Avery Hayes

Avery Hayes

R · Right shotAge 245'10" · 189 lbWestland, United States
cap hit$0.87Mcontract ledger →

Points by season

Career NHL points, ending with the 84-game projection (violet).

26: 5 pts52638PROJ27: 0 pts (projected 38)27

Pool value

Projected full-season fantasy worth.

51/100
why 51?

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 goals16 × 3+48
  • proj assists22 × 1+22
  • PP points0 × 0.5+0
  • game-winning goals0 × 0.5+0
  • OT goals0 × 0.25+0
  • shots420 × 0.1+42
  • PIM0 × 0.05+0
  • ice time (min)1068 × 0.01+10.7
  • total123 pool points  ·  an elite forward season scores 242123 = 51/100

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 forwards in the NHL — an elite season scores about 242 points, and that is what 100 means. So 123 points is 51 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 (1 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

  • Did not play the last 7 games (healthy scratch or injury — check the club report before rostering).
  • Availability: played 1 of 14 for PIT — missed 13 games (2026-11-05, 2026-11-07, 2026-11-08, 2026-11-11, …).
  • 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.

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPPSHGTOI/GPGWGOTGSS%FOW%
2025-26Penguins16505-41200011:10002520.0%20.0%
2026-27Penguins10000000012:430050.0%100.0%
84-G projPenguins84162238—36—0—12:43——118——

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 24 that is 1%. Dashes mark stats the model doesn't project.

Data via the public NHL API · 2026 Pro Hockey Stats