Robertson Bought a Deadline, Not a Contract
Dallas offered Jason Robertson $12M a year for eight years. He said no. Five weeks later he signed for $12M for one. The number never moved, which tells you the argument was never about the number.
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Final 2025-26 regular season · source NHL, data as of 2026-09-28. Goals per game exclude shootout deciders. Standings · All 32 teams
- 50-20-12Record
- 112Points
- 3rdNHL rank
- 3.33GF / GP
- 2.71GA / GP
- 28.6PP%
- 80.3PK%
- 51.6FO%
Possession · 5-on-5
Computed by Play-Pause Hockey from the league play-by-play, 2025-26, 1312 regular-season games. Where a rank is shown it is among the 32 clubs, 1st = best. PDO and zone starts carry none: a high PDO means hot rather than good, and zone starts are how a club is deployed rather than how well it plays. All 32 teams
- 47.5CF%27th of 32 · Share of shot attempts
- 48.1FF%25th of 32 · Unblocked attempts
- 102.4PDOShooting % + save %, 100 is neutral
- 47.8OZS%Share of zone faceoffs in the attacking end
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jason Robertson | 82 | 45 | 51 | 96 |
 Wyatt Johnston | 82 | 45 | 41 | 86 |
 Mikko Rantanen | 64 | 22 | 55 | 77 |
 Miro Heiskanen | 77 | 9 | 54 | 63 |
 Matt Duchene | 57 | 16 | 29 | 45 |
 Roope Hintz | 53 | 15 | 29 | 44 |
 Mavrik Bourque | 82 | 20 | 21 | 41 |
 Jamie Benn | 60 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
 Thomas Harley | 70 | 6 | 30 | 36 |
 Michael Bunting | 74 | 14 | 19 | 33 |
 Sam Steel | 73 | 12 | 21 | 33 |
 Esa Lindell | 82 | 6 | 26 | 32 |
 Justin Hryckowian | 81 | 14 | 16 | 30 |
 Radek Faksa | 58 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
 Tyler Seguin | 27 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
 Colin Blackwell | 70 | 4 | 11 | 15 |
 Oskar Bäck | 72 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
 Nils Lundkvist | 52 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
 Tyler Myers | 73 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
 Alexander Petrovic | 54 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
 Ilya Lyubushkin | 53 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
 Adam Erne | 45 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
 Lian Bichsel | 50 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
 Nathan Bastian | 36 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
 Arttu Hyry | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Kyle Capobianco | 33 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Cameron Hughes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Goalies
| Goalie | GP | W | L | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jake Oettinger | 54 | 35 | 12 | .899 | 2.59 |
 Casey DeSmith | 30 | 15 | 8 | .907 | 2.43 |
Stars on NHL EDGE
Puck and player tracking, 2025-26 regular season · source NHL EDGE. Ranks are among the 32 clubs, 1st = best; defensive-zone time ranks the least time first. All 32 teams
- 23.6mphTop skating speed21st of 32league avg 23.8
- 16Shots over 90 mph32nd of 32league avg not published
- 1372Bursts over 20 mph29th of 32league avg 1762
- 3681.8miDistance skated27th of 32league avg 3727.0
- 95.5mphTop shot speed31st of 32league avg 99.7
- 2074Shots on goal30th of 32league avg 2282
- 13.2%Shooting %1st of 32league avg 11.1
- 41.0%Offensive-zone time16th of 32league avg 41.1
- 41.3%Defensive-zone time18th of 32league avg 41.1
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Jason Robertson said no to the most money any player in hockey will make next season. He didn't just complicate Dallas's summer. He pulled the pin on half the trade board, hours before the draft.