Jean-Gabriel Pageau

Jean-Gabriel Pageau

33-Year-Old CenterC
New York Islanders
2025 Stats
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2026 Fantasy Outlook
Pageau is a quintessential third-line center, and the Islanders like him enough to keep him around in that role. He signed a three-year extension in March to continue stabilizing the Islanders' defensive effort up front. The 33-year-old finished 2025-26 with 17 goals, 18 assists, 81 shots on goal, 115 hits and 51 blocked shots over 74 appearances. Pageau isn't the type of center fantasy managers need to draft, but he finds his way onto the fantasy radar with a few hot streaks each year. He's poised for some goal-scoring regression in 2026-27 after shooting a career-high 21.0 percent last season, but he should still be capable of 35-40 points with decent totals in hits, blocks and shorthanded points to round out his production. Read Past Outlooks
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Center
Shoots Right
Height 5'11"
DOB 11/11/1992
Born Ottawa, Canada
Drafted 4th Rd, #96 Overall in 2011
Signed a three-year, $14.55 million contract extension with the Islanders in March of 2026.
Tallies in Thursday's win
CNew York Islanders
April 10, 2026
Pageau scored a goal on two shots and added four hits in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Maple Leafs.
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Pageau has two goals and two assists over his last five contests. The 33-year-old center continues to fill a third-line role, offering steady depth offense with physicality. He's up to 17 goals -- his most in the last four years -- while adding 18 assists, 78 shots on net, 112 hits and 51 blocked shots over 71 appearances.
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2025–26 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    15:40
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:22
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    2:25
 
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15:55
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A well-rounded player that provides decent category coverage, Pageau upped his production from 33 points in 2023-24 to 14 goals and 42 points over 79 appearances in 2024-25. The center is more valuable in formats that count faceoffs, as he finished second in the NHL with a 59.6 percent win rate. The Ottawa native’s plus-minus rating improved from two seasons ago, but his blocked shots and hits totals decreased, which adds speculation to Pageau’s outlook for 2025-26 in leagues that count those categories. If the Islanders are out of the playoff conversation by the trade deadline, the 32-year-old, set to be a free agent next summer, could be a candidate to be moved -- he’s defensively reliable and plays special teams, traits that are typically coveted by contenders that are looking to shore up the center-ice position. Pageau's career high in points is 43, so don't expect lofty scoring totals.
Pageau scored 11 goals and 33 points in 82 contests in 2023-24, which was slightly below expectations for him, but not by enough to call last season a disappointment. Pageau has recorded at least 39 points on four occasions, including the 2019-20, 2021-22 and 2022-23 campaigns. His mild decline last year can be attributed to a drop in playing time to 15:55 from 17:37 in 2022-23. In particular, he averaged just 1:31 with the man advantage last season compared to 2:23 during the prior campaign and subsequently recorded just two power-play points last season after collecting at least seven in each of the previous four campaigns. With Bo Horvat gearing up for his second full campaign with the Islanders, Pageau doesn't have an obvious path to a spot on the first power-play unit, so the 31-year-old will have a tough time getting back to the 40-point mark.
Pageau got back to the 40-point mark for the third time in his career in 2022-23, posting 13 goals and 27 assists in 70 outings. The 30-year-old remains an ideal third-line center. He's physical (175 hits last year), good on the draw (57.2 percent win rate last year) and can kill penalties while chipping in some offense while a man down. He picked up four shorthanded points and eight power-play points last season, though he had to play up the lineup at times when Mathew Barzal was out. Pageau can likely continue at this pace for a few more years, though his heavy playing style creates some injury risk. Still, he's a solid do-it-all center with a safe floor to take late in fantasy drafts.
Pageau finished the 2021-22 campaign hot, with three goals in his final four appearances, but he managed just 18 goals on the year. His 21 helpers were his most since the 2016-17 season, while Pageau's 171 hits were a new career high. The Islanders play a defense-first style. They focus on checking and trying to win low-scoring games, which makes it difficult for fringe fantasy options such as Pageau to offer consistent value on a year-by-year basis. When push comes to shove, chances are you can find a better option during your draft. There just isn't all that much upside here.
Pageau's offensive production dropped off in his first full season with the Islanders. The 28-year-old scored 14 goals and 28 points in 54 games after registering a career-high 26 goals and 40 points in 67 contests the previous season with New York and Ottawa. But Pageau's 2020-21 production likely represents his floor, and the veteran center provides meaningful contributions elsewhere, having scored five power-play goals and a pair of short-handed tallies last season while winning a career-high 56.7 percent of his faceoffs. As a jack-of-all-trades type available late in drafts, Pageau is a handy player with plenty of utility for fantasy managers.
Pageau rode an elite shooting percentage - 17.2 percent, 14th in the league among players who scored at least 20 goals - en route to a career season last year and translated it into a $30-million extension from the Isles. That sort of performance screams regression, especially when you've just cracked 20 goals for the first time in six full seasons and have no history of elite offensive play. Pageau doesn't shoot very often, plays on the power play rather sparingly and also plays on a team that has ranked 22nd in goals per game in each of the past two campaigns. He has some fantasy value in rotisserie leagues that count hits, but fantasy managers looking for offensive upside should steer away.
Pageau suffered a devastating Achilles injury during the opening days of training camp last fall and was limited to just 39 games as a result. While the center fared well in his return to the ice -- four goals, eight helpers and 83 shots -- it likely won't put him atop most fantasy draft boards. Still, the Ottawa native is capable of reaching the 35-point mark and could be a sneaky depth option for fantasy owners heading into the 2019-20 season. Considering the 26-year-old is entering the final year of his contract, he could also be a trade candidate at the deadline, which would likely see his fantasy value rise.
Pageau failed to reach 15 goals in either of the past two seasons which didn't bode well for his outlook this upcoming season, but after tearing his Achilles tendon during training camp testing, the center will be lucky to play in 10 contests this year. At 25 years old, it was time for Pageau to prove he was worthy of being a part of Ottawa's long-term future -- how missing the 2018-19 campaign factors into the club's plans likely won't be known until the 2019 offseason.
Pageau took a step back in his second full season with the Senators in 2016-17, tallying 33 points (12 goals, 21 assists) in 82 games after notching 43 points in 2015-16. That decline in production can largely be attributed to the 5-foot-10 pivot’s failure to score a single shorthanded goal last season after potting seven shorties in 2015-16, but therein lies the problem with Pageau as a fantasy asset. The 24-year-old forward is buried on Ottawa’s depth chart behind Kyle Turris and Derick Brassard, and he isn't expected to occupy a spot on either of his team’s power-play units next season, so he’s forced to earn all of his offensive production while at even strength or shorthanded. Pageau is a dependable depth option who could easily produce 35 or so points as well as a strong hit total, but his limited role caps his fantasy upside.
To put it in simple terms, Pageau exploded in the 2015-16 season. Improvement across the board is one thing, but the unheralded pivot set career highs in every category, including establishing himself as a major threat when his team was a man down (seven shorthanded goals). The 2011 fourth-round pick appeared in all 82 contests, registering 19 tallies, 24 assists, a plus-17 rating (best on the roster) and 133 shots on goal. Ordinarily, that would make him a big-time fantasy sleeper entering this year, but Pageau’s stuck on the third line thanks to the arrival of veteran Derick Brassard and the expected healthy return of Kyle Turris (ankle). However, be ready to snatch the 23-year-old off the waiver wire if he finds his way into the top six.
Pageau was a key member of the Senators' second-half surge into the postseason, as he finished his 2014-15 campaign with 10 goals and nine assists in 50 games. A leg injury in the first round of the playoffs resulted in him finishing the season off the ice, but he’s expected to be back at full health for the team's training camp this fall. With a new two-year contract in tow, Pageau is set to see full-time action in Ottawa for the first time in his career, likely serving as the Senators' third-line center. It wouldn't be a surprise if he quietly challenged for a 35-to-40-point season.
Pageau was expected to make a big jump last season after an impressive playoff performance in 2013, but largely disappointed. The center suited up for 28 games in 2013-14, but was only able to muster two goals and 12 PIM over that span. He's still just 21-years-old, but with the Senators in a rebuilding mindset after trading Jason Spezza, 2014-15 could be Pageau's last opportunity to prove his worth to the franchise. He has great speed, and showed the ability to score with six points in 10 games in the playoffs two years ago, so he might be a decent super-sleeper pick in deeper leagues.
Pageau came up for the playoffs at the ripe old age of 20 and proceeded to post impressive numbers with four goals and two assists in 10 playoff games. He'll get a shot to be an every day player in Ottawa to start the year and his great speed could very well keep him in the big league. He's a high risk pick, but there's definitely potential to be found here.
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Scores lone goal in loss
CNew York Islanders
April 3, 2026
Pageau scored a goal in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Flyers.
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Tallies in overtime win
CNew York Islanders
March 11, 2026
Pageau scored a goal and added six hits in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blues.
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Inks three-year extension
CNew York Islanders
March 6, 2026
Pageau signed a three-year, $14.55 million contract extension with the Islanders on Friday, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.
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Registers pair of assists
CNew York Islanders
March 6, 2026
Pageau notched two assists, including one while shorthanded, in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Kings.
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One of each in win
CNew York Islanders
March 1, 2026
Pageau scored a goal, registered an assist, placed two shots on net and added two hits in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.
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Wild showing interest
CNew York Islanders
June 26, 2025
Minnesota is looking at acquiring Pageau from the Islanders, Michael Russo of The Athletic reports Thursday.
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Pageau's name is being bandied about in trade rumors. The Wild are interested after dealing Frederick Gaudreau to Seattle on Thursday. Pageau, who is in the final year of his contract and has a $5 million cap hit, would take over as Minnesota's third-line center. Pageau had 14 goals and 28 assists across 79 regular-season contests in 2024-25.
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