#36 · Defence · TOR
DakotaMermis
Next milestone 86 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 11
- G
- 1
- A
- 0
- P
- 1
- +/-
- -3
- PIM
- 11
- SOG
- 5
- S%
- 20.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- January 5, 1994 (age 32)
- Birthplace
- Alton, Illinois, USA
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Weight
- 197 lb (89 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- Undrafted
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed20.5 mphleague avg 21.6 mph15th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph2league avg 31.315th percentile
- Distance skated19.4 mileague avg 133.2 mi19th percentile
- Hardest shot87.8 mphleague avg 88.9 mph35th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone41.8%league avg 42.3%54th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1 | 0.21 | +0.79 | 15 | 0 | .014 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 11 games · 134:16 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 47.1% | 46.1% | +1.0 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 47.5% | 43.8% | +3.7 |
- Goals for–against
- 3–6
- xG for–against
- 5.2–5.8
- Average rating
- 5.4
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Stecher | 6 | 53:08 | 61.1% |
| Philippe Myers | 3 | 21:45 | 24.0% |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | 5 | 18:54 | 37.5% |
| Simon Benoit | 4 | 11:45 | 59.0% |
| Morgan Rielly | 5 | 8:02 | 45.2% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.5 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 10: 1 G · 0 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8 | vs TBL | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:34 |
| Nov 29 | @ PIT | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 |
| Nov 28 | @ WSH | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:41 |
| Nov 26 | @ CBJ | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:47 |
| Nov 22 | @ MTL | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 14:29 |
| Nov 20 | vs CBJ | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 13:59 |
| Nov 18 | vs STL | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 |
| Nov 15 | @ CHI | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 8:20 |
| Nov 13 | vs LAK | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:32 |
| Nov 5 | vs UTA | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:58 |
| Oct 24 | @ BUF | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 13:12 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 89 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 50 | 81 | 6.2 | 0 |
Season by season (10)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Maple Leafs | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 11 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Utah Hockey Club | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Maple Leafs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Wild | 47 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 33 | 42 | 7.1 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Wild | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Wild | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Wild | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Devils | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +7 | 4 | 17 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Coyotes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Coyotes | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 |