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Montréal Canadiens · right-shot defenseman · age 26

Noah Dobson scouting report

Overall
63.2
Position rank
96th / 327
Cap hit
$9.5M
Expires
2032-33 UFA
Value verdict
Fair
Model value
$9.44M

The Montréal Canadiens right-shot defenseman carries a 63.2 overall, 96th of 327 rated defensemen, which is roughly league-average for regular NHL minutes.

His best component is offensive creation at 82, with finishing (29) trailing the rest of his game.

His rating fell from 96.9 in 2024-25 to 71 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 7-season card history.

The contract, $9.5M through 2032-33, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $9.44M is within $64K of what he is paid.

His cap hit is the largest on the Montréal Canadiens NHL roster and uses 9.1% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $1.5M in cap space.

Component ratings

ComponentRating (0-100)
Offense82
Defense33
Play driving64
Finishing29
Power play55
Penalty kill45

Career line

SeasonTeamGPOverallWAR
2025-26MTL8071-0.1
2024-25NYI7196.90.6
2023-24NYI7991.90.5
2022-23NYI78950.6
2021-22NYI8089.70.3
2020-21NYI4678.4-0.1
2019-20NYI3470.8-0.2

Other MTL defensemen by rating: Lane Hutson (97.9), Kaiden Guhle (55.6), Mike Matheson (46.1), Adam Engstrom (37.7). See the full Montréal Canadiens 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.