#85 · Right wing · PIT
AveryHayes
Next milestone 95 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 16
- G
- 5
- A
- 0
- P
- 5
- +/-
- -4
- PIM
- 12
- SOG
- 25
- S%
- 20.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Right wing
- Born
- October 10, 2002 (age 23)
- Birthplace
- Westland, Michigan, USA
- Height
- 5′10″ (178 cm)
- Weight
- 189 lb (86 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- Undrafted
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed21.9 mphleague avg 22.2 mph35th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph15league avg 75.222nd percentile
- Distance skated29.1 mileague avg 123.5 mi21st percentile
- Hardest shot82.5 mphleague avg 83.6 mph33rd percentile
- Time in the offensive zone39.8%league avg 43.1%18th 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 | 5 | 3.46 | +1.54 | 53 | 13 | .065 |
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 · 16 games · 168:22 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 45.1% | 51.3% | -6.2 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 44.8% | 50.3% | -5.5 |
- Goals for–against
- 7–8
- xG for–against
- 6.8–8.2
- Average rating
- 5.7
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Kindel | 12 | 54:26 | 46.6% |
| Elmer Soderblom | 6 | 44:21 | 52.8% |
| Rickard Rakell | 5 | 30:05 | 29.5% |
| Kevin Hayes | 4 | 28:25 | 44.9% |
| Rutger McGroarty | 3 | 27:33 | 46.2% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.6 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 10: 3 G · 0 A · 3 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | @ STL | 8.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 13:48 |
| Apr 11 | vs WSH | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 15:22 |
| Apr 9 | @ NJD | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:13 |
| Mar 31 | vs DET | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 9:40 |
| Mar 30 | @ NYI | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 11:49 |
| Mar 14 | @ UTA | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:44 |
| Mar 12 | @ VGK | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 9:31 |
| Mar 10 | @ CAR | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:24 |
| Mar 8 | vs BOS | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 9:34 |
| Mar 7 | vs PHI | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 7:48 |
| Mar 5 | vs BUF | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 12:43 |
| Mar 3 | @ BOS | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:58 |
| Mar 1 | vs VGK | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 |
| Feb 28 | @ NYR | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:54 |
| Feb 26 | vs NJD | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 11:47 |
| Feb 5 | @ BUF | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 0 | 10:09 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 12 | 25 | 20.0 | 0 |
Season by season (1)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Penguins | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 12 | 25 | 20.0 | 0 |