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Mason Appleton has 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists) in 35 games for the Detroit Red Wings this season.

Selected in the 6th round (No. 168) of the 2015 NHL Draft by the Winnipeg Jets, he has 149 points (62 goals, 87 assists) in 435 regular-season games for the Winnipeg Jets, the Seattle Kraken and the Detroit Red Wings.

He also has 12 points (1 goals, 11 assists) in 32 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 30 yrs (15.01.1996)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 89 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 168th in 2015
    Draft Team: Team logoWinnipeg Jets
    Awards: -
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The 30-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Red Wings controlling 37% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Mason Appleton is off the ice, the Red Wings control 54% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 27% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 34% in the defensive zone.

  • 57

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 207th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 208th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.17
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.37
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    13.71
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.63
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.63
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.13
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.41
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.03
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.38
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.63
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.27
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.42
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.13
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.38
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.13
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.00
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.13
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.34
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    6.45
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $2.900M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 32.5 yrs (15.01.1996)
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Mason Appleton
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
31.12.2025 Team Logo Jets 1 1 0 1 1 14:04 2 50.0% 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 -1 15:01 0 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 0 14:54 2 0.0% 0
05.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 15:48 1 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 0 0 0 12:54 0 2
Total 5 1 0 1 0 5 20.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Jets 36 3 7 10 9 8:11 29 10.3% 4
2019-20 Team Logo Jets 46 5 3 8 -9 11:10 55 9.1% 20
2020-21 Team Logo Jets 56 12 13 25 11 14:25 88 13.6% 14
2021-22 Team Logo Kraken 49 6 11 17 -4 14:18 68 8.8% 14
2021-22 Team Logo Jets 19 2 2 4 3 16:22 30 6.7% 16
2022-23 Team Logo Jets 41 5 11 16 2 16:01 71 7.0% 8
2023-24 Team Logo Jets 82 14 22 36 16 16:03 122 11.5% 26
2024-25 Team Logo Jets 71 10 12 22 7 14:49 107 9.3% 22
2025-26 Team Logo Red Wings 35 5 6 11 -1 13:43 38 13.2% 26
Season Projection 72 10 12 22 -2 13:42 78 12.8% 53
Total 435 62 87 149 34 608 10.2% 150
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 1 10:16 2 0.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Jets 8 1 2 3 4 16:31 13 7.7% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Jets 5 0 0 0 -4 18:10 8 0.0% 0
2023-24 Team Logo Jets 5 0 2 2 -4 14:00 7 0.0% 6
2024-25 Team Logo Jets 13 0 7 7 5 14:50 16 0.0% 14
Total 32 1 11 12 2 46 2.2% 22
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Mason Appleton Team Logo C 30 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.31 0.34 54 63 $2.900M
91% Jason Dickinson Team Logo C 30.5 yrs 188 cm / 91 kg 0.30 0.31 53 66 $4.250M
89% Sean Kuraly Team Logo C 33 yrs 188 cm / 94 kg 0.30 0.27 54 61 $1.850M
88% Lars Eller Team Logo C 36.7 yrs 188 cm / 93 kg 0.21 0.38 51 62 $1.250M
87% Nic Dowd Team Logo C 35.6 yrs 188 cm / 88 kg 0.28 0.30 51 66 $3.000M
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