NHL EDGE leaders
Offensive Zone Time % Leaders (NHL EDGE)
2026-27All situationsThrough 3 team games
Where is the puck while a player is on the ice? NHL EDGE splits every skater's ice time into offensive, neutral and defensive zone time. Offensive-zone share is a territorial cousin of CF%: players who tilt the ice spend more of their shifts attacking.
Deployment matters: players who start most shifts in the offensive zone get a head start, so the OZ starts column is shown beside it.
Leader in 2026-27: Pavel Dorofeyev (NYR), 46.9% OZ %.
- Early sample: teams have played at most 3 games in 2026-27. Expect big swings.
OZ time % leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | OZ % | GP | NZ % | DZ % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavel DorofeyevFNYR | NYR | 46.9% | 3 | 17.0% | 36.2% | 92%▲1.7 |
| 2 | Alexis LafrenièreFNYR | NYR | 46.7% | 3 | 18.1% | 35.2% | 82%▲13 |
| 3 | J.T. MillerFNYR | NYR | 45.4% | 3 | 17.3% | 37.4% | 92%▲7.9 |
| 4 | Adam FoxDNYR | NYR | 44.7% | 3 | 18.1% | 37.2% | 99%▲6.5 |
| 5 | Marcus PetterssonDNYR | NYR | 44.6% | 3 | 17.3% | 38.1% | 5.8%▲5.4 |
| 6 | Joseph VelenoFNYR | NYR | 44.1% | 3 | 17.8% | 38.1% | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 7 | Oliver BjorkstrandFNYR | NYR | 43.9% | 3 | 17.4% | 38.7% | 20% |
| 8 | Mika ZibanejadFNYR | NYR | 43.8% | 3 | 17.7% | 38.4% | 98%▲1.1 |
| 9 | Sean DurziDNYR | NYR | 43.7% | 3 | 17.3% | 39.0% | 37%▲35 |
| 10 | Vladislav GavrikovDNYR | NYR | 39.7% | 3 | 18.9% | 41.3% | 41%▼5.7 |
| 11 | Braden SchneiderDNYR | NYR | 38.6% | 3 | 17.1% | 44.4% | 19%▲17 |
| 12 | Tye KartyeFNYR | NYR | 38.5% | 3 | 17.5% | 44.0% | 7.2%▲7.1 |
| 13 | Will CuylleFNYR | NYR | 38.0% | 3 | 16.8% | 45.2% | 64% |
| 14 | Eeli TolvanenFNYR | NYR | 35.8% | 3 | 17.9% | 46.2% | 36%▼9.4 |
Minimum sample: 2.3 games (it scales with games played). 548 below the minimum are hidden.
Source: NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. Speed Signature tiers are Edgehalla's.
How to read it
Percent of on-ice time with the puck in the offensive zone.
How reliable is it?
Stable over a season; compare with CF% and zone starts before calling it a skill.
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