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Dakota Mermis
Defenseman #36 Maple Leafs
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Dakota Mermis has 1 points (1 goals, 0 assists) in 11 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs this season.

As an undrafted Defenseman, he has 14 points (5 goals, 9 assists) in 89 regular-season games for the Arizona Coyotes, the New Jersey Devils, the Minnesota Wild, the Utah Hockey Club and the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 32 yrs (05.01.1994)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 89 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: -
    Injury: Week to Week with Lower Body Injury
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The 32-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Maple Leafs controlling 43% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Dakota Mermis is off the ice, the Maple Leafs control 54% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 22% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 30% in the defensive zone.

  • 64

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 198th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 214th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.10
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.43
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    14.09
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.27
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.18
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.27
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.16
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.30
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.90
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.04
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.26
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.91
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    5.35
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.63
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    0.91
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.30
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.813M
Player Contract Value: $1.400M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 34.5 yrs (05.01.1994)
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Dakota Mermis
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
22.11.2025 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 -1 14:28 1 0.0% 7
26.11.2025 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 0 11:46 0 2
28.11.2025 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 0 0 0 12:40 0 0
29.11.2025 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 0 15:10 0 2
08.12.2025 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 0 10:34 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -1 2 0.0% 11
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2017-18 Arizona Coyotes 9 0 0 0 -2 10:58 7 0.0% 0
2018-19 Arizona Coyotes 1 0 0 0 1 11:19 0 0
2019-20 Team Logo Devils 10 1 3 4 7 19:13 17 5.9% 4
2020-21 Team Logo Wild 3 0 0 0 0 16:23 2 0.0% 0
2021-22 Team Logo Wild 2 0 0 0 2 13:54 1 0.0% 0
2022-23 Team Logo Wild 2 0 0 0 -1 14:28 1 0.0% 0
2023-24 Team Logo Wild 47 3 5 8 -2 14:04 42 7.1% 33
2024-25 Utah Hockey Club 1 0 0 0 -2 10:46 2 0.0% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Maple Leafs 3 0 1 1 0 16:40 4 0.0% 0
2025-26 Team Logo Maple Leafs 11 1 0 1 -3 13:01 5 20.0% 11
Season Projection 49 4 0 4 -13 13:01 22 18.2% 49
Total 89 5 9 14 0 81 6.2% 50
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Dakota Mermis Team Logo D 32 yrs 183 cm / 89 kg 0.09 0.16 55 68 $0.813M
89% Jonathan Aspirot Team Logo D 26.7 yrs 183 cm / 95 kg 0.12 0.12 56 68 $0.775M
83% Dante Fabbro Team Logo D 27.6 yrs 183 cm / 90 kg 0.14 0.25 50 71 $4.125M
83% Albert Johansson Team Logo D 25 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.13 0.14 51 72 $1.125M
83% Cale Fleury Team Logo D 27.1 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.15 0.06 50 67 $0.890M
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