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Arber Xhekaj
Defenseman #72 Canadiens
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Arber Xhekaj has 2 points (1 goals, 1 assists) in 41 games for the Montreal Canadiens this season.

As an undrafted Defenseman, he has 31 points (10 goals, 21 assists) in 206 regular-season games for the Montreal Canadiens.

He has no points in 3 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 24.9 yrs (30.01.2001)
    Height / Weight: 193 cm / 109 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: -
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The 24-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Canadiens controlling 44% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Arber Xhekaj is off the ice, the Canadiens control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 24% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 19% in the defensive zone.

  • 54

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 265th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 274th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.07
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.44
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    11.75
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.13
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.13
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.14
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.09
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.04
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.63
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.81
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    2.81
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.58
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.26
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.92
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.19
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Arber Xhekaj at his age (24.9 yrs):
    Jalen Chatfield (Rating of 56 in 2020, Today 71)
    Simon Benoit (Rating of 56 in 2022, Today 67)
    Jayden Struble (Rating of 58 in 2025, Today 58)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $1.300M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 26.4 yrs (30.01.2001)
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Arber Xhekaj
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
03.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 -1 7:52 0 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 1 9:13 1 0.0% 0
07.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 1 16:01 2 0.0% 2
08.01.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 0 0 2 8:37 0 12
10.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 12:34 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 0 0 3 5 0.0% 14
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2022-23 Team Logo Canadiens 51 5 8 13 -9 15:16 75 6.7% 101
2023-24 Team Logo Canadiens 44 3 7 10 6 15:55 61 4.9% 81
2024-25 Team Logo Canadiens 70 1 5 6 -13 14:37 69 1.4% 118
2025-26 Team Logo Canadiens 41 1 1 2 -3 11:46 31 3.2% 85
Season Projection 78 2 2 4 -6 11:45 59 3.4% 162
Total 206 10 21 31 -19 236 4.2% 385
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Canadiens 3 0 0 0 1 10:58 2 0.0% 4
Total 3 0 0 0 1 2 0.0% 4
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Arber Xhekaj Team Logo D 24.9 yrs 193 cm / 109 kg 0.05 0.15 50 56 $1.300M
84% Dylan McIlrath Team Logo D 33.7 yrs 196 cm / 108 kg 0.00 0.09 50 50 $0.800M
81% Erik Gudbranson Team Logo D 34 yrs 196 cm / 100 kg 0.00 0.17 55 59 $4.000M
79% Alec Regula Team Logo D 25.4 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.11 0.08 52 61 $0.775M
79% Logan Mailloux Team Logo D 22.7 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.06 0.18 51 50 $0.875M
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