Dawson Mercer
Winnipeg Jets · #19 · Center · age 25 · 6'0" · 180 lb · shoots RBorn 🇨🇦 Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador · Drafted 2020 · Rd 1 #18
PLAYMAKER100% of points are assists this season
6 points in 15 games — 179th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
21HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 43% of forwards · average forward 27
84ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game yesterday
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Dawson Mercer isn't just accumulating points; he's distributing them. His nearly even split between goals and assists, coupled with a respectable assist rate and a steady 14.8 minutes per game, paints the picture of a center who thrives on setting up his linemates. He’s the kind of player who elevates the talent around him, a glue guy whose value extends far beyond the box score.
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: 43 after the game against WSH, 21 now — still hotter than 43% of forwards (average forward 27).
Now 21 · −7 over these 15 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
2 points in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 0.8× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | — |
| Assists | 2 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Points | 2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Shots | 8 | 10 | 8 | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.6% | — |
| Plus/minus | −2 | −1.3 | −0.2 | −1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 15:59 | 15:24 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | @ CAR | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:40 | 21 |
| Oct 30 | @ FLA | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:14 | 21 |
| Oct 29 | @ TBL | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 14:33 | 11 |
| Oct 27 | vsFLA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 16:07 | 11 |
| Oct 25 | vs MTL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:22 | 32 |
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.
Points179th of 424 forwards6leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals348th of 424 forwards0leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists76th of 424 forwards6leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots88th of 424 forwards30leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus331st of 424 forwards−4leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game191st of 424 forwards15:24leader 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), goals (0th).
■ Mercer this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 33 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 56 in 2022–23.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | WPG | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | −2 |
| 2026–27 · now |  NJD | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.40 | −2 |
| 2025–26 | NJD | 82 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 0.51 | −2 |
| 2024–25 | NJD | 82 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 0.44 | +4 |
| 2023–24 | NJD | 82 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 0.40 | −26 |
| 2022–23 · best | NJD | 82 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 0.68 | +22 |
| 2021–22 | NJD | 82 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 0.51 | −25 |