Arber Xhekaj

Player profile and career history

D · #72 · Montréal Canadiens

Arber Xhekaj is a defenceman for the Montréal Canadiens. Born January 30, 2001 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, he stands 6'4", weighs 240 lbs and shoots left. In 246 NHL regular-season games he has 11 goals and 25 assists for 36 points. This season: 1 goals and 2 assists in 16 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games
246
Goals
11
Assists
25
Points
36
All supplied career statistics
Assists
25
Avg Toi
13:58
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
246
Goals
11
Ot Goals
0
Pim
448
Plus Minus
-24
Points
36
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.0428
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
257

NHL playoff career

Games
16
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
2
All supplied career statistics
Assists
1
Avg Toi
8:38
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
16
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
32
Plus Minus
6
Points
2
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.1
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
10

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game
0.04
Assists / game
0.10
Points / game
0.15
Shots / game
1.04

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals
5
2022–23 · Montréal Canadiens
Assists
8
2022–23 · Montréal Canadiens
Points
13
2022–23 · Montréal Canadiens
Shots
75
2022–23 · Montréal Canadiens

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

  1. 2026–27

  2. 2025–26

  3. 2024–25

  4. 2023–24

  5. 2022–23

  6. 2021–22

    • Brantford BulldogsMemorial Cup
    • Brantford BulldogsOHL
    • Kitchener RangersOHL
  7. 2019–20

    • Kitchener RangersOHL
  8. 2018–19

    • Kitchener RangersOHL
  9. 2017–18

    • St. Catharines FalconsGOJHL

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPGAPTSPIM+/−ShotsPPGPPPSHGSHPGWGOTG
2026–27NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular1612332012000000
All stats
Assists
2
Avg Toi
11:53
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
16
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
32
Plus Minus
0
Points
3
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.0833
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
12
2025–26NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular65134116-840000000
All stats
Assists
3
Avg Toi
11:25
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
65
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
116
Plus Minus
-8
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.025
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
40
2025–26NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs131122858000000
All stats
Assists
1
Avg Toi
8:06
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
13
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
28
Plus Minus
5
Points
2
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.125
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
8
2024–25NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular70156118-1369000000
All stats
Assists
5
Avg Toi
14:37
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
70
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
118
Plus Minus
-13
Points
6
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.0145
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
69
2024–25NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs3000412000000
All stats
Assists
0
Avg Toi
10:58
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
1
Points
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
2
2023–24AHLLaval RocketRegular173811343———————
All stats
Assists
8
Games Played
17
Goals
3
Pim
34
Plus Minus
3
Points
11
2023–24NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular44371081661000000
All stats
Assists
7
Avg Toi
15:56
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
44
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
81
Plus Minus
6
Points
10
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.0492
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
61
2022–23NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular515813101-975230000
All stats
Assists
8
Avg Toi
15:16
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
51
Goals
5
Ot Goals
0
Pim
101
Plus Minus
-9
Points
13
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.0667
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
75
2021–22Memorial CupBrantford BulldogsRegular505582———————
All stats
Assists
5
Games Played
5
Goals
0
Pim
8
Plus Minus
2
Points
5
2021–22OHLBrantford BulldogsRegular33611178437———————
All stats
Assists
11
Games Played
33
Goals
6
Pim
84
Plus Minus
37
Points
17
2021–22OHLKitchener RangersRegular1861117547———————
All stats
Assists
11
Games Played
18
Goals
6
Pim
54
Plus Minus
7
Points
17
2021–22OHLBrantford BulldogsPlayoffs18610165015———————
All stats
Assists
10
Games Played
18
Goals
6
Pim
50
Plus Minus
15
Points
16
2019–20OHLKitchener RangersRegular51611178826———————
All stats
Assists
11
Games Played
51
Goals
6
Pim
88
Plus Minus
26
Points
17
2018–19OHLKitchener RangersRegular5921339-28———————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
59
Goals
2
Pim
39
Plus Minus
-28
Points
3
2018–19OHLKitchener RangersPlayoffs40002-1———————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
4
Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
-1
Points
0
2017–18GOJHLSt. Catharines FalconsRegular4641822110————————
All stats
Assists
18
Games Played
46
Goals
4
Pim
110
Points
22
2017–18GOJHLSt. Catharines FalconsPlayoffs1101124————————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
11
Goals
0
Pim
24
Points
1

NHL game-by-game archive

16 imported games.

DateTeamOpponentGAPTSShots+/−TOIDetails
2026-11-07MTLat TOR0001112:23
All stats
Game Id
2026020268
Team Abbrev
MTL
Home Road Flag
R
Game Date
2026-11-07
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Plus Minus
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
1
Shifts
17
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
2
Toi
12:23
Opponent Abbrev
TOR
2026-11-05MTLvs UTA101209:53
All stats
Game Id
2026020251
Team Abbrev
MTL
Home Road Flag
H
Game Date
2026-11-05
Goals
1
Assists
0
Points
1
Plus Minus
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
2
Shifts
16
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
5
Toi
9:53
Opponent Abbrev
UTA
2026-11-03MTLvs WPG0112-113:05
All stats
Game Id
2026020237
Team Abbrev
MTL
Home Road Flag
H
Game Date
2026-11-03
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
1
Plus Minus
-1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
2
Shifts
17
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
7
Toi
13:05
Opponent Abbrev
WPG
2026-10-31MTLvs PIT0110113:40
All stats
Game Id
2026020223
Team Abbrev
MTL
Home Road Flag
H
Game Date
2026-10-31
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
1
Plus Minus
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
0
Shifts
14
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
0
Toi
13:40
Opponent Abbrev
PIT
2026-10-29MTLat DAL0001111:02
All stats
Game Id
2026020209
Team Abbrev
MTL
Home Road Flag
R
Game Date
2026-10-29
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Plus Minus
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
1
Shifts
19
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
2
Toi
11:02
Opponent Abbrev
DAL
2026-10-25MTLat WPG0001010:18
All stats
Game Id
2026020182
Team Abbrev
MTL
Home Road Flag
R
Game Date
2026-10-25
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Plus Minus
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
1
Shifts
11
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
0
Toi
10:18
Opponent Abbrev
WPG
2026-10-23MTLat CHI0001010:38
All stats
Game Id
2026020166
Team Abbrev
MTL
Home Road Flag
R
Game Date
2026-10-23
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Plus Minus
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
1
Shifts
13
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
0
Toi
10:38
Opponent Abbrev
CHI
2026-10-20MTLvs SJS0001013:14
All stats
Game Id
2026020141
Team Abbrev
MTL
Home Road Flag
H
Game Date
2026-10-20
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Plus Minus
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
1
Shifts
17
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
4
Toi
13:14
Opponent Abbrev
SJS
2026-10-17MTLvs BUF0001-112:29
All stats
Game Id
2026020126
Team Abbrev
MTL
Home Road Flag
H
Game Date
2026-10-17
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Plus Minus
-1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
1
Shifts
16
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
0
Toi
12:29
Opponent Abbrev
BUF
2026-10-14MTLat WSH0000114:16
All stats
Game Id
2026020106
Team Abbrev
MTL
Home Road Flag
R
Game Date
2026-10-14
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Plus Minus
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
0
Shifts
15
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
0
Toi
14:16
Opponent Abbrev
WSH
2026-10-13MTLvs BUF0000-214:26
All stats
Game Id
2026020092
Team Abbrev
MTL
Home Road Flag
H
Game Date
2026-10-13
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Plus Minus
-2
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
0
Shifts
16
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
0
Toi
14:26
Opponent Abbrev
BUF
2026-10-10MTLvs DET000007:32
All stats
Game Id
2026020075
Team Abbrev
MTL
Home Road Flag
H
Game Date
2026-10-10
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Plus Minus
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
0
Shifts
9
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
0
Toi
7:32
Opponent Abbrev
DET
2026-10-08MTLvs NSH0002111:59
All stats
Game Id
2026020058
Team Abbrev
MTL
Home Road Flag
H
Game Date
2026-10-08
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Plus Minus
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
2
Shifts
15
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
10
Toi
11:59
Opponent Abbrev
NSH
2026-10-06MTLvs CAR0000-29:12
All stats
Game Id
2026020045
Team Abbrev
MTL
Home Road Flag
H
Game Date
2026-10-06
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Plus Minus
-2
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
0
Shifts
14
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
2
Toi
9:12
Opponent Abbrev
CAR
2026-10-03MTLat PIT0000113:43
All stats
Game Id
2026020026
Team Abbrev
MTL
Home Road Flag
R
Game Date
2026-10-03
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Plus Minus
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
0
Shifts
18
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
0
Toi
13:43
Opponent Abbrev
PIT
2026-09-29MTLat TOR0000012:20
All stats
Game Id
2026020002
Team Abbrev
MTL
Home Road Flag
R
Game Date
2026-09-29
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Plus Minus
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Shots
0
Shifts
16
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Pim
0
Toi
12:20
Opponent Abbrev
TOR

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

DateOpponentGoalsAssistsPointsTime on ice
2026-11-07TOR00012:23
2026-11-05UTA1019:53
2026-11-03WPG01113:05
2026-10-31PIT01113:40
2026-10-29DAL00011:02

Profile updated Nov 8, 12:55 pm EST. Missing stats are shown as –.

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