Arber Xhekaj
Age 25 · born Jan 30, 2001Hamilton, Ontario, CAN6'4" (193 cm) · 240 lb (109 kg)Shoots leftUndrafted
2026–27 by team
| Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK | ixG | G−ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12:08 | 10 | 7 | 0.2 | −0.2 |
Player Puckigree
On the league chart →2026–27 · MTL
−0.6goals above replacement · -0.1 wins
EV off−0.2
EV def−0.1
PP0.0
PK−0.1
Finish0.0
Pen−0.3
Workload+0.1
By season
| Season | Team | GP | Goals | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | MTL | 51 | −4.8 | -0.8 |
| 2023–24 | MTL | 44 | −3.8 | -0.6 |
| 2024–25 | MTL | 70 | −4.9 | -0.8 |
| 2025–26 | MTL | 65 | −4.7 | -0.8 |
| 2026–27 | MTL | 9 | −0.6 | -0.1 |
Goals above a replacement-level player (someone outside a team’s regular rotation): how he did against an average player, plus credit for the workload a replacement would otherwise take. About 6.2 goals make one win. Hover a part for what it measures. How it’s built: How it works.
At 5-on-5
MTL · 69 min
xGF%49.9CF%50.4GF–GA3–4Rel xGF%−6.9OZ%63
Most common linemates
- Adam Engstrom22 min70.0
- Phillip Danault22 min64.5
- Alexandre Texier21 min66.7
- Kirby Dach21 min35.5
- Zachary Bolduc20 min81.2
- Alex Newhook19 min27.9
Game log
Average Imprint 0.00 over 9 games, best 1.7.
| Date | Team | Opponent | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PIM | TOI | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20 | MTL | vs SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13:14 | -0.1 |
| Oct 17 | MTL | vs BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 12:29 | -0.1 |
| Oct 14 | MTL | @ WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 | 0.0 |
| Oct 13 | MTL | vs BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 14:26 | 0.1 |
| Oct 10 | MTL | vs DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:32 | 0.1 |
| Oct 8 | MTL | vs NSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 10 | 11:59 | 1.7 |
| Oct 6 | MTL | vs CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 9:12 | -1.5 |
| Oct 3 | MTL | @ PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 | -0.2 |
| Sep 29 | MTL | @ TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 | -0.1 |
NHL career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | NHL | MTL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -2 |
| 2025–26 | NHL | Montréal Canadiens | 65 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 116 | -8 |
| 2024–25 | NHL | Montréal Canadiens | 70 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 118 | -13 |
| 2023–24 | NHL | Montréal Canadiens | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 81 | +6 |
| 2022–23 | NHL | Montréal Canadiens | 51 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 101 | -9 |
NHL playoffs
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | NHL | Montréal Canadiens | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | +5 |
| 2024–25 | NHL | Montréal Canadiens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1 |
Other leagues
Junior, college, minor-league, European and international seasons from NHL records. Some seasons may be missing. Refreshed Oct 22.
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | AHL | Laval Rocket | 17 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 34 | +3 |
| 2021–22 (playoffs) | OHL | Brantford Bulldogs | 18 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 50 | +15 |
| 2021–22 | Memorial Cup | Brantford Bulldogs | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | +2 |
| 2021–22 | OHL | Brantford Bulldogs | 33 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 84 | +37 |
| 2021–22 | OHL | Kitchener Rangers | 18 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 54 | +7 |
| 2019–20 | OHL | Kitchener Rangers | 51 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 88 | +26 |
| 2018–19 (playoffs) | OHL | Kitchener Rangers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
| 2018–19 | OHL | Kitchener Rangers | 59 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 39 | -28 |
| 2017–18 (playoffs) | GOJHL | St. Catharines Falcons | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | — |
| 2017–18 | GOJHL | St. Catharines Falcons | 46 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 110 | — |
Source: NHL.com data. Player status per the NHL player registry.