Dawson Mercer
01/Where he scores from
Mercer scored 17 regular season goals on 234 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2025-26. No single patch of ice holds an unusual share of them.
Doorstep. 8/17 · 47% of his goals came from here, on 94/234 · 40% of his attempts — 8/94 · 9% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 6/17 · 35% of his goals came from here, on 75/234 · 32% of his attempts — 6/75 · 8% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 1/17 · 6% of his goals came from here, on 59/234 · 25% of his attempts — 1/59 · 2% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 2/17 · 12% of his goals came from here, on 6/234 · 3% of his attempts — 2/6 · 33% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone — which is where 3 of his goals in this window came from, empty nets and long range. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
Mercer scored 55 regular season goals on 602 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. His densest patch is the crease, 7 ft out: 29/55 · 53% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 30% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 32/55 · 58% of his goals came from here, on 242/602 · 40% of his attempts — 32/242 · 13% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 17/55 · 31% of his goals came from here, on 210/602 · 35% of his attempts — 17/210 · 8% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 3/55 · 5% of his goals came from here, on 137/602 · 23% of his attempts — 3/137 · 2% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 3/55 · 5% of his goals came from here, on 13/602 · 2% of his attempts — 3/13 · 23% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone — which is where 4 of his goals in this window came from, empty nets and long range. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
Mercer scored 99 regular season goals on 1,001 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2021-22 to 2025-26. His densest patch is the crease, 8 ft out: 60/99 · 61% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 36% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 64/99 · 65% of his goals came from here, on 400/1,001 · 40% of his attempts — 64/400 · 16% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 28/99 · 28% of his goals came from here, on 377/1,001 · 38% of his attempts — 28/377 · 7% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 4/99 · 4% of his goals came from here, on 199/1,001 · 20% of his attempts — 4/199 · 2% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 3/99 · 3% of his goals came from here, on 25/1,001 · 2% of his attempts — 3/25 · 12% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2021-22 to 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone — which is where 4 of his goals in this window came from, empty nets and long range. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
02/When his goals came
11 of his 20 goals came in the 3rd period, on 51 shots. That is a record of last season, not a description of the player: which period a skater scores in does not carry from one year to the next.
03/Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | S | H | +/- | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | @BOS | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:25 |
| Apr 12 | OTT | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:56 |
| Apr 11 | @DET | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:58 |
| Apr 9 | PIT | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:21 |
| Apr 7 | PHI | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:45 |
| Apr 5 | @MTL | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:34 |
| Apr 4 | MTL | OTL 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:47 |
| Apr 2 | WSH | W 7-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:00 |
| Mar 31 | @NYR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:51 |
| Mar 29 | CHI | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 21:10 |
| Mar 28 | @CAR | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:49 |
| Mar 27 | @NSH | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:01 |
| Mar 25 | @DAL | W 6-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 16:54 |
| Mar 20 | @WSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 |
| Mar 18 | @NYR | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:20 |
| Mar 16 | BOS | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 19:07 |
| Mar 14 | LAK | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:50 |
| Mar 12 | CGY | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:49 |
| Mar 8 | DET | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:18 |
| Mar 7 | NYR | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:07 |
| Mar 5 | TOR | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:49 |
| Mar 4 | FLA | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:23 |
| Feb 28 | @STL | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:26 |
| Feb 27 | @PIT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:14 |
| Feb 26 | BUF | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:15 |
Showing the 25 most recent of 82 regular season games. Playoff games are kept out of this table and totalled separately in the career record.
04/Splits
Home / Road
In wins / In losses
Every split prints its own denominator. Any split under eight games is greyed rather than hidden, so the edge of the sample is visible instead of guessed at.
05/Career
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | – | 82 | 17 | 25 | 42 | — | 28 | 154 | 11.0 | 26 | 35 | – |
| 2022-23 | – | 82 | 27 | 29 | 56 | — | 14 | 161 | 16.8 | 36 | 63 | – |
| 2023-24 | – | 82 | 20 | 13 | 33 | — | 29 | 134 | 14.9 | 30 | 53 | – |
| 2024-25 | – | 82 | 19 | 17 | 36 | — | 16 | 141 | 13.5 | 41 | 78 | – |
| 2025-26 | NJD | 82 | 20 | 22 | 42 | -4 | 33 | 158 | 12.7 | 33 | 68 | 15:07 |
| Career | 410 | 103 | 106 | 209 | -4 | 120 | 748 | 13.8 | 166 | 297 | 15:07 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | – | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | 2 | 16 | 18.8 | 6 | 7 | – |
| 2024-25 | – | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 25.0 | 15 | 1 | – |
| Career | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | — | 10 | 24 | 20.8 | 21 | 8 | – |
06/Bio
- Position
- Center
- Jersey
- #91
- Shoots
- R
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Born
- Oct 27, 2001 (age 24)
- Birthplace
- Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, CAN
- Drafted
- 2020 · Round 1 · Pick 18 · NJD
- Club
- New Jersey Devils
