D · TOR · NHL id 8477541
Dakota Mermis has played 11 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2025-26, scoring 1 goal and 0 assists (1 points) on 5 shots while averaging 13:02 a night (12:20 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 0:38 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 43% of his 5v5 minutes with Troy Stecher and 38% with Bobby McMann over the last 10 games, and the Maple Leafs have controlled 47% of shot attempts with Mermis on the ice (3-6 in goals, 52% offensive-zone starts). In the Maple Leafs' most recent game against TBL he was on D3 with Simon Benoit and off the power play. He is shooting 20.0% this season against 6.2% across the 89 games in our data.
Right now
From the Dec 8 game vs TBL, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 10 games, 12:57 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
Only 11 GP in 2025-26: NHL EDGE percentiles are noisy before about 15-20 games.
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 · 15 attempts, 5 on goal, 1 goal
Shot map, OPP at TOR: 15 attempts, 5 on goal, 1 goal, 0.23 expected goals; best chance Dakota Mermis at 0.06 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 11 GP · 1 points vs 1.4 expected
Last 20 games: +9. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 20.0%
- 95.1
- 33.3%
- G vs xG
- 1 / 0.2
- 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 played11
- Goals1
- Assists0
- Points1
- Shots on goal5
- Hits8
- Blocked shots9
- Plus/minus−3
- Penalty minutes11
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)47.4%
- Fenwick (FF%)48.4%
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.0%
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.017
Usage
- Ice time per game13:02
- Offensive-zone start %52.2%
Special teams & discipline
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO951
- Luck Meter+9330th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Hardest shot87.8
- Offensive-zone time41.8%
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 · 10 of 11 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.065
- Season net
- −0.15xG
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.
How his goals happened
4 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2025 vs CBJ | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 57.0 | — | |
| Feb 24, 2024 @ SEA | Deflection | — | 2 | 32.6 | deflection | |
| Oct 26, 2023 @ PHI | Rebound | — | 0 | 17.4 | rebound | |
| Oct 21, 2023 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 62.8 | 3-on-2 |
* 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 Mermis
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Mermis apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Stecher | D | 6 | 53:18 | 39% | 54.8% | 33% (1-2) | 33.3% 22:56 | 53.2% 38:24 |
| Bobby McMann | C | 11 | 53:17 | 39% | 52.7% | 33% (1-2) | 43.4% 82:28 | 47.9% 82:21 |
| John Tavares | C | 11 | 36:34 | 27% | 61.0% | 67% (2-1) | 41.6% 99:11 | 46.9% 134:38 |
| Easton Cowan | RW | 9 | 33:23 | 25% | 55.3% | 33% (1-2) | 46.3% 74:57 | 55.8% 90:17 |
| Max Domi | C | 10 | 33:12 | 24% | 52.9% | 0% (0-2) | 41.7% 89:53 | 41.8% 90:36 |
| Nick Robertson | LW | 8 | 28:18 | 21% | 30.8% | 33% (1-2) | 52.1% 69:58 | 40.2% 67:16 |
| William Nylander | C | 10 | 28:17 | 21% | 58.9% | 100% (2-0) | 39.4% 94:48 | 42.8% 133:52 |
| Steven Lorentz | C | 11 | 27:32 | 20% | 37.7% | 0% (0-1) | 50.5% 108:13 | 44.8% 82:39 |
| Dakota Joshua | C | 10 | 27:06 | 20% | 39.2% | 0% (0-3) | 52.7% 97:53 | 46.7% 86:00 |
| Nicolas Roy | C | 8 | 25:31 | 19% | 26.9% | 0% (0-3) | 48.9% 72:08 | 47.9% 81:07 |
| Matthew Knies | LW | 8 | 22:26 | 17% | 45.7% | 100% (1-0) | 42.4% 75:13 | 40.5% 102:18 |
| Philippe Myers | D | 3 | 22:24 | 17% | 33.3% | 0% (0-3) | 30.8% 18:23 | 46.7% 21:00 |
| Matias Maccelli | LW | 8 | 21:20 | 16% | 50.0% | 0% (0-1) | 56.5% 78:23 | 40.0% 66:15 |
| Scott Laughton | LW | 7 | 19:36 | 14% | 45.5% | — (0-0) | 48.0% 66:22 | 41.0% 56:16 |
Game log
11 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8 | vs TBL | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 10:34 | 10:34 | — | — |
| Nov 29 | @ PIT | W 7-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 15:10 | 14:42 | — | 0:19 |
| Nov 28 | @ WSH | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 12:41 | 12:40 | — | 0:01 |
| Nov 26 | @ CBJ | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11:47 | 10:46 | — | 1:01 |
| Nov 22 | @ MTL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 14:29 | 12:00 | — | 2:00 |
| Nov 20 | vs CBJ | OTL 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13:59 | 12:23 | — | 1:36 |
| Nov 18 | vs STL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 14:36 | 13:43 | — | 0:53 |
| Nov 15 | @ CHI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8:20 | 8:20 | — | — |
| Nov 13 | vs LAK | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14:32 | 14:32 | — | — |
| Nov 5 | vs UTA | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13:58 | 12:53 | — | 1:05 |
| Oct 24 | @ BUF | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13:12 | 13:12 | — | — |
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 | 11 | 143:18 | 13:02 | 122 | 148 | 45.2% | 45.5% | 58 | 69 | 3 | 6 | 33% | 5.0 | 6.6 | 48% |
| Even strength | 11 | 135:45 | 12:20 | 121 | 134 | 47.5% | 48.4% | 57 | 59 | 3 | 6 | 33% | 5.0 | 5.5 | 52% |
| 5v5 | 11 | 135:45 | 12:20 | 121 | 134 | 47.5% | 48.4% | 57 | 59 | 3 | 6 | 33% | 5.0 | 5.5 | 52% |
| Penalty kill | 7 | 6:55 | 0:59 | 1 | 14 | 6.7% | 7.1% | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 7 | 6:55 | 0:59 | 1 | 14 | 6.7% | 7.1% | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 1.1 | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | TOR | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 11 | 5 | 20.0% | 8 | 9 | 13:02 |
| 2024-25 | TOR, UTA | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 0.0% | 3 | 4 | 15:12 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 47 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 33 | 42 | 7.1% | 45 | 59 | 14:05 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 14:28 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 13:54 |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 10 | 4 | 16:24 |
| 2019-20 | NJD | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +7 | 4 | 17 | 5.9% | 20 | 21 | 19:13 |
| 2018-19 | ARI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11:20 |
| 2017-18 | ARI | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | 5 | 6 | 10:59 |
Dakota Mermis news
- The Toronto Maple Leafs Aren’t Done Making MovesNHLRumors.com
- Report: Maple Leafs place Dakota Mermis, Cole McWard on waiversThe Leafs Nation
- Maple Leafs' Dakota Mermis: Hits waiversCBS Sports
- Maple Leafs' Dakota Mermis among pile of players placed on NHL waiverssportsnet.ca
- Dakota Mermis StatsNHL.com
- Dakota Mermis Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Toronto Maple Leafs Recall Defenseman Dakota Mermis From Toronto MarliesYahoo Sports Canada
- Maple Leafs assign D Mermis to AHL on LTIR conditioning loanTSN
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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.