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Noah Hanifin

#15 · Defense

Noah Hanifin

Vegas Golden KnightsVegas Golden Knights
Age
29
Height
6′3″
Weight
206 lb
Shoots
L
Born
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
GP
8
G
1
A
1
P
2
+/-
0
SOG
10

2026–27 regular season

Drafted 2015 · Round 1, #5 overall (CAR)

This season vs last

Stat2026–272025–26 to Oct 142025–26 first 8 GP
GP818
G101
A102-1
P203-1
SOG10323-13
PPP000
+/-0-1-4+4
PIM002-2
TOI/GP20:2024:00−3:4023:47−3:27
SH%10.00.0+10.04.3+5.7

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Hanifin is shooting 10.0% (1 on 10 shots) against 5.9% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.6 expected goals this season (G − xG +0.4).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%
55.6
Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%
58.5
Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%
+1.8
vs. team with the player off ice
PDO
0.965
On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG
0.6
Individual expected goals
G − xG
+0.4
Finishing above expectation
OZS%
57.7
Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP
18:01
Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

23 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

Shot attempts map

How Hanifin is used

#15 · D · Vegas Golden Knights

Noah Hanifin

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 7 games with shift charts

  • Pair 2
  • PP · rarely
  • PK2
Ice time / game
20:27
18:01 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts
57.7%
of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share
58.5%
at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share
55.6%
at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Hanifin48.0s
NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Hanifin25%
NHL average26%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Jeremy Lauzon77.8 min together54%shot attempts
Brett Howden45.7 min together57%shot attempts
Mitch Marner38.8 min together61%shot attempts
daily.hockeyUpdated after every game
Team
2026–27Vegas Golden Knights8112
2025–26Vegas Golden Knights7132528
2025–26 (P)Vegas Golden Knights22077
2024–25Vegas Golden Knights80102939
2024–25 (P)Vegas Golden Knights11145
2023–24Calgary Flames61112435
2023–24Vegas Golden Knights1921012
2023–24 (P)Vegas Golden Knights7235
2022–23Calgary Flames8173138
2021–22Calgary Flames81103848
2021–22 (P)Calgary Flames12033
2020–21Calgary Flames4741115
2019–20Calgary Flames7051722
2019–20 (P)Calgary Flames10044
2018–19Calgary Flames8052833
2018–19 (P)Calgary Flames5011
2017–18Carolina Hurricanes79102232
2016–17Carolina Hurricanes8142529
2015–16Carolina Hurricanes7941822