Noah Cates

Noah Cates

26-Year-Old Left WingLW
Philadelphia Flyers
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Cates recorded 16 goals and 37 points across 78 outings with Philadelphia in 2024-25, which is a jump from 18 points in 59 appearances in 2023-24, but still a touch below his career high of 38 points in 82 games in 2022-23. Cates is 26 years old, so it’s hard to still think of him as a prospect with meaningful upside. Instead, it’s best to see him for what he is now: a middle-six forward. He’d have more appeal if there was a physical aspect to his game, but he’s never even reached 100 hits in a season -- his 87 last year was a personal best -- and he has just 30 career PIM over 235 appearances. He’s also not good on the draw with a 42.3 career faceoff winning percentage. Pass on him unless you have use for a 30-40 point forward with minimal versatility. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a four-year, $16 million contract extension with Philadelphia in June of 2025.
Goal, assist in win
LWPhiladelphia Flyers
December 3, 2025
Cates scored a goal on five shots, added an assist, went plus-2 and blocked four shots in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Sabres.
ANALYSIS
Cates snapped a five-game point drought with the effort. He's gotten on the scoresheet in just two of his last 12 games, but he has two goals and three assists in that span. The 26-year-old forward continues to fill a steady middle-six role with time on the second power-play unit. He's up to six goals, 15 points, 50 shots on net, 24 hits, 24 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating across 26 outings this season. At that pace, Cates is on track to exceed the 40-point mark for the first time in his career.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    15:53
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    1:00
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    1:33
 
Ice Time
Power Play
Short-Handed
2022–23
17:46
1:50
1:52
2023–24
13:48
0:42
1:31
2024–25
15:53
1:00
1:33
2025–26
17:21
2:18
1:57
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Cates contributed six goals and 18 points in 59 appearances during the 2023-24 campaign. He took a significant step backward offensively, but sitting out 22 straight games after suffering a broken foot in late November didn't help matters. He was better down the stretch, registering three goals and two assists in his final seven outings. Cates formed a solid shutdown combination with Ryan Poehling and Garnet Hathaway in 2023-24. The trio will likely remain intact for the upcoming campaign, and the 25-year-old Cates should bounce back offensively with around 25 to 30 points.
The Flyers gave Cates a full-time role a year ago and he responded. Appearing in all 82 regular-season games, Cates posted 13 goals and 38 points, including eight with the man advantage. Yes, Philadelphia was going nowhere in terms of the playoff picture, but the fact a veteran coach like John Tortorella was willing to trust Cates with nearly 18 minutes of ice time per game (17:46) is a very positive sign. The fantasy value here isn't much, but Cates is a lock to begin the upcoming campaign in a top-nine role for the club.
A four-year star at Minnesota-Duluth, Cates, a fifth-round pick of the Flyers in 2017, finally signed with the club this past March and was immediately promoted to the NHL roster. He played in each of the team's final 16 games, tallying five goals and nine points. The numbers look great on paper, but Cates' 21.7 percent shooting percentage will never last, so don't expect a repeat scoring performance over the course of his first full NHL campaign. Cates is an option in deep dynasty formats, but that's about it.
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Trio of points Saturday
LWPhiladelphia Flyers
November 23, 2025
Cates netted a goal, dished out two assists, placed four shots on net and had two hits in Saturday's 6-3 win over New Jersey.
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Scores go-ahead goal
LWPhiladelphia Flyers
November 6, 2025
Cates scored a goal in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Predators.
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Nets another goal
LWPhiladelphia Flyers
October 21, 2025
Cates scored a goal on three shots in Monday's 5-2 win over the Kraken.
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Scores OT winner
LWPhiladelphia Flyers
October 18, 2025
Cates scored a goal on three shots and delivered one hit in 19:20 of ice time during Saturday's 2-1overtime win over the Wild.
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Gets goal after net drive
LWPhiladelphia Flyers
October 9, 2025
Cates scored a goal in Thursday's 2-1 loss to Florida.
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