D · SJS · NHL id 8480891
Michael Kesselring has played 1 game for the San Jose Sharks in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 1 shots while averaging 19:46 a night (15:26 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 4:20 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 83% of his 5v5 minutes with Darnell Nurse and 42% with Macklin Celebrini in his only game so far, and the Sharks have controlled 52% of shot attempts with Kesselring on the ice (0-0 in goals). In the Sharks' most recent game against FLA he was on D2 with Darnell Nurse and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs FLA, detected from shift data
- +7:48 TOI a game
- 42% of 5v5 TOI with Celebrini (was 0%)
- Top-four D in 1 of last 1 (was 6 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 19:46 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 · 1 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at SJS: 1 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.02 expected goals; best chance Michael Kesselring at 0.02 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 34 GP · 2 points vs 7.7 expected
Last 20 games: -39. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 0.0%
- 100.4
- 11.1%
- G vs xG
- 0 / 2.1
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (3 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.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played34
- Goals0685th of 715
- Assists2674th of 715
- Points2703rd of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal46560th of 715
- Hits25589th of 715
- Blocked shots38361st of 715
- Plus/minus0307th of 715
- Penalty minutes50104th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)48.6%415th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)50.8%255th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)52.1%215th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)51.3%252nd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)50.3%340th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)48.9%403rd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.00300th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.095631st of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.35146th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game13:24522nd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:00713th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %41.8%546th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−1.71711th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1004291st of 719
- Goals above expected−2.1562nd of 715
- Luck Meter−69804th of 828
- Ascension score5689th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.7559th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts26564th of 715
- Hardest shot94.6101st of 715
- Offensive-zone time41.0%435th 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 34 games through the sequence engine
- −0.109
- Season net
- −0.77xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.00
- Attempts
- 7
- 0.008
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 D1 from D3Mar 10, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Jan 29, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Nov 29, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
12 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2025 @ NSH | Cycle | — | 2* | 69.2 | — | |
| Feb 2, 2025 vs STL | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 77.3 | one-timer | |
| Jan 18, 2025 vs STL | Cycle | — | 5* | 75.5 | — | |
| Dec 7, 2024 @ BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 53.2 | — | |
| Nov 7, 2024 @ STL | Dump and chase | dump | 1* | 20.4 | — | |
| Oct 19, 2024 vs BOS | Cycle | — | 3* | 80.9 | — | |
| Oct 16, 2024 @ ANA | Rush | pass | 2 | 66.6 | — | |
| Mar 3, 2024 @ WSH | Rush | carry | 1* | 68.9 | — | |
| Dec 27, 2023 vs COL | Cycle | — | 3* | 69.7 | — | |
| Dec 21, 2023 @ SJS | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 21.0 | 4-on-3 | |
| Dec 19, 2023 vs OTT | Rebound | — | 0 | 19.1 | rebound | |
| Dec 11, 2023 @ BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 57.2 | — |
* 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 Kesselring
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Kesselring apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnell Nurse | D | 1 | 12:18 | 83% | 47.6% | — (0-0) | 100.0% 2:36 | 25.0% 1:13 |
| Macklin Celebrini | C | 1 | 6:17 | 42% | 44.4% | — (0-0) | 57.1% 8:37 | 71.4% 7:51 |
| Will Smith | C | 1 | 6:00 | 40% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 64.3% 8:54 | 69.2% 7:02 |
| Ivar Stenberg | LW | 1 | 5:36 | 38% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 53.3% 9:18 | 37.5% 7:30 |
| Alexander Wennberg | C | 1 | 5:32 | 37% | 63.6% | — (0-0) | 41.7% 9:22 | 41.2% 8:00 |
| Collin Graf | RW | 1 | 4:59 | 33% | 62.5% | — (0-0) | 46.7% 9:55 | 37.5% 8:38 |
| Mason Marchment | LW | 1 | 4:21 | 29% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 52.9% 10:33 | 78.6% 7:23 |
| Igor Chernyshov | LW | 1 | 2:10 | 15% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 12:44 | 23.5% 6:03 |
| Barclay Goodrow | C | 1 | 2:01 | 14% | 25.0% | — (0-0) | 57.9% 12:53 | 40.0% 6:33 |
| Tyler Toffoli | RW | 1 | 1:59 | 13% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 47.6% 12:55 | 18.8% 6:56 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | LW | 1 | 1:58 | 13% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 52.6% 12:56 | 57.1% 8:37 |
| Michael Misa | C | 1 | 1:58 | 13% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 12:56 | 30.0% 7:55 |
| Nolan Allan | D | 1 | 1:41 | 11% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 47.6% 13:13 | 50.0% 12:42 |
| Zack Ostapchuk | C | 1 | 1:36 | 11% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 52.6% 13:18 | 44.4% 6:18 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs FLA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 19:46 | 15:26 | — | 4:20 |
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 | 19:46 | 19:46 | 14 | 22 | 38.9% | 42.3% | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.5 | 1.8 | 25% |
| Even strength | 1 | 15:26 | 15:26 | 13 | 11 | 54.2% | 66.7% | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 14:54 | 14:54 | 12 | 11 | 52.2% | 64.3% | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 4:20 | 4:20 | 1 | 11 | 8.3% | 9.1% | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 | 1.5 | 33% |
| 4v5 | 1 | 4:20 | 4:20 | 1 | 11 | 8.3% | 9.1% | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 | 1.5 | 33% |
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 | SJS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 19:46 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | BUF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4:25 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 46 | 0.0% | 25 | 38 | 13:24 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 82 | 7 | 22 | 29 | +4 | 89 | 150 | 4.7% | 87 | 67 | 17:41 |
| 2023-24 | ARI | 65 | 5 | 16 | 21 | +11 | 66 | 76 | 6.6% | 106 | 59 | 15:48 |
| 2022-23 | ARI | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 | 8 | 0.0% | 12 | 7 | 17:06 |
Michael Kesselring news
- Teal Talk: Michael KesselringNHL.com
- Yaroslav Askarov and Michael Kesselring stock risesBlades of Teal
- Michael Kesselring Game Log - NHLfoxsports.com
- Defenseman Michael Kesselring happy to join 'young and exciting' Sharks teamsports.yahoo.com
- Michael Kesselring HomeNHL.com
- Michael Kesselring StatsNHL.com
- Michael Kesselring Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- 2026-27 San Jose Sharks Season PreviewNHLRumors.com
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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.