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Timo Meier

#28 · Right wing · New Jersey Devils

Born Oct 8, 1996 in Herisau, CHE (age 30) · 6'1", 220 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 9th overall in 2015 by SJS (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2026-27. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

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Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602016-17: 6 points616-172017-18: 36 points3617-182018-19: 66 points6618-192019-20: 49 points4919-202020-21: 31 points3120-212021-22: 76 points7621-222022-23: 66 points6622-232023-24: 52 points5223-242024-25: 53 points5324-252025-26: 44 points4425-262026-27: 1 points126-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2016-17 SJS 34 3 3 6 1 10 85 64 0.18 $894K
2017-18 SJS 81 21 15 36 2 51 210 105 0.44 $894K
2018-19 SJS 78 30 36 66 9 55 250 99 0.85 $894K
2019-20 SJS 70 22 27 49 -22 42 199 155 0.70 $6M
2020-21 SJS 54 12 19 31 -5 22 155 75 0.57 $6M
2021-22 SJS 77 35 41 76 -3 54 326 162 0.99 $6M
2022-23 SJS 57 31 21 52 -19 25 255 112 0.91 $6M
2022-23 NJD 21 9 5 14 0 18 72 42 0.67
2023-24 NJD 69 28 24 52 -28 45 207 111 0.75 $8.8M
2024-25 NJD 80 26 27 53 7 58 239 141 0.66 $8.8M
2025-26 NJD 77 24 20 44 -16 22 269 131 0.57 $8.8M
2026-27 NJD 3 0 1 1 -1 4 18 6 0.33 $8.8M
11 seasons Career 701 241 239 480 -75 406 2285 1203 0.68

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 SJS 5 0 0 0 0 2 11 17 0.00
2017-18 SJS 10 2 3 5 -1 10 29 39 0.50
2018-19 SJS 20 5 10 15 3 34 54 76 0.75
2022-23 NJD 11 2 2 4 -1 22 37 37 0.36
2024-25 NJD 5 2 2 4 -1 6 18 21 0.80
5 seasons Playoffs 51 11 17 28 0 74 149 190 0.55

2026-27 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
3 0 1 1 -1 4 18 6 0.33 0.0 18:17

Contract

$8.8MCap hitends in 2031, then UFA
$8.8MCap dollars per point1 points in 3 games
$869KCap dollars per goal above replacement10.1 goals above replacement, projected
$10.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.7MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. The season is still being played, so each rating is projected over the whole season: the games played so far, plus the games left at the rate of the last three seasons and this one. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 648 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New Jersey Devils on Jun 28, 2023, as an extension of the contract he was on: 8 years and $70.4M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2030-31, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $8.8M $6M $6M $12M
2024-25 $8.8M $5.35M $5.75M $11.1M NMC
2025-26 $8.8M $5M $5.75M $10.75M NMC
2026-27 $8.8M $3.35M $4.4M $7.75M NMC
2027-28 $8.8M $2.2M $5M $7.2M NMC
2028-29 $8.8M $2.2M $5M $7.2M M-NTC, NMC
2029-30 $8.8M $3.9M $3.3M $7.2M M-NTC, NMC
2030-31 $8.8M $7.2M $0 $7.2M M-NTC, NMC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jun 28, 2023 New Jersey Devils Extension 2023-24 to 2030-31 8 $70.4M $8.8M
Jul 1, 2019 San Jose Sharks New contract 2019-20 to 2022-23 4 $24M $6M
Jul 7, 2015 San Jose Sharks Entry-level 2016-17 to 2018-19 signed for 2015-16, slid 3 $5.025M $894K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2026-27 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2026-27 analytics

Rating, projected over the full season

2026-27 is still being played, so these are a projection of his whole season, not a count so far: what he has done in 3 games (+0.7 goals above replacement), plus the 76 more he is taken to play, going by how much of his team's games he has played before, at a rate set by his last three seasons and this one. The more he plays, the more this season counts, and by the last game it is simply his season.

+10.1Goals above replacement63rd of 648 skaters, 51st of 423 forwards
+1.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 423 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+2.9 78th percentileEven-strength defence+1.2 75th percentilePower play+0.4 76th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 25th percentilePenalties+1.8 93rd percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

051015202016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

60.0Corsi for %48 attempts for, 32 against
-2.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.8Expected goals for %1.6 expected for, 1.3 against
-2.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
60.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %2 for, 2 against
98.2PDO10.0% shooting + 88.2% saves
15Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista328:0764.665.62-0
Timo Meier · Jack Hughes · Luke Evangelista33:4580.045.40-0
Anthony Mantha · Timo Meier · Jack Hughes11:230.00.00-0
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer11:0533.343.10-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.3Expected goalsfrom 21 unblocked attempts
-1.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.37 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 6.0% chance per attempt1st
Finishing -1.3 goals above expected1stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 0 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.51Expected 1.3Goals 0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Oct 6, 2026 vs UTA L 3-5 0 1 1 1 4 8 0 18:14
Oct 3, 2026 @ NYI L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 0 6 4 19:57
Oct 1, 2026 vs PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 16:41