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Defenseman•#26Carter Yakemchuk is a 21-year-old defenseman for the Ottawa Senators. Selected 7th overall by OTT in the 2024 NHL Draft. Born in Fort McMurray, CAN. At 21, Carter is among the younger players in the league.
On the blue line this season, Carter has recorded 1 goals and 2 assists for 3 points across 14 games. He averages 0.21 points per game on 17:54 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
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 Carter's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
66
games remaining
Goals
6
Current: 1
Assists
11
Current: 2
Points
17
Current: 3
Limited offensive production projected. Expected range of 10-25 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 Carter was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 14 games, 250 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
55.7 vs 57.3 lg
34th percentile
Quality of teammates
62.8 vs 56.8 lg
70th percentile
Deployment
neutral
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 Carter takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
29
Goals vs expected
1 vs 1.2 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
5%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
51
Offense
32
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
19-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 19-point spread between offensive (51th) and defensive (32th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first defenseman.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
19-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 19-point spread between offensive (51th) and defensive (32th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first defenseman.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Carter Yakemchuk's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | OTT | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 22 | 4.5% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | OTT | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 20.0% | |||
| Career | — | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 27 | 7.4% |
Form
Carter'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | @ BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:57 |
| Oct 27 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:07 |
| Oct 24 | vs NYR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:09 |
| Oct 22 | vs SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:53 |
| Oct 21 | vs FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:44 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Ottawa Senators 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.
Fabian Zetterlund
LW · 7 pts
