Dylan Cozens
Ottawa Senators · C · #24- HT
- 6'3"
- WT
- 205 lb
- Age
- 25
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Whitehorse, CAN
- Draft
- 2019 BUF · R1 #7
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 49 GP tracked · 14h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 1129 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$7.10M
cap hit
$7.95M
Alpha-market value
B
Good value (+$0.9M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dylan Cozens | 81 | Middle-Six Engine | 59 P · 82 GP | $7.10M | $7.95M | B+$0.9M | this player |
 Carter Verhaeghe | 80 | Middle-Six Engine | 55 P · 77 GP | $7.00M | $7.61M | C+$0.6M | 91% |
 Steven Stamkos | 83 | Sniper | 66 P · 82 GP | $8.00M | $8.65M | C+$0.6M | 89% |
 Trevor Zegras | 81 | Middle-Six Engine | 67 P · 81 GP | $5.75M | $7.95M | A+$2.2M | 88% |
 Brayden Point | 82 | Middle-Six Engine | 50 P · 63 GP | $9.50M | $8.30M | D−$1.2M | 87% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Tim Stützle · 16 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Dylan’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ TBL
1P
1G 0A
@ TBL 03-28
1G 0A · 1 shots · 15:03 TOI
@ FLA
0P
0G 0A
@ FLA 03-31
0G 0A · 1 shots · 20:21 TOI
vs BUF
1P
1G 0A
vs BUF 04-02
1G 0A · 6 shots · 16:09 TOI
vs MIN
0P
0G 0A
vs MIN 04-04
0G 0A · 2 shots · 16:30 TOI
vs CAR
2P
1G 1A
vs CAR 04-05
1G 1A · 4 shots · 16:16 TOI
vs TBL
1P
0G 1A
vs TBL 04-07
0G 1A · 4 shots · 16:21 TOI
vs FLA
1P
0G 1A
vs FLA 04-09
0G 1A · 2 shots · 15:51 TOI
@ NYI
1P
0G 1A
@ NYI 04-11
0G 1A · 2 shots · 16:23 TOI
@ NJD
0P
0G 0A
@ NJD 04-12
0G 0A · 4 shots · 17:32 TOI
vs TOR
1P
1G 0A
vs TOR 04-15
1G 0A · 4 shots · 18:35 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 7 of 28 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 35 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 30 blocks · 4 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Buffalo Sabres | 41 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -15 |
| 2021-22 | Buffalo Sabres | 79 | 13 | 25 | 38 | -19 |
| 2022-23 | Buffalo Sabres | 81 | 31 | 37 | 68 | -3 |
| 2023-24 | Buffalo Sabres | 79 | 18 | 29 | 47 | -4 |
| 2024-25 | Buffalo Sabres | 61 | 11 | 20 | 31 | -13 |
| 2024-25 | Ottawa Senators | 21 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -4 |
| 2025-26 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 28 | 31 | 59 | -7 |
| Career | 2 teams | 444 | 110 | 162 | 272 | -65 |