Kiefer Sherwood
San Jose Sharks · #44 · Left wing · age 31 · 6'0" · 194 lb · shoots RBorn 🇺🇸 Columbus, Ohio · Undrafted
PLAYMAKER75% of points are assists this season
8 points in 15 games — 130th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
52HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 86% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Kiefer Sherwood isn't a flashy scorer, but his even 64 goals and 64 assists over 325 games reveal a steady presence who consistently contributes offensively without being a pure sniper. He's a reliable complementary piece, capable of chipping in at both ends of the ice and earning his ice time by being a dependable option.
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.
Up from 22 to 52 in his last 5 games — hotter than 86% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 52 · +21 over these 15 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
5 points and 1 goal in 5 games — 1.9× his usual pace, and 2.0× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | ▲ 1.5× his usual |
| Assists | 4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ▲ 2.0× his usual |
| Points | 5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | ▲ 1.9× his usual |
| Shots | 14 | 9 | 8 | ▲ 1.6× his usual |
| Shooting % | 7.1% | 7.4% | 13.6% | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −1 | −1.7 | −0.2 | +1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 15:55 | 15:22 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs OTT | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 11:57 | 52 |
| Oct 29 | vs VAN | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 18:01 | 50 |
| Oct 27 | vs BUF | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −1 | 16:02 | 42 |
| Oct 24 | @ BOS | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14:56 | 44 |
| Oct 22 | @OTT | W | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 18:39 | 31 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points130th of 424 forwards8leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals190th of 424 forwards2leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists76th of 424 forwards6leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots120th of 424 forwards27leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points152nd of 424 forwards1leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus365th of 424 forwards−5leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game193rd of 424 forwards15:22leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: plus/minus (17th), goals (33rd).
■ Sherwood this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 44 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 40 in 2024–25.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | SJS | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.53 | −5 |
| 2025–26 | SJS | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.46 | −8 |
| 2025–26 · best | VAN | 44 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 0.52 | −12 |
| 2024–25 | VAN | 78 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 0.51 | −1 |
| 2023–24 |  NSH | 68 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 0.40 | +17 |
| 2022–23 | NSH | 32 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0.41 | +4 |
| 2021–22 |  COL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 | +3 |
| 2020–21 | COL | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.19 | +2 |
| 2019–20 |  ANA | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 | −1 |
| 2018–19 | ANA | 50 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0.24 | +1 |