OUTMissed 3 straight team games
Carter Yakemchuk
Ottawa Senators · #26 · DefensemanUndrafted
TWO-WAY DEFENSEMAN0.23 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
3 points in 13 games — 108th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
9HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 36% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 6 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
Yakemchuk is an intriguing, undrafted defenseman whose raw potential is the story. With zero professional games played, he represents the ultimate "what if?" – a player whose game is yet to be defined by the ledger, offering a blank canvas of possibility for the Senators.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Cooling: 40 after the game against PHI, 9 now — still hotter than 36% of defensemen (average defenseman 15).
Now 9 · −11 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 — right on his usual pace, 0.6× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Assists | 1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shots | 9 | 8 | 6 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 5.0% | 6.3% | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −1 | −2.3 | +0.0 | +1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 17:56 | 18:18 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | @ VGK | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 15:07 | 9 |
| Oct 24 | vs NYR | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 16:09 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs SJS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 17:53 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs FLA | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 18:44 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | @ PHI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 21:45 | 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.
Points108th of 228 defensemen3leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals56th of 228 defensemen1leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists107th of 228 defensemen2leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots55th of 228 defensemen20leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points25th of 228 defensemen2leader Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus202nd of 228 defensemen−6leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game125th of 228 defensemen18:18leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: power-play points (85th), shots (79th). Below the middle: plus/minus (13th), assists (42nd).
■ Yakemchuk this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 19 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 2 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | OTT | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.23 | −6 |
| 2025–26 | OTT | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | −1 |