LW · MTL · NHL id 8476479
Phillip Danault has played 1 game for the Montreal Canadiens in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 15:37 a night (12:36 at even strength, 0:03 on the power play and 2:48 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 82% of his 5v5 minutes with Kirby Dach and 75% with Alexandre Texier in his only game so far, and the Canadiens have controlled 50% of shot attempts with Danault on the ice (2-1 in goals, 0% offensive-zone starts). In the Canadiens' most recent game against TOR he was on L3 with Alexandre Texier and Kirby Dach and off the power play.
Right now
From the Sep 29 game vs TOR, detected from shift data
- +1:25 5v5 TOI
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 15:27 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 · 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals · dots are equal size until the xG model lands
Shot map, OPP at MTL: 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.00 expected goals.
No shot data for this range yet.
Luck
2025-26 · 75 GP · 17 points vs 28.9 expected
Last 20 games: -67. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 6.6%
- 98.4
- 39.5%
- G vs xG
- 6 / 11.0
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (2 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 forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played75
- Goals6408th of 715
- Assists11444th of 715
- Points17442nd of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points238th of 715
- Shots on goal91343rd of 715
- Hits63324th of 715
- Blocked shots40335th of 715
- Plus/minus−3397th of 715
- Penalty minutes26351st of 715
- Faceoffs won54342nd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)50.2%286th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)49.7%335th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)46.5%530th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)46.7%518th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)48.8%414th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)50.1%320th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.85370th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.021228th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.20624th of 719
- Faceoff win %54.8%41st of 238
- Draw Equity /100+0.05738th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game15:34394th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:36395th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %41.4%555th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.10222nd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO984508th of 719
- Goals above expected−5.0682nd of 715
- Luck Meter−78821st of 828
- Ascension score51168th of 445
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.6567th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts55383rd of 715
- Hardest shot88.8320th of 715
- Offensive-zone time39.9%547th 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 · 75 of 75 games through the sequence engine
- −0.040
- Season net
- −0.62xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- +0.057
- Season
- +0.57G
- 54.8%991 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 148-111 · NZ 160-140 · DZ 235-197
- Per 60
- 0.85
- Attempts
- 13
- 0.018
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 down to L4 from L2Nov 28, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Apr 27, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Apr 12, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Mar 20, 2021 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 10, 2020 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Feb 27, 2020 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Dec 6, 2019 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Nov 19, 2018 alerts →
How the goals happened
35 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 55.7 | 2-on-0 | |
| May 18, 2026 @ BUF | Deflection | dump | 0 | 6.7 | — | |
| Apr 7, 2026 vs FLA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 47.0 | — | |
| Mar 10, 2026 vs TOR | Dump and chase | dump | 2* | 17.2 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 3, 2026 @ SJS | Deflection | — | 0 | 64.9 | — | |
| Feb 4, 2026 @ WPG | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 53.2 | 2-on-0 | |
| Jan 27, 2026 vs VGK | Deflection | dump | 1 | 29.4 | 4-on-1, deflection | |
| Jan 20, 2026 vs MIN | Rebound | — | 3* | 32.9 | rebound | |
| Apr 21, 2025 vs EDM | Deflection | carry | 0 | 27.1 | deflection | |
| Apr 21, 2025 vs EDM | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 47.1 | — | |
| Mar 30, 2025 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 47.8 | one-timer | |
| Mar 25, 2025 vs NYR | Rebound | — | 0 | 46.7 | rebound | |
| Mar 11, 2025 vs NYI | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 64.1 | — | |
| Feb 1, 2025 @ CAR | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 55.9 | — | |
| Jan 25, 2025 @ CBJ | Rebound | — | 0 | 15.9 | rebound | |
| Dec 14, 2024 @ NYR | Rebound | carry | 0 | 41.9 | rebound | |
| Nov 27, 2024 vs WPG | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 3.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 2, 2024 vs CHI | Point shot | — | 0 | 0.7 | — | |
| Mar 20, 2024 vs MIN | Deflection | — | 0 | 20.4 | — | |
| Mar 19, 2024 vs CHI | Deflection | — | 0 | 13.6 | rebound | |
| Mar 11, 2024 vs NYI | Deflection | — | 0 | 9.7 | rebound | |
| Mar 3, 2024 vs NJD | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 29.1 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 3, 2024 vs NJD | Rebound | carry | 0 | 33.2 | rebound | |
| Mar 3, 2024 vs NJD | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 62.6 | 1-on-0 | |
| Feb 27, 2024 @ CGY | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 73.3 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 28, 2024 @ STL | Rush | carry | 0 | 57.5 | — | |
| Jan 15, 2024 @ CAR | Point shot | — | 2* | 15.0 | — | |
| Jan 9, 2024 @ TBL | Rebound | carry | 1 | 24.9 | rebound | |
| Dec 10, 2023 @ NYR | Deflection | pass | 0 | 27.6 | 5-on-4, one-timer, rebound | |
| Dec 5, 2023 @ CBJ | Deflection | — | 2 | 57.4 | — | |
| Dec 5, 2023 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 2.7 | — | |
| Nov 20, 2023 @ ARI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 50.3 | 3-on-1 | |
| Nov 2, 2023 @ OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 5.2 | — | |
| Oct 31, 2023 @ TOR | Rebound | — | 2* | 21.8 | rebound | |
| Oct 17, 2023 @ WPG | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 44.1 | — |
* 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 Danault
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Danault apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Dach | C | 1 | 10:20 | 82% | 50.0% | 67% (2-1) | 50.0% 2:16 | 50.0% 0:46 |
| Alexandre Texier | C | 1 | 9:27 | 75% | 42.9% | 50% (1-1) | 75.0% 3:09 | 33.3% 0:53 |
| Jayden Struble | D | 1 | 4:33 | 36% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 42.9% 8:03 | 63.6% 6:29 |
| Alexandre Carrier | D | 1 | 4:30 | 36% | 50.0% | 67% (2-1) | 50.0% 8:06 | 55.0% 12:32 |
| Mike Matheson | D | 1 | 4:26 | 35% | 33.3% | 100% (1-0) | 58.3% 8:10 | 51.7% 13:48 |
| Arber Xhekaj | D | 1 | 4:00 | 32% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 46.7% 8:36 | 44.4% 6:51 |
| Lane Hutson | D | 1 | 3:58 | 31% | 55.6% | 50% (1-1) | 44.4% 8:38 | 52.0% 15:57 |
| Noah Dobson | D | 1 | 3:48 | 30% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 56.3% 8:48 | 42.9% 11:53 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | 1 | 1:22 | 11% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 42.9% 11:14 | 63.2% 8:43 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | LW | 1 | 1:05 | 9% | — | — (0-0) | 50.0% 11:31 | 47.4% 11:42 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 922:49 on ice · ranked against 510 forwards · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
Middle-of-the-lineup deployment: average linemates and opposition.
Each value is the ice-time-weighted average season xGF% of the skaters Danault shared the 5v5 ice with, each shrunk toward 50%. 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
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | @ TOR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 15:37 | 12:36 | 0:03 | 2:48 |
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 | 15:37 | 15:37 | 10 | 13 | 43.5% | 50.0% | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0% |
| Even strength | 1 | 12:36 | 12:36 | 9 | 9 | 50.0% | 53.8% | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 12:36 | 12:36 | 9 | 9 | 50.0% | 53.8% | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:03 | 0:03 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 2:48 | 2:48 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 1 | 2:48 | 2:48 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | MTL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 15:37 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | MTL | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +3 | 8 | 18 | 11.1% | 33 | 19 | 16:01 |
| 2025-26 | MTL, LAK | 75 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 26 | 91 | 6.6% | 63 | 40 | 15:34 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | LAK | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +2 | 0 | 9 | 22.2% | 13 | 12 | 20:39 |
| 2024-25 | LAK | 80 | 8 | 35 | 43 | +20 | 26 | 123 | 6.5% | 83 | 73 | 17:40 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | LAK | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0.0% | 6 | 5 | 17:16 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 78 | 17 | 30 | 47 | +12 | 18 | 159 | 10.7% | 80 | 60 | 18:01 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | LAK | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 12 | 17 | 11.8% | 25 | 5 | 20:08 |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 82 | 18 | 36 | 54 | -8 | 63 | 152 | 11.8% | 81 | 75 | 18:20 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | LAK | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +6 | 2 | 11 | 27.3% | 14 | 6 | 20:43 |
| 2021-22 | LAK | 79 | 27 | 24 | 51 | +14 | 38 | 194 | 13.9% | 74 | 49 | 18:08 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | MTL | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 | 39 | 2.6% | 38 | 24 | 18:56 |
| 2020-21 | MTL | 53 | 5 | 19 | 24 | +9 | 24 | 73 | 6.8% | 76 | 28 | 16:52 |
| 2019-20 | MTL | 71 | 13 | 34 | 47 | +18 | 32 | 131 | 9.9% | 119 | 37 | 18:51 |
| 2018-19 | MTL | 81 | 12 | 41 | 53 | +17 | 39 | 132 | 9.1% | 95 | 60 | 17:47 |
| 2017-18 | MTL | 52 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 34 | 94 | 8.5% | 59 | 38 | 16:35 |
Phillip Danault news
- Cowan: Canadiens coach Martin St. Louis aims to unlock Phillip Danault's offensive upsidemontrealgazette.com
- Phillip Danault has improved his skating (at Jeff Gorton's request)Dose.ca
- Canadiens' Phillip Danault: Records two goals SaturdayCBS Sports
- Phillip Danault News: Records two goals SaturdayRotoWire
- "I think this is Phillip Danault's last season in Montreal."Dose.ca
- Canadiens insider drops major Phillip Danault claim before the seasonMarqueur.com
- Phillip Danault HomeNHL.com
- Phillip Danault Statsnhl.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
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.