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Dennis Cholowski
Defenseman #44 Devils $0.775M
Player Information

Dennis Cholowski has 1 points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 15 games for the New Jersey Devils this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 20) of the 2016 NHL Draft by the Detroit Red Wings, he has 41 points (13 goals, 28 assists) in 171 regular-season games for the Detroit Red Wings, the Washington Capitals, the Seattle Kraken, the New York Islanders and the New Jersey Devils.

He has no points in 2 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 28 yrs (15.02.1998)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 95 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 20th in 2016
    Draft Team: Team logoDetroit Red Wings
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 28-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Devils controlling 49% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Dennis Cholowski is off the ice, the Devils control 47% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 43% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 15% in the defensive zone.

  • 66

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 121st of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 215th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.02
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.49
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    13.07
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.35
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.24
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.59
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.12
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.39
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.47
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.47
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.47
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.59
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.88
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.94
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.71
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.775M
Player Contract Value: $1.800M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 29.4 yrs (15.02.1998)
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Dennis Cholowski
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
01.12.2025 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 -1 18:06 1 0.0% 0
03.12.2025 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 -1 13:03 1 0.0% 0
06.12.2025 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 -1 13:28 1 0.0% 2
13.12.2025 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 1 13:03 1 0.0% 0
14.12.2025 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 0 0 0 14:50 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -2 4 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Red Wings 52 7 9 16 -20 18:15 71 9.9% 16
2019-20 Team Logo Red Wings 36 2 6 8 -26 19:13 51 3.9% 6
2020-21 Team Logo Red Wings 16 1 2 3 -1 15:54 10 10.0% 4
2021-22 Team Logo Capitals 7 0 1 1 -4 13:34 3 0.0% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Kraken 4 0 2 2 1 19:43 8 0.0% 0
2022-23 Team Logo Islanders 2 0 0 0 -1 12:46 0 0
2024-25 Team Logo Islanders 33 3 7 10 1 12:48 26 11.5% 10
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 6 0 0 0 -4 14:35 4 0.0% 0
2025-26 Team Logo Devils 15 0 1 1 -5 14:28 10 0.0% 2
Season Projection 40 0 3 3 -13 14:27 27 0.0% 5
Total 171 13 28 41 -59 183 7.1% 40
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 2 0 0 0 1 8:58 2 0.0% 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 2 0.0% 0
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Dennis Cholowski Team Logo D 28 yrs 188 cm / 95 kg 0.07 0.24 61 69 $0.775M
87% Vladislav Kolyachonok Team Logo D 24.8 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.23 0.20 61 67 $0.775M
84% Nils Lundkvist Team Logo D 25.6 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.23 0.24 59 71 $1.250M
84% Matthew Benning Team Logo D 31.8 yrs 185 cm / 99 kg 0.00 0.22 56 73 $0.100M
84% Matthew Kessel Team Logo D 25.7 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.14 0.14 56 66 $0.800M
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