Dawson Mercer fantasy outlook 2026-27
Dawson Mercer ranks 301st of 520 in points leagues at 1.20 fantasy points per game, 453rd in categories leagues and 96th among centers. In 2026-27 so far he has 0 goals and 1 assist in 6 games, playing 14:35 a night with 0:10 on the power play. In categories no stat is well above the pool, and power-play points and plus-minus drag.

Points leagues
#301
1.20 FP/G
Categories
#453
-6.7 value
C rank
C96
points order
Ice time
14:16
last 5 games
How Dawson Mercer is being used
Over NJD's last 5 games Dawson Mercer played 5 games, 14:16 a night with 0:12 on the power play: line 3 by even-strength ice time and no regular power-play unit.
Dawson Mercer's ice time is down: 14:16 over his last 5 games against 17:23 on the board.
Lines and units are derived from the NHL's per-game ice time over NJD's last 5 games, not an official line chart. He was on the ice for 4% of the team's power-play time.
Per-game stats
| Season | GP | TOI | PP TOI | G | A | PTS | PPP | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 6 | 14:35 | 0:10 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.83 |
| 2025-26 | 82 | 18:14 | 1:36 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.51 | 0.09 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.02 |
Category profile
Each bar is his per-game output against the 180 skaters a 12-team league rosters, in standard deviations. Right helps your team, left hurts it.
- G-0.8
- A-1.3
- +/--1.3
- PPP-1.3
- SOG-0.5
- HIT-0.9
- BLK-0.5
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Last 5 games, 2026-27
| Game | TOI | G | A | PPP | SOG | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-12 vs OTT | 13:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 10-10 vs VAN | 14:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10-06 vs UTA | 11:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10-03 at NYI | 15:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 10-01 vs PHI | 16:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
Dawson Mercer in Week 3 (Oct 12-18)
New Jersey Devils play 4 games in Week 3: Mon OTT, Tue @DET, Thu NYR, Sat @WSH. One is the second night of a back-to-back. At 1.20 fantasy points a game, that projects to 4.8 for the week in points leagues. Week 4 (Oct 19-25): 3 games.
Centers ranked around him
- C931.23 FP/G
Jordan StaalCCAR - C941.22 FP/G
Tyler SeguinCDAL - C951.21 FP/G
Matthew PoitrasCBOS - C961.20 FP/G
Dawson MercerCNJD - C971.19 FP/G
Ross ColtonCNSH - C981.19 FP/G
Emmitt FinnieCDET - C991.19 FP/G
Mark KastelicCBOS
Common questions
Where does Dawson Mercer rank in fantasy hockey for 2026-27?
301st of 520 in points leagues at 1.20 fantasy points per game, 453rd in categories leagues, and 96th among centers.
What line and power-play unit is Dawson Mercer on?
By ice time over NJD's last 5 games: line 3, no regular power-play unit, 14:16 a night with 0:12 on the power play. Derived from the NHL's ice-time reports, not an official line chart.
What does Dawson Mercer help with in categories leagues?
No category well above the pool. Below it in power-play points and plus-minus.
By the Parlae deskPlayer data updated Oct 13, 2026 at 10:41 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number