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Dawson Mercer
Center #91 Devils $4.000M
Player Information

Dawson Mercer has 30 points (13 goals, 17 assists) in 57 games for the New Jersey Devils this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 18) of the 2020 NHL Draft by the New Jersey Devils, he has 197 points (96 goals, 101 assists) in 385 regular-season games for the New Jersey Devils.

He also has 9 points (5 goals, 4 assists) in 17 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 24.3 yrs (27.10.2001)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 81 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 18th in 2020
    Draft Team: Team logoNew Jersey Devils
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 24-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Devils controlling 48% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Dawson Mercer is off the ice, the Devils control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 33% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 30% in the defensive zone.

  • 72

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 98th of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 64th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.02
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.48
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    18.39
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.79
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.66
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.36
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.85
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.96
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.14
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.54
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.33
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    2.04
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.16
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.84
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.54
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.05
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.21
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.78
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.30
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    6.48
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Dawson Mercer at his age (24.3 yrs):
    Philipp Kurashev (Rating of 72 in 2023, Today 62)
    Mathieu Joseph (Rating of 72 in 2021, Today 62)
    Andrei Svechnikov (Rating of 72 in 2024, Today 80)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $4.000M
Player Contract Value: $3.600M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 26.7 yrs (27.10.2001)
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Dawson Mercer
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 0 15:18 1 0.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 0 1 1 1 16:10 2 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 -1 16:00 1 0.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 -1 12:16 0 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 -1 19:22 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 -2 5 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Devils 82 17 25 42 -25 16:31 154 11.0% 28
2022-23 Team Logo Devils 82 27 29 56 22 16:34 161 16.8% 14
2023-24 Team Logo Devils 82 20 13 33 -26 17:13 134 14.9% 29
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 82 19 17 36 4 17:52 141 13.5% 16
2025-26 Team Logo Devils 57 13 17 30 -1 18:16 106 12.3% 31
Season Projection 82 19 24 43 -1 18:15 152 12.5% 45
Total 385 96 101 197 -26 696 13.8% 118
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Devils 12 3 4 7 -1 16:37 16 18.8% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Devils 5 2 0 2 -6 21:04 8 25.0% 8
Total 17 5 4 9 -7 24 20.8% 10
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Dawson Mercer Team Logo C 24.3 yrs 183 cm / 81 kg 0.53 0.51 67 80 $4.000M
89% Connor Zary Team Logo C 24.4 yrs 183 cm / 80 kg 0.39 0.48 68 80 $3.775M
87% Evan Rodrigues Team Logo C 32.6 yrs 180 cm / 82 kg 0.45 0.44 65 82 $3.000M
87% Justin Sourdif Team Logo RW 23.9 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.47 0.46 68 85 $0.825M
87% Eeli Tolvanen Team Logo RW 26.8 yrs 178 cm / 82 kg 0.56 0.46 67 77 $3.475M
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