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N. Cates

#27 · Left wing · Philadelphia Flyers · 2026-27

9GP

12:40TOI/GP

Load profile among NHL forwards

ShotsCFxGTOI Load

Percentiles among 387 forwards with 4+ games. Load is his average share of the team's shots, attempts, expected goals and ice time.

Season

2026-27 2025-26

Early in the season, so these numbers will move a lot.

Depth

How much of the load did he carry?

His share of the team's expected goals in every game. The dashed line is an even split across the skaters (5.6%). He was above it in 6 of 9 games.

Shots CF xG TOI

↑ Share of team xG, each game he played even split (5.6%)

Each bar is one game; faded bars are below an even split. Strip underneath: ■ win · ■ loss · ■ OT/SO loss. Hover a bar for the game, click to open it.Tap a bar for the game.

Where he carries it

Each as a percentile among NHL forwards with 4+ games. The dashed tick is the 50th.

Depth (load)

score 34

Share of team shots5.5%

45th

Share of team attempts3.8%

24th

Share of team xG5.8%

41st

Share of team ice time4.3%

24th

Share of the team's total in the games he played.

How he's used

by situation

Share of 5-on-5 ice time4.3%

15th

Share of power-play time1.1%

28th

Share of penalty-kill time8.2%

74th

Where his ice time comes from. Heavy power-play use lifts a forward's shot and xG shares.

Last 10 games

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Date	Opponent	Result	TOI	SOG	xG	Share of team xGxG share
Oct 15	at WingsDET	L 1–2	13:22	1	0.29	12%
Oct 13	vs KrakenSEA	OTL 2–3	14:33	2	0.24	8%
Oct 11	vs HurricanesCAR	L 1–4	13:27	2	0.20	12%
Oct 10	at BruinsBOS	L 1–5	10:57	1	0.08	6%
Oct 8	at SenatorsOTT	L 1–2	11:50	1	0.23	7%
Oct 5	at LightningTBL	L 1–4	11:12	0	0.00	0%
Oct 3	vs HurricanesCAR	OTL 2–3	9:13	0	0.01	0%
Oct 1	at DevilsNJD	OTL 2–3	15:12	2	0.11	6%
Sep 30	vs PenguinsPIT	L 0–7	14:17	1	0.01	0%