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Center•#80PPI 64Pierre-Luc Dubois is a 28-year-old center for the Washington Capitals. Selected 3rd overall by CBJ in the 2016 NHL Draft. Born in Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, CAN.
This season, the left-shooting forward has 1 goals and 6 assists for 7 points in 8 games. He averages 0.88 points per game on 16:45 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: 23–61 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 Pierre-Luc's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
10
Current: 1
Assists
57
Current: 6
Points
67
Current: 7
Solid middle-six production projected. Range of 48-86 points most likely, with breakout potential toward 104.
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Art Ross
Most Points
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Rocket
Most Goals
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Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Pierre-Luc was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 8 games, 160 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
62.4 vs 57.3 lg
90th percentile
Quality of teammates
73.2 vs 56.8 lg
94th percentile
Deployment
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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 Pierre-Luc takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
21
Goals vs expected
1 vs 1.6 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
35%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
55
Offense
94
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, strong defensive results per minute, exceptional playmaking.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
39-pt spreadThe 39-point spread between offensive (55th) and defensive (94th) percentiles is significant for a center. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, strong defensive results per minute, exceptional playmaking.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
39-pt spreadThe 39-point spread between offensive (55th) and defensive (94th) percentiles is significant for a center. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Pierre-Luc Dubois's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | WSH | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +7 | 14 | 7.1% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | WSH | 29 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -4 | 42 | 11.9% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | WSH | 82 | 20 | 46 | 66 | +27 | 142 | 14.1% |
Form
Pierre-Luc'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 1 | vs MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:22 |
| Oct 29 | @ NSH | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 17:07 |
| Oct 28 | vs PHI | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 13:00 |
| Oct 24 | vs BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:08 |
| Oct 9 | vs NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:02 |
Similar centers
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Pierre-Luc to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Washington Capitals 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 forward. 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 | LAK | 82 | 16 | 24 | 40 | -9 | 146 | 11.0% |
| 22-232022-23 | WPG | 73 | 27 | 36 | 63 | +5 | 205 | 13.2% |
| 21-222021-22 | WPG | 81 | 28 | 32 | 60 | -6 | 233 | 12.0% |
| 20-212020-21 | WPG | 41 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -6 | 69 | 11.6% |
| 20-212020-21 | CBJ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 7 | 14.3% |
| 19-202019-20 | CBJ | 70 | 18 | 31 | 49 | -2 | 158 | 11.4% |
| 18-192018-19 | CBJ | 82 | 27 | 34 | 61 | +16 | 174 | 15.5% |
| 17-182017-18 | CBJ | 82 | 20 | 28 | 48 | +8 | 165 | 12.1% |
| Career | — | 635 | 171 | 263 | 434 | +34 | 1355 | 12.6% |
Ilya Protas
LW · 5 pts
