Noah Hanifin
Vegas Golden Knights · #15 · Defenseman · age 29 · 6'3" · 206 lb · shoots LBorn 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts · Drafted 2015 · Rd 1 #5
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.33 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
5 points in 15 games — 58th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
8HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 29% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 3 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Noah Hanifin is the steady, top-pairing architect on the back end, a defenseman whose game is built on precise puck movement rather than highlight-reel goals. With 22.7 minutes a night and a career assist-to-goal ratio pushing 4:1, he's the reliable, two-way force who quietly elevates his teammates through smart plays and consistent offensive zone entries.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
The read on his form isn’t written yet — check back after his next game.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Cooling: 34 after the game against STL, 8 now — still hotter than 29% of defensemen (average defenseman 15).
Now 8 · +0 over these 15 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point in 5 games — below his own pace (1.7 per 5). He's shooting 0% in this stretch against 10% on the season.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Assists | 1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | ▼ 0.6× his usual |
| Shots | 8 | 7 | 6 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 9.5% | 6.3% | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −1 | 0.0 | +0.0 | −1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 21:09 | 20:31 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | vs NJD | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −2 | 24:00 | 8 |
| Oct 27 | vs OTT | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 22:18 | 16 |
| Oct 24 | @ CBJ | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 19:02 | 25 |
| Oct 22 | @ STL | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 21:09 | 34 |
| Oct 20 | vs TBL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:16 | 25 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points58th of 228 defensemen5leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals26th of 228 defensemen2leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists78th of 228 defensemen3leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots46th of 228 defensemen21leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus103rd of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game74th of 228 defensemen20:31leader Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: goals (76th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), plus/minus (45th).
■ Hanifin this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 27 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 48 in 2021–22.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | VGK | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.33 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | VGK | 71 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 0.39 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | VGK | 80 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 0.49 | +8 |
| 2023–24 | VGK | 19 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.63 | +6 |
| 2023–24 |  CGY | 61 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 0.57 | +13 |
| 2022–23 | CGY | 81 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 0.47 | +2 |
| 2021–22 · best | CGY | 81 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 0.59 | +27 |
| 2020–21 | CGY | 47 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0.32 | −2 |
| 2019–20 | CGY | 70 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 0.31 | −12 |
| 2018–19 | CGY | 80 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 0.41 | +18 |
| 2017–18 |  CAR | 79 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 0.41 | −20 |
| 2016–17 | CAR | 81 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 0.36 | −19 |
| 2015–16 | CAR | 79 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 0.28 | −14 |