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Defenseman•#72PPI 0Arber Xhekaj is a 25-year-old defenseman for the Montréal Canadiens. Born in Hamilton, CAN.
On the blue line this season, Arber has recorded 0 goals and 1 assists for 1 points across 13 games. He averages 0.08 points per game on 11:54 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 1–16 pts
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Arber's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
0
Current: 0
Assists
6
Current: 1
Points
6
Current: 1
Limited offensive production projected. Expected range of 3-9 points based on current usage patterns.
0.0%
Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Arber was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 13 games, 177 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
50.1 vs 57.3 lg
4th percentile
Quality of teammates
54.5 vs 56.8 lg
35th percentile
Deployment
soft-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Arber takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
12
Goals vs expected
0 vs 0.4 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
8%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
13
Offense
37
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays a heavy penalty-kill workload. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
24-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 24-point spread between offensive (13th) and defensive (37th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown defenseman.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays a heavy penalty-kill workload. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
24-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 24-point spread between offensive (13th) and defensive (37th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown defenseman.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Arber Xhekaj's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | MTL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | — | |||
| 25-262025-26 | MTL | 65 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 40 | 2.5% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | MTL | 70 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -13 | 69 | 1.4% |
Form
Arber's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs PIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:40 |
| Oct 29 | @ DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 11:02 |
| Oct 25 | @ WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:18 |
| Oct 23 | @ CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:38 |
| Oct 20 | vs SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:14 |
Similar defensemans
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Arber to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Montréal Canadiens this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 23-242023-24 | MTL | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +6 | 61 | 4.9% |
| 22-232022-23 | MTL | 51 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 75 | 6.7% |
| Career | — | 243 | 10 | 24 | 34 | -24 | 252 | 4.0% |
Alex Newhook
C · 6 pts
