RW · NJD · NHL id 8474149
Evgenii Dadonov has played 24 games for the New Jersey Devils in 2025-26, scoring 1 goal and 0 assists (1 points) on 21 shots while averaging 10:39 a night (9:55 at even strength, 0:40 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 39% of his 5v5 minutes with Simon Nemec and 33% with Brenden Dillon over the last 10 games, and the Devils have controlled 42% of shot attempts with Dadonov on the ice (3-10 in goals, 62% offensive-zone starts). In the Devils' most recent game against BOS he was on L4 with Paul Cotter and Marc McLaughlin and off the power play; dropped to L4 (from L3) in the last game. He is shooting 4.8% this season against 13.4% across the 637 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 14 game vs BOS, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 7 games, 9:33 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 · 40 attempts, 21 on goal, 1 goal
Shot map, OPP at NJD: 40 attempts, 21 on goal, 1 goal, 1.57 expected goals; best chance Evgenii Dadonov at 0.42 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 24 GP · 1 points vs 4.5 expected
Last 20 games: -59. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 4.8%
- 95.3
- 20.0%
- G vs xG
- 1 / 1.7
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (PP share 20% → 8%, 4 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.
Fantasy box score
- Games played24
- Goals1634th of 715
- Assists0710th of 715
- Points1711th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal21685th of 715
- Hits7703rd of 715
- Blocked shots12672nd of 715
- Plus/minus−6472nd of 715
- Penalty minutes2701st of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)42.2%697th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)40.8%708th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)33.9%716th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)33.8%716th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)42.5%645th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)41.4%685th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.26185th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.062503rd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.23539th of 719
- Faceoff win %0.0%
- Draw Equity /100−0.700
Usage
- Ice time per game10:39654th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:40381st of 715
- Offensive-zone start %61.8%126th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.7019th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO953681st of 719
- Goals above expected−0.7429th of 715
- Luck Meter−66802nd of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.7220th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts40462nd of 715
- Hardest shot79.7682nd of 715
- Offensive-zone time38.0%666th 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 · 21 of 24 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.054
- Season net
- −0.21xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.26
- Attempts
- 5
- 0.021
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 PP2Dec 21, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Dec 6, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 17, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 2, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3Oct 27, 2021 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Feb 4, 2021 alerts →
How his goals happened
37 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | loose | 2 | 58.2 | 2-on-1 | |
| Apr 21, 2025 vs COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 10.1 | — | |
| Apr 14, 2025 @ DET | Deflection | — | 2* | 20.2 | — | |
| Apr 5, 2025 vs PIT | Cycle | — | 6* | 6.3 | — | |
| Apr 5, 2025 vs PIT | Rebound | — | 0 | 46.2 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Apr 5, 2025 vs PIT | Rush | carry | 0 | 31.9 | — | |
| Feb 22, 2025 @ NJD | Rebound | — | 0 | 39.7 | rebound | |
| Feb 2, 2025 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 7.8 | — | |
| Feb 2, 2025 vs CBJ | Deflection | — | 3* | 27.8 | deflection | |
| Jan 25, 2025 @ STL | Rush | loose | 0 | 17.4 | — | |
| Jan 12, 2025 @ OTT | Cycle | carry | 5 | 50.5 | 6-on-4 | |
| Jan 7, 2025 @ NYR | Forecheck turnover | — | 4* | 37.6 | — | |
| Dec 29, 2024 @ CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 58.1 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Dec 27, 2024 vs MIN | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 68.3 | — | |
| Dec 18, 2024 vs TOR | Rush | pass | 3 | 54.1 | — | |
| Dec 2, 2024 @ UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 3 | 49.7 | — | |
| Nov 23, 2024 @ TBL | Deflection | pass | 2 | 2.8 | rebound | |
| Nov 20, 2024 vs SJS | Rush | loose | 1* | 34.0 | — | |
| Nov 14, 2024 vs BOS | Rush | pass | 0 | 40.4 | — | |
| Nov 14, 2024 vs BOS | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 46.3 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 2, 2024 @ FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 52.3 | 5-on-4 | |
| Oct 26, 2024 vs CHI | Odd-man rush | loose | 1* | 38.6 | 1-on-0 | |
| May 13, 2024 @ COL | Rebound | — | 2 | 38.8 | rebound | |
| May 1, 2024 vs VGK | Rush | carry | 0 | 16.3 | — | |
| Apr 29, 2024 @ VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 49.6 | — | |
| Feb 7, 2024 @ TOR | Rush | carry | 1 | 46.8 | — | |
| Feb 7, 2024 @ TOR | Odd-man rush | pass | 3 | 6.3 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 16, 2024 vs LAK | Rush | carry | 0 | 6.8 | — | |
| Jan 4, 2024 vs COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 1.1 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2023 @ NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 36.0 | — | |
| Dec 16, 2023 @ STL | Deflection | — | 3* | 55.6 | — | |
| Dec 9, 2023 vs VGK | Rebound | carry | 0 | 41.1 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Dec 6, 2023 @ FLA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 20.6 | — | |
| Nov 12, 2023 @ MIN | Rebound | — | 1 | 7.3 | rebound | |
| Nov 1, 2023 @ CGY | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 59.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 30, 2023 vs CBJ | Rush | carry | 0 | 61.6 | — | |
| Oct 24, 2023 @ PIT | Rebound | — | 1 | 6.4 | rebound |
* 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 Dadonov
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Dadonov apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenden Dillon | D | 23 | 81:58 | 35% | 42.9% | 20% (1-4) | 41.5% 141:18 | 52.2% 270:56 |
| Simon Nemec | D | 22 | 76:58 | 32% | 40.3% | 40% (2-3) | 43.6% 141:10 | 55.2% 312:36 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | D | 22 | 73:57 | 31% | 34.3% | 0% (0-5) | 46.4% 148:58 | 49.8% 309:40 |
| Paul Cotter | C | 13 | 73:11 | 31% | 40.4% | 0% (0-5) | 44.6% 42:48 | 54.2% 51:28 |
| Dougie Hamilton | D | 20 | 65:21 | 28% | 46.3% | 50% (1-1) | 40.8% 142:36 | 52.5% 273:40 |
| Brett Pesce | D | 13 | 54:09 | 23% | 43.5% | 0% (0-2) | 45.9% 74:34 | 55.5% 172:52 |
| Luke Hughes | D | 15 | 52:26 | 22% | 56.6% | 33% (1-2) | 32.4% 90:25 | 56.4% 236:43 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | D | 16 | 48:35 | 20% | 39.4% | 25% (1-3) | 45.2% 113:55 | 49.5% 216:35 |
| Connor Brown | RW | 9 | 45:11 | 19% | 35.7% | 100% (1-0) | 44.4% 46:49 | 51.2% 62:27 |
| Jesper Bratt | LW | 5 | 41:16 | 17% | 48.7% | 33% (1-2) | 44.1% 13:44 | 51.9% 29:45 |
| Cody Glass | C | 7 | 39:47 | 17% | 37.8% | 100% (2-0) | 44.0% 35:13 | 60.0% 40:42 |
| Jack Hughes | C | 8 | 34:33 | 15% | 51.4% | 0% (0-1) | 37.5% 50:45 | 52.5% 95:21 |
| Dawson Mercer | C | 8 | 33:21 | 14% | 39.0% | 0% (0-1) | 46.6% 47:53 | 39.3% 71:30 |
| Lenni Hameenaho | RW | 6 | 31:44 | 13% | 41.5% | 100% (1-0) | 39.7% 36:34 | 40.7% 36:44 |
Game log
24 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | @ BOS | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 11:08 | 11:08 | — | — |
| Apr 2 | vs WSH | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5:43 | 5:43 | — | — |
| Mar 31 | @ NYR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8:09 | 8:09 | — | — |
| Mar 29 | vs CHI | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9:47 | 9:47 | — | — |
| Mar 28 | @ CAR | L 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12:36 | 12:21 | 0:12 | — |
| Mar 26 | @ NSH | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12:06 | 12:06 | — | — |
| Mar 8 | vs DET | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7:27 | 7:27 | — | — |
| Feb 5 | vs NYI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14:41 | 14:00 | — | — |
| Jan 31 | @ OTT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 14:15 | 11:42 | 2:33 | — |
| Jan 29 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13:11 | 11:55 | 1:16 | — |
| Jan 27 | vs WPG | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 13:41 | 12:28 | 0:31 | — |
| Jan 25 | @ SEA | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7:38 | 6:54 | 0:44 | — |
| Jan 23 | @ VAN | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 11:32 | 10:27 | 1:05 | — |
| Jan 20 | @ EDM | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8:45 | 8:45 | — | — |
| Jan 19 | @ CGY | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7:06 | 7:06 | — | — |
| Jan 17 | vs CAR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12:29 | 8:58 | 3:31 | — |
| Jan 14 | vs SEA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8:49 | 8:38 | — | — |
| Jan 12 | @ MIN | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 11:22 | 10:10 | 1:11 | 0:01 |
| Jan 11 | @ WPG | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10:00 | 9:15 | 0:45 | — |
| Nov 24 | vs DET | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 13:41 | 12:44 | 0:57 | — |
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 | 24 | 255:43 | 10:39 | 229 | 277 | 45.3% | 43.5% | 98 | 124 | 5 | 10 | 33% | 8.0 | 13.3 | 63% |
| Even strength | 24 | 238:00 | 9:55 | 202 | 276 | 42.3% | 40.6% | 87 | 123 | 3 | 10 | 23% | 6.7 | 13.2 | 62% |
| 5v5 | 24 | 237:16 | 9:53 | 201 | 275 | 42.2% | 40.8% | 87 | 122 | 3 | 10 | 23% | 6.7 | 13.0 | 62% |
| Power play | 12 | 16:04 | 1:20 | 25 | 1 | 96.2% | 94.4% | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.3 | 0.1 | 83% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 0:02 | 0:01 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 12 | 16:04 | 1:20 | 25 | 1 | 96.2% | 94.4% | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.3 | 0.1 | 83% |
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 | NJD | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 2 | 21 | 4.8% | 7 | 12 | 10:39 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | DAL | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 16 | 6.3% | 19 | 7 | 11:39 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 80 | 20 | 20 | 40 | +1 | 10 | 123 | 16.3% | 44 | 39 | 13:32 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | DAL | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11.5% | 21 | 15 | 12:55 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 51 | 12 | 11 | 23 | -6 | 8 | 67 | 17.9% | 35 | 19 | 13:11 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | DAL | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +5 | 2 | 29 | 13.8% | 18 | 9 | 15:29 |
| 2022-23 | DAL, MTL | 73 | 7 | 26 | 33 | -8 | 18 | 110 | 6.4% | 33 | 43 | 14:43 |
| 2021-22 | VGK | 78 | 20 | 23 | 43 | +4 | 18 | 177 | 11.3% | 65 | 25 | 15:49 |
| 2020-21 | OTT | 55 | 13 | 7 | 20 | -9 | 4 | 89 | 14.6% | 38 | 26 | 15:35 |
| 2019-20 | FLA | 69 | 25 | 22 | 47 | -7 | 10 | 167 | 15.0% | 29 | 24 | 17:06 |
| 2018-19 | FLA | 82 | 28 | 42 | 70 | -6 | 8 | 195 | 14.4% | 33 | 42 | 18:22 |
| 2017-18 | FLA | 74 | 28 | 37 | 65 | +10 | 8 | 188 | 14.9% | 27 | 33 | 18:42 |
Evgenii Dadonov news
- 4 Early PTO Targets the Maple Leafs Should ConsiderThe Hockey Writers
- Evgenii Dadonov Rumoured To Be Signing In The KHLThe Hockey News
- New Jersey Devils' Report Cards: Evgenii DadonovThe Hockey Writers
- New Jersey Devils’ Report Cards: Evgenii DadonovThe Hockey Writers
- New Jersey Devils UFA Profiles: Evgenii Dadonov & Zack MacEwenAll About The Jersey
- Devils’ Most Disappointing Players From the 2025-26 SeasonThe Hockey Writers
- Evgenii Dadonov | 25-26 EXIT INTERVIEWSNHL.com
- Devils' Evgenii Dadonov: Pots first goal of seasonCBS Sports
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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.
