C · DET · NHL id 8478891
Mason Appleton has played 65 games for the Detroit Red Wings in 2025-26, scoring 6 goals and 8 assists (14 points) on 63 shots while averaging 13:31 a night (11:57 at even strength, 0:04 on the power play and 1:14 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 41% of his 5v5 minutes with Ben Chiarot and 38% with Simon Edvinsson over the last 10 games, and the Red Wings have controlled 47% of shot attempts with Appleton on the ice (21-28 in goals, 49% offensive-zone starts). In the Red Wings' most recent game against PHI he was on L3 with Dylan Larkin and Emmitt Finnie and off the power play. He is shooting 9.5% this season against 9.5% across the 496 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 2 game vs PHI, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 20 games, 13:06 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 11 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 · 114 attempts, 63 on goal, 6 goals
Shot map, OPP at DET: 114 attempts, 63 on goal, 6 goals, 5.19 expected goals; best chance Mason Appleton at 0.72 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 65 GP · 14 points vs 13.0 expected
Last 20 games: -36. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 9.5%
- 98.9
- 56.0%
- G vs xG
- 6 / 5.1
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:11 a game, 5 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 played65
- Goals6408th of 715
- Assists8513th of 715
- Points14501st of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal63481st of 715
- Hits89209th of 715
- Blocked shots29467th of 715
- Plus/minus−4420th of 715
- Penalty minutes44144th of 715
- Faceoffs won6349th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)46.8%542nd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)46.0%593rd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)38.3%705th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)38.6%706th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)43.6%625th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)42.0%677th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.93332nd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.030285th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.17669th of 719
- Faceoff win %27.3%
- Draw Equity /100−0.231
Usage
- Ice time per game13:31517th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:04528th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %49.4%384th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.61621st of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO989454th of 719
- Goals above expected+0.9208th of 715
- Luck Meter−4415th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.1440th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts93216th of 715
- Hardest shot81.4644th of 715
- Offensive-zone time38.2%661st 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 · 61 of 65 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.028
- Season net
- −0.36xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.93
- Attempts
- 12
- 0.042
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 L1 from L3Mar 4, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L3Oct 19, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3Apr 11, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Jun 2, 2021 alerts →
How his 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 vs PHI | Dump and chase | dump | 1* | 68.1 | — | |
| Dec 31, 2025 vs WPG | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 6.6 | 2-on-0 | |
| Dec 28, 2025 vs TOR | Rush | carry | 0 | 41.3 | — | |
| Oct 15, 2025 vs FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 63.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Oct 15, 2025 vs FLA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 62.1 | — | |
| Oct 13, 2025 @ TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 65.0 | — | |
| Mar 30, 2025 vs VAN | Rebound | — | 0 | 13.1 | rebound | |
| Mar 25, 2025 vs WSH | Rush | carry | 2* | 72.4 | — | |
| Feb 26, 2025 @ OTT | Rebound | dump | 1 | 5.6 | 2-on-0, rebound | |
| Jan 26, 2025 vs CGY | Rebound | — | 0 | 40.6 | rebound | |
| Dec 10, 2024 vs BOS | Rush | carry | 1* | 41.6 | — | |
| Dec 7, 2024 @ CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 21.7 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 1, 2024 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 54.0 | 3-on-1, one-timer | |
| Oct 26, 2024 @ CGY | Rush | loose | 1* | 60.0 | — | |
| Oct 20, 2024 vs PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 48.3 | 4-on-2 | |
| Oct 9, 2024 @ EDM | Rush | carry | 3* | 76.3 | — | |
| Mar 26, 2024 vs EDM | Rebound | carry | 0 | 49.6 | rebound | |
| Mar 23, 2024 @ NYI | Rebound | carry | 0 | 29.4 | rebound | |
| Mar 15, 2024 vs ANA | Rebound | — | 0 | 57.1 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Mar 13, 2024 vs NSH | Rebound | — | 0 | 52.7 | rebound | |
| Feb 20, 2024 vs MIN | Cycle | — | 4* | 58.9 | — | |
| Jan 27, 2024 vs TOR | Rebound | — | 0 | 10.1 | rebound | |
| Jan 20, 2024 @ OTT | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 65.9 | 3-on-1 | |
| Jan 16, 2024 vs NYI | Rebound | — | 0 | 5.9 | rebound | |
| Nov 18, 2023 vs ARI | Rush | carry | 0 | 54.7 | — | |
| Nov 17, 2023 vs BUF | Deflection | pass | 1 | 16.4 | 5-on-3, rebound | |
| Nov 9, 2023 vs NSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 24.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 26, 2023 @ DET | Odd-man rush | carry | 3* | 12.2 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 24, 2023 vs STL | Cycle | — | 2* | 62.8 | one-timer | |
| Oct 14, 2023 vs FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 8.8 | 2-on-1 |
* 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 Appleton
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Appleton apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Chiarot | D | 65 | 311:36 | 40% | 44.2% | 39% (7-11) | 48.7% 460:20 | 47.2% 860:43 |
| Michael Rasmussen | C | 35 | 271:21 | 35% | 45.1% | 31% (5-11) | 50.3% 152:23 | 38.6% 108:28 |
| Moritz Seider | D | 65 | 267:33 | 35% | 55.6% | 58% (11-8) | 42.5% 504:23 | 52.7% 980:12 |
| Albert Johansson | D | 64 | 238:21 | 31% | 41.9% | 24% (4-13) | 48.6% 523:11 | 49.5% 665:44 |
| Simon Edvinsson | D | 55 | 236:36 | 31% | 51.6% | 56% (9-7) | 42.9% 418:10 | 51.8% 834:53 |
| J.T. Compher | LW | 34 | 222:42 | 29% | 49.1% | 42% (8-11) | 45.5% 197:04 | 42.3% 210:02 |
| Marco Kasper | C | 29 | 193:16 | 25% | 51.2% | 55% (6-5) | 40.3% 138:50 | 56.8% 159:19 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka | D | 50 | 187:16 | 24% | 49.4% | 40% (6-9) | 47.0% 408:30 | 51.0% 498:55 |
| Jacob Bernard-Docker | D | 50 | 167:07 | 22% | 41.2% | 50% (3-3) | 46.6% 434:55 | 48.1% 497:49 |
| Emmitt Finnie | C | 25 | 152:42 | 20% | 46.2% | 46% (6-7) | 47.4% 156:33 | 47.8% 162:54 |
| Elmer Soderblom | LW | 20 | 143:46 | 19% | 52.5% | 20% (1-4) | 46.9% 95:11 | 55.6% 71:52 |
| Nate Danielson | C | 11 | 88:33 | 11% | 49.7% | 50% (1-1) | 35.7% 33:26 | 46.4% 19:03 |
| Travis Hamonic | D | 23 | 75:28 | 10% | 44.8% | 40% (2-3) | 56.5% 190:57 | 46.6% 208:10 |
| Alex DeBrincat | RW | 10 | 62:39 | 8% | 52.3% | 80% (4-1) | 47.7% 62:31 | 56.4% 75:52 |
Game log
65 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2 | @ PHI | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17:13 | 14:50 | — | 0:29 |
| Mar 31 | @ PIT | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 16:33 | 14:22 | — | 2:11 |
| Mar 28 | vs PHI | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33% | 10:24 | 10:24 | — | — |
| Mar 27 | @ BUF | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 8:15 | 7:28 | — | 0:21 |
| Mar 24 | vs OTT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11:16 | 11:16 | — | — |
| Mar 21 | vs BOS | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 12:43 | 12:19 | — | 0:24 |
| Mar 19 | vs MTL | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 14:30 | 13:37 | — | 0:53 |
| Mar 16 | vs CGY | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 10:32 | 9:13 | 0:25 | 0:50 |
| Mar 14 | @ DAL | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 10:10 | 7:16 | — | 2:44 |
| Mar 12 | @ TBL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13:36 | 12:47 | 0:18 | 0:31 |
| Mar 10 | @ FLA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 16:44 | 14:49 | 0:03 | 1:52 |
| Mar 8 | @ NJD | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 16:28 | 14:29 | 0:05 | 1:54 |
| Mar 6 | vs FLA | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11:15 | 10:21 | — | 0:54 |
| Mar 4 | vs VGK | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12:03 | 11:28 | 0:12 | 0:23 |
| Mar 2 | @ NSH | W 4-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13:58 | 12:06 | 0:17 | 1:06 |
| Feb 28 | @ CAR | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 14:35 | 13:26 | — | 1:09 |
| Feb 26 | @ OTT | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 13:07 | 12:14 | — | 0:53 |
| Feb 4 | @ UTA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13:24 | 11:00 | 0:19 | 2:05 |
| Feb 2 | @ COL | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 14:39 | 13:58 | — | 0:41 |
| Jan 31 | vs COL | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 13:46 | 13:12 | 0:02 | 0:32 |
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 | 65 | 879:04 | 13:31 | 693 | 945 | 42.3% | 41.6% | 312 | 422 | 25 | 38 | 40% | 25.5 | 46.6 | 45% |
| Even strength | 65 | 776:55 | 11:57 | 663 | 755 | 46.8% | 45.9% | 296 | 345 | 21 | 28 | 43% | 21.4 | 34.7 | 49% |
| 5v5 | 65 | 771:56 | 11:53 | 661 | 751 | 46.8% | 46.0% | 295 | 342 | 21 | 28 | 43% | 21.4 | 34.4 | 49% |
| Power play | 24 | 4:52 | 0:12 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 86% |
| Penalty kill | 61 | 80:12 | 1:19 | 15 | 154 | 8.9% | 9.7% | 11 | 67 | 1 | 9 | 10% | 0.9 | 10.0 | 9% |
| 4v4 | 9 | 4:59 | 0:33 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | 40.0% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.3 | 40% |
| 5v4 | 24 | 4:52 | 0:12 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 86% |
| 4v5 | 61 | 80:12 | 1:19 | 15 | 154 | 8.9% | 9.7% | 11 | 67 | 1 | 9 | 10% | 0.9 | 10.0 | 9% |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 21 | 15:03 | 0:43 | 8 | 31 | 20.5% | 21.7% | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 2.8 | 1.5 | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DET | 65 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 44 | 63 | 9.5% | 89 | 29 | 13:31 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | WPG | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | +5 | 14 | 16 | 0.0% | 28 | 7 | 14:51 |
| 2024-25 | WPG | 71 | 10 | 12 | 22 | +7 | 22 | 107 | 9.3% | 76 | 29 | 14:50 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | WPG | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 6 | 7 | 0.0% | 9 | 2 | 14:00 |
| 2023-24 | WPG | 82 | 14 | 22 | 36 | +16 | 26 | 122 | 11.5% | 106 | 44 | 16:03 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | WPG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 8 | 0.0% | 15 | 2 | 18:11 |
| 2022-23 | WPG | 41 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +2 | 8 | 71 | 7.0% | 47 | 11 | 16:01 |
| 2021-22 | WPG, SEA | 68 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -1 | 30 | 98 | 8.2% | 64 | 20 | 14:53 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | WPG | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 2 | 13 | 7.7% | 14 | 0 | 16:31 |
| 2020-21 | WPG | 56 | 12 | 13 | 25 | +11 | 14 | 88 | 13.6% | 61 | 22 | 14:25 |
| 2019-20 | WPG | 46 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 20 | 55 | 9.1% | 20 | 12 | 11:10 |
| 2018-19 | WPG | 36 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +9 | 4 | 29 | 10.3% | 28 | 12 | 8:12 |
Mason Appleton news
- Mason Appleton Game Log - NHLfoxsports.com
- Mason Appleton, Todd McLellan Practice Media | Sept. 25, 2026bvmsports.com
- Mason Appleton, Todd McLellan Practice MediaNHL.com
- Mason Appleton News: Cleared for training campRotoWire
- Red Wings' Mason Appleton: Cleared for training campCBS Sports
- Mason Appleton Homenhl.com
- Mason Appleton Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Video - Mason Appleton Enters a Pivotal Contract Year With the Red WingsThe Hockey News
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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.
