LW · PHI · NHL id 8480220
Noah Cates has played 2 games for the Philadelphia Flyers in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 3 shots while averaging 14:45 a night (10:33 at even strength, 0:51 on the power play and 3:12 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 62% of his 5v5 minutes with Matvei Michkov and 53% with Tyson Foerster over the last 2 games, and the Flyers have controlled 41% of shot attempts with Cates on the ice (0-2 in goals, 67% offensive-zone starts). In the Flyers' most recent game against NJD he was on L1 with Tyson Foerster and Matvei Michkov and off the power play; moved up to L3 (from L4) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs NJD, detected from shift data
- ixG/60 0.21 (was 1.04)
- −1:11 PP TOI
- 18% of team PP time (was 35%)
- 69% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 85%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 14:35 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 2 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 · 4 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at PHI: 4 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals, 0.10 expected goals; best chance Noah Cates at 0.09 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 47 points vs 44.8 expected
Last 20 games: +36. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 13.6%
- 102.6
- 63.5%
- G vs xG
- 18 / 18.7
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.083 xG per attempt lately vs 0.113 before.
- 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.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals18150th of 715
- Assists29145th of 715
- Points47150th of 715
- Power-play points9182nd of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal132199th of 715
- Hits102176th of 715
- Blocked shots51248th of 715
- Plus/minus+2625th of 715
- Penalty minutes44144th of 715
- Faceoffs won46760th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)48.0%461st of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)48.9%407th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)53.9%144th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)53.6%150th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)52.6%214th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)51.0%264th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.05278th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.03136th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.28365th of 719
- Faceoff win %45.3%175th of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.053172nd of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game16:15354th of 715
- Power-play time per game2:02189th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %58.9%174th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.23433rd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO102698th of 719
- Goals above expected−0.7418th of 715
- Luck Meter+18267th of 828
- Ascension score29424th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.4308th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts38474th of 715
- Hardest shot82.4619th of 715
- Offensive-zone time41.8%346th of 715
Compare head to head
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 · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine
- +0.000
- Season net
- +0.00xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.053
- Season
- −0.55G
- 45.3%1030 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 160-215 · NZ 178-203 · DZ 129-145
- Per 60
- 1.05
- Attempts
- 17
- 0.065
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 PP2Apr 2, 2026 alerts →
- Moved down to L4 from L2Mar 11, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Feb 5, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 14, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 2, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Oct 30, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Oct 18, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 9, 2025 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 vs PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 27.3 | — | |
| Apr 11, 2026 @ WPG | Rush | carry | 2 | 50.0 | — | |
| Mar 28, 2026 @ DET | Rebound | — | 0 | 4.6 | rebound | |
| Mar 26, 2026 vs CHI | Rush | pass | 3 | 31.0 | — | |
| Mar 21, 2026 @ SJS | Point shot | — | 0 | 54.9 | — | |
| Mar 19, 2026 @ LAK | Rebound | — | 1 | 2.8 | rebound | |
| Mar 18, 2026 @ ANA | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 4.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 2, 2026 @ TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 71.3 | — | |
| Feb 25, 2026 @ WSH | Deflection | — | 3* | 11.8 | — | |
| Dec 30, 2025 @ VAN | Dump and chase | dump | 3 | 62.2 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2025 @ CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 24.7 | — | |
| Dec 18, 2025 @ BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 53.0 | — | |
| Dec 9, 2025 vs SJS | Rush | carry | 0 | 49.3 | — | |
| Dec 3, 2025 vs BUF | Cycle | — | 3 | 20.0 | — | |
| Nov 22, 2025 vs NJD | Rebound | carry | 0 | 23.7 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Nov 6, 2025 @ NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 16.3 | — | |
| Oct 20, 2025 vs SEA | Deflection | — | 1 | 48.9 | deflection | |
| Oct 18, 2025 vs MIN | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 58.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 9, 2025 @ FLA | Rebound | — | 1 | 6.2 | rebound | |
| Apr 13, 2025 @ OTT | Rush | carry | 1 | 14.4 | — | |
| Mar 29, 2025 vs BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 45.3 | — | |
| Mar 4, 2025 vs CGY | Rush | carry | 2 | 56.5 | — | |
| Feb 27, 2025 @ PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 71.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 25, 2025 vs PIT | Rebound | — | 0 | 16.4 | rebound | |
| Feb 25, 2025 vs PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 64.3 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 16, 2025 @ NYI | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 63.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 13, 2025 vs FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 35.4 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 13, 2025 vs FLA | Rebound | — | 2* | 40.3 | rebound | |
| Dec 28, 2024 @ ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 57.5 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2024 @ PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 3* | 43.5 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 21, 2024 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 4.9 | — | |
| Dec 19, 2024 vs LAK | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 25.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 18, 2024 @ DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 11.5 | — | |
| Dec 10, 2024 @ CBJ | Rebound | carry | 1* | 6.3 | rebound | |
| Nov 23, 2024 vs CHI | Point shot | — | 4 | 62.8 | — | |
| Apr 11, 2024 @ NYR | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 51.4 | 2-on-1 | |
| Apr 5, 2024 @ BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 63.0 | — | |
| Apr 1, 2024 vs NYI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 60.4 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 27, 2024 vs TBL | Point shot | — | 0 | 70.0 | — | |
| Feb 6, 2024 @ FLA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 37.7 | — |
* 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 Cates
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Cates apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matvei Michkov | RW | 2 | 12:47 | 62% | 42.9% | 0% (0-1) | 38.5% 7:43 | 40.0% 11:05 |
| Tyson Foerster | RW | 2 | 10:51 | 53% | 36.4% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 9:39 | 26.5% 16:04 |
| Jamie Drysdale | D | 2 | 10:26 | 51% | 31.8% | 0% (0-2) | 58.3% 10:04 | 20.8% 22:36 |
| Cam York | D | 2 | 9:47 | 48% | 33.3% | 0% (0-1) | 53.8% 10:43 | 23.3% 21:08 |
| Alex Bump | LW | 1 | 8:00 | 39% | 55.6% | — (0-0) | 33.3% 1:44 | 66.7% 3:14 |
| Simon Benoit | D | 2 | 7:33 | 37% | 28.6% | 0% (0-1) | 44.4% 12:57 | 43.2% 23:42 |
| Nick Seeler | D | 2 | 7:13 | 35% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 41.4% 13:17 | 45.7% 21:56 |
| Noel Acciari | C | 1 | 3:46 | 18% | 50.0% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 5:58 | 50.0% 8:09 |
| Travis Sanheim | D | 1 | 3:08 | 15% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 25.0% 7:38 | 33.3% 15:53 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 1 | 2:23 | 12% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 23.5% 8:23 | 34.3% 16:36 |
| Porter Martone | RW | 1 | 1:18 | 6% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 37.5% 9:28 | 36.4% 9:42 |
| Owen Tippett | RW | 1 | 1:16 | 6% | 0.0% | 0% (0-1) | 60.0% 8:28 | 26.3% 9:43 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ NJD | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46% | 15:12 | 11:21 | — | 3:51 |
| Sep 30 | vs PIT | L 0-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56% | 14:17 | 9:44 | 1:41 | 2:33 |
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 | 2 | 29:29 | 14:45 | 20 | 34 | 37.0% | 42.1% | 11 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0.8 | 1.9 | 67% |
| Even strength | 2 | 21:05 | 10:33 | 15 | 20 | 42.9% | 46.2% | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.5 | 0.8 | 67% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 20:30 | 10:15 | 14 | 20 | 41.2% | 44.0% | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.4 | 0.8 | 67% |
| Power play | 1 | 1:41 | 1:41 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 6:24 | 3:12 | 1 | 14 | 6.7% | 11.1% | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 | 1.1 | — |
| 4v5 | 2 | 6:24 | 3:12 | 1 | 14 | 6.7% | 11.1% | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 | 1.1 | — |
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 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 14:45 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | PHI | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 11 | 9.1% | 19 | 7 | 16:20 |
| 2025-26 | PHI | 82 | 18 | 29 | 47 | +26 | 44 | 132 | 13.6% | 102 | 51 | 16:15 |
| 2024-25 | PHI | 78 | 16 | 21 | 37 | +3 | 14 | 110 | 14.5% | 87 | 54 | 15:53 |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 59 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 0 | 78 | 7.7% | 52 | 35 | 13:48 |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 82 | 13 | 25 | 38 | +3 | 12 | 107 | 12.1% | 86 | 65 | 17:46 |
| 2021-22 | PHI | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +4 | 4 | 23 | 21.7% | 21 | 6 | 13:15 |
Noah Cates news
- Flyers' Noah Cates previews season ahead of opener against Penguins | PHL17 Morning NewsPHL17.com
- New line is vote of confidence from Flyers in Noah Catespottsmerc.com
- Owen Tippett and Noah Cates back in action, Cole Knuble strong again in Flyers' preseason loss to BruinsInquirer.com
- Flyers forward Noah Cates hopes to continue to be a big plusThe Morning Call
- Flyers have two key forwards healthy as training camp gets underwayNBC Sports Philadelphia
- Noah Cates News: Cleared for training campRotoWire
- Flyers' Noah Cates: Cleared for training campCBS Sports
- Noah Cates Homenhl.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.