Profile
- Position
- Right wing
- Number
- #63
- Born
- April 22, 2003 · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Age
- 23 years old
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Weight
- 207 lb (94 kg)
- Shoots
- right
- Draft
2021, SEA, round 5, pick 3 (131st overall)- Nationality
- Canada (by country of birth)
Injury
Injured reserve · Chest · expected back around Tuesday, December 1 · reported Oct 10
Melanson's upper-body injury was diagnosed Saturday as an anterior mediastinum hematoma with vascular pseudo aneurysm. He will continue to be evaluated and is out indefinitely.
Injuries · Source: team reports published by ESPN. The NHL publishes no official injury list in its public feed.
Season stats
- GPGames playedOfficial regular season games he played.
- 1
- GGoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count.
- 0
- AAssistsAssists on his team’s goals.
- 0
- PTSPointsGoals plus assists.
- 0
- +/-Plus-minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded.
- 0
- SOGShots on goalShots on target, goals included.
- 1
- PPGPower play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player.
- 0
- HITHitsBody checks given.
- 3
- BLKBlocked shotsOpponents’ shots blocked.
- 1
Projected full season
- Pool pts Pool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout.
- 2.4 20 games, 1 goals, 1.5 assists
- Rest of season
- 2.4 19 games left, 0.13 pool pts per game
Our model’s projection, checked on the whole 2025-2026 season: production per game and expected games from his team’s schedule. Our method
📈 Our read on his season
- Projected pool points
- 2 0 so far · 2 to come
- Likely range (80%)
- 0 to 4 Confidence low
- Current pace
- 0 2 below the projection
Current pace carries his production per game over the games we expect him to play. The projection blends this season with the previous ones. The range covers 8 seasons out of 10 given how much his games vary, his health and his role.
* This season: our projection, the vertical line showing its 80% range.
Compared with his last seasons
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Pool pointsPool points for the season under the default scoring. For this season, our projection. | Pool points per gamePool points divided by games played. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 (projected) | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.12 |
| 2025-26 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0.14 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Pool points under the default scoring: 1 point per goal and per assist, 2 per win and per shutout, 1 per overtime loss.
Last 10 games
Regular season career
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| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Truro Bearcats U15 | NSMBHL | 33 | 19 | 6 | 25 | – | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016-17 | Team Nova Scotia U14 (ACC) | ACC-U14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017-18 | Truro Bearcats U15 | NSMBHL | 31 | 44 | 32 | 76 | – | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017-18 | Team Nova Scotia U15 (ACC) | ACC-U15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Weeks Major Midgets | NSMMHL | 32 | 20 | 21 | 41 | – | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Team Nova Scotia | CWG | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | – | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Amherst Ramblers | MJAHL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Team Nova Scotia | QGC-16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019-20 | Québec Remparts | QMJHL | 39 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +3 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020-21 | Acadie-Bathurst Titan | QMJHL | 18 | 8 | 11 | 19 | +5 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021-22 | Acadie-Bathurst Titan | QMJHL | 54 | 35 | 21 | 56 | +1 | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022-23 | Acadie-Bathurst Titan | QMJHL | 27 | 25 | 19 | 44 | +12 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022-23 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | QMJHL | 32 | 25 | 30 | 55 | +35 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023-24 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 62 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 87 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2024-25 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9:53 |
| 2024-25 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 42 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2025-26 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6.1 | 9:22 |
| 2025-26 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 28 | 9 | 10 | 19 | +9 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2026-27 | Seattle Kraken | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 9:31 |
| NHL totals | NHL | 38 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5.9 | 9:23 |
Playoff career
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| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | Truro Bearcats U15 | NSMBHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017-18 | Truro Bearcats U15 | NSMBHL | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Weeks Major Midgets U18 | NSMMHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Amherst Ramblers | MJAHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020-21 | Acadie-Bathurst Titan | QMJHL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021-22 | Acadie-Bathurst Titan | QMJHL | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022-23 | Sherbrooke Phoenix | QMJHL | 14 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022-23 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023-24 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2024-25 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2025-26 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +5 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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