- Age
- 22
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Shoots
- L
- Born
- Kosice, SVK
- GP
- 6
- G
- 1
- A
- 2
- P
- 3
- +/-
- -1
- SOG
- 18
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2022 · Round 1, #1 overall (MTL)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 6 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| G | 1 | 1 | 2-1 |
| A | 2 | 0 | 0+2 |
| P | 3 | 1 | 2+1 |
| SOG | 18 | 11 | 13+5 |
| PPP | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| +/- | -1 | 0 | +1-2 |
| PIM | 4 | 2 | 2+2 |
| TOI/GP | 19:11 | 18:25+0:46 | 18:35+0:36 |
| SH% | 5.6 | 9.1-3.5 | 15.4-9.8 |
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:Slafkovský is shooting 5.6% (1 on 18 shots) against 14.6% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.
Shot quality says 2.2 expected goals this season (G − xG -1.2).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 55.2
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 55.6
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- +5.4
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 0.966
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 2.2
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- -1.2
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 59.6
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 13:26
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
28 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Slafkovský is used
#20 · L · Montréal Canadiens
Juraj Slafkovský
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts
- Line 1
- PP1
- Ice time / game
- 19:11
- 13:26 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 59.6%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 55.6%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 55.2%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
Average shift
Slafkovský54.4s
NHL average47.4s
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Slafkovský32%
NHL average24%
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
Nick Suzuki50.5 min together63%shot attempts
Lane Hutson47.9 min together62%shot attempts
Cole Caufield46.5 min together64%shot attempts
daily.hockeyUpdated after every game
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Montréal Canadiens | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025–26 | Montréal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 43 | 73 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Montréal Canadiens | 19 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2024–25 | Montréal Canadiens | 79 | 18 | 33 | 51 |
| 2024–25 (P) | Montréal Canadiens | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | Montréal Canadiens | 82 | 20 | 30 | 50 |
| 2022–23 | Montréal Canadiens | 39 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | vs BUF | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19:41 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22:10 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | vs NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 17:24 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | vs CAR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 19:43 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | @ PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 18:12 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | @ TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:53 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Slovakia · OG | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023–24 | Slovakia · WC | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021–22 | TPS · Liiga | 31 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021–22 | Slovakia U18 · Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021–22 | Slovakia · OGQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | TPS · Champions HL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | TPS U20 · U20 SM-sarja | 11 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2021–22 | Slovakia · OG | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021–22 | Slovakia · WC | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021–22 (P) | TPS · Liiga | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020–21 | TPS U20 · U20 SM-sarja | 16 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2020–21 | TPS U18 · U18 SM-sarja | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | Slovakia U20 · WJC-20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Slovakia · WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 (P) | TPS U20 · U20 SM-sarja | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | TPS U18 · U18 SM-sarja | 39 | 22 | 30 | 52 |
| 2019–20 | TPS U20 · U20 SM-liiga | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | TPS U16 · U16 SM-sarja | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | RB Hockey Academy U18 · EBJL | 11 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 2018–19 | Mountfield HK U19 · Czechia U19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | Mountfield HK U16 · Czechia U16 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| 2018–19 (P) | Mountfield HK U16 · Czechia U16 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2017–18 | HC Kosice U16 · Slovakia U16 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 54 |
| 2017–18 | HC Kosice U18 · Slovakia U18 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2017–18 | Team North America U14 · WSI U14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017–18 (P) | HC Kosice U18 · Slovakia U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Slovakia Selects U13 · WSI U13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 2015–16 | Slovakia Selects U12 · WSI U12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
Slafkovský in the news
Montreal Canadiens star Juraj Slafkovsky finally breaks out with stellar gameTuesday's 4-3 win for the Montreal Canadiens over the Buffalo Sabres featured several highlights, none bigger than a major bounce-back game for Juraj SlafkovskýA Winning Habit · 2026-10-14
Canadiens searching for answers for Juraj Slafkovský's early season slumpJuraj Slafkovsky has gotten off to a slow start to begin the season and the Canadiens are going to need him to get going sooner rather than later.A Winning Habit · 2026-10-09
Looking Ahead: Opportunities for Kreider and Frondell; Selling on Slafkovský; Great Schedules for Florida and Vegas, and MoreWelcome back to another year of fantasy hockey at Dobber! With the season now underway, it’s time for another weekly fantasy dive. In this column, whether you are scanning the waiver wire for possible adds or scouring…DobberHockey · 2026-10-09
Juraj Slafkovsky : les mêmes problèmes refont surface chez les CanadiensLe début de saison de Juraj Slafkovsky soulève déjà plusieurs questions chez les Canadiens de Montréal. Après trois rencontres difficiles, l'attaquant slovaque semble avoir renoué avec certaines mauvaises habitudes qui…Tout sur le hockey (TSLH) · 2026-10-08
Montreal Canadiens need to stick with Juraj Slafkovsky on the top lineJuraj Slafkovsky started the season on the second line, but now there's an argument for him to stay on the top line, especially with Ivan Demidov dealing with an injury.A Winning Habit · 2026-10-07
How Juraj Slafkovský and Canadiens need to learn from absence of Ivan DemidovThe Canadiens were hoping to have a balanced attack this season, but Demidov's sudden absence makes that more complicated.The Athletic - Canadiens · 2026-10-07