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Loading…Justin Faulk, a 34-year-old right-shot defenseman for the Detroit Red Wings, grades as a clear top-quartile defenseman with a 77 overall (51st of 327).
His best component is finishing at 78, with penalty killing (9) trailing the rest of his game.
He surged from 49.3 in 2024-25 to 72 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 15-season card history.
The contract, $6.5M through 2026-27, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $6.25M is within $250K of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 5th-largest on the Detroit Red Wings NHL roster and uses 6.3% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $22.8M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 67 |
| Defense | 65 |
| Play driving | 60 |
| Finishing | 78 |
| Power play | 20 |
| Penalty kill | 9 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | STL | 78 | 72 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | STL | 78 | 49.3 | -0.5 |
| 2023-24 | STL | 60 | 67.5 | -0.2 |
| 2022-23 | STL | 82 | 47.7 | -0.4 |
| 2021-22 | STL | 76 | 91.6 | 0.4 |
| 2020-21 | STL | 56 | 73.7 | -0.3 |
| 2019-20 | STL | 69 | 78.7 | -0.1 |
| 2018-19 | CAR | 82 | 70.8 | -0.1 |
| 2017-18 | CAR | 76 | 88.9 | 0.1 |
| 2016-17 | CAR | 75 | 97.7 | 0.7 |
Other DET defensemen by rating: Moritz Seider (90.4), Axel Sandin-Pellikka (66.7), William Wallinder (65.5), Simon Edvinsson (64.3). See the full Detroit Red Wings 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.