D · MTL · NHL id 8481593
Jayden Struble has played 1 game for the Montreal Canadiens in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 11:02 a night. At 5v5 he has skated 76% of his 5v5 minutes with Arber Xhekaj and 42% with Kirby Dach in his only game so far, and the Canadiens have controlled 67% of shot attempts with Struble on the ice (0-0 in goals). In the Canadiens' most recent game against TOR he was on D3 with Arber Xhekaj and off the power play.
Right now
From the Sep 29 game vs TOR, detected from shift data
- −2:54 TOI a game
- On-ice xGF/60 1.68 (was 3.06)
- 51% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 80%)
- Top-four D in 0 of last 1 (was 10 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 11:02 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 · 1 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals · dots are equal size until the xG model lands
Shot map, OPP at MTL: 1 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.00 expected goals; best chance Jayden Struble at 0.00 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 59 GP · 12 points vs 12.7 expected
Last 20 games: +43. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 7.7%
- 102.5
- 33.3%
- G vs xG
- 2 / 1.9
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:44 a game, 3 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 defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played59
- Goals2578th of 715
- Assists10464th of 715
- Points12531st of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal26661st of 715
- Hits115134th of 715
- Blocked shots32427th of 715
- Plus/minus+4211th of 715
- Penalty minutes5880th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)50.1%302nd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)50.1%308th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)51.8%234th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)52.3%196th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)45.4%572nd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)52.0%209th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.22660th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.103653rd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.23536th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game14:01483rd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:01676th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %62.8%112th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−1.23692nd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1025106th of 719
- Goals above expected+0.1307th of 715
- Luck Meter+17272nd of 828
- Ascension score38375th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.8532nd of 715
- 20+ mph bursts18607th of 715
- Hardest shot88.4343rd of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.9%244th 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 · 53 of 59 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.066
- Season net
- −0.88xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.22
- Attempts
- 3
- 0.001
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 D2 from D3Apr 7, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Dec 30, 2023 alerts →
How his goals happened
7 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 @ NJD | Cycle | — | 4* | 61.9 | — | |
| Mar 26, 2026 vs CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 53.9 | — | |
| Nov 26, 2024 vs UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 75.3 | — | |
| Nov 23, 2024 vs VGK | Rebound | — | 1 | 46.5 | rebound | |
| Feb 21, 2024 vs BUF | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 53.8 | — | |
| Dec 13, 2023 vs PIT | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 47.0 | 4-on-3 | |
| Dec 9, 2023 @ BUF | Deflection | carry | 1 | 41.3 | 6-on-2, deflection |
* 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 Struble
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Struble apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arber Xhekaj | D | 1 | 8:26 | 76% | 54.5% | — (0-0) | 100.0% 2:36 | 0.0% 2:25 |
| Kirby Dach | C | 1 | 4:38 | 42% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 6:24 | 41.7% 6:28 |
| Phillip Danault | LW | 1 | 4:33 | 41% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 63.6% 6:29 | 42.9% 8:03 |
| Alexandre Texier | C | 1 | 4:12 | 38% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 70.0% 6:50 | 33.3% 6:08 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | LW | 1 | 3:34 | 32% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 70.0% 7:28 | 42.9% 9:13 |
| Ivan Demidov | RW | 1 | 2:56 | 27% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 63.6% 8:06 | 46.2% 8:40 |
| Jake Evans | C | 1 | 2:48 | 25% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 8:14 | 50.0% 7:39 |
| Zachary Bolduc | C | 1 | 2:42 | 24% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 60.0% 8:20 | 60.0% 6:42 |
| Josh Anderson | RW | 1 | 2:38 | 24% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 63.6% 8:24 | 63.2% 7:27 |
| Alex Newhook | C | 1 | 2:37 | 24% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 70.0% 8:25 | 50.0% 9:39 |
| Lane Hutson | D | 1 | 2:08 | 19% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 58.3% 8:54 | 48.4% 17:47 |
| Nick Suzuki | C | 1 | 1:04 | 10% | — | — (0-0) | 66.7% 9:58 | 37.5% 12:46 |
| Cole Caufield | RW | 1 | 1:02 | 9% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 71.4% 10:00 | 47.6% 11:27 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11:02 | 11:02 | — | — |
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 | 11:02 | 11:02 | 10 | 5 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | — |
| Even strength | 1 | 11:02 | 11:02 | 10 | 5 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | — |
| 5v5 | 1 | 11:02 | 11:02 | 10 | 5 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | — |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 11:02 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | MTL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 14 | 6 | 0.0% | 33 | 7 | 11:40 |
| 2025-26 | MTL | 59 | 2 | 10 | 12 | +4 | 58 | 26 | 7.7% | 115 | 32 | 14:01 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | MTL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 12:18 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 56 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +2 | 52 | 47 | 4.3% | 124 | 54 | 14:57 |
| 2023-24 | MTL | 56 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 57 | 47 | 6.4% | 121 | 53 | 16:07 |
Jayden Struble news
- Jayden Struble's spot with the Canadiens is slipping away at camp as others riseMontreal Hockey Fanatics
- Jayden Struble Could Already Be Slipping in the Habs' pecking orderDose.ca
- Jayden Struble Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Jayden Struble StatsNHL.com
- Jayden Struble HomeNHL.com
- How the Canadiens Put Hutson in the Best Position to Succeed in 2026-27The Hockey Writers
- Canadiens pull Jayden Struble from regular defensive pairings and replace him at practiceMontreal Hockey Fanatics
- 3 Things to Watch Ahead of Canadiens Training CampThe Hockey Writers
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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.