D · MTL · NHL id 8483686
Adam Engstrom has played 15 games for the Montreal Canadiens in 2025-26, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 11 shots while averaging 13:03 a night (12:38 at even strength, 0:14 on the power play and 0:05 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 61% of his 5v5 minutes with Arber Xhekaj and 28% with Oliver Kapanen over the last 10 games, and the Canadiens have controlled 51% of shot attempts with Engstrom on the ice (8-6 in goals, 69% offensive-zone starts). In the Canadiens' most recent game against PHI he was on D2 with Kaiden Guhle and on PP2; added to PP2 in the last game. He is shooting 0.0% this season.
Right now
From the Apr 14 game vs PHI, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 4 games, 14:15 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2025-26 · 29 attempts, 11 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at MTL: 29 attempts, 11 on goal, 0 goals, 0.64 expected goals; best chance Adam Engstrom at 0.14 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 15 GP · 1 points vs 2.9 expected
Last 20 games: -31. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 0.0%
- 104.1
- 11.1%
- G vs xG
- 0 / 0.6
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:43 a game, PP share 0% → 5%, 5 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
Fantasy box score
- Games played15
- Goals0
- Assists1
- Points1
- Shots on goal11
- Hits7
- Blocked shots8
- Plus/minus+2
- Penalty minutes8
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)51.1%
- Fenwick (FF%)50.4%
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)51.5%
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.212
Usage
- Ice time per game13:03
- Offensive-zone start %69.0%
Special teams & discipline
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1041
- Luck Meter−31609th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Hardest shot86.8
- Offensive-zone time43.4%
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 15 of 15 games through the sequence engine
- −0.042
- Season net
- −0.13xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.00
- Attempts
- 0
- 0.000
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D2 from D3Dec 18, 2025 alerts →
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Engstrom
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Engstrom apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arber Xhekaj | D | 11 | 86:28 | 46% | 50.3% | 33% (2-4) | 58.4% 54:13 | 45.9% 55:55 |
| Oliver Kapanen | C | 15 | 52:25 | 28% | 52.9% | 83% (5-1) | 50.4% 136:07 | 39.4% 125:01 |
| Ivan Demidov | RW | 13 | 48:16 | 26% | 47.1% | 83% (5-1) | 51.0% 116:32 | 41.1% 105:11 |
| Joseph Veleno | C | 14 | 47:58 | 25% | 51.8% | 50% (2-2) | 49.0% 125:00 | 45.2% 94:02 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | 12 | 47:42 | 25% | 50.0% | 50% (1-1) | 52.7% 104:59 | 46.7% 87:43 |
| Brendan Gallagher | RW | 12 | 46:13 | 25% | 56.8% | 67% (2-1) | 48.5% 102:54 | 40.8% 80:16 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | LW | 13 | 45:13 | 24% | 48.9% | 71% (5-2) | 50.2% 122:56 | 43.5% 128:41 |
| Alexandre Texier | C | 14 | 44:47 | 24% | 46.1% | 67% (2-1) | 53.0% 133:03 | 53.8% 130:35 |
| Jake Evans | C | 10 | 34:41 | 18% | 41.3% | 33% (2-4) | 56.1% 96:10 | 48.0% 81:32 |
| Owen Beck | C | 7 | 33:38 | 18% | 55.4% | — (0-0) | 48.2% 54:30 | 53.5% 35:11 |
| Zachary Bolduc | C | 9 | 31:41 | 17% | 41.5% | 0% (0-3) | 58.2% 87:31 | 51.0% 82:44 |
| Lane Hutson | D | 10 | 29:52 | 16% | 50.0% | 67% (2-1) | 52.7% 101:44 | 54.8% 161:20 |
| Cole Caufield | RW | 10 | 26:24 | 14% | 52.3% | — (0-0) | 52.8% 107:40 | 56.8% 105:52 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | 10 | 26:16 | 14% | 55.3% | 0% (0-1) | 52.0% 107:48 | 59.0% 116:19 |
Game log
15 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | @ PHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15:28 | 12:39 | 2:24 | — |
| Apr 11 | vs CBJ | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 17:21 | 15:26 | 1:05 | 0:50 |
| Apr 9 | vs TBL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 9:12 | 8:59 | — | 0:03 |
| Apr 7 | vs FLA | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 15:50 | 15:34 | — | — |
| Jan 1 | @ CAR | W 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 13:04 | 13:04 | — | — |
| Dec 30 | @ FLA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 11:29 | 11:24 | — | — |
| Dec 21 | @ PIT | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 10:40 | 10:40 | — | — |
| Dec 20 | vs PIT | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11:12 | 11:12 | — | — |
| Dec 18 | vs CHI | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16:13 | 16:13 | — | — |
| Dec 16 | vs PHI | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 15:45 | 15:07 | — | 0:26 |
| Dec 14 | vs EDM | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12:36 | 12:19 | — | — |
| Dec 13 | @ NYR | OTL 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11:16 | 11:16 | — | — |
| Dec 11 | @ PIT | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 11:30 | 11:21 | — | — |
| Nov 29 | @ COL | L 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 13:29 | 13:29 | — | — |
| Nov 26 | @ UTA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10:42 | 10:42 | — | — |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 15 | 195:47 | 13:03 | 167 | 163 | 50.6% | 49.4% | 69 | 82 | 9 | 7 | 56% | 8.4 | 9.1 | 71% |
| Even strength | 15 | 189:25 | 12:38 | 163 | 156 | 51.1% | 50.4% | 68 | 78 | 8 | 6 | 57% | 8.1 | 7.7 | 67% |
| 5v5 | 15 | 188:32 | 12:34 | 163 | 156 | 51.1% | 50.4% | 68 | 78 | 8 | 6 | 57% | 8.1 | 7.7 | 69% |
| Power play | 2 | 3:29 | 1:45 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 3 | 1:19 | 0:26 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | — |
| 5v4 | 2 | 3:29 | 1:45 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 8 | 11 | 0.0% | 7 | 8 | 13:03 |
Adam Engstrom news
- "I wouldn't be surprised if Adam Engstrom were traded."Dose.ca
- Canadiens Week Ahead: Schedule & Storylines – Young Defencemen, Top-Line Rhythm and MoreThe Hockey Writers
- Adam Engstrom StatsNHL.com
- Adam Engstrom Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- NHL Rumors: Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, and the Vancouver CanucksNHLRumors.com
- NHL Rumours: Crosby to Canadiens, Hellebuyck Uncertainty & Habs Defenseman TradeThe Hockey Writers
- 3 Teams the Canadiens Could Trade With This PreseasonThe Hockey Writers
- Montreal Canadiens' quiet offseason: Where's the urgency? - The AthleticThe New York Times
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.