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Ottawa Senators

Tim Stützle

23.5

#18Left Wing6'0"185 lb

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2025-26 regular season
80
GP
34
G
49
A
83
P
194
SOG
17.5% SH
20:16
TOI/GP

LW · OTT · NHL id 8482116

Tim Stützle has played 80 games for the Ottawa Senators in 2025-26, scoring 34 goals and 49 assists (83 points) on 194 shots while averaging 20:16 a night (14:12 at even strength, 3:24 on the power play and 1:51 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 79% of his 5v5 minutes with Drake Batherson and 43% with Jordan Spence over the last 10 games, and the Senators have controlled 54% of shot attempts with Stützle on the ice (59-55 in goals, 79% offensive-zone starts). In the Senators' most recent game against CAR he was on L3 with Warren Foegele and Drake Batherson and on PP1; dropped to L2 (from L1) in the last game. He is shooting 17.5% this season against 13.9% across the 457 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 25 game vs CAR, detected from shift data

Dropped to L2 (from L1) in the last gameLast 5: L3/PP1 · L1/PP1 · L1/PP1 · L1/PP1 · L2/PP1

Deployment timeline

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

Usage: 18 games, 20:08 average time on ice, PP1 in 18 games, 10 line changes.

PPLine12▼1▲13▼1▲12▼1▲2▼21▲13▼1112▼0m8m17m25m33mMar 18Mar 21Mar 24Mar 28Apr 2Apr 5Apr 9Apr 12Apr 18Apr 23
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
18 games shown, 20:08 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 speed95th9623.5 mph
Bursts 20+ mph99th99364
Hardest shot83rd8490.1 mph
Offensive-zone time95th9546.5%
Distance skated97th97261.4 mi
High-danger SOG95th9581
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 · 386 attempts, 202 on goal, 34 goals

Shot map, OPP at OTT: 386 attempts, 202 on goal, 34 goals, 31.86 expected goals; best chance Tim Stützle at 0.96 xG.

  • 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 · 80 GP · 83 points vs 76.3 expected

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Last 20 games: -8. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

17.5%
99.4
68.0%
G vs xG
34 / 30.8
  • • Role rose over the last 10 games (PP share 54% → 60%, 3 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
  • • Shot diet worsened: 0.080 xG per attempt lately vs 0.116 before.
Goals against expected goals
0102030+3.2goals above expected0.6σ10/94/11
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

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 played80
  • Goals3425th
  • Assists4932nd
  • Points8322nd
  • Power-play points2919th
  • Shorthanded points238th
  • Shots on goal19461st
  • Hits126112th
  • Blocked shots44295th
  • Plus/minus+7157th
  • Penalty minutes39197th
  • Faceoffs won33888th

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

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

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 · 80 of 80 games through the sequence engine

MethodLeaders
−0.042
Season net
−0.76xG

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

MethodLeaders
Per 100 draws
+0.022
Season
+0.14G
53.0%638 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 152-136 · NZ 127-101 · DZ 59-63

MethodLeaders
Per 60
1.11
Attempts
20
0.075

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

MethodLeaders
Season
+3.87G
Per 60
+0.143
Drawn / taken
38.5 / 19.5minors

MethodLeaders
55.4%
50.8%
55.1%
Transition CF/60
4.6
Turnovers won/60
21.9
Turnovers lost/60
19.5

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

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
194 shots on goal, 34 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
Low Slot31%23%17
L Point1%5%0
R Point1%6%0
L Net Side8%3%0
R Circle16%12%5
Center Point5%9%0
L Circle15%13%4

Role changes

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

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How the goals happened

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

Method
Goal anatomy
GamePlayEntryPassesShot mphNotesReplay
Apr 7, 2026 vs TBLRebound—039.9rebound
Apr 5, 2026 vs CARRushcarry012.7—
Mar 21, 2026 vs TORForecheck turnover—1*57.4—
Mar 18, 2026 @ WSHDeflection—08.0—
Mar 7, 2026 @ SEAForecheck turnover—059.5—
Mar 5, 2026 @ CGYPoint shot—051.5—
Feb 5, 2026 @ PHIOdd-man rushcarry118.52-on-1
Feb 3, 2026 @ CARCycle—2*58.2one-timer
Feb 2, 2026 @ PITReboundcarry125.1rebound
Jan 31, 2026 vs NJDOdd-man rushcarry05.42-on-1
Jan 28, 2026 vs COLOdd-man rushloose033.81-on-0
Jan 24, 2026 vs CARForecheck turnover—1*45.2—
Jan 20, 2026 @ CBJPoint shot—039.5—
Jan 17, 2026 vs MTLForecheck turnover—024.6—
Jan 14, 2026 @ NYROdd-man rushcarry044.42-on-1
Dec 27, 2025 @ TORCycle—019.4—
Dec 23, 2025 vs BUFForecheck turnover—060.5—
Dec 21, 2025 @ BOSRebound—03.6rebound
Dec 20, 2025 vs CHIOdd-man rushcarry030.51-on-0
Dec 13, 2025 @ MINForecheck turnover—3*17.0—
Dec 11, 2025 @ CBJDeflection—01.9rebound
Dec 11, 2025 @ CBJRushpass1*66.3—
Dec 9, 2025 vs NJDForecheck turnover—147.5—
Nov 22, 2025 @ SJSOdd-man rushpass3*2.12-on-0
Nov 13, 2025 vs BOSOdd-man rushloose034.41-on-0
Nov 13, 2025 vs BOSForecheck turnover—053.6—
Nov 8, 2025 @ PHIOdd-man rushpass040.72-on-1, one-timer
Nov 8, 2025 @ PHIForecheck turnover—250.3one-timer
Nov 1, 2025 @ MTLOdd-man rushcarry128.12-on-1
Oct 28, 2025 @ CHIOdd-man rushcarry068.12-on-1
Oct 27, 2025 vs BOSOff the faceoff—2*78.6—
Oct 27, 2025 vs BOSDeflection—017.6—
Oct 18, 2025 vs NYIRushpass358.9—
Oct 15, 2025 @ BUFDeflection—322.2—
Apr 29, 2025 @ TORPoint shot—016.4—
Apr 26, 2025 vs TORForecheck turnover—1*82.6one-timer
Apr 17, 2025 vs CARRushcarry025.4—
Apr 13, 2025 vs PHIForecheck turnover—5*65.3one-timer
Apr 13, 2025 vs PHIRushpass137.9—
Mar 27, 2025 @ DETRushcarry064.4—

* 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 Stützle

TeammatePosGPShareCF% togetherGF% togetherCF% Stützle apartCF% mate apart
Drake BathersonC75684:3960%54.4%49% (32-33)53.0% 348:4854.3% 309:39
Jordan SpenceD75406:1535%60.0%53% (21-19)50.0% 619:4159.5% 861:31
Claude GirouxRW62371:4932%54.5%53% (18-16)54.0% 483:3351.8% 373:52
Thomas ChabotD60341:4030%53.4%49% (18-19)54.8% 457:2151.9% 736:20
Tyler KlevenD70319:1328%51.9%41% (13-19)53.8% 623:2753.7% 771:04
Fabian ZetterlundLW54316:4128%56.5%45% (15-18)52.2% 430:3448.0% 305:40
Jake SandersonD69312:3427%58.4%65% (20-11)51.9% 637:2653.0% 871:50
Artem ZubD79307:2627%52.1%50% (17-17)55.2% 759:3150.6% 1017:20
Nick JensenD61296:1226%47.8%45% (15-18)57.9% 539:4048.5% 661:06
Brady TkachukLW43252:2922%58.4%43% (12-16)52.4% 339:1656.4% 301:36
Nikolas MatinpaloD51197:4917%50.4%56% (10-8)54.5% 504:1842.3% 530:13
David PerronLW28123:4011%49.1%73% (8-3)56.6% 264:2051.1% 192:21
Nick CousinsC43119:4710%47.7%53% (8-7)52.1% 460:0852.1% 342:05
Michael AmadioC3472:416%53.3%56% (5-4)52.0% 411:3448.7% 430:13

Linemate and opposition quality

2025-26 · 5v5 · 1082:30 on ice · ranked against 510 forwards

Quality of teammates (QoT)55.6%

96th percentile · higher = stronger linemates

Quality of competition (QoC)49.9%

44th percentile · higher = tougher opponents

Plays with stronger-than-usual linemates.

Each value is the ice-time-weighted average season xGF% of the skaters Stützle 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

84 games in 2025-26, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Apr 25POvs CARL 2-4011-2102183%25:5710:3311:211:53
Apr 23POvs CARL 1-2000-1103033%23:5713:215:583:10
Apr 20PO@ CAROTL 2-3000-1202067%29:0525:323:33—
Apr 18PO@ CARL 0-20000401067%23:0514:364:081:10
Apr 11@ NYIW 3-00110101033%21:009:356:214:08
Apr 9vs FLAW 5-10000400150%16:4915:160:560:37
Apr 7vs TBLW 6-21230440160%18:3115:531:570:41
Apr 5vs CARW 6-3112+1201160%16:5613:062:121:38
Apr 4vs MINL 1-40110102057%16:3113:282:340:29
Apr 2vs BUFW 4-10000205067%19:5715:112:491:50
Mar 31@ FLAL 3-6011+1202020%21:0511:036:540:42
Mar 28@ TBLL 2-4000-2304067%21:4117:001:161:43
Mar 26vs PITOTL 3-4022+130200%23:2121:371:44—
Mar 24@ DETW 3-2011-1203167%17:3312:092:172:42
Mar 23@ NYRW 2-1000010100%22:1611:158:401:43
Mar 21vs TORW 5-21010320050%19:0414:163:540:54
Mar 19vs NYIW 3-2000000100%19:5412:543:293:31
Mar 18@ WSHL 1-4101-1404063%21:0913:384:041:09
Mar 15vs SJSW 7-40000221067%16:3410:414:411:12
Mar 14vs ANAW 2-0000+1301060%21:5513:264:532:31

Season splits by strength

2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations801621:2420:161793130657.9%58.2%8696431229058%113.382.172%
Even strength801135:2714:12117199154.2%53.9%536487626051%59.348.380%
5v5801082:3013:32111693654.4%54.2%507451595552%53.643.679%
Power play80272:113:244614491.3%90.8%2523146296%38.23.197%
Penalty kill75148:131:593820315.8%19.1%281082219%3.516.32%
4v42929:411:01272948.2%44.4%1419020%1.51.586%
3v3 (OT)1523:161:33282651.9%51.1%15173350%4.23.180%
5v480265:463:194404291.3%90.9%2392944296%35.53.197%
4v575148:131:593820315.8%19.1%281082219%3.516.32%
5v384:230:3316194.1%92.9%11120100%2.50.0100%
6v5, own net empty3648:121:20954468.3%69.1%4164640%4.312.6100%
5v6, opponent net empty2512:350:30122136.4%36.0%61060100%6.50.90%
4v322:021:015183.3%75.0%2100—0.20.0100%
6v4, own net empty43:020:4613192.9%100.0%5010100%0.90.0—

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2025-26PlayoffsOTT4011-4080.0%8125:31
2025-26OTT80344983+73919417.5%1264420:16
2024-25PlayoffsOTT6235+121414.3%34320:02
2024-25OTT8224557904616214.8%1304519:49
2023-24OTT75185270-17281929.4%1004121:07
2022-23OTT78395190-35422817.1%1144921:16
2021-22OTT79223658-273717612.5%1255218:25
2020-21OTT53121729-181411110.8%501515:44

Tim Stützle 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.