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Arber Xhekaj has 2 points (1 goals, 1 assists) in 38 games for the Montreal Canadiens this season.

As an undrafted Defenseman, he has 31 points (10 goals, 21 assists) in 203 regular-season games for the Montréal Canadiens.

He has no points in 3 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 24.9 yrs (30.01.2001)
    Height / Weight: 193 cm / 108 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: -
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The 24-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Canadiens controlling 44% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Arber Xhekaj is off the ice, the Canadiens control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 22% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 20% in the defensive zone.

  • 53

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 267th of 282 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 274th of 282 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    70.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.11
    -0.07
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    14.62
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.06
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.12
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.18
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.17
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.26
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    1.70
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    3.23
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    2.70
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    2.05
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    3.69
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    0.94
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    2.29
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.29
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    7.23
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    3.87
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Arber Xhekaj at his age (24.9 yrs):
    Jalen Chatfield (Rating of 52 in 2020, Today 74)
    Jayden Struble (Rating of 55 in 2025, Today 55)
    Matthew Kessel (Rating of 56 in 2024, Today 60)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $1.300M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 26.4 yrs (30.01.2001)
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Arber Xhekaj
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.12.2025 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 -1 7:15 0 5
30.12.2025 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 0 0 0 9:39 0 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 1 13:54 0 2
03.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 -1 7:52 0 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 1 9:13 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 1 0.0% 7
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Montréal Canadiens 51 5 8 13 -9 15:16 75 6.7% 101
2023-24 Montréal Canadiens 44 3 7 10 6 15:55 61 4.9% 81
2024-25 Montréal Canadiens 70 1 5 6 -13 14:37 69 1.4% 118
2025-26 Montréal Canadiens 38 1 1 2 -6 11:43 27 3.7% 71
Season Projection 78 2 2 4 -12 11:42 55 3.6% 146
Total 203 10 21 31 -22 232 4.3% 371
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Montréal Canadiens 3 0 0 0 1 10:58 2 0.0% 4
Total 3 0 0 0 1 2 0.0% 4
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Arber Xhekaj Team Logo D 24.9 yrs 193 cm / 108 kg 0.05 0.15 52 54 $1.300M
86% Dylan McIlrath Team Logo D 33.7 yrs 196 cm / 108 kg 0.00 0.09 50 50 $0.800M
81% Erik Gudbranson Team Logo D 34 yrs 196 cm / 100 kg 0.00 0.17 57 57 $4.000M
81% Alec Regula Team Logo D 25.4 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.12 0.09 53 57 $0.775M
81% Logan Mailloux Team Logo D 22.7 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.07 0.19 54 50 $0.875M
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