Cole Caufield

Cole Caufield

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RW · 5'8" · 175 lb · Shoots R
Age 25
Career
0.83
P / GP
307P in 368 GP
Archetype
Elite Scorer
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$7.85M
Signed through 2031
Career points
307
Regular season

Cole Caufield, a right wing for the Montreal Canadiens, is entering his age-26 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 88 points (51 goals, 37 assists) in 81 games, a 1.09 points-per-game pace, 29 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 52.9% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +15.5. HighDanger's model projects 80 points for 2026-27, in a 72 to 88 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2021–2267232043-24101316:410.64
2022–2346261036-1021018:030.78
2023–2482283765-4162119:250.79
2024–2582373370+9141718:050.85
2025–2681513788+29142918:111.09
Career368169138307-158900.83

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 51100th
Assists 3787th
Avg TOI / GP 18:1180th
Shots 25897th
PIM 1430th

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 8897th
Primary points 4499th
xGF % 52.9%71st
xGF / 60 2.0183rd
xGA / 60 1.7929th

Career journey

Rookie
2020–21 · age 20
Montréal Canadiens
0.5 P/GP
10 GP · 4G · 1A
Emerging
2021–22 → 2023 · age 21–22
Montréal Canadiens
0.7 P/GP
113 GP · 49G · 30A
Prime
2023–24 → 2026 · age 23–25
Montréal Canadiens
0.91 P/GP
245 GP · 116G · 107A

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Trajectory

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

Statistical comparables

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