C · DET · #22
Mason Appleton
- Height
- HT 6'2"
- Weight
- WT 193 lbs
- Birth date
- Jan 15, 1996 (age 30)
- Bio
- USA · Shoots R
He ranks C164 among 277 centers in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.
Dynasty Value Score
43
#720 overall · C178 of 251
2025–26 scoring
79.5 pts
65 GP · 1.2 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
114.3 pts
71.9 games · 1.6 PPG
8.5 G · 12.3 A · 20.8 P · 14:31 TOI · 0:08 PP · 7.6 xG
Projection range
97.1–125.7
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 | 13:31 | 0:04 | 38.2% | 6 | 5.7 | 22.1 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 14:31 | 0:08 | 39.1% | 8.5 | 7.6 | 22.5 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 | 71.9 | 114.3 | 1.6 | 14:31 | 0:08 | 8.5 | 12.3 | 20.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 90.1 | 90.7 | 32.8 | 1.7 | 34.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 27.4 |
| 2025–26 | 65 | 79.5 | 1.2 | 13:31 | 0:04 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 89 | 29 | -4 | 44 | 6 | 5.7 | 19 |
| 2024–25 | 71 | 125.0 | 1.8 | 14:50 | 0:13 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 76 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 9.0 | 34 |
| 2023–24 | 82 | 182.5 | 2.2 | 16:03 | 0:06 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 106 | 44 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 9.5 | 35 |
| 2022–23 | 41 | 79.8 | 1.9 | 16:01 | 0:09 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 68 | 104.0 | 1.5 | 14:53 | 0:32 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 64 | 20 | -1 | 30 | 7 | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 56 | 123.4 | 2.2 | 14:25 | 0:31 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 61 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 7 | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 46 | 44.5 | 1.0 | 11:10 | 0:07 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 20 | 12 | -9 | 20 | 5 | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 36 | 49.7 | 1.4 | 8:12 | 0:02 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Mason Appleton'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 Appleton's Dynasty Value Score?
- Appleton scores 43 out of 10,000 (#720 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 Appleton's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 114.3 NHL-standard fantasy points over 71.91 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.