Brenden Dillon headshot

D · NJD · #5

Brenden Dillon

Height
HT 6'4"
Weight
WT 225 lbs
Birth date
Nov 13, 1990 (age 35)
Bio
CAN · Shoots L

He ranks D120 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Aging — counting volume usually fades before skill.

Dynasty Value Score

236

#527 overall · D168 of 272

2025–26 scoring

119.2 pts

82 GP · 1.5 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

128.3 pts

77.8 games · 1.6 PPG

3.5 G · 12.1 A · 15.6 P · 18:19 TOI · 0:04 PP · 2.2 xG

Projection range

109.1–135.2

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.

TOIPPOZGxGTop speed
2025–2617:600:0139.7%32.222.7 mph
2026–27Proj18:190:0439.8%3.52.222.3 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

0501001502002011: 4.7 FP20112012: 96.8 FP2013: 171.9 FP20132014: 134.9 FP2015: 125.3 FP20152016: 115.7 FP2017: 158.6 FP20172018: 148.1 FP2019: 102.0 FP20192020: 116.3 FP2021: 164.7 FP20212022: 157.8 FP2023: 170.3 FP20232024: 133.7 FP2025: 119.2 FP20252026 projection: 128.3 FP2026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMFOxGHD
2026–27Proj77.8128.31.618:190:043.512.115.6—0.855.5198.5102.0-0.079.8—2.23.2
2025–2682119.21.517:600:01312150155202103-138902.22
2024–2582133.71.618:350:0521416014819110886701.73
2023–2477170.32.218:440:08812200079241111209203.37
2022–2382157.81.919:350:072212301831981082760——
2021–2279164.72.118:500:0331720008521210816670——
2020–2156116.32.118:570:02217191151143611549———
2019–2069102.01.519:270:0211314015819474-21040——
2018–1982148.11.817:450:031212201712027819610——
2017–1881158.62.017:190:02517220088197107-7600——
2016–1781115.71.416:280:062810008617481-2600——
2015–1676125.31.616:410:0629110093154898610——
2014–1580134.91.719:340:0728100291154139-1377———
2013–1480171.92.121:060:07611170297168149986———
2012–134896.82.021:230:24358007513374165———
2011–1214.74.719:592:0700000643000——

Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.

FAQ

How are Brenden Dillon'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 Dillon's Dynasty Value Score?
Dillon scores 236 out of 10,000 (#527 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 Dillon's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 128.3 NHL-standard fantasy points over 77.85 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.