Noah Dobson

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Physical

Points, 2026–27: 2; 0 G, 2 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 1.7; 0 goals from it
Ice time per game: 21:34; 17 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 51.9; share of chances while he's on

Noah Dobson has 0 goals and 2 assists (2 points) in 8 games for the Montreal Canadiens in 2026–27, with 17 shots on goal and 21:34 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 75.9 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 96% of defencemen

Goals above average: +0.8
Wins: +0.14

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.32, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 95.5% of 223 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Chemistry

+2.36 SD · 99th percentile · weight 13% · +0.9 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.4499th pct
Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.12782th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 128 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

at WSH
Wednesday, October 14
Volume
Noah Dobson had 9 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.8 attempts a game. The Canadiens fell 5-4 to the Capitals.
vs BUF
Tuesday, May 12
Volume
Noah Dobson had 9 shot attempts. Two reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.5. The Canadiens fell 3-2 to the Sabres.
vs NYI
Saturday, March 21
Volume
Noah Dobson had 9 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.5. The Canadiens beat the Islanders 7-3.
vs NYI
Thursday, February 26
Two goals
Noah Dobson had two goals. That makes 6 straight games with a point. He has 12 goals this season. The Canadiens fell 4-3 to the Islanders in overtime.
at DAL
Sunday, January 4
Shot blocker
Noah Dobson got in front of 6 shots. He has 27 points in 42 games this season. It finished 4-3 for the Canadiens in overtime.
at STL
Saturday, January 3
Volume
Noah Dobson had 11 shot attempts. Three reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.2. The Canadiens lost 2-0 to the Blues.
at TBL
Sunday, December 28
Volume
Noah Dobson had 11 shot attempts. Five reached the net and one went in. His average this season was 4.0. The Canadiens lost 5-4 to the Lightning in a shootout.
at BOS
Tuesday, December 23
Big night
Three points for Noah Dobson: three assists. He has 23 points in 37 games this season. He played 24:04 and had no shots on goal. The Canadiens beat the Bruins 6-2.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game21:34
75
Points per 600.70
39
Goals per 600.00
30
Individual xG per 600.61
99
Shots per 605.9
87

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice3.07
81
xG against per 60, on ice2.85
24
xGF%51.9%
57

Physical

Hits per 604.5
74
Blocks per 603.8
41
Penalty minutes per 602.8
20

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed20.8 mph
48
Bursts over 20 mph6
71
Distance skated23 mi
68

Shooting

Hardest shot86.6 mph
58
Shots on goal17
91
Shooting %0.0%
43

Zone time

Offensive zone time41.8%
54
Offensive zone time, even strength43.2%
66

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Partner	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Lane Hutson	8	78:36	113–61	5.3–3.3	2–4	62%
Mike Matheson	5	38:28	24–42	1.2–1.8	1–4	40%
Kaiden Guhle	4	4:16	1–3	0.0–0.2	0–0	0%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 28 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.501.00

05-0610-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	0	2	2	17	1.7	21:34	13	11	51.9
2025–26	80	12	35	47	158	11.0	22:29	62	189	47.0
2024–25	71	10	29	39	196	10.4	23:16	57	128	54.1
2023–24	79	10	60	70	174	7.3	24:31	84	180	49.3

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	21:16	0	3	0.33	2	1	0
2026-10-14	22:21	1	5	0.06	1	4	0
2026-10-13	18:56	0	2	0.25	5	1	0
2026-10-10	19:54	0	1	0.03	1	0	0
2026-10-08	20:44	0	2	0.04	0	1	2
2026-10-06	24:17	0	2	0.07	3	0	2
2026-10-03	23:04	1	1	0.10	1	2	4
2026-09-29	21:56	0	1	0.85	0	2	0
2026-05-29	20:37	0	2	0.04	0	1	0
2026-05-27	20:05	0	2	0.09	4	2	0
2026-05-25	25:34	0	3	0.12	1	2	2
2026-05-23	24:34	0	0	0.18	1	1	0
2026-05-21	22:35	0	1	0.05	0	3	0
2026-05-18	26:30	0	1	0.04	0	1	0
2026-05-16	25:22	0	1	0.06	2	1	0
2026-05-14	20:20	0	1	0.10	2	3	0
2026-05-12	24:09	0	2	0.10	1	2	0
2026-05-10	17:45	0	1	0.01	0	2	0
2026-05-08	16:20	1	5	0.14	1	5	0
2026-05-06	24:09	0	2	0.03	0	2	0