Noah Cates
01/Where he scores from
Cates scored 18 regular season goals on 177 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2025-26. His densest patch is the crease, 5 ft out: 10/18 · 56% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 35% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 9/18 · 50% of his goals came from here, on 87/177 · 49% of his attempts — 9/87 · 10% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 6/18 · 33% of his goals came from here, on 57/177 · 32% of his attempts — 6/57 · 11% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 2/18 · 11% of his goals came from here, on 26/177 · 15% of his attempts — 2/26 · 8% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 1/18 · 6% of his goals came from here, on 7/177 · 4% of his attempts — 1/7 · 14% 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. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
Cates scored 39 regular season goals on 442 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. His densest patch is the crease, 6 ft out: 19/39 · 49% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 30% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 20/39 · 51% of his goals came from here, on 187/442 · 42% of his attempts — 20/187 · 11% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 12/39 · 31% of his goals came from here, on 141/442 · 32% of his attempts — 12/141 · 9% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 4/39 · 10% of his goals came from here, on 93/442 · 21% of his attempts — 4/93 · 4% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 3/39 · 8% of his goals came from here, on 21/442 · 5% of his attempts — 3/21 · 14% 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 1 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.
Cates scored 57 regular season goals on 623 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2021-22 to 2025-26. His densest patch is the crease, 6 ft out: 31/57 · 54% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 32% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 33/57 · 58% of his goals came from here, on 266/623 · 43% of his attempts — 33/266 · 12% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 16/57 · 28% of his goals came from here, on 213/623 · 34% of his attempts — 16/213 · 8% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 4/57 · 7% of his goals came from here, on 119/623 · 19% of his attempts — 4/119 · 3% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 4/57 · 7% of his goals came from here, on 25/623 · 4% of his attempts — 4/25 · 16% 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 1 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
10 of his 18 goals came in the 2nd period, on 55 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 | MTL | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:50 |
| Apr 13 | CAR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:22 |
| Apr 11 | @WPG | W 7-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 13:33 |
| Apr 9 | @DET | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 |
| Apr 7 | @NJD | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:25 |
| Apr 5 | BOS | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:35 |
| Apr 3 | @NYI | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 0 | 16:06 |
| Apr 2 | DET | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 15:01 |
| Mar 31 | @WSH | L 4-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:19 |
| Mar 29 | DAL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:45 |
| Mar 29 | @DET | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:59 |
| Mar 26 | CHI | W 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:26 |
| Mar 24 | CBJ | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:00 |
| Mar 21 | @SJS | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 5 | 18:11 |
| Mar 20 | @LAK | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 20:27 |
| Mar 19 | @ANA | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:25 |
| Mar 14 | CBJ | OTL 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:09 |
| Mar 13 | @MIN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:10 |
| Mar 11 | WSH | W 4-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 11:28 |
| Mar 9 | NYR | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 12:48 |
| Mar 7 | @PIT | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:19 |
| Mar 6 | UTA | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 18:18 |
| Mar 3 | @TOR | W 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:56 |
| Feb 28 | BOS | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:31 |
| Feb 27 | @NYR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:29 |
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 | PHI | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +4 | 4 | 23 | 21.7 | 21 | 6 | 10:28 |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 82 | 13 | 25 | 38 | +8 | 12 | 107 | 12.1 | 86 | 65 | 15:49 |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 59 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 0 | 78 | 7.7 | 52 | 41 | 12:28 |
| 2024-25 | PHI | 78 | 16 | 21 | 37 | +3 | 14 | 110 | 14.5 | 87 | 62 | 15:53 |
| 2025-26 | PHI | 82 | 18 | 29 | 47 | +20 | 44 | 132 | 13.6 | 102 | 63 | 13:56 |
| Career | 317 | 58 | 91 | 149 | +27 | 74 | 450 | 12.9 | 348 | 237 | 14:27 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | PHI | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 19 | 7 | 16:20 |
| Career | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 19 | 7 | 16:20 |
06/Bio
- Position
- Left Wing
- Jersey
- #27
- Shoots
- L
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 194 lb
- Born
- Feb 5, 1999 (age 27)
- Birthplace
- Stillwater, Minnesota, USA
- Drafted
- 2017 · Round 5 · Pick 13 · PHI
- Club
- Philadelphia Flyers
