C · MTL · NHL id 8481523
Kirby Dach has played 1 game for the Montreal Canadiens in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 1 shots while averaging 11:07 a night. At 5v5 he has skated 93% of his 5v5 minutes with Phillip Danault and 89% with Alexandre Texier in his only game so far, and the Canadiens have controlled 50% of shot attempts with Dach on the ice (2-1 in goals, 0% offensive-zone starts). In the Canadiens' most recent game against TOR he was on L3 with Phillip Danault and Alexandre Texier and off the power play.
Right now
From the Sep 29 game vs TOR, detected from shift data
- −1:11 PP TOI
- 0% of team PP time (was 18%)
- 0% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 62%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 11:07 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 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
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
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
2026-27 · 3 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at MTL: 3 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.01 expected goals; best chance Kirby Dach at 0.01 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 37 GP · 15 points vs 12.9 expected
Last 20 games: +32. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 17.0%
- 99.7
- 55.6%
- G vs xG
- 8 / 5.7
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 2:19 a game, 2 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- 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 forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played37
- Goals8344th of 715
- Assists7544th of 715
- Points15477th of 715
- Power-play points2342nd of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal47556th of 715
- Hits53374th of 715
- Blocked shots30453rd of 715
- Plus/minus−2368th of 715
- Penalty minutes31281st of 715
- Faceoffs won48220th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)47.5%499th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)48.0%466th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)48.9%384th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)49.1%366th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)48.4%436th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)45.7%578th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.7756th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.05710th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.30301st of 719
- Faceoff win %41.4%206th of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.096207th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game13:39509th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:22285th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %53.0%280th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.24149th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO997378th of 719
- Goals above expected+2.3111th of 715
- Luck Meter+40121st of 828
- Ascension score40345th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.448th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts68314th of 715
- Hardest shot83.2582nd of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.0%323rd 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 · 35 of 37 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.011
- Season net
- −0.08xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.096
- Season
- −0.11G
- 41.4%116 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 11-25 · NZ 23-29 · DZ 14-14
- Per 60
- 1.77
- Attempts
- 13
- 0.052
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 PP1 from PP2Jan 6, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 3, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 9, 2024 alerts →
- Played 4:58 more than his 5-game averageJan 24, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 19, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L3Nov 1, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Dec 9, 2021 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 23, 2021 alerts →
How his goals happened
21 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 vs BUF | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 64.0 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| May 6, 2026 @ BUF | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 9.5 | 2-on-1 | |
| Apr 29, 2026 @ TBL | Rush | loose | 3 | 29.3 | — | |
| Apr 24, 2026 vs TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 59.4 | — | |
| Feb 28, 2026 vs WSH | Rush | carry | 0 | 49.3 | one-timer | |
| Jan 29, 2026 vs COL | Rush | loose | 0 | 8.6 | — | |
| Nov 8, 2025 vs UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 18.4 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 6, 2025 @ NJD | Deflection | carry | 0 | 5.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 4, 2025 vs PHI | Rebound | — | 0 | 12.1 | rebound | |
| Nov 4, 2025 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 69.0 | — | |
| Oct 14, 2025 vs SEA | Deflection | — | 3* | 28.6 | deflection, rebound | |
| Jan 23, 2025 @ DET | Rebound | — | 0 | 10.3 | rebound | |
| Jan 18, 2025 vs TOR | Cycle | — | 5* | 62.8 | one-timer | |
| Jan 14, 2025 @ UTA | Rush | carry | 0 | 63.7 | — | |
| Jan 14, 2025 @ UTA | Rush | carry | 1* | 26.1 | — | |
| Jan 6, 2025 vs VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 11.8 | — | |
| Dec 31, 2024 @ VGK | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 19.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 28, 2024 @ FLA | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 38.0 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 28, 2024 @ FLA | Cycle | carry | 3* | 21.3 | — | |
| Dec 9, 2024 vs ANA | Rebound | dump | 1 | 53.1 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Oct 26, 2024 vs STL | Rebound | — | 1* | 44.0 | rebound |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Dach
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Dach apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Danault | LW | 1 | 10:20 | 93% | 50.0% | 67% (2-1) | 50.0% 0:46 | 50.0% 2:16 |
| Alexandre Texier | C | 1 | 9:53 | 89% | 40.0% | 50% (1-1) | 100.0% 1:13 | 50.0% 0:27 |
| Jayden Struble | D | 1 | 4:38 | 42% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 41.7% 6:28 | 66.7% 6:24 |
| Alexandre Carrier | D | 1 | 3:54 | 35% | 54.5% | 67% (2-1) | 42.9% 7:12 | 52.4% 13:08 |
| Arber Xhekaj | D | 1 | 3:53 | 35% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 7:13 | 50.0% 6:58 |
| Mike Matheson | D | 1 | 3:35 | 32% | 33.3% | 100% (1-0) | 58.3% 7:31 | 51.7% 14:39 |
| Lane Hutson | D | 1 | 3:25 | 31% | 57.1% | 50% (1-1) | 45.5% 7:41 | 51.9% 16:30 |
| Noah Dobson | D | 1 | 2:50 | 26% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 56.3% 8:16 | 42.9% 12:51 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | @ TOR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 11:07 | 11:07 | — | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 11:07 | 11:07 | 9 | 9 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0% |
| Even strength | 1 | 11:07 | 11:07 | 9 | 9 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 11:06 | 11:06 | 9 | 9 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0% |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | MTL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 11:07 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | MTL | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 20 | 19 | 21.1% | 36 | 7 | 10:28 |
| 2025-26 | MTL | 37 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 31 | 47 | 17.0% | 53 | 30 | 13:39 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 57 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -29 | 40 | 84 | 11.9% | 100 | 36 | 15:40 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 13:01 |
| 2022-23 | MTL | 58 | 14 | 24 | 38 | -2 | 43 | 107 | 13.1% | 53 | 38 | 18:30 |
| 2021-22 | CHI | 70 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -18 | 43 | 116 | 7.8% | 49 | 44 | 18:03 |
| 2020-21 | CHI | 18 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 4 | 26 | 7.7% | 7 | 12 | 18:34 |
| 2019-20 | CHI | 64 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -1 | 24 | 101 | 7.9% | 33 | 23 | 14:16 |
Kirby Dach news
- Kirby Dach: "Several clubs" offered the Canadiens a second-round pick this summerDose.ca
- Quick Rumor Hits From Around the NHLNHLRumors.com
- Calgary Flames have trade interest in Kirby Dach: reportDaily Hive
- Oilers Have Reason to Trade for Canadiens' Kirby Dach, Kraken's Shane WrightYahoo Sports
- Calgary Flames Would a Be Great Fit for Kirby DachThe Hockey Writers
- Calgary Flames trade target: Kirby DachThe Win Column
- Friedman: Oilers poked around on Kirby Dach, Shane Wright, 'looking for a right-shot centre'Oilers Nation
- Oilers Interest in Kirby Dach Has a Clear ExplanationYahoo Sports
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
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.