OUTMissed 4 straight team games
Vincent Desharnais
Washington Capitals · #73 · Defenseman · age 30 · 6'7" · 225 lb · shoots RBorn 🇨🇦 Laval, Quebec · Drafted 2016 · Rd 7 #2
3 points in 9 games — 108th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
17HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 63% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 13 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Vincent Desharnais is the immovable object on the blue line, a mountain of a defenseman whose presence alone dictates the flow of play. While the stat sheet won't scream "offense," his 19-plus minutes per game and steady assist numbers reveal a player who reliably moves the puck and anchors the defense, making him the unglamorous but essential bedrock of his team's structure.
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.
Steady around 17 lately — hotter than 63% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 17 · +17 over these 9 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
2 points in 5 games — 1.2× his usual pace, and 1.2× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
| Assists | 2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Points | 2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shots | 2 | 2 | 6 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | — |
| Plus/minus | +3 | +5.0 | +0.0 | −2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 19:09 | 19:25 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | vs LAK | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 15:33 | 17 |
| Oct 17 | vs NJD | W | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 20:23 | 25 |
| Oct 14 | vs MTL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:58 | 8 |
| Oct 13 | @ CAR | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 20:05 | 9 |
| Oct 11 | vs SEA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 18:47 | 8 |
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.
Points108th of 228 defensemen3leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals114th of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists78th of 228 defensemen3leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots213th of 228 defensemen3leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus9th of 228 defensemen+9leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game101st of 228 defensemen19:25leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: plus/minus (97th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (0th).
■ Desharnais 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, which would beat his best season so far: 11 in 2023–24.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | WSH | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.33 | +9 |
| 2025–26 |  SJS | 53 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.13 | +7 |
| 2024–25 | SJS | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2024–25 |  PIT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | −4 |
| 2024–25 |  VAN | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.09 | −5 |
| 2023–24 · best | EDM | 78 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0.14 | +3 |
| 2022–23 | EDM | 36 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.14 | +15 |