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Dawson Mercer

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Shoots: Right
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 180 lb
Born: Oct 27, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Draft: 2020, NJD, round 1, 18th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 19; NJD/WPG
TOI: 296; 15:35 a game
CF%: 50.4; 287–282
xGF%: 47.8; 13.1–14.3
GF%: 43.8; 14–18

2026-27 individual

G: 3
A1: 5
A2: 2
P: 10
iSF: 37
Sh%: 8.1
ixG: 3.88
G−ixG: -0.88

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's forwards.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	8.1	13.8	-5.7	13.3
On-ice Sh%	10.3	10.2	+0.1	11.7
PDO	96.8	98.9	-2.1	100.3
G−ixG	-0.88	–	–	–

Sh% z -1.0. Within what chance gives: at the 13.7% expected of him, his 37 shots could well have brought this. Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts41.3 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net41.5 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 296 min.

His attempts

Select a shot for its type, xG and game.

on goal missgoal

Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

48 unblocked · 37 SOG · 3 G · 3.88 ixG · 2 from his own half, not drawn.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	13	9	0	0.0	20.6
High slot	3	3	0	0.0	18.2
Circles	19	14	2	14.3	9.9
Point and perimeter	10	9	1	11.1	4.4
Behind the net	1	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2021-22 NJD	NJD	82	1356	52.2	46.2	52.1	+3.5	72.66	66.85	10.7	86.9	97.6
2022-23 NJD	NJD	82	1359	51.6	57.8	57.0	+0.9	84.75	63.84	11.8	89.8	101.5
2023-24 NJD	NJD	82	1412	48.1	37.4	44.6	-6.7	63.21	78.62	8.3	87.8	96.1
2024-25 NJD	NJD	82	1466	49.1	51.5	50.1	-4.4	74.20	73.87	10.6	90.3	100.9
2025-26 NJD	NJD	82	1495	52.8	48.6	52.5	+1.6	82.13	74.30	9.3	89.1	98.3
2026-27 NJD	NJD	10	151	53.3	38.9	49.1	-13.3	7.29	7.57	9.1	85.1	94.2
2026-27 WPG	WPG	9	145	46.7	50.0	46.4	-4.7	5.82	6.73	11.9	88.1	100.0
Total NJD/WPG	NJD/WPG	429	7384	50.7	48.2	51.2	-1.3	390.06	371.78	10.2	88.6	98.8

Among the league's forwards

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 385 forwards with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Mercer without	Without Mercer	With	Mercer without	Without Mercer	With	Mercer without	Without Mercer	With	Mercer without	Without Mercer

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). 37 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-10 vs NJD · W 4-2	vs NJD	W 4-2	31.3	66.7	35.2	16	0.61	1.12	40.0	88.9	128.9
2026-11-08 vs TBL · W 4-3	vs TBL	W 4-3	25.0	50.0	51.5	14	0.44	0.41	25.0	75.0	100.0
2026-11-05 vs VAN · W 6-2	vs VAN	W 6-2	73.7	100.0	76.1	15	0.79	0.25	33.3	100.0	133.3
2026-11-03 @ MTL · W 5-4 OT	@ MTL	W 5-4 OT	66.7	–	67.8	20	1.69	0.80	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-01 @ CAR · L 0-7	@ CAR	L 0-7	37.5	0.0	17.6	16	0.43	2.03	0.0	90.0	90.0
2026-10-30 @ FLA · L 2-5	@ FLA	L 2-5	38.7	50.0	45.3	18	0.54	0.65	14.3	90.0	104.3
2026-10-29 @ TBL · L 4-6	@ TBL	L 4-6	59.3	33.3	64.3	15	0.82	0.45	14.3	50.0	64.3
2026-10-27 vs FLA · L 1-5	vs FLA	L 1-5	25.0	0.0	12.3	16	0.07	0.51	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-25 vs MTL · L 1-2	vs MTL	L 1-2	46.4	–	46.6	15	0.43	0.49	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-22 vs ANA · W 4-1	vs ANA	W 4-1	44.4	100.0	68.8	14	0.65	0.29	33.3	100.0	133.3
2026-10-20 vs COL · W 4-3	vs COL	W 4-3	30.8	0.0	20.9	17	0.29	1.09	0.0	85.7	85.7
2026-10-17 @ WSH · L 2-4	@ WSH	L 2-4	72.7	100.0	76.1	17	1.50	0.47	16.7	100.0	116.7
2026-10-15 vs NYR · W 7-1	vs NYR	W 7-1	55.9	75.0	48.7	16	0.84	0.89	30.0	80.0	110.0
2026-10-13 @ DET · W 5-4 OT	@ DET	W 5-4 OT	52.4	25.0	60.3	17	1.37	0.90	8.3	72.7	81.1
2026-10-12 vs OTT · L 1-4	vs OTT	L 1-4	41.7	0.0	14.4	14	0.15	0.88	0.0	85.7	85.7
2026-10-10 vs VAN · W 4-1	vs VAN	W 4-1	52.0	–	58.4	14	0.63	0.45	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-06 vs UTA · L 3-5	vs UTA	L 3-5	40.0	0.0	21.1	11	0.30	1.14	0.0	87.5	87.5
2026-10-03 @ NYI · L 0-6	@ NYI	L 0-6	59.0	0.0	41.2	15	0.78	1.11	0.0	75.0	75.0
2026-10-01 vs PHI · W 3-2 OT	vs PHI	W 3-2 OT	77.1	0.0	69.3	16	0.78	0.35	0.0	75.0	75.0

RodriguesEvan Rodrigues C	72	167	161	49.5 2.9–2.9	54.5 -5.0	49.4 +0.1	53.3 81–71	53.4 -0.1	50.2 +3.1	33.3 1–2	44.4 8–10	45.0 9–11
PerfettiCole Perfetti C	56	183	207	45.7 1.8–2.1	54.9 -9.2	56.2 -10.6	50.0 47–47	54.2 -4.2	57.1 -7.1	75.0 3–1	35.3 6–11	60.0 12–8
GritsyukArseny Gritsyuk RW	53	186	212	58.7 2.8–2.0	51.1 +7.6	60.4 -1.8	62.5 75–45	50.1 +12.4	60.4 +2.1	50.0 1–1	42.1 8–11	83.3 15–3