Arber Xhekaj
Montréal Canadiens · #72 · Defenseman · age 25 · 6'4" · 240 lb · shoots LBorn 🇨🇦 Hamilton, Ontario · Undrafted
PHYSICAL DEFENSEMAN1.4 penalty minutes/game, 0.08 points/game
1 point in 13 games — 159th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
14HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 56% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 14 lately — hotter than 56% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 14 · −17 over these 13 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point in 5 games — 2.6× 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 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
| Assists | 1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | ▲ 2.6× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 0.4 | 1.6 | ▲ 2.6× his usual |
| Shots | 4 | 3 | 6 | ▲ 1.5× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | — |
| Plus/minus | +2 | 0.0 | +0.0 | +2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 11:46 | 11:55 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs PIT | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 13:40 | 14 |
| Oct 29 | @ DAL | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 11:02 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | @ WPG | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:18 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | @ CHI | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:38 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs SJS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:14 | 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.
Points159th of 228 defensemen1leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals114th of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists142nd of 228 defensemen1leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots169th of 228 defensemen7leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus103rd of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game218th of 228 defensemen11:55leader 
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), goals (0th).
■ Xhekaj this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 6 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 13 in 2022–23.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | MTL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | MTL | 65 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.06 | −8 |
| 2024–25 | MTL | 70 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.09 | −13 |
| 2023–24 | MTL | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.23 | +6 |
| 2022–23 · best | MTL | 51 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.25 | −9 |