- Age
- 24
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Shoots
- R
- Born
- Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, CAN
- GP
- 6
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- P
- 1
- +/-
- -5
- SOG
- 15
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2020 · Round 1, #18 overall (NJD)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 6 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| G | 0 | 2 | 3-3 |
| A | 1 | 1 | 2-1 |
| P | 1 | 3 | 5-4 |
| SOG | 15 | 6 | 12+3 |
| PPP | 0 | 1 | 1-1 |
| +/- | -5 | +2 | +5-10 |
| PIM | 0 | 0 | 4-4 |
| TOI/GP | 14:35 | 17:46−3:12 | 18:19−3:44 |
| SH% | 0.0 | 33.3-33.3 | 25.0-25.0 |
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:Mercer is shooting 0.0% (0 on 15 shots) against 13.6% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.
Shot quality says 1.0 expected goals this season (G − xG -1.0).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 53.2
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 52.6
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- +1.2
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 0.852
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 1.0
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- -1.0
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 47.7
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 12:09
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
21 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Mercer is used
#91 · C · New Jersey Devils
Dawson Mercer
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts
- Line 3
- PK1
- Ice time / game
- 14:16
- 12:09 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 47.7%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 52.6%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 53.2%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
Average shift
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
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
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | New Jersey Devils | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025–26 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| 2024–25 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 19 | 17 | 36 |
| 2024–25 (P) | New Jersey Devils | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 20 | 13 | 33 |
| 2022–23 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 29 | 56 |
| 2022–23 (P) | New Jersey Devils | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021–22 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 17 | 25 | 42 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | @ DET | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 17:17 |
| Mon, Oct 12 | vs OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:45 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:11 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | vs UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:04 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | @ NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 15:02 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:08 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Canada · WC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | Team Canada · International | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Canada · WC | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020–21 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens · QMJHL | 23 | 19 | 17 | 36 |
| 2020–21 | Canada U20 · WJC-20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020–21 (P) | Chicoutimi Saguenéens · QMJHL | 9 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2019–20 | Drummondville Voltigeurs · QMJHL | 26 | 18 | 24 | 42 |
| 2019–20 | Canada U20 · WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens · QMJHL | 16 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2018–19 | Drummondville Voltigeurs · QMJHL | 68 | 30 | 34 | 64 |
| 2018–19 (P) | Drummondville Voltigeurs · QMJHL | 16 | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| 2017–18 | Team Blue · U17-Dev | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | Drummondville Voltigeurs · QMJHL | 61 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 2017–18 | Canada Black U17 · WHC-17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017–18 (P) | Drummondville Voltigeurs · QMJHL | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | Bishop's College School Varsity · MPHL | 18 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2016–17 | Team Newfoundland · QGC-16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2016–17 | Bishop's College School Varsity · PSHF U18 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2016–17 | Bishop's College School Prep U16 · PSHF U16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17 (P) | Bishop's College School Varsity · MPHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Team Newfoundland U15 (ACC) · ACC-U15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015–16 | Tri Pen Ice U15 AAA · NLBAAAHL | 24 | 42 | 26 | 68 |
| 2015–16 (P) | Tri Pen Ice U15 AAA · NLBAAAHL | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2014–15 | Team Newfoundland U14 (ACC) · ACC-U14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | Tri Pen Ice · NLBAAAHL | 28 | 20 | 23 | 43 |
| 2014–15 (P) | Tri Pen Ice · NLBAAAHL | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
