LW · PHI · #27
Noah Cates
- Height
- HT 6'2"
- Weight
- WT 194 lbs
- Birth date
- Feb 5, 1999 (age 27)
- Bio
- USA · Shoots L
He ranks LW28 among 142 left wings in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Prime production window for a skater.
Dynasty Value Score
649
#177 overall · LW44 of 134
2025–26 scoring
218.2 pts
82 GP · 2.7 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
174.8 pts
75.2 games · 2.3 PPG
14.1 G · 22.9 A · 37 P · 15:45 TOI · 1:31 PP · 14.6 xG
Projection range
148.5–190.5
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 16:15 | 2:03 | 41.8% | 18 | 17.7 | 22.4 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 15:45 | 1:31 | 41.9% | 14.1 | 14.6 | 22.4 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 75.2 | 174.8 | 2.3 | 15:45 | 1:31 | 14.1 | 22.9 | 37.0 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 113.1 | 86.4 | 48.1 | 6.1 | 25.9 | 405.5 | 14.6 | 64.5 |
| 2026–27 | 10 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 12:48 | 0:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 2 | 46 | — | — |
| 2025–26 | 82 | 218.2 | 2.7 | 16:15 | 2:03 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 132 | 102 | 51 | 26 | 44 | 467 | 17.7 | 76 |
| 2024–25 | 78 | 177.9 | 2.3 | 15:53 | 0:60 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 87 | 54 | 3 | 14 | 493 | 14.6 | 67 |
| 2023–24 | 59 | 99.1 | 1.7 | 13:48 | 0:42 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 52 | 35 | -8 | 0 | 147 | 7.7 | 36 |
| 2022–23 | 82 | 186.0 | 2.3 | 17:46 | 1:50 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 107 | 86 | 65 | 3 | 12 | 416 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 16 | 40.9 | 2.6 | 13:15 | 0:03 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
2026–27 games
| Date | Opp | FP | G | A | P | PPP | SOG | +/− | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | vs OTT | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 |
| Oct 15 | @ DET | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:22 |
| Oct 13 | vs SEA | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:33 |
| Oct 11 | vs CAR | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:27 |
| Oct 10 | @ BOS | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:57 |
| Oct 8 | @ OTT | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:50 |
| Oct 5 | @ TBL | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:12 |
| Oct 3 | vs CAR | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:13 |
| Oct 1 | @ NJD | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 15:12 |
| Sep 30 | vs PIT | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:17 |
FAQ
- How are Noah Cates's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Cates's Dynasty Value Score?
- Cates scores 649 out of 10,000 (#177 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Cates's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 174.8 NHL-standard fantasy points over 75.21000000000001 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.