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Arber Xhekaj
Defenseman #72 Canadiens $1.300M
Player Information

Arber Xhekaj has 2 points (1 goals, 1 assists) in 50 games for the Montreal Canadiens this season.

As an undrafted Defenseman, he has 31 points (10 goals, 21 assists) in 215 regular-season games for the Montreal Canadiens.

He has no points in 3 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 25.1 yrs (30.01.2001)
    Height / Weight: 193 cm / 108 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 25-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Canadiens controlling 42% 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 26% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 19% in the defensive zone.

  • 53

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 269th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 278th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.09
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.42
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    11.54
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.11
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.11
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.14
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.99
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.84
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.74
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.93
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    2.71
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.58
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.22
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.73
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.19
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
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
24.01.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 0 9:19 0 0
27.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 1 8:16 0 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 -1 13:37 0 2
31.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 7:09 0 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 5:50 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Canadiens 51 5 8 13 -9 15:16 75 6.7% 101
2023-24 Team Logo Canadiens 44 3 7 10 6 15:55 61 4.9% 81
2024-25 Team Logo Canadiens 70 1 5 6 -13 14:37 69 1.4% 118
2025-26 Team Logo Canadiens 50 1 1 2 -7 11:19 32 3.1% 104
Season Projection 75 2 2 4 -10 11:20 48 4.2% 156
Total 215 10 21 31 -23 237 4.2% 404
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Canadiens 3 0 0 0 1 10:58 2 0.0% 4
Total 3 0 0 0 1 2 0.0% 4
Player Match
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 25.1 yrs 193 cm / 108 kg 0.04 0.14 50 54 $1.300M
85% Dylan McIlrath Team Logo D 33.9 yrs 196 cm / 108 kg 0.00 0.09 50 49 $0.800M
79% Logan Mailloux Team Logo D 22.9 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.07 0.16 51 52 $0.875M
78% Alec Regula Team Logo D 25.6 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.10 0.08 52 62 $0.775M
77% Erik Gudbranson Team Logo D 34.1 yrs 196 cm / 100 kg 0.21 0.17 55 59 $4.000M
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