Drew O'Connor
Vancouver Canucks · #18 · Left wing · age 28 · 6'4" · 209 lb · shoots LBorn 🇺🇸 Chatham, New Jersey · Undrafted
GRINDER1.0 penalty minutes/game in a depth role (0.25 points/game)
4 points in 16 games — 260th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
10HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 16% 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
The scouting report isn’t written yet — check back later.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 10 lately — hotter than 16% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 10 · +10 over these 16 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point and 1 goal in 5 games — below his own pace (1.3 per 5).
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | ▲ 1.6× his usual |
| Assists | 0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Shots | 6 | 6 | 8 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Shooting % | 16.7% | 11.1% | 13.6% | ▲ 1.5× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −3 | −3.8 | −0.2 | +1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 16:07 | 15:53 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs TOR | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 14:25 | 10 |
| Oct 29 | @ SJS | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 17:21 | 10 |
| Oct 27 | @ ANA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 15:30 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:28 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs DET | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 16:49 | 0 |
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.
Points260th of 424 forwards4leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals190th of 424 forwards2leader Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists243rd of 424 forwards2leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots226th of 424 forwards18leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus421st of 424 forwards−12leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game168th of 424 forwards15:53leader 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: power-play points (0th), plus/minus (2nd).
■ O'Connor this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 21 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 33 in 2023–24.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | VAN | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.25 | −12 |
| 2025–26 | VAN | 82 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 0.35 | −12 |
| 2024–25 | VAN | 31 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.29 | −2 |
| 2024–25 |  PIT | 53 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 0.30 | −14 |
| 2023–24 · best | PIT | 79 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 0.42 | +14 |
| 2022–23 | PIT | 46 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0.24 | −3 |
| 2021–22 | PIT | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.23 | −1 |
| 2020–21 | PIT | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 | −2 |