Noah Hanifin

Noah Hanifin

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D · 6'3" · 206 lb · Shoots L
Age 29
Career
0.43
P / GP
353P in 829 GP
Archetype
Shutdown D
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$7.35M
Signed through 2031
Career points
353
Regular season

Noah Hanifin, a defenseman for the Vegas Golden Knights, is entering his age-30 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 28 points (3 goals, 25 assists) in 71 games, a 0.39 points-per-game pace, 7 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 54.1% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -3.3. HighDanger's model projects 36 points for 2026-27, in a 31 to 41 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–238173138+233822:390.47
2023–2461112435+1322823:460.57
2023–241921012+62523:070.63
2024–2580102939+8141021:330.49
2025–267132528014722:360.39
Career82975278353+7215890.43

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL defensemen with 10+ GP.

Goals 353rd
Assists 2580th
Avg TOI / GP 22:3684th
Shots 13587th
PIM 1424th

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL defensemen with 10+ GP.

Points 2873rd
Primary points 852nd
xGF % 54.1%82nd
xGF / 60 1.7773rd
xGA / 60 1.5063rd

Career journey

Rookie
2015–16 · age 19
Carolina Hurricanes
0.28 P/GP
79 GP · 4G · 18A
Emerging
2016–17 → 2019 · age 20–22
Carolina Hurricanes
0.39 P/GP
240 GP · 19G · 75A
Prime
2019–20 → 2026 · age 23–29
Vegas Golden Knights
0.46 P/GP
510 GP · 52G · 185A

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL defensemen by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.