Declan Chisholm
New Jersey Devils · #47 · Defenseman · age 26 · 6'1" · 205 lb · shoots LBorn 🇨🇦 Bowmanville, Ontario · Drafted 2018 · Rd 5 #26
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.17 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
2 points in 12 games — 132nd of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
11HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 48% 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
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 11 lately — hotter than 48% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 11 · −15 over these 12 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point and 1 goal in 5 games — 1.2× his usual pace, and 0.6× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ▲ 2.4× his usual |
| Assists | 0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 0.8 | 1.6 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shots | 2 | 2 | 6 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shooting % | 50.0% | 25.0% | 6.3% | ▲ 2.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | 0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | his usual |
| Ice time a game | 15:25 | 15:03 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | @ VGK | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 15:48 | 11 |
| Oct 28 | @ COL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 17:10 | 11 |
| Oct 22 | vs ANA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:50 | 11 |
| Oct 20 | vsCOL | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 15:53 | 11 |
| Oct 17 | @ WSH | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 13:26 | 0 |
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.
Points132nd of 228 defensemen2leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals56th of 228 defensemen1leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists142nd of 228 defensemen1leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots205th of 228 defensemen4leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus103rd of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game179th of 228 defensemen15:03leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), shots (4th).
■ Chisholm this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 14 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 12 in 2024–25.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | NJD | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.17 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | WSH | 26 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.27 | +3 |
| 2024–25 |  MIN | 66 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.18 | −5 |
| 2023–24 · best | MIN | 29 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.28 | −8 |
| 2023–24 |  WPG | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | +1 |
| 2021–22 | WPG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | +1 |