Declan Chisholm — New Jersey Devils

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Declan Chisholm

D · #47 · NJD · 26 · Sheltered third-pair D · Average steadiness (69th pct)

Average career stats over an 84-game season

-5

+/−

PIM

16:08

TOI/GP

0:58

PP TOI/GP

0:16

SH TOI/GP

SeasonCareer to dateRawRegressed

Season	Team	Type	GP	Box score					Net goals per 84 games											Elo	On-ice context						Contract
Season	Team	Type	GP	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	EV off	EV def	PP	PK	Fin	Play	Supp	Pen	FO	SO	Overall	Elo	Comp	Mates	Top linemates				Cap hit	% of cap	NG/84 per $M
2023-24			31	3	6	9	-7	18	+0.114:12	+1.6	+1.41:49	-0.10:30	+3.0	-1.5	+0.5	-0.8	+0.0	-0.0	+4.1	+6	-0.3	+1.7	Merrill 32%	Rossi 32%	Kaprizov 32%	Hartman 29%	$0.78M	0.9%	+5.35
2024-25			66	2	10	12	-5	10	-0.215:56	+1.6	-0.20:51	-0.00:10	-1.0	-2.0	+0.7	+0.4	+0.0	+0.0	-0.7	-5	+0.2	+0.1	Spurgeon 50%	Rossi 30%	Gaudreau 28%	Boldy 28%	$1.00M	1.1%	-0.75
2025-26			26	1	6	7	+3	4	-0.413:08	-1.2	-0.70:18	-0.20:16	+0.5	-0.8	+0.6	+2.5	+0.0	+0.0	+0.4	-11	-0.4	-0.5	van Riemsdyk 32%	Strome 29%	Beauvillier 28%	Ovechkin 28%	$1.60M	1.7%	+0.25
2023-24			31	3	6	9	-7	18	+0.014:12	+0.3	+0.31:49	-0.00:30	+0.1	-1.4	+0.4	-0.2	-0.0	-0.0	-0.5	+6	-0.3	+1.7	Merrill 32%	Rossi 32%	Kaprizov 32%	Hartman 29%	$0.78M	0.9%	-0.66
2024-25			66	2	10	12	-5	10	-0.115:56	+0.6	+0.00:51	-0.00:10	+0.0	-2.0	+0.7	+0.1	+0.0	+0.0	-0.7	-5	+0.2	+0.1	Spurgeon 50%	Rossi 30%	Gaudreau 28%	Boldy 28%	$1.00M	1.1%	-0.67
2025-26			26	1	6	7	+3	4	-0.113:08	+0.1	-0.10:18	-0.00:16	+0.0	-0.9	+0.9	+0.6	+0.0	+0.0	+0.5	-11	-0.4	-0.5	van Riemsdyk 32%	Strome 29%	Beauvillier 28%	Ovechkin 28%	$1.60M	1.7%	+0.34
2023-24			31	3	6	9	-6	18	+0.014:12	+0.1	+0.11:49	-0.00:30	+0.1	-0.7	+0.5	-0.2	-0.0	-0.0	+0.0	1510	-0.3	+1.6	Merrill 30%	Rossi 30%	Kaprizov 30%	Hartman 28%	$0.80M	1.0%	+0.03
2024-25			97	5	16	21	-11	28	+0.015:56	+0.3	+0.10:51	-0.00:10	+0.0	-2.1	+1.5	+0.0	+0.0	-0.0	-0.1	1503	+0.1	+0.6	Spurgeon 34%	Rossi 30%	Gaudreau 19%	Boldy 19%	$0.85M	1.0%	-0.10
2025-26			123	6	22	28	-8	32	-0.113:08	+0.3	+0.00:18	-0.00:16	+0.1	-1.4	+0.7	+0.3	+0.0	-0.0	-0.2	1491	-0.0	+0.4	Spurgeon 28%	Rossi 25%	Gaudreau 16%	Boldy 16%	$1.00M	1.1%	-0.16

NHL Edge — tracking, 2021-22 on

Season	Shot mph	Speed mph	22+ /GP	20–22 /GP	18–20 /GP	Miles /60
2023-24			0.06	1.0	4.7	8.7
2024-25	92.6	22.2	0.03	0.5	4.3	8.3
2025-26			0.00	0.4	3.6	8.0

Over time

84-game formtrailing net goals/84

Career net goalsrunning total vs a league-average player

84-game stretcheshis best and worst windows of the form line

	G	A	P	PPP	+/−	TOI/GP	Pen taken	Pen drawn	FO%	Team W-L-OTL
Best+2.0Mar 20 ’24 – Oct 31 ’25	4	12	16	4	-9	16:43	6	4	—	46-33-5
Worst-1.1Oct 15 ’24 – Jan 27 ’26	2	13	15	2	-5	16:24	7	5	—	46-33-5

Games and opponents

Single-game net goalsshare of his 125 games by that night’s total

Best game +1.78 net goals · Feb 17, 2024 vs BUF (L 2–3 OT) · Game recap →

Vs competition quartilescareer at 5v5, opposing fives ranked by average net goals/84

Shots

Shot mixhis shots on goal by type and location, 2010-11 on

	Share	Total shots	Avg dist (ft)	xG	G	G/xG	Net goals/84
Wrist	62%	76	53	4.0	3	0.75	–
Snap	11%	14	54	0.4	0	0.00	–
Slap	22%	27	53	1.3	2	1.54	–
Backhand	2%	2	98	0.1	0	–	–
Tip-in	1%	1	8	0.1	0	–	–
Deflection	1%	1	20	0.2	1	–	–
Other	1%	1	12	0.1	0	–	–
Total		122	53	6.2	6	0.96	-0.2

	Share	Total shots	Avg dist (ft)	xG	G	G/xG	Net goals/84
Wrist	58%	60	55	2.3	1	0.43	–
Snap	14%	14	54	0.4	0	0.00	–
Slap	24%	25	52	1.1	1	0.92	–
Backhand	2%	2	98	0.1	0	–	–
Deflection	1%	1	20	0.2	1	–	–
Other	1%	1	12	0.1	0	–	–
Total		103	54	4.2	3	0.71	-0.8

	Share	Total shots	Avg dist (ft)	xG	G	G/xG	Net goals/84
Wrist	87%	13	48	1.4	2	1.43	–
Slap	13%	2	55	0.2	1	–	–
Total		15	49	1.6	3	1.86	–

	Share	Total shots	Avg dist (ft)	xG	G	G/xG	Net goals/84
Wrist	100%	3	51	0.3	0	–	–
Total		3	51	0.3	0	–	–

The rink is drawn from his side: he attacks left to right, his left on top. Right half: where his own shots come from. Left half: where opponents shoot from while he is on the ice (shared with his linemates and the team system). Blue = a bigger share of those shots from that zone than the league average for defensemen in the same situation (and shot type, when one is picked); red = a smaller share.

shots on goal against with him on vs defensemen · n=802 · ±0.08pphis shots on goal vs defensemen · n=121 · ±0.30pp

Best finishes on videohis lowest-xG goals with a highlight clip (2018-19 on)

	xG	Date	Opp	Sit	Shot
1	0.019	Nov 30, 2024	vs NSH	EV	Slap	Watch ▸
2	0.026	Apr 13, 2024	at SJS	EV	Wrist	Watch ▸
3	0.035	Dec 31, 2024	vs NSH	PP	Slap	Watch ▸

2026-27 forecast

Projected GP

-0.1

Projected net goals

From the season simulation behind the projected standings: his per-84 value times the games he is expected to play.

Comparables at 25

The most similar players at the same age: level, trajectory, experience, ice time and style. Net goals per 84 then, and over their next three seasons.

Now: −0.2 (2025-26 and the season before, regressed)

Declancomparables

Christian Folin 2016-17 MIN · 86% match
then −0.6→+3.4 −2.4 +1.4
Haydn Fleury 2021-22 SEA · 84% match
then −0.1→−0.6 −2.2 −6.7
Adam McQuaid 2012-13 BOS · 81% match
then −0.4→+1.3 −3.4 −2.7
Paul Postma 2014-15 WPG · 80% match
then +0.9→+2.6 −0.9 −3.8
Brett Lebda 2007-08 DET · 79% match
then −0.2→+1.2 −2.4 −5.5

They averaged +1.6 the next season; 5 of 5 were still in the NHL three seasons later. In backtests, comparables add information about how long a career lasts; for next season, the forecast above is the better guide.