#21 · Defence · NYR
DennisCholowski
Next milestone 58 points from 100
2025-26 regular season
- GP
- 17
- G
- 0
- A
- 2
- P
- 2
- +/-
- -6
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 12
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- February 15, 1998 (age 28)
- Birthplace
- Langley, British Columbia, CAN
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Weight
- 214 lb (97 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2016 DET, round 1, #20 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26
- Top skating speed20.0 mphleague avg 21.6 mph7th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph0league avg 31.30th percentile
- Distance skated36.3 mileague avg 133.2 mi24th percentile
- Hardest shot88.2 mphleague avg 88.9 mph37th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone42.2%league avg 42.3%59th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 0 | 0.72 | -0.72 | 25 | 0 | .029 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 17 games · 239:11 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 45.0% | 51.4% | -6.4 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 45.1% | 52.9% | -7.8 |
- Goals for–against
- 6–13
- xG for–against
- 8.3–10.1
- Average rating
- 5.2
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Nemec | 11 | 61:30 | 38.4% |
| Colton White | 6 | 61:19 | 57.7% |
| Dougie Hamilton | 8 | 40:35 | 39.6% |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | 2 | 30:10 | 38.6% |
| Brenden Dillon | 9 | 21:54 | 60.8% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.3 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 10: 0 G · 1 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11 | @ DET | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 14:49 |
| Apr 9 | vs PIT | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 17:40 |
| Dec 14 | vs VAN | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 |
| Dec 13 | vs ANA | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 13:03 |
| Dec 6 | @ BOS | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 13:29 |
| Dec 3 | vs DAL | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 13:03 |
| Dec 1 | vs CBJ | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 18:06 |
| Nov 22 | @ PHI | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 |
| Nov 20 | @ FLA | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:52 |
| Nov 18 | @ TBL | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 |
| Nov 15 | @ WSH | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:42 |
| Nov 12 | @ CHI | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12:37 |
| Nov 10 | vs NYI | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 |
| Nov 8 | vs PIT | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 |
| Nov 6 | vs MTL | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:41 |
| Nov 2 | @ ANA | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 17:19 |
| Nov 1 | @ LAK | 4.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 13:53 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 173 | 13 | 29 | 42 | -60 | 40 | 185 | 7.0 | 16 |
| Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
Season by season (9)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Devils | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Islanders | 33 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +1 | 10 | 26 | 11.5 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Devils | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Islanders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Capitals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Kraken | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Red Wings | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Red Wings | 36 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -26 | 6 | 51 | 3.9 | 5 |
| 2018-19 | Red Wings | 52 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -20 | 16 | 71 | 9.9 | 9 |