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Dennis Gilbert

Height
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Weight
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Birth date
Oct 30, 1996 (age 29)

He ranks D246 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.

Dynasty Value Score

23

#740 overall · D241 of 272

2025–26 scoring

10.3 pts

8 GP · 1.3 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

69.3 pts

50.3 games · 1.4 PPG

1.2 G · 9.7 A · 10.9 P · 11:16 TOI · 0:01 PP · 1 xG

Projection range

58.9–76.2

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
2025–2612:410:0044.1%00.120.0 mph
2026–27Proj11:160:0143.5%1.21.020.9 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

0204060802018: 1.2 FP120182019: 29.6 FP3020192020: -0.3 FP020202022: 31.4 FP3120222023: 53.0 FP5320232024: 32.2 FP3220242025: 10.3 FP1020252026 projection: 69.3 FP692026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMxGHD
2026–27Proj50.369.31.411:160:011.29.710.9——23.799.766.9-3.759.11.02.9
2025–26810.31.312:410:000110021012020.11
2024–252932.21.110:290:000660096336-3500.41
2023–243453.01.612:170:0116700235949-7161.03
2022–232331.41.411:440:0213400135526027——
2020–213-0.3-0.16:430:000000002105——
2019–202129.61.415:420:0612300127433-838——
2018–1911.21.212:460:000000006102——

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

FAQ

How are Dennis Gilbert'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 Gilbert's Dynasty Value Score?
Gilbert scores 23 out of 10,000 (#740 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 Gilbert's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 69.3 NHL-standard fantasy points over 50.349999999999994 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.