D · MTL · #72
Arber Xhekaj
- Height
- HT 6'4"
- Weight
- WT 240 lbs
- Birth date
- Jan 30, 2001 (age 25)
- Bio
- CAN · Shoots L
He ranks D197 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Prime production window for a skater.
Dynasty Value Score
117
#646 overall · D212 of 272
2025–26 scoring
49.1 pts
65 GP · 0.8 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
73.0 pts
67.6 games · 1.1 PPG
2.8 G · 4.8 A · 7.6 P · 13:08 TOI · 0:10 PP · 2.3 xG
Projection range
62.1–80.3
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 11:25 | 0:00 | 42.7% | 1 | 1.7 | 21.8 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 13:08 | 0:10 | 42.2% | 2.8 | 2.3 | 21.6 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 67.6 | 73.0 | 1.1 | 13:08 | 0:10 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 7.6 | — | — | 57.4 | 182.2 | 54.4 | -3.6 | 118.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
| 2026–27 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 12:20 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025–26 | 65 | 49.1 | 0.8 | 11:25 | 0:00 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 178 | 43 | -8 | 116 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 70 | 72.1 | 1.0 | 14:37 | 0:03 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 180 | 63 | -13 | 118 | 3.2 | 6 |
| 2023–24 | 44 | 79.7 | 1.8 | 15:56 | 1:01 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 125 | 49 | 6 | 81 | 1.8 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | 51 | 87.5 | 1.7 | 15:16 | 0:46 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 159 | 46 | -9 | 101 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Arber Xhekaj's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Xhekaj's Dynasty Value Score?
- Xhekaj scores 117 out of 10,000 (#646 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Xhekaj's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 73.0 NHL-standard fantasy points over 67.565 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.