Pierre-Luc Dubois

#80Left Wing6'4"218 lb

0.0 in 2 days

2025-26 regular season

SOG

11.9% SH

16:49

TOI/GP

LW · WSH · NHL id 8479400

Pierre-Luc Dubois has played 29 games for the Washington Capitals in 2025-26, scoring 5 goals and 14 assists (19 points) on 42 shots while averaging 16:49 a night (13:35 at even strength, 2:16 on the power play and 0:11 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 58% of his 5v5 minutes with Connor McMichael and 55% with Tom Wilson over the last 10 games, and the Capitals have controlled 47% of shot attempts with Dubois on the ice (19-18 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Capitals' most recent game against PIT he was on L2 with Connor McMichael and Ryan Leonard and on PP2; dropped to L2 (from L1) in the last game. He is shooting 11.9% this season against 12.5% across the 670 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 12 game vs PIT, detected from shift data

Line

Connor McMichael Ryan Leonard

Power play

PP2

Alex Ovechkin Tom Wilson Jakob Chychrun Ryan Leonard

Penalty kill

No PK unit

Dropped to L2 (from L1) in the last gameDemoted to PP2 (from PP1) in the last gameStarted killing penalties in the last gameLast 5: L3/PP1 · L1/PP1 · L3/PP2 · L4 · L2/PP2

Deployment timeline

2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

20 games shown, 16:16 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Top speed26th2621.7 mph

Bursts 20+ mph41st4144

Hardest shot56th5686.0 mph

Offensive-zone time52nd5242.2%

Distance skated34th3477.6 mi

High-danger SOG39th3919

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

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 · 87 attempts, 42 on goal, 5 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 29 GP · 19 points vs 16.1 expected

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Luck meter+28

Last 20 games: +5. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting+0.4 G

On-ice SH%+2.8 G

On-ice SV%−2.1 G

IPP+1.8 G

Points vs expected+2.9 P

: 11.9%
: 100.7
: 67.9%
G vs xG: 5 / 4.6

• Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 2:15 a game, 5 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
• Shot diet worsened: 0.065 xG per attempt lately vs 0.086 before.

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
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Player analytics

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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 played29
Goals5443rd of 715
Assists14384th of 715
Points19410th of 715
Power-play points6237th of 715
Shorthanded points0227th of 715
Shots on goal42582nd of 715
Hits23605th of 715
Blocked shots13663rd of 715
Plus/minus−4420th of 715
Penalty minutes19465th of 715
Faceoffs won181142nd of 715

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Corsi (CF%)47.2%514th of 719
Fenwick (FF%)49.5%351st of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)51.6%243rd of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)51.7%233rd of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)46.8%511th of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)49.7%353rd of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /600.47523rd of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.101649th of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.4433rd of 719
Faceoff win %47.3%148th of 238
Draw Equity /100−0.040154th of 238

Usage

Ice time per game16:49311th of 715
Power-play time per game2:16164th of 715
Power-play share48.1%185th of 713
Ice-time share27.7%308th of 715
Offensive-zone start %50.4%350th of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60+0.929th of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO1007264th of 719
Goals above expected+0.4284th of 715
Luck Meter+28195th of 828
Ascension score—

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed21.7563rd of 715
20+ mph bursts44435th of 715
Hardest shot86.0465th of 715
Offensive-zone time42.2%303rd 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 · 29 of 29 games through the sequence engine

Method Leaders

: −0.042
Season net: −0.27xG

Offensive TK/600.63 (4)

Offensive GV/601.57 (10)

Neutral TK/600.00 (0)

Neutral GV/600.16 (1)

Defensive TK/600.16 (1)

Defensive GV/601.42 (9)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: −0.039
Season: −0.15G
: 47.3%383 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 69-67 · NZ 56-55 · DZ 56-80

Method Leaders

Per 60: 0.47
Attempts: 3
: 0.033

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: +1.53G
Per 60: +0.188
Drawn / taken: 12 / 4.5minors

Method Leaders

: 51.7%
: 46.8%
: 51.6%
Transition CF/60: 5.7
Turnovers won/60: 22.0
Turnovers lost/60: 23.6

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

42 shots on goal, 5 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
Low Slot	33%	23%	1
High Slot	2%	7%	0
Outside R	0%	4%	0
R Circle	17%	12%	2
R Point	2%	6%	0
L Point	2%	5%	0
L Corner	2%	0%	0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Dropped off PP1 to PP2Apr 23, 2025 alerts →
Dropped off PP1 to PP2Apr 6, 2025 alerts →
Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 9, 2025 alerts →
Moved up to L1 from L3Apr 1, 2024 alerts →
Dropped off PP1 to PP2Feb 19, 2023 alerts →
Dropped off PP1Jan 13, 2022 alerts →
Dropped off PP1 to PP2Oct 23, 2021 alerts →

How his goals happened

40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
Apr 2, 2026 @ NJD	Rebound	—	0	4.1	rebound
Mar 3, 2026 vs UTA	Odd-man rush	carry	1	40.9	4-on-2
Feb 27, 2026 vs VGK	Forecheck turnover	carry	1	43.0	2-on-0, one-timer
Feb 27, 2026 vs VGK	Rush	carry	1	48.4	—
Feb 5, 2026 vs NSH	Rush	carry	0	67.2	—
Apr 10, 2025 vs CAR	Deflection	pass	0	13.1	4-on-3
Mar 30, 2025 vs BUF	Deflection	—	5	48.7	deflection
Mar 18, 2025 vs DET	Rush	carry	2	59.0	—
Mar 11, 2025 @ ANA	Deflection	—	2*	16.9	—
Mar 5, 2025 @ NYR	Off the faceoff	—	0	40.2	—
Mar 3, 2025 vs OTT	Cycle	—	2*	24.4	—
Feb 27, 2025 vs STL	Rush	carry	4*	28.6	—
Feb 9, 2025 vs UTA	Rebound	—	0	8.5	rebound
Feb 1, 2025 vs WPG	Rebound	carry	2	8.5	rebound
Jan 28, 2025 @ CGY	Dump and chase	dump	0	15.7	2-on-0
Jan 25, 2025 @ VAN	Rebound	—	0	24.7	rebound
Jan 21, 2025 @ EDM	Rebound	carry	0	57.2	rebound
Jan 18, 2025 vs PIT	Off the faceoff	—	0	40.6	—
Jan 8, 2025 vs VAN	Forecheck turnover	carry	0	35.3	2-on-1
Jan 8, 2025 vs VAN	Rebound	—	0	18.6	rebound
Dec 17, 2024 @ CHI	Rush	loose	0	4.7	—
Dec 7, 2024 @ MTL	Forecheck turnover	—	2*	75.5	one-timer
Nov 30, 2024 @ NJD	Rebound	dump	0	39.2	2-on-1, one-timer, rebound
Nov 21, 2024 vs COL	Deflection	dump	1	26.7	1-on-0, one-timer
Oct 23, 2024 vs PHI	Rush	carry	0	64.3	—
Apr 22, 2024 @ EDM	Rush	carry	0	21.1	—
Apr 13, 2024 vs ANA	Forecheck turnover	—	0	36.2	—
Mar 15, 2024 @ CHI	Rebound	—	3*	63.6	rebound
Mar 7, 2024 vs OTT	Deflection	—	0	5.6	—
Feb 20, 2024 vs CBJ	Dump and chase	dump	1*	72.1	2-on-0
Feb 10, 2024 vs EDM	Cycle	—	2*	61.6	—
Jan 24, 2024 vs BUF	Cycle	—	4	65.4	—
Jan 15, 2024 @ CAR	Cycle	—	0	5.9	—
Jan 13, 2024 @ DET	Forecheck turnover	carry	1	12.9	4-on-2, one-timer
Dec 27, 2023 vs SJS	Rebound	—	0	51.9	rebound
Dec 23, 2023 vs CGY	Deflection	—	2*	43.2	—
Nov 18, 2023 vs STL	Odd-man rush	carry	2*	56.0	3-on-2
Nov 8, 2023 @ VGK	Rebound	—	0	53.9	rebound
Oct 19, 2023 @ MIN	Deflection	loose	0	20.1	1-on-0
Oct 19, 2023 @ MIN	Rebound	dump	0	41.9	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 Dubois

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Dubois apart	CF% mate apart
Tom Wilson	RW	25	245:33	64%	48.4%	52% (14-13)	45.3% 89:46	54.7% 99:26
Jakob Chychrun	D	29	160:57	42%	53.3%	56% (10-8)	42.1% 220:09	48.0% 366:57
Aliaksei Protas	C	17	148:32	39%	53.5%	80% (8-2)	36.0% 82:28	53.5% 97:20
Martin Fehérváry	D	29	135:58	36%	38.0%	43% (3-4)	51.7% 245:08	47.0% 332:36
Connor McMichael	C	19	132:02	35%	43.5%	40% (6-9)	50.9% 115:32	47.2% 98:53
Matt Roy	D	29	121:43	32%	52.2%	56% (5-4)	45.0% 259:23	45.1% 359:00
Rasmus Sandin	D	25	121:39	32%	42.4%	50% (7-7)	45.8% 210:49	45.5% 297:56
Trevor van Riemsdyk	D	26	108:32	28%	44.4%	62% (8-5)	49.3% 238:02	51.4% 277:59
Ryan Leonard	RW	16	81:36	21%	43.1%	43% (3-4)	52.7% 126:49	45.9% 110:02
Hendrix Lapierre	C	5	41:30	11%	42.9%	50% (3-3)	64.0% 26:26	56.1% 19:11
Cole Hutson	D	12	41:00	11%	51.4%	60% (3-2)	37.7% 119:01	48.9% 138:20
John Carlson	D	7	30:51	8%	60.9%	33% (1-2)	53.6% 54:15	55.1% 71:22
Declan Chisholm	D	7	23:27	6%	39.6%	50% (1-1)	51.0% 72:57	49.2% 66:56
Alex Ovechkin	LW	12	20:13	5%	51.4%	33% (1-2)	47.9% 151:25	47.4% 116:39

Game log

29 games in 2025-26, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Apr 12	vs PIT	W 3-0	0	1	1	+3	2	0	0	1	75%	16:18	14:34	0:51	0:02
Apr 11	@ PIT	W 6-3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	25%	7:02	7:02	—	—
Apr 8	@ TOR	W 4-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	25%	14:05	12:14	1:51	—
Apr 5	@ NYR	L 1-8	0	0	0	-3	1	0	1	0	33%	16:44	13:34	3:10	—
Apr 4	vs BUF	W 6-2	0	2	2	+2	1	0	0	0	54%	12:58	11:06	1:52	—
Apr 2	@ NJD	L 3-7	1	1	2	0	4	0	1	0	53%	19:02	14:19	2:53	—
Mar 31	vs PHI	W 6-4	0	4	4	+1	0	0	2	0	40%	17:18	14:26	2:10	0:04
Mar 28	@ VGK	W 5-4	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	50%	18:17	14:48	3:29	—
Mar 26	@ UTA	W 7-4	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	47%	15:56	11:24	3:11	—
Mar 24	@ STL	L 0-3	0	0	0	0	1	15	1	0	30%	15:50	13:14	1:49	0:07
Mar 22	vs COL	OTL 2-3	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	44%	24:10	20:02	4:08	—
Mar 20	vs NJD	W 2-1	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	62%	17:24	15:13	1:16	—
Mar 18	vs OTT	W 4-1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	27%	17:05	15:24	0:46	0:11
Mar 14	vs BOS	OTL 2-3	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	56%	19:48	15:12	4:18	0:18
Mar 12	@ BUF	W 2-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	45%	19:41	15:04	2:57	0:13
Mar 11	@ PHI	L 1-4	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	1	67%	18:10	13:22	3:15	0:03
Mar 9	vs CGY	W 7-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	46%	14:31	11:43	2:48	—
Mar 7	@ BOS	L 1-3	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	50%	18:39	13:16	2:38	0:51
Mar 3	vs UTA	L 2-3	1	0	1	-1	4	0	1	2	61%	19:09	16:23	0:31	—
Feb 28	@ MTL	L 2-6	0	0	0	-4	3	0	2	0	71%	18:22	14:26	2:44	0:04

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	29	487:50	16:49	505	459	52.4%	54.5%	246	206	28	26	52%	29.2	25.6	57%
Even strength	29	394:00	13:35	352	397	47.0%	49.2%	179	182	19	19	50%	18.6	17.7	50%
5v5	29	381:06	13:08	345	386	47.2%	49.5%	177	179	19	18	51%	18.3	17.1	50%
Power play	28	65:31	2:20	109	18	85.8%	87.0%	57	9	6	0	100%	6.4	0.5	96%
Penalty kill	14	5:20	0:23	0	6	0.0%	0.0%	0	4	0	0	—	0.0	0.3	0%
4v4	8	10:45	1:21	6	6	50.0%	50.0%	1	0	0	0	—	0.2	0.1	40%
3v3 (OT)	2	2:09	1:05	1	5	16.7%	20.0%	1	3	0	1	0%	0.0	0.4	100%
5v4	28	63:56	2:17	104	18	85.2%	86.6%	55	9	6	0	100%	6.2	0.5	96%
4v5	14	5:20	0:23	0	6	0.0%	0.0%	0	4	0	0	—	0.0	0.3	0%
6v5, own net empty	8	10:21	1:18	25	14	64.1%	61.5%	7	5	0	5	0%	1.0	5.9	100%
5v6, opponent net empty	11	11:38	1:03	14	23	37.8%	33.3%	3	5	3	1	75%	3.2	0.9	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	WSH	29	5	14	19	-4	19	42	11.9%	23	13	16:49
2024-25Playoffs	WSH	10	0	3	3	+3	12	13	0.0%	22	7	17:03
2024-25	WSH	82	20	46	66	+27	76	142	14.1%	65	62	17:18
2023-24Playoffs	LAK	5	1	0	1	0	20	4	25.0%	24	1	14:50
2023-24	LAK	82	16	24	40	-9	70	146	11.0%	96	37	15:42
2022-23Playoffs	WPG	5	2	2	4	-4	8	13	15.4%	21	3	21:00
2022-23	WPG	73	27	36	63	+5	77	205	13.2%	71	47	18:27
2021-22	WPG	81	28	32	60	-6	106	233	12.0%	112	43	18:55
2020-21Playoffs	WPG	7	0	3	3	-3	8	15	0.0%	18	4	17:39
2020-21	WPG, CBJ	46	9	12	21	-8	38	76	11.8%	59	26	15:02
2019-20	CBJ	70	18	31	49	-2	49	158	11.4%	85	50	17:56
2018-19Playoffs	CBJ	10	2	3	5	-5	14	20	10.0%	33	7	17:29
2018-19	CBJ	82	27	34	61	+16	64	174	15.5%	115	52	17:43
2017-18Playoffs	CBJ	6	2	2	4	0	6	15	13.3%	20	1	23:09
2017-18	CBJ	82	20	28	48	+8	49	165	12.1%	127	46	16:38