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Dawson Mercer
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vs2026-27 season
- GP
- 17
- G
- 1
- A
- 7
- PTS
- 8
- +/-
- -3
- PPP
- 1
- SOG
- 33
- TOI/G
- 15:37
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | vs VAN | W 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 14:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | @MTL | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | @CAR | L 0-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:42 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | @FLA | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:12 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | @TBL | L 4-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 14:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs FLA | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs MTL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs ANA | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:54 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 20 | vs COL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 16:36 | 3 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | @WSH | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:06 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs NYR | W 7-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 15:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | @DET | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 17:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs OTT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs VAN | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs UTA | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | @NYI | L 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 15:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | vs PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:06 | 1 | 1 |
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| Apr 14 | @BOS | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | vs OTT | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 18:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 11 | @DET | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 9 | vs PIT | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 7 | vs PHI | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 17:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 5 | @MTL | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Apr 4 | vs MTL | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 21:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 2 | vs WSH | W 7-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 31 | @NYR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 29 | vs CHI | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 21:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 28 | @CAR | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | @NSH | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 24 | @DAL | W 6-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 16:54 | 2 | 3 |
| Mar 20 | @WSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 18 | @NYR | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 19:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16 | vs BOS | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 19:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14 | vs LAK | W 6-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 12 | vs CGY | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 8 | vs DET | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 7 | vs NYR | W 6-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 4 | vs TOR | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 18:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | vs FLA | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | @STL | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 26 | @PIT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | vs BUF | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 5 | vs NYI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 3 | vs CBJ | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 31 | @OTT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 27 | vs WPG | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 25 | @SEA | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 23 | @VAN | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 20 | @EDM | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 19 | @CGY | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 17 | vs CAR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 18:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 14 | vs SEA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 12 | @MIN | W 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 16:36 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 11 | @WPG | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 8 | @PIT | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 17:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 6 | @NYI | L 0-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 18:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 4 | vs CAR | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 19:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 3 | vs UTA | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 | @CBJ | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 | @TOR | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 27 | vs WSH | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 | @NYI | L 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 21 | vs BUF | L 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 19 | @UTA | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 17 | @VGK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 14 | vs VAN | L 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 21:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 13 | vs ANA | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 11 | vs TBL | L 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 9 | @OTT | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | @BOS | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs VGK | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | vs DAL | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs CBJ | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs PHI | L 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | @BUF | W 5-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 15:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs STL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:12 | 1 | 3 |
| Nov 24 | vs DET | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | @PHI | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | @FLA | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | @TBL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 15 | @WSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 23:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | @CHI | W 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 23:54 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 10 | vs NYI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs PIT | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs MTL | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:54 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 2 | @ANA | L 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 16:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | @LAK | W 4-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 19:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | @SJS | L 2-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 17:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | @COL | L 4-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs COL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:30 | 2 | 3 |
| Oct 24 | vs SJS | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs MIN | W 4-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 16:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | @TOR | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs EDM | W 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | vs FLA | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 19:48 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | @CBJ | W 3-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 16:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | @TBL | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 19:06 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 9 | @CAR | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:36 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 16 | vs DET | L 2-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 21:48 | 0 | 0 |
Latest news
Mercer had a goal and an assist in a 6-2 win over the Canucks on Thursday.
Mercer's first-period goal put the Jets up 3-1 in the first period; it stood as the winner. It was his first goal as a member of the Jets since being acquired from the Devils on Oct. 23 as part of the Connor Hellebuyck trade. The goal was also Mercer's first of the season (one goal, seven assists; 17 games). The assist was his first power-play point of the season. Mercer is on the Jets second line and with a role on the power play, he could eventually evolve back into the kind of player he was in his sophomore season. He had 56 points, including 10 PPP, in 82 games that year.
RotoWire via ESPN · 23h ago
Mercer (upper body) will play in Tuesday's road clash against the Canadiens, per Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press.
Mercer won't miss any time after he appeared on Monday's injury report with an upper-body issue. Overall, the 25-year-old center has posted six points, 30 shots on net, 13 hits and 10 blocked shots across 15 outings between New Jersey and Winnipeg this season. Head coach Scott Arniel didn't state where Mercer would draw into Tuesday's lineup, but fantasy managers can likely expect the young winger to see his standard amount of playing time from one of the team's bottom-three lines.
RotoWire via ESPN · 3d ago
Mercer didn't participate in Monday's practice session due to an upper-body injury, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.
Mercer hasn't yet been ruled out for Tuesday's game against Montreal, but a better idea of his status could come into focus based on whether he participates in Tuesday's morning skate. The 25-year-old has appeared in five games with the Jets and 15 contests overall this season, recording six assists, 13 hits and 10 blocked shots while averaging 15:24 of ice time.
RotoWire via ESPN · 4d ago
Mercer logged an assist and three shots on goal in Thursday's 6-4 loss to the Lightning.
The current headliner of the New Jersey return in the Connor Hellebuyck trade, Mercer has gotten off to a slow start in Winnipeg. Mercer earned his first point in three games with his new team in Thursday's loss. The 25-year-old has had some bad luck so far, failing to score a goal on 28 shots while adding five assists, nine hits, nine blocked shots and a minus-4 rating over 13 appearances this season. He's in a middle-six role with ice time in all situations, so he should get his offense going soon, as long as he can adjust to his new teammates.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 30
Mercer, Alexander Command, Nico Daws, Nick Bjugstad (pectoral) and a pair of draft picks were traded to the Jets from the Devils on Friday in exchange for Connor Hellebuyck.
Mercer appeared in all 82 regular-season games with the Devils across the past five seasons, and he appeared in the team's first 10 matchups of the 2026-27 campaign. He's recorded no goals, four assists, nine hits and eight blocked shots while averaging 15:06 of ice time to begin the year, and he should continue to have plenty of opportunities to make an impact with his new team.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 23
Mercer logged two assists, three shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Rangers.
Mercer's offense is starting to surface -- he has three helpers over his last two games. The 24-year-old forward had gone five contests without a point to start the season. Mercer has added 18 shots on net, four blocked shots and a minus-2 rating. He's in a top-six role, so he should have plenty of opportunities to contribute, but his overall usage, particularly on the power play, is down to start 2026-27.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 16
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Verdexed · Oct 26
- Connor Hellebuyck Is Traded to the Devils for Dawson Mercer and a Package of Picks: The Fantasy Fallout for New Jersey and Winnipeg
Verdexed · Oct 24