C · NJD · #91
Dawson Mercer
- Height
- HT 6'0"
- Weight
- WT 180 lbs
- Birth date
- Oct 27, 2001 (age 24)
- Bio
- CAN · Shoots R
He ranks C61 among 277 centers in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Prime production window for a skater.
Dynasty Value Score
319
#444 overall · C80 of 251
2025–26 scoring
194.6 pts
82 GP · 2.4 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
172.8 pts
78.4 games · 2.2 PPG
17.5 G · 17.9 A · 35.4 P · 17:55 TOI · 1:34 PP · 17.6 xG
Projection range
146.9–180.8
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 | 18:14 | 1:36 | 41.4% | 20 | 19.8 | 21.8 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 17:55 | 1:34 | 40.5% | 17.5 | 17.6 | 22.3 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 | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 78.4 | 172.8 | 2.2 | 17:55 | 1:34 | 17.5 | 17.9 | 35.4 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 141.6 | 33.3 | 47.9 | -2.4 | 25.9 | 104.8 | 17.6 | 74.5 |
| 2025–26 | 82 | 194.6 | 2.4 | 18:14 | 1:36 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 158 | 33 | 47 | -2 | 33 | 114 | 19.8 | 80 |
| 2024–25 | 82 | 188.6 | 2.3 | 17:53 | 1:33 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 141 | 41 | 60 | 4 | 16 | 96 | 17.2 | 77 |
| 2023–24 | 82 | 149.3 | 1.8 | 17:13 | 1:27 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 30 | 43 | -26 | 29 | 119 | 16.6 | 74 |
| 2022–23 | 82 | 256.6 | 3.1 | 16:34 | 1:19 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 161 | 36 | 63 | 22 | 14 | 70 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 82 | 170.3 | 2.1 | 16:32 | 1:53 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 154 | 26 | 35 | -25 | 28 | 209 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Dawson Mercer'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 Mercer's Dynasty Value Score?
- Mercer scores 319 out of 10,000 (#444 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 Mercer's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 172.8 NHL-standard fantasy points over 78.4 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.