Defence · #72 · MTL

Arber Xhekaj

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 240 lb
Born: Jan 30, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Draft: Undrafted

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

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 17; MTL
TOI: 202; 11:53 a game
CF%: 49.2; 188–194
xGF%: 44.6; 9.4–11.7
GF%: 41.7; 10–14

2026-27 individual

G: 1
A1: 1
A2: 1
P: 3
iSF: 13
Sh%: 7.7
ixG: 0.84
G−ixG: 0.16

Shooting luck

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

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	7.7	4.1	+3.6	6.5
On-ice Sh%	11.6	8.7	+3.0	10.9
PDO	96.6	99.3	-2.7	99.7
G−ixG	+0.16	–	–	–

Sh% z +0.5. 13 shots on goal: too few to judge yet (25 needed). 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 attempts41.0 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net41.0 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 202 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.

24 unblocked · 13 SOG · 1 G · 0.84 ixG.

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	1	1	0	0.0	20.6
High slot	2	2	0	0.0	18.2
Circles	3	3	0	0.0	9.9
Point and perimeter	18	7	1	14.3	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2022-23 MTL	MTL	51	779	47.5	43.3	39.1	-2.6	28.66	44.59	7.6	91.1	98.7
2023-24 MTL	MTL	44	701	49.6	53.1	47.2	+3.3	30.03	33.64	9.9	91.5	101.5
2024-25 MTL	MTL	70	1024	43.5	38.7	41.0	-8.0	37.98	54.66	8.0	90.9	98.9
2025-26 MTL	MTL	65	742	46.4	40.0	43.9	-6.5	25.83	32.99	9.6	88.5	98.1
2026-27 MTL	MTL	17	202	49.2	41.7	44.6	-6.7	9.41	11.68	11.6	84.9	96.6
Total MTL	MTL	247	3448	46.7	43.4	42.6	-4.6	131.91	177.56	8.8	90.3	99.2

Among the league's defencemen

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 213 defencemen 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.

Engstrom+1 more

Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Xhekaj without	Without Xhekaj	With	Xhekaj without	Without Xhekaj	With	Xhekaj without	Without Xhekaj	With	Xhekaj without	Without Xhekaj
EngstromAdam Engstrom D	88	83	41*	62.5 5.5–3.3	41.4 +21.1	35.3* 1.5–2.7	60.7 108–70	46.7 +14.0	35.7* 25–45	58.3 7–5	37.5 3–5	100.0* 4–0
DanaultPhillip Danault C	50	121	170	57.9 2.0–1.4	51.7 +6.2	53.6 +4.3	59.8 52–35	52.3 +7.5	51.9 +7.9	0.0 0–2	55.6 10–8	72.7 8–3

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). * Under 50 minutes: too little to read (hover or tap for the sample). 21 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 MIN · L 1-2 OT	vs MIN	L 1-2 OT	36.4	–	33.5	12	0.42	0.83	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-07 @ TOR · W 4-2	@ TOR	W 4-2	47.4	100.0	49.6	12	0.33	0.33	25.0	100.0	125.0
2026-11-05 vs UTA · W 5-4 OT	vs UTA	W 5-4 OT	54.5	33.3	44.8	10	0.56	0.69	12.5	66.7	79.2
2026-11-03 vs WPG · L 4-5 OT	vs WPG	L 4-5 OT	50.0	33.3	55.5	13	0.77	0.61	16.7	75.0	91.7
2026-10-31 vs PIT · W 5-4	vs PIT	W 5-4	48.6	50.0	46.4	14	0.84	0.97	25.0	66.7	91.7
2026-10-29 @ DAL · W 5-2	@ DAL	W 5-2	52.9	100.0	51.3	11	0.56	0.53	25.0	100.0	125.0
2026-10-25 @ WPG · W 2-1	@ WPG	W 2-1	45.8	–	57.2	10	0.79	0.59	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-23 @ CHI · W 4-1	@ CHI	W 4-1	50.0	–	27.5	11	0.20	0.52	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-20 vs SJS · L 3-4 OT	vs SJS	L 3-4 OT	55.2	–	39.1	13	0.57	0.89	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-17 vs BUF · W 4-3 OT	vs BUF	W 4-3 OT	63.6	0.0	62.5	12	0.78	0.47	0.0	75.0	75.0
2026-10-14 @ WSH · L 4-5	@ WSH	L 4-5	34.8	50.0	35.9	14	0.67	1.20	20.0	87.5	107.5
2026-10-13 vs BUF · W 4-3 SO	vs BUF	W 4-3 SO	53.8	0.0	49.1	14	0.59	0.61	0.0	66.7	66.7
2026-10-10 vs DET · W 1-0 SO	vs DET	W 1-0 SO	70.6	–	66.5	8	0.48	0.24	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-08 vs NSH · L 2-5	vs NSH	L 2-5	65.5	50.0	65.3	12	1.35	0.72	11.1	75.0	86.1
2026-10-06 vs CAR · L 4-6	vs CAR	L 4-6	6.3	0.0	5.1	9	0.07	1.20	0.0	77.8	77.8
2026-10-03 @ PIT · L 5-6 OT	@ PIT	L 5-6 OT	45.0	66.7	23.6	14	0.27	0.88	40.0	87.5	127.5
2026-09-29 @ TOR · W 3-2	@ TOR	W 3-2	40.0	–	30.5	12	0.18	0.40	0.0	100.0	100.0