Points by season
Career NHL points, ending with the 84-game projection (violet).
Pool value
Projected full-season fantasy worth.
why 54?
Each row is one fantasy category turned into points over a full 84-game season. Add the rows up and that is his total fantasy worth.
- proj goals13 × 3+39
- proj assists20 × 1+20
- PP points0 × 0.5+0
- game-winning goals0 × 0.5+0
- OT goals0 × 0.25+0
- shots168 × 0.1+16.8
- PIM0 × 0.05+0
- ice time (min)1282 × 0.01+12.8
- total89 pool points · an elite defenseman season scores 16689 = 54/100
Weights follow what the average fantasy league actually counts: goals at 3× assists (the universal core), power-play points and game-winners at half weight (common extra categories), OT goals, shots and PIM small (many leagues skip them), and ice time as a quiet availability bonus. The scale: add up a whole season of those categories and compare against the best defensemen in the NHL — an elite season scores about 166 points, and that is what 100 means. So 89 points is 54 out of a perfect fantasy season at his position. Defensemen and forwards are graded on separate scales because the D slot can only be filled by a defenseman. Goals and assists come from the backtested season model; the rest ride your own season-to-date pace over 84 games (2 games so far — small sample, secondary lines will move as roles settle). Hits/blocks are excluded: the free NHL feeds don't publish full-season totals, and we don't invent them.
The Situation
- Availability: played 2 of 13 for NYI — missed 11 games (2026-10-27, 2026-10-29, 2026-10-31, 2026-11-05, …).
- Ironman warning: multiple absences already — treat nightly projections for this player as low-confidence.
- Not on the NHL Status Report — recent absences were healthy scratches or coach's decisions unless a wire note says otherwise.
Every line is measured from our own boxscore ledger; absence reasons from the NHL Status Report and our transaction wire only — no insider guessing.
Season stats
NHL regular-season totals, season by season. The 84-G proj line extends the current season with our public model — methodology in the caption below the table.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | TOI/GP | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Canucks | 75 | 1 | 24 | 25 | -21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19:52 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| 2016-17 | Canucks | 71 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -22 | 31 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 20:30 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| 2017-18 | Canucks | 61 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -9 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:25 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2018-19 | Canucks | 69 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -23 | 43 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 22:21 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 4.4% | 0.0% |
| 2019-20 | Kings | 65 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:16 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 3.5% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | Ducks | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | Maple Leafs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | Golden Knights | 58 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:28 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 3.8% | 0.0% |
| 2022-23 | Golden Knights | 31 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:00 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5.8% | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | Golden Knights | 41 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:15 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3.0% | 0.0% |
| 2024-25 | Golden Knights | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2025-26 | Golden Knights | 55 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:35 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 8.5% | 0.0% |
| 2026-27 | Islanders | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0% | 0.0% |
| 84-G proj | Islanders | 84 | 13 | 20 | 33 | — | 42 | — | 0 | — | 18:32 | — | — | 110 | — | — |
84-G proj — current pace blended with the player's own history (recent seasons weighted heaviest), mixed with a similarity projection from historical players with comparable profiles, then adjusted for the aging curve (league-average peak at 27; decline after) — at age 33 that is -4%. Dashes mark stats the model doesn't project.
Goals — with the line
| Time | ST | Type | Goal | His line | Opp ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 · @ SJS | |||||
| P1 06:14 | EV | Goal | Hutton (Holmstrom, Horvat) → 1-0 | Palmieri · Horvat · Holmstrom Hutton · Kessel | Goodrow · Ostapchuk · Graf Nurse · Kesselring Askarov (G) |
Line mates
Teammates sharing the most ice time with Ben over the last 3 games — reconstructed shift-by-shift from the NHL's official timing feed (goalies excluded).
| Player | Shared min | GP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Kessel NYI | 25 | 3 | |
| Brayden Schenn NYI | 15 | 3 | |
| Emil Heineman NYI | 14 | 3 | |
| Victor Eklund NYI | 14 | 3 | |
| Casey Cizikas NYI | 13 | 3 |
Data via the public NHL API · 2026 Pro Hockey Stats