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Declan Chisholm

Position	Left Defense / Right Defense	Current Team	Washington Capitals
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	2 years ($1.6M CapHit)
Height	6'1"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	205	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	27
Age (DOB)	26 (Jan 12, 2000)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2018, Round 5, Overall 150 (WPG)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jun 30, 2025	Winnipeg Jets	Signed 2 years @ $1.600M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jun 28, 2025	Washington Capitals	Acquired from Minnesota Wild
Jun 28, 2025	Minnesota Wild	Traded to Washington Capitals
Jul 9, 2024	Minnesota Wild	Signed 1 year @ $1.000M AAV starting in 2024-25
Sep 13, 2023	Winnipeg Jets	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
May 31, 2020	Winnipeg Jets	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2021-22	WPG	2	-1.80	-1.80	-1.00	-1.07	-	-1.07	-1.48	0.03
2023-24	MIN, WPG	31	-0.75	-0.66	-0.59	-0.68	-	2.49	1.75	-1.79
2024-25	MIN	66	-0.96	-0.53	-0.88	-0.85	-	-0.68	0.03	-0.67
2025-26	WSH	26	1.09	1.46	-0.20	0.44	-	-0.70	-0.00	-0.49

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2021-22	WPG	2	-1.33	-1.54	-2.23	1.16	0.19	-1.44	-
2023-24	MIN, WPG	31	-1.38	0.13	-1.50	0.88	0.07	-1.18	-
2024-25	MIN	66	-0.63	-0.56	-1.80	1.24	0.59	-1.34	-
2025-26	WSH	26	-1.50	-1.26	-1.83	-1.81	-1.75	1.12	-

About Archetypes

Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).

Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2021-22	WPG	2	25:52	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.27	-0.27	0.00	2.90	-2.90	0.00	0.00
2023-24	WPG	2	20:30	0.00	2.93	2.93	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	MIN	29	401:30	0.15	0.30	0.45	0.19	-0.04	5.26	6.61	-1.35	3.57	0.00
2023-24	MIN, WPG	31	422:00	0.14	0.43	0.57	0.18	-0.04	5.26	6.61	-1.35	3.57	0.00
2024-25	MIN	66	1029:08	0.06	0.47	0.52	0.13	-0.07	1.69	3.70	-2.01	0.00	0.00
2025-26	WSH	26	338:55	0.18	1.06	1.24	0.12	0.05	5.26	3.66	1.60	0.00	0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2021-22	WPG	2	25:52	41.75	2.32	2.14	32.47	0.00	1.30	100.00	62.22	-0.53	-0.33	0.13
2023-24	WPG	2	20:30	43.90	5.85	2.52	58.54	2.93	3.84	66.67	39.56	-0.14	1.56	-14.18
2023-24	MIN	29	401:30	40.65	1.49	2.47	36.46	2.54	1.88	37.04	56.81	0.24	-0.34	6.64
2023-24	MIN, WPG	31	422:00	40.81	1.71	2.47	37.54	2.56	1.97	40.00	55.61	0.21	-0.25	5.15
2024-25	MIN	66	1029:08	40.87	1.92	2.12	39.18	2.27	1.99	45.83	51.60	-0.03	-0.43	4.50
2025-26	WSH	26	338:55	38.42	2.66	2.47	42.13	2.30	3.15	53.57	44.00	-0.43	0.66	-9.86

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Justin Sourdif explains ‘Chili Gate’ and how the prank became a ‘big problem’ in the Capitals locker room at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Wed Mar 25, 2026)
Dylan McIlrath to play in favor of Declan Chisholm against Mammoth, John Carlson ruled out again due to injury at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Tue Mar 3, 2026)
Grading the Washington Capitals’ 2025-26 Newcomers at The Hockey Writers (Fri Feb 20, 2026)
Aliaksei Protas will be a game-time decision against the Blackhawks, Declan Chisholm to replace Dylan McIlrath on defense at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Fri Jan 9, 2026)
Tom Wilson takes issue with Mathieu Olivier’s headshot on Capitals defenseman Declan Chisholm: ‘I’d be banned for life if I threw that hit’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Fri Oct 24, 2025)
Matt Roy and Declan Chisholm fully participate in Capitals practice after respective injury scares at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
Declan Chisholm leaves Capitals practice after skate cut to leg: ‘Definitely a scary situation’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
Declan Chisholm was ‘kind of in shock’ meeting Alex Ovechkin for the first time: ‘I grew up watching him’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sun Sep 21, 2025)
Charlie Lindgren and Declan Chisholm among latest Capitals to join informal skates at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Sep 6, 2025)
Wild 2024-25 Report Cards: Merrill, Chisholm & Bogosian at The Hockey Writers (Mon Aug 11, 2025)
Get to Know the Newest Capital, Declan Chisholm at The Hockey Writers (Thu Jul 24, 2025)
Justin Sourdif and Declan Chisholm receive their jersey numbers with Capitals at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Thu Jul 17, 2025)
Breaking down the Winnipeg Jets opening day roster for 2023 at Jets White Out (Tue Oct 10, 2023)

Current Contract

Declan Chisholm signed a $3,200,000 2-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets and General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff on June 30, 2025 with an AAV of $1,600,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2026-27 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.68% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	25	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	-	-	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	RFA-arb
2026-27	26	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	-	-	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	$1,600,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	$3,200,000

Signed: June 30, 2025

Team: Winnipeg Jets

GM: Kevin Cheveldayoff

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 1.68

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Declan Chisholm signed a $1,000,000 1-year contract with the Minnesota Wild and General Manager Bill Guerin on July 9, 2024 with an AAV of $1,000,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.14% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	24		$1,000,000	$1,000,000	-	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000

Signed: July 9, 2024

Team: Minnesota Wild

GM: Bill Guerin

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.14

Declan Chisholm signed a $775,000 1-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets and General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff on September 13, 2023 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.93% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	23		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$90,000	RFA
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$90,000

Signed: Sep 13, 2023

Team: Winnipeg Jets

GM: Kevin Cheveldayoff

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 0.93

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary of $120,000.

Declan Chisholm signed a $2,445,000 3-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets and General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff on May 31, 2020 with an AAV of $815,000. This contract will start in 2020-21 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.00% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	20	$815,000	$825,000	-	$75,000	$700,000	$775,000	$70,000	ELC
2021-22	21	$815,000	$825,000	$15,000	$85,000	$750,000	$835,000	$70,000	ELC
2022-23	22	$815,000	$825,000	$15,000	$85,000	$750,000	$835,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$30,000	$245,000	$2,200,000	$2,445,000	$210,000

Signed: May 31, 2020

Team: Winnipeg Jets

GM: Kevin Cheveldayoff

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2012-13	QC Int PW	Clarington Toros Peewee	4	0	1	1		2				4		1	1		2
2014-15	WSI U15	East Coast Selects O U15	7	2	0	2		4				7	2		2		4
2015-16	YOG	Canada U16	6	0	2	2	+2
2015-16	OGC-16	Team GTHL Red	5	1	3	4		4
2015-16	GTHL U16	Don Mills Flyers U16 AAA	63	10	23	33		50				5		3	3		2
2016-17	WHC-17	Canada Black U17	6	0	2	2		4
2016-17	OHL	Peterborough Petes	41	1	4	5	-1	6				12		1	1	-2
2017-18	OHL	Peterborough Petes	47	3	17	20	-3	16
2018-19	OHL	Peterborough Petes	67	5	43	48	+4	32				5	2	2	4	-4	2
2019-20	OHL	Peterborough Petes	59	13	56	69	+17	33
2020-21	AHL	Manitoba Moose	28	2	11	13	+3	18
2021-22	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	2	0	0	0	+1		4	0.0	12:57
2021-22	AHL	Manitoba Moose	53	9	21	30	+1	20				5	2	5	7	+6
2022-23	AHL	Manitoba Moose	59	5	38	43	-13	21				5		4	4	-4	2
2023-24	NHL	Minnesota Wild	29	3	5	8	-8	18	29	10.3	16:52
2023-24	AHL	Manitoba Moose	6	0	5	5		6
2023-24	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	2	0	1	1	+1			0.0	11:33
2024-25	NHL	Minnesota Wild	66	2	10	12	-5	10	69	2.9	17:00
2025-26	NHL	Washington Capitals	26	1	6	7	+3	4	20	5.0	13:44
NHL Career			125	6	22	28	-8	32	122	4.9	16:08