Cole Caufield has 40 points (20 goals, 20 assists) in 42 games for the Montreal Canadiens this season.
Selected in the 1st round (No. 15) of the 2019 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, he has 259 points (138 goals, 121 assists) in 329 regular-season games for the Montréal Canadiens.
He also has 16 points (7 goals, 9 assists) in 25 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
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Country: USA
Age: 25 yrs (02.01.2001) Height / Weight: 173 cm / 79 kg Shoots: R Drafted: 15th in 2019 Draft Team: Montreal Canadiens
Awards: -
The 25-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Canadiens controlling 64% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Cole Caufield is off the ice, the Canadiens control 42% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.
He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 42% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 16% in the defensive zone.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 15th of 250 WingsDefense:Def: 13th of 250 Wings -
Metric Current Season Games 1 - 8241.00QoC -0.14 - 0.140.22IceTimePerGame 12 - 2218.54Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.2 - 1.51.58PrimaryAssists/60 0.1 - 1.51.03SecondaryAssists/60 0.1 - 1.20.55xGoals/60 0.49 - 1.341.32OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 1.8 - 54.40OnIce_GoalsFor/60 1.4 - 5.54.58PenaltiesDrawn/60 0.27 - 1.560.63OZoneStartPct 0.15 - 0.40.42PP_xGoals/60 0.5 - 2.52.14PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60 3 - 1310.55Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 2.5 - 42.44OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 2.5 - 41.97Penalties/60 0.5 - 1.50.32ShotsBlocked/60 1 - 30.87Takeaways/60 0.5 - 21.11Giveaways/60 1 - 41.74DZoneStartPct 0.15 - 0.40.16PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 5 - 120.00PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 5 - 120.00 -
Career Trajectory
Most comparable players to Cole Caufield at his age (25 yrs):
Leon Draisaitl (Rating of 87 in 2019, Today 83)Mark Scheifele (Rating of 87 in 2017, Today 80)Roope Hintz (Rating of 87 in 2020, Today 82)
| Actual AAV: | $7.850M |
| Player Contract Value: | $12.300M |
| Remaining: | 6 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2031 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 31.5 yrs (02.01.2001) |
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.12.2025 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22:41 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 30.12.2025 |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20:19 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 |
| 01.01.2026 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:56 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 |
| 03.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:53 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 04.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:33 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12.5% | 0 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 13:58 | 30 | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2021-22 | Montréal Canadiens | 67 | 23 | 20 | 43 | -24 | 16:40 | 188 | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2022-23 | Montréal Canadiens | 46 | 26 | 10 | 36 | -10 | 18:03 | 158 | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Montréal Canadiens | 82 | 28 | 37 | 65 | -4 | 19:25 | 314 | 8.9% | 16 |
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 82 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 9 | 18:04 | 240 | 15.4% | 14 |
| 2025-26 | Montréal Canadiens | 42 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 9 | 18:31 | 119 | 16.8% | 8 |
| Season Projection | 82 | 39 | 39 | 78 | 18 | 18:32 | 232 | 16.8% | 16 | |
| Total | 329 | 138 | 121 | 259 | -21 | 1049 | 13.2% | 52 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 15:13 | 48 | 8.3% | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Montréal Canadiens | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 19:34 | 24 | 12.5% | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 72 | 9.7% | 0 | ||
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
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| Cole Caufield | RW | 25 yrs | 173 cm / 79 kg | 0.95 | 0.79 | 89 | 83 | $7.850M | ||
| 85% | Alex DeBrincat | RW | 28 yrs | 173 cm / 81 kg | 0.98 | 0.84 | 92 | 76 | $7.875M | |
| 82% | Seth Jarvis | C | 23.9 yrs | 178 cm / 81 kg | 0.85 | 0.72 | 88 | 80 | $7.420M | |
| 79% | Jake Guentzel | C | 31.3 yrs | 180 cm / 79 kg | 1.05 | 0.96 | 91 | 83 | $9.000M | |
| 76% | Travis Konecny | RW | 28.8 yrs | 178 cm / 86 kg | 0.90 | 0.75 | 81 | 77 | $8.750M |