (6 %)96
- DI · Discipline (5 %)77
- CK · Checking (4 %)87
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 79 | 69 | 67 | 86 |
| 2024-25 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 81 |
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
0.2
wins above replacement
139 of 325
PAL Rating
71/ 100
Performance · Very good
67 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
75/ 100
Very good contract
1.60 M$ · expected PAL 49
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 58
- Defense
- 83
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- Offense
- 66
- Creation
- 42
- Shooting
- 23
- Possession
- 74
- Defense
- 86
- Discipline
- 46
- Power play
- 26
- Penalty kill
- 74
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 | OTT | 0.2 | 71 | 75 | 1.60 M$ |
| 2024-25 | OTT | 0.6 | 44 | 66 | 0.92 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
58/ 100
Average
better than 58% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
56/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
55/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Why 58, higher than both scores? Overall IQ isn't an average, it's a rank: 94 of 225 defensemen. Few players are good at both ends at once; being so puts Tyler Kleven ahead of almost everyone else.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 93
- Shot selection
- 8
- Penalties drawn
- 49
- Puck management
- 95
Defense
- Takeaways
- 97
- Discipline
- 41
- Safe zone exits
- 6
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 | OTT | 58 | 56 | 55 |
| 2024-25 | OTT | 64 | 59 | 64 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.2
wins above replacement
-0.4 to 0.9 — 90% interval
139 of 325 defensemen
+1.2 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -3.2
- EV defense
- +2.6
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.4
- Shooting
- -0.0
- Penalties
- -1.0
- Average → replacement
- +2.5
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OTT | 70 | 0.2 | -0.4 to 0.9 | 139/325 |
| 2024-25 | OTT | 76 | 0.6 | -0.2 to 1.0 | 88/314 |
| 2023-24 | OTT | 9 | -0.0 | -0.1 to 0.0 | 196/316 |
| 2022-23 | OTT | 8 | 0.0 | -0.1 to 0.1 | 160/334 |
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
- 157.8 km/h98th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.6 km/h38th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 752nd percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 41.5 %52nd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 75.4 km69th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.41 km68th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 43.6 %73rd percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.5 %20th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.0 %43rd percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2277th percentile | 287th percentile | 9.1 %71st percentile |
| High danger | 175th percentile | 198th percentile | 100.0 %100th percentile |
| Mid range | 889th 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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TORTyler Kleven: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Tyler Kleven have in 2026-27?
Tyler Kleven has 2 goals and 4 points (2 assists) in 17 games in 2026-27.
How old is Tyler Kleven?
Tyler Kleven is 24 years old: he was born on January 10, 2002.
How tall is Tyler Kleven, and how much does he weigh?
Tyler Kleven is 6'5" (196 cm) and weighs 225 lb (102 kg).
Where is Tyler Kleven from?
United States: Tyler Kleven was born in Fargo, North Dakota, United States.
What team does Tyler Kleven play for?
Tyler Kleven plays for the Ottawa Senators in the NHL, at D, wearing number 43.
Is Tyler Kleven injured?
No: Tyler Kleven is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Tyler Kleven?
Tyler Kleven produced 0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 139th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 71 out of 100: very good for his position.
How much does Tyler Kleven make?
Tyler Kleven earns $1.6M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 75 out of 100 (very good contract): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Tyler Kleven's contract end?
Tyler Kleven's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Tyler Kleven overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 75 out of 100 (very good contract), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Tyler Kleven a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 139th 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 Tyler Kleven getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 44 in 2024-25 to 71 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Tyler Kleven played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Tyler Kleven has 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist).
What are Tyler Kleven's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Tyler Kleven has 183 games, 9 goals, 26 assists and 35 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 18 points in 70 games.
Where was Tyler Kleven drafted?
Tyler Kleven was drafted 44th overall (round 2) by Ottawa Senators in 2020.
Is Tyler Kleven better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.25 points per game at home (2 in 8 games) and 0.22 on the road (2 in 9 games).
How does Tyler Kleven perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Tyler Kleven has 8 games and 2 points in his career. His pace (0.25 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.19).
Which player is most similar to Tyler Kleven?
Ian Cole: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Ian Cole's page →Is Tyler Kleven a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 19 points in 2026-27, or 0.25 points per game.
Is Tyler Kleven related to anyone famous?
Yes: Chris Kleven (father, former defenseman for the Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) and the Northern Michigan Wildcats).
What is Tyler Kleven's nationality?
Tyler Kleven is American. Internationally: United States — IIHF World Junior Championship 2021 and 2022; gold medal in 2021. 2023 IIHF World Championship — fourth place.
How many championships has Tyler Kleven won?
2: University of North Dakota — Penrose Cup (NCHC) and Frozen Faceoff, 2020–21 season (UND won both titles).; University of North Dakota — Penrose Cup (co-champion with the University of Denver), 2021–22 season..
Where did Tyler Kleven play before turning pro?
U.S. National Development Program in the USHL — two seasons before joining the University of North Dakota in 2020..
How many points is Tyler Kleven projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 19 points in 76 games in 2026-27 (8 to 29 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Ottawa Senators teammates
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