John Beecher

22.8

#18Center25 years oldShoots L6'3"220 lb

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2025-26 regular season

SOG

8.1% SH

10:26

TOI/GP

C · CGY · NHL id 8481556

John Beecher has played 35 games for the Calgary Flames in 2025-26, scoring 3 goals and 4 assists (7 points) on 37 shots while averaging 10:26 a night (8:46 at even strength, 0:04 on the power play and 1:32 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 75% of his 5v5 minutes with Adam Klapka and 31% with Zayne Parekh over the last 10 games, and the Flames have controlled 43% of shot attempts with Beecher on the ice (5-13 in goals, 31% offensive-zone starts). In the Flames' most recent game against COL he was on L3 with Connor Zary and Aydar Suniev and off the power play; moved up to L3 (from L4) in the last game. He is shooting 8.1% this season against 10.6% across the 177 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 9 game vs COL, detected from shift data

Line

Connor Zary Aydar Suniev

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

PK2F

Yegor Sharangovich

Moved up to L3 (from L4) in the last gameLast 5: L3 · L4 · L4 · L4 · L3

Deployment timeline

2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

3 games shown, 12:09 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Top speed78th7922.8 mph

Bursts 20+ mph47th4857

Hardest shot57th5786.1 mph

Offensive-zone time1st136.3%

Distance skated29th3059.0 mi

High-danger SOG29th2912

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

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 · 68 attempts, 37 on goal, 3 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 35 GP · 7 points vs 6.3 expected

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Luck meter-8

Last 20 games: +8. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting−0.1 G

On-ice SH%−5.8 G

On-ice SV%+3.0 G

IPP+2.0 G

Points vs expected+0.7 P

: 8.1%
: 96.6
: 87.5%
G vs xG: 3 / 3.1

• Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 2:09 a game, 2 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
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Above expected
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Player analytics

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2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.

Fantasy box score

Games played35
Goals3525th of 715
Assists4620th of 715
Points7615th of 715
Power-play points0437th of 715
Shorthanded points238th of 715
Shots on goal37603rd of 715
Hits23605th of 715
Blocked shots31441st of 715
Plus/minus−6472nd of 715
Penalty minutes31281st of 715
Faceoffs won85188th of 715

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Corsi (CF%)42.5%695th of 719
Fenwick (FF%)43.0%685th of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)39.6%698th of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)40.5%692nd of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)36.5%708th of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)40.7%693rd of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /602.1816th of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.066520th of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.10714th of 719
Faceoff win %43.4%193rd of 238
Draw Equity /100−0.061184th of 238

Usage

Ice time per game10:26665th of 715
Power-play time per game0:04541st of 715
Power-play share4.0%612th of 713
Ice-time share17.2%664th of 715
Offensive-zone start %31.0%679th of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60−1.48705th of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO966634th of 719
Goals above expected−0.1340th of 715
Luck Meter−8449th of 828
Ascension score—

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed22.8162nd of 715
20+ mph bursts57371st of 715
Hardest shot86.1460th of 715
Offensive-zone time36.3%711th of 715

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 · 34 of 35 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

Method Leaders

: −0.036
Season net: −0.18xG

Offensive TK/600.40 (2)

Offensive GV/600.99 (5)

Neutral TK/600.00 (0)

Neutral GV/600.40 (2)

Defensive TK/600.59 (3)

Defensive GV/601.38 (7)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: −0.061
Season: −0.12G
: 43.4%196 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 17-16 · NZ 30-43 · DZ 38-52

Method Leaders

Per 60: 2.18
Attempts: 11
: 0.138

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: −1.83G
Per 60: −0.301
Drawn / taken: 6.5 / 15.5minors

Method Leaders

: 40.5%
: 36.5%
: 39.6%
Transition CF/60: 5.9
Turnovers won/60: 21.4
Turnovers lost/60: 23.3

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

37 shots on goal, 3 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
L Circle	24%	13%	0
R Point	0%	6%	0
Outside R	0%	4%	0
Low Slot	27%	23%	2
Center Point	5%	9%	0
R Net Side	0%	3%	0
Crease	0%	3%	0

How his goals happened

14 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
Mar 12, 2026 @ NJD	Rebound	loose	0	11.7	1-on-0, rebound
Mar 12, 2026 @ NJD	Odd-man rush	carry	2	67.2	2-on-1
Oct 18, 2025 @ COL	Deflection	—	1*	45.7	one-timer
Jan 18, 2025 @ OTT	Off the faceoff	—	0	31.4	—
Oct 16, 2024 @ COL	Point shot	—	0	46.5	—
Oct 14, 2024 vs FLA	Deflection	—	3	12.0	—
Apr 20, 2024 vs TOR	Odd-man rush	carry	3*	34.6	2-on-1, one-timer
Mar 30, 2024 @ WSH	Odd-man rush	loose	0	15.3	1-on-0
Mar 16, 2024 vs PHI	Cycle	carry	1	4.6	—
Jan 8, 2024 @ COL	Rebound	—	0	26.7	rebound
Nov 27, 2023 @ CBJ	Deflection	—	2	11.3	—
Nov 22, 2023 @ FLA	Rebound	dump	0	7.3	2-on-1, rebound
Nov 20, 2023 @ TBL	Forecheck turnover	—	0	58.3	—
Nov 6, 2023 @ DAL	Cycle	—	1*	55.4	—

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Beecher

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Beecher apart	CF% mate apart
Adam Klapka	RW	27	185:40	61%	41.4%	10% (1-9)	44.8% 52:19	55.1% 70:59
Ryan Lomberg	LW	18	128:22	42%	40.8%	33% (2-4)	47.6% 23:04	46.5% 36:57
Joel Hanley	D	24	83:04	27%	45.5%	33% (1-2)	40.7% 126:26	57.7% 228:30
Yan Kuznetsov	D	27	79:03	26%	43.3%	40% (2-3)	43.1% 153:48	47.7% 414:47
Kevin Bahl	D	27	71:42	24%	36.6%	0% (0-5)	44.8% 162:14	43.7% 426:14
MacKenzie Weegar	D	22	57:30	19%	42.4%	50% (2-2)	42.2% 124:17	49.2% 347:03
Sean Kuraly	C	6	47:11	16%	41.7%	50% (1-1)	14.3% 3:59	66.7% 20:42
Rasmus Andersson	D	17	44:27	15%	40.0%	0% (0-3)	44.0% 96:41	47.5% 255:35
Hunter Brzustewicz	D	12	42:16	14%	46.3%	25% (1-3)	47.2% 71:36	58.8% 130:17
Connor Zary	C	9	42:06	14%	60.0%	33% (1-2)	48.4% 39:23	48.7% 61:39
Brayden Pachal	D	11	35:15	12%	31.1%	33% (1-2)	41.3% 68:17	54.4% 111:24
Zayne Parekh	D	8	30:22	10%	50.0%	0% (0-1)	45.0% 46:16	47.3% 85:43
Zach Whitecloud	D	9	24:28	8%	50.9%	— (0-0)	43.8% 61:22	40.0% 136:02
Mark Kastelic	C	3	23:15	8%	36.5%	100% (1-0)	13.3% 4:27	45.5% 5:17

Game log

35 games in 2025-26, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Apr 9	@ COL	L 1-3	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	3	38%	12:50	12:05	—	0:45
Mar 30	@ COL	L 2-9	0	1	1	-1	3	0	0	1	57%	12:47	10:37	0:07	2:03
Mar 26	vs ANA	OTL 2-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	27%	10:50	8:45	0:03	2:02
Mar 14	@ NYI	L 2-3	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	25%	9:44	8:20	0:05	1:19
Mar 12	@ NJD	W 5-4	2	0	2	+1	4	0	0	3	38%	15:15	12:05	—	2:13
Mar 7	vs CAR	W 5-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63%	12:07	10:48	0:21	0:58
Mar 3	vs DAL	L 1-6	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	54%	13:51	10:41	—	3:01
Mar 1	@ ANA	OTL 2-3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	42%	12:39	9:12	—	3:27
Feb 28	@ LAK	L 0-2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	71%	9:03	9:03	—	—
Feb 26	@ SJS	W 4-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	40%	10:37	7:18	0:31	2:48
Jan 3	vs NSH	L 3-4	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	25%	3:06	3:06	—	—
Dec 31	vs PHI	W 5-1	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	1	45%	12:59	11:31	—	1:28
Dec 29	vs BOS	W 2-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	9:06	7:49	—	1:17
Dec 23	@ EDM	L 1-5	0	0	0	0	0	10	3	2	100%	9:58	8:43	—	1:15
Dec 20	vs VGK	W 6-3	0	1	1	+2	1	0	0	0	43%	10:36	10:01	—	0:35
Dec 18	vs SEA	W 4-2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	7:50	7:19	—	0:31
Dec 16	@ SJS	L 3-6	0	0	0	-1	1	0	2	1	25%	9:24	8:47	—	0:37
Dec 13	@ LAK	W 2-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	33%	11:16	9:16	0:11	1:49
Dec 10	vs DET	L 3-4	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	100%	8:16	7:51	—	0:25
Dec 8	vs BUF	W 7-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18%	10:10	7:04	—	3:06

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	35	365:12	10:26	282	489	36.6%	36.6%	128	237	8	19	30%	10.4	24.2	27%
Even strength	35	306:48	8:46	271	372	42.1%	42.6%	120	176	5	13	28%	9.5	14.7	31%
5v5	35	303:23	8:40	271	366	42.5%	43.0%	120	172	5	13	28%	9.5	14.4	31%
Power play	12	2:13	0:11	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	—	0.0	0.0	100%
Penalty kill	32	53:41	1:41	11	110	9.1%	11.5%	8	57	3	4	43%	0.9	8.8	6%
4v4	5	3:25	0:41	0	6	0.0%	0.0%	0	4	0	0	—	0.0	0.3	0%
5v4	12	2:13	0:11	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	—	0.0	0.0	100%
4v5	32	53:41	1:41	11	110	9.1%	11.5%	8	57	3	4	43%	0.9	8.8	6%

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	CGY, BOS	35	3	4	7	-6	31	37	8.1%	23	31	10:26
2024-25	BOS	78	3	8	11	-9	26	44	6.8%	85	71	11:17
2023-24Playoffs	BOS	12	1	1	2	-4	2	13	7.7%	23	13	10:43
2023-24	BOS	52	7	3	10	-6	24	38	18.4%	112	34	10:37

John Beecher news

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John Beecher News: Heading to Florida
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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.

Right now

Deployment timeline

NHL EDGE tracking

Shot map

Luck

Player analytics

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Beyond the box score

Turnover LedgerTurnover Ledger (TO±)Takeaways credited and giveaways charged at the league xG value of the zone where possession changed, per 60.Glossary →

Draw EquityDraw Equity (DrEq)Faceoff results in goals: each win or loss scored against a coin flip and weighted by the zone. 100 extra offensive- or defensive-zone wins are worth about 1.9 goals.Σ (win − 0.5) × V(zone)Glossary →

Transition attemptsTransition attempt (TRN)An attempt within 10 s of a turnover, recovery, hit-forced recovery or faceoff win in the neutral or defensive zone, in the same play.Glossary →

Penalty ValuePenalty Value (PenV)Minor penalties drawn minus taken, times the net xG of a power play (about 0.20 per two-minute minor).(minors drawn − minors taken) × 0.20Glossary →

On-ice sequence resultsSequence xG (sxG)xG adjusted for flurries: a rebound only counts for the chance that the earlier shots in the same play did not already score.sxG_i = xG_i × Π (1 − xG_j) over earlier same-team shots in the playGlossary →

Shot DietShot diet (ixG/att)Average xG per individual unblocked attempt: how dangerous a player's typical shot is. One of the most stable traits we measure (split-half r 0.68).Shot diet = ixG / iFFGlossary →

How his goals happened

Linemates

Game log

Season splits by strength

Career by season

John Beecher news