RW · PIT · NHL id 8475763
Kevin Hayes has played 28 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2025-26, scoring 4 goals and 4 assists (8 points) on 45 shots while averaging 12:28 a night (11:11 at even strength, 1:06 on the power play and 0:01 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 31% of his 5v5 minutes with Rutger McGroarty and 30% with Ryan Shea over the last 10 games, and the Penguins have controlled 52% of shot attempts with Hayes on the ice (16-16 in goals, 49% offensive-zone starts). In the Penguins' most recent game against STL he was on L3 with Avery Hayes and Rutger McGroarty and on PP2; added to PP2 in the last game. He is shooting 8.9% this season against 10.9% across the 577 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 14 game vs STL, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 3 games, 13:56 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 · 81 attempts, 45 on goal, 4 goals
Shot map, OPP at PIT: 81 attempts, 45 on goal, 4 goals, 4.34 expected goals; best chance Kevin Hayes at 0.31 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 28 GP · 8 points vs 9.8 expected
Last 20 games: -14. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 8.9%
- 98.6
- 44.4%
- G vs xG
- 4 / 4.3
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 2:13 a game, PP share 25% → 9%): 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 played28
- Goals4481st of 715
- Assists4620th of 715
- Points8597th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal45567th of 715
- Hits32526th of 715
- Blocked shots10686th of 715
- Plus/minus−1343rd of 715
- Penalty minutes8640th of 715
- Faceoffs won56205th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)52.1%176th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)52.2%176th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)54.3%129th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)54.3%126th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)56.4%82nd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)55.3%79th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /602.1121st of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.02053rd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.21603rd of 719
- Faceoff win %40.3%210th of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.142225th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game12:28568th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:06321st of 715
- Offensive-zone start %49.4%381st of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.52585th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO986482nd of 719
- Goals above expected−0.3370th of 715
- Luck Meter−20535th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed20.6704th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts13651st of 715
- Hardest shot81.7637th of 715
- Offensive-zone time43.5%181st 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 · 28 of 28 games through the sequence engine
- −0.037
- Season net
- −0.20xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.142
- Season
- −0.20G
- 40.3%139 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 17-33 · NZ 25-23 · DZ 14-27
- Per 60
- 2.11
- Attempts
- 11
- 0.170
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
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Feb 27, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 26, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 25, 2022 alerts →
- Played 8:33 less than his 5-game averageOct 23, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Oct 22, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 27, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 20, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 12, 2022 alerts →
How the goals happened
30 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 vs WSH | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 68.1 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 13, 2025 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 29.7 | one-timer | |
| Dec 1, 2025 @ PHI | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 37.1 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 26, 2025 vs BUF | Deflection | carry | 2 | 25.5 | 4-on-3, one-timer | |
| Apr 8, 2025 vs CHI | Rush | carry | 1 | 35.1 | — | |
| Apr 8, 2025 vs CHI | Dump and chase | dump | 4 | 14.5 | 3-on-1 | |
| Mar 27, 2025 @ BUF | Rebound | — | 0 | 11.9 | rebound | |
| Mar 15, 2025 vs NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 21.6 | — | |
| Feb 4, 2025 vs NJD | Rebound | carry | 2* | 28.4 | rebound | |
| Jan 20, 2025 @ LAK | Cycle | — | 2* | 11.8 | — | |
| Jan 12, 2025 vs TBL | Rebound | — | 0 | 25.7 | rebound | |
| Jan 9, 2025 vs EDM | Rebound | — | 0 | 34.9 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Jan 5, 2025 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 76.5 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 27, 2024 vs VAN | Cycle | — | 1 | 18.6 | — | |
| Oct 20, 2024 @ WPG | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 32.7 | one-timer | |
| Oct 14, 2024 @ MTL | Rebound | carry | 1 | 21.0 | rebound | |
| Oct 10, 2024 @ DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 40.0 | — | |
| Mar 17, 2024 vs ANA | Rebound | — | 0 | 7.7 | rebound | |
| Mar 11, 2024 @ BOS | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 46.6 | 2-on-0, one-timer | |
| Mar 4, 2024 @ PHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 12.7 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 13, 2024 vs BOS | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 55.8 | 4-on-3, one-timer | |
| Dec 16, 2023 vs DAL | Odd-man rush | carry | 3 | 30.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 12, 2023 vs DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 48.7 | — | |
| Dec 12, 2023 vs DET | Deflection | — | 2 | 48.3 | deflection | |
| Dec 6, 2023 vs VGK | Deflection | carry | 3 | 22.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 30, 2023 vs BUF | Deflection | loose | 1 | 26.8 | deflection, rebound | |
| Nov 26, 2023 @ CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 70.2 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 22, 2023 @ ARI | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 32.3 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 3, 2023 vs NJD | Point shot | — | 0 | 52.9 | — | |
| Nov 3, 2023 vs NJD | Rebound | — | 0 | 5.1 | 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 Hayes
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Hayes apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Karlsson | D | 25 | 101:28 | 32% | 53.7% | 33% (3-6) | 51.1% 178:31 | 56.4% 318:01 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | D | 25 | 100:09 | 32% | 52.1% | 36% (4-7) | 51.9% 179:50 | 53.8% 326:07 |
| Anthony Mantha | RW | 11 | 96:50 | 31% | 44.8% | 38% (3-5) | 61.7% 25:41 | 36.2% 38:05 |
| Ryan Shea | D | 26 | 95:21 | 30% | 46.3% | 58% (7-5) | 54.8% 199:28 | 54.2% 327:53 |
| Kris Letang | D | 24 | 93:03 | 30% | 51.9% | 56% (5-4) | 52.9% 181:37 | 52.6% 318:30 |
| Evgeni Malkin | C | 7 | 60:07 | 19% | 50.0% | 75% (3-1) | 52.8% 28:22 | 41.1% 40:00 |
| Ryan Graves | D | 18 | 56:52 | 18% | 54.2% | 50% (3-3) | 45.3% 158:07 | 50.9% 208:54 |
| Justin Brazeau | RW | 6 | 53:10 | 17% | 51.0% | 0% (0-3) | 30.0% 9:27 | 58.3% 9:57 |
| Connor Clifton | D | 16 | 50:34 | 16% | 44.4% | 50% (2-2) | 52.1% 120:00 | 50.6% 190:03 |
| Sidney Crosby | C | 4 | 48:04 | 15% | 51.9% | 50% (4-4) | 72.2% 8:03 | 73.3% 13:37 |
| Rutger McGroarty | RW | 7 | 46:59 | 15% | 54.9% | 75% (3-1) | 47.4% 36:06 | 60.0% 34:01 |
| Bryan Rust | RW | 5 | 46:37 | 15% | 50.0% | 50% (4-4) | 51.2% 18:15 | 50.9% 23:52 |
| Ville Koivunen | RW | 8 | 44:41 | 14% | 55.3% | — (0-0) | 42.4% 48:52 | 52.0% 54:21 |
| Noel Acciari | C | 5 | 39:49 | 13% | 52.6% | 33% (2-4) | 75.0% 4:21 | 42.9% 11:55 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 313 min on ice · ranked against 510 forwards
61st percentile · higher = stronger linemates
31st percentile · higher = tougher opponents
Sheltered minutes: mostly faces weaker opposition.
Each value is the ice-time-weighted average season xGF% of the skaters Hayes shared the 5v5 ice with. Small samples lean on each skater's previous season (or 50% for newcomers). Most skaters land between about 45% and 55% for QoT and 49% and 51% for QoC, so the percentile is the easier read.
Game log
28 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | @ STL | L 5-7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69% | 14:01 | 11:52 | 1:09 | — |
| Apr 12 | @ WSH | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 13:55 | 13:12 | 0:43 | — |
| Apr 11 | vs WSH | L 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40% | 14:51 | 14:51 | — | — |
| Mar 3 | @ BOS | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0% | 7:26 | 7:26 | — | — |
| Feb 5 | @ BUF | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | 7:07 | 6:38 | — | 0:14 |
| Jan 11 | @ BOS | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29% | 10:19 | 10:19 | — | — |
| Jan 10 | vs CGY | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33% | 7:45 | 7:45 | — | — |
| Dec 23 | @ TOR | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33% | 11:54 | 11:54 | — | — |
| Dec 21 | vs MTL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 9:26 | 8:25 | 1:01 | — |
| Dec 20 | @ MTL | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17% | 13:44 | 10:14 | 1:35 | — |
| Dec 18 | @ OTT | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 16:08 | 14:29 | 1:39 | — |
| Dec 16 | vs EDM | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 10:42 | 7:59 | 2:43 | — |
| Dec 14 | vs UTA | OTL 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40% | 6:46 | 5:19 | 1:27 | — |
| Dec 13 | vs SJS | OTL 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 9:19 | 8:18 | 0:19 | — |
| Dec 11 | vs MTL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33% | 11:53 | 8:45 | 2:43 | — |
| Dec 9 | vs ANA | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 15:38 | 13:18 | 2:16 | — |
| Dec 7 | @ DAL | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 71% | 14:12 | 12:11 | 2:01 | — |
| Dec 4 | @ TBL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 14:58 | 13:03 | 1:44 | — |
| Dec 1 | @ PHI | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 13:36 | 13:34 | — | 0:02 |
| Nov 29 | vs TOR | L 2-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 15:18 | 13:21 | 1:57 | — |
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 | 28 | 349:16 | 12:28 | 326 | 282 | 53.6% | 53.8% | 161 | 137 | 18 | 17 | 51% | 16.8 | 13.9 | 54% |
| Even strength | 28 | 313:20 | 11:11 | 291 | 267 | 52.2% | 52.2% | 144 | 128 | 16 | 16 | 50% | 14.5 | 12.2 | 49% |
| 5v5 | 28 | 313:20 | 11:11 | 291 | 267 | 52.2% | 52.2% | 144 | 128 | 16 | 16 | 50% | 14.5 | 12.2 | 49% |
| Power play | 19 | 30:53 | 1:38 | 32 | 10 | 76.2% | 77.8% | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2.2 | 0.9 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 0:16 | 0:08 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | — |
| 5v4 | 19 | 30:53 | 1:38 | 32 | 10 | 76.2% | 77.8% | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2.2 | 0.9 | 100% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 8 | 3:57 | 0:30 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 100% |
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 | PIT | 28 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 8 | 45 | 8.9% | 32 | 10 | 12:28 |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 64 | 13 | 10 | 23 | -15 | 8 | 98 | 13.3% | 52 | 11 | 12:03 |
| 2023-24 | STL | 79 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 153 | 8.5% | 42 | 17 | 14:28 |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 81 | 18 | 36 | 54 | -22 | 23 | 209 | 8.6% | 52 | 22 | 17:34 |
| 2021-22 | PHI | 48 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -20 | 26 | 126 | 7.9% | 36 | 12 | 17:55 |
| 2020-21 | PHI | 55 | 12 | 19 | 31 | -2 | 22 | 127 | 9.4% | 60 | 14 | 17:31 |
| 2019-20 | PHI | 69 | 23 | 18 | 41 | -6 | 34 | 175 | 13.1% | 88 | 22 | 17:44 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | WPG | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 10 | 20.0% | 5 | 3 | 11:59 |
| 2018-19 | WPG, NYR | 71 | 19 | 36 | 55 | -2 | 12 | 156 | 12.2% | 58 | 15 | 18:17 |
| 2017-18 | NYR | 76 | 25 | 19 | 44 | +1 | 18 | 172 | 14.5% | 40 | 36 | 17:21 |
Kevin Hayes news
- NHL News: Sam Steel Extended, Kevin Hayes Retires, and Injury NotesNHLRumors.com
- NHL Rumors: Bobrovsky Speaks Up, Fantilli and Marchenko News, Hayes RetiresThe Hockey Writers
- UFA Kevin Hayes Signs in the KHLThe Hockey Writers
- Penguins Should Become the NHL’s August Salary-Cap BrokerThe Hockey Writers
- 2025-26 Season in Review: Kevin HayesPensBurgh
- Penguins A to Z: Kevin Hayes went out like a professionalTribLIVE.com
- NHL Rumors: Big Development On Kevin Hayes' NHL FutureNHL Trade Rumors
- Penguins Not Expected To Re-Sign Kevin HayesPro Hockey Rumors
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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.