DM

DawsonMercer
- Born
- Oct 27, 2001 (24)
- Birthplace
- 🇨🇦 Carbonear, NL
- Nation
- Canada
- Height
- 183 cm / 6'0"
- Weight
- 82 kg / 180 lb
- Shoots
- Right
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2026-27 regular season
Career statistics
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | GP | G | A | P | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
| 2014-15 | Team Newfoundland U14 (ACC) | ACC-U14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | |||||
| 2014-15 | Tri Pen Ice | NLBAAAHL | 28 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 30 | – | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Team Newfoundland U15 (ACC) | ACC-U15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | |||||
| 2015-16 | Tri Pen Ice U15 AAA | NLBAAAHL | 24 | 42 | 26 | 68 | 41 | – | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | Bishop's College School Varsity | MPHL | 18 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | Team Newfoundland | QGC-16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | – | |||||
| 2016-17 | Bishop's College School Varsity | PSHF U18 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | – | |||||
| 2016-17 | Bishop's College School Prep U16 | PSHF U16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | |||||
| 2017-18 | Team Blue | U17-Dev | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | |||||
| 2017-18 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 61 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 25 | +8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | Canada Black U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | |||||
| 2018-19 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 68 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 50 | +31 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | Drummondville Voltigeurs | QMJHL | 26 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 21 | +3 | |||||
| 2019-20 | Canada U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |||||
| 2019-20 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 16 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | +2 | |||||
| 2020-21 | Chicoutimi Saguenéens | QMJHL | 23 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 6 | +15 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | Canada U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | +7 | |||||
| 2021-22 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 28 | -25 | |||||
| 2021-22 | Canada | WC | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | +5 | |||||
| 2022-23 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 27 | 29 | 56 | 14 | +22 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 29 | -26 | |||||
| 2023-24 | Canada | WC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +3 | |||||
| 2023-24 | Team Canada | International | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | |||||
| 2024-25 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 16 | +4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 33 | -2 | |||||
| 2026-27 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | |||||
| NHL totals | 6 seasons | 415 | 103 | 106 | 209 | 120 | -30 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |
Non-NHL rows cover junior, European and international play as recorded by the NHL. International tournaments (WJC, WC, OG) are listed under their own league codes.
NHL season detail regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | EVG | PPG | PPP | SHG | GWG | OTG | S | S% | TOI/GP | FO% | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | NJD | 82 | 17 | 25 | 42 | -25 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 11.0 | 16:32 | 35.4 | 0.51 |
| 2022-23 | NJD | 82 | 27 | 29 | 56 | +22 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 161 | 16.8 | 16:34 | 42.4 | 0.68 |
| 2023-24 | NJD | 82 | 20 | 13 | 33 | -26 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 14.9 | 17:13 | 44.9 | 0.40 |
| 2024-25 | NJD | 82 | 19 | 17 | 36 | +4 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 141 | 13.5 | 17:53 | 40.5 | 0.44 |
| 2025-26 | NJD | 82 | 20 | 22 | 42 | -2 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 12.7 | 18:14 | 38.9 | 0.51 |
| 2026-27 | NJD | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | 14:35 | 0.0 | 0.17 |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | S | HITS | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | @ | W 5–4 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 |
| Oct 12 | vs | L 1–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 |
| Oct 10 | vs | W 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:11 |
| Oct 6 | vs | L 3–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:04 |
| Oct 3 | @ | L 0–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:02 |
| Oct 1 | vs | W 3–2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:08 |
| Apr 14 | @ | L 0–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:25 |
| Apr 12 | vs | W 4–3 (OT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:56 |
| Apr 11 | @ | W 5–3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:58 |
| Apr 9 | vs | L 2–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:21 |
| Apr 7 | vs | L 1–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:45 |
| Apr 5 | @ | W 3–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21:34 |
| Apr 4 | vs | L 3–4 (SO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:47 |
| Apr 2 | vs | W 7–3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:00 |
| Mar 31 | @ | L 1–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:51 |
