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Loading…Dylan Cozens, a 25-year-old center for the Ottawa Senators, grades as a clear top-quartile center with a 76.4 overall (37th of 195).
His best component is play driving at 79, with penalty killing (32) trailing the rest of his game.
He surged from 60.8 in 2024-25 to 96.7 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 6-season card history.
At $7.1M through 2029-30 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $9.99M, so the Ottawa Senators save roughly $2.89M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 5th-largest on the Ottawa Senators NHL roster and uses 6.8% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $1.37M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 64 |
| Defense | 66 |
| Play driving | 79 |
| Finishing | 38 |
| Power play | 73 |
| Penalty kill | 32 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OTT | 82 | 96.7 | 1.4 |
| 2024-25 | OTT | 82 | 60.8 | -0.1 |
| 2023-24 | BUF | 79 | 65.5 | 0.3 |
| 2022-23 | BUF | 81 | 78.8 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | BUF | 79 | 66.2 | 0.3 |
| 2020-21 | BUF | 41 | 46.2 | -0.3 |
Other OTT centers by rating: Tim Stützle (87.3), Stephen Halliday (65.6), Shane Pinto (56.8). See the full Ottawa Senators cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.