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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
32 (1994)
Contract
$3,250,000 × 2yr
Expires
UFA 2028 · age 34
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Aug 2025
Drafted
Undrafted
Vitals
6'2" · 206 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 254 d-men
CK 78 74th
FG 67 77th
DI 79 28th
SK 71 23rd
ST 77 62nd
EN 67 23rd
DU 70 31st
PH 62 47th
FO 25 98th
PA 51 34th
SC 47 30th
DF 86 57th
PS 25 67th
EX 71 63rd
LD 73 62nd
OV 68 37th

Contract

Cap hit $3,250,000 3.1% of cap
Year 2 of 3
2025-26
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
UFA
2028 age 34
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2019-20 CAR 72 4 12 16 0.22 -16 117 0 2 0 63 6.3% 202
2020-21 TBL 5 0 0 0 0.00 +3 2 0 0 0 4 0.0% 10
2021-22 BUF 25 1 7 8 0.32 +7 19 0 1 0 20 5.0% 14
2022-23 BUF 82 8 16 24 0.29 +13 116 0 1 0 91 8.8% 209
2023-24 COL / EDM 71 4 18 22 0.31 -10 34 1 1 0 56 7.1% 86
2024-25 ANH 82 6 26 32 0.39 +18 84 1 2 0 88 6.8% 175
2025-26 ANH 82 3 18 21 0.26 -10 75 0 1 0 55 5.5% 126
CAREER 7 yrs 419 26 97 123 0.29 +5 447 2 8 0 -- 6.9% 822
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2021-22 BUF 6 0 1 1 0.17 -3 5 0 0 0 5 0.0% 9
2022-23 BUF 7 0 2 2 0.29 0 8 0 0 0 6 0.0% 22
2024-25 ANH 4 0 0 0 0.00 -5 4 0 0 0 3 0.0% 7
CAREER 3 app. 17 0 3 3 0.18 -8 17 0 0 0 -- 0.0% 38
2026-27 · no games in this range

No games logged in this range.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2025-26 NSH 53 1 8 9 1 40 0 0 0 33 15:44
On Pace - 82 2 12 14 2 62 0 0 0 51 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2018-19 ARI 41 0 4 4 0.10 -9 13 0 0 0 0.0% 13:44
2019-20 ARI 51 0 4 4 0.08 4 18 0 0 0 0.0% 14:11
2020-21 ARI 42 1 1 2 0.05 -13 10 0 0 0 2.8% 15:42
2021-22 ARI 46 0 9 9 0.20 -6 26 0 0 0 0.0% 18:07
2021-22 TOR 31 2 4 6 0.19 4 25 0 0 0 9.5% 16:28
2022-23 BUF 68 2 12 14 0.21 -2 38 1 0 0 4.9% 15:01
2023-24 ANH 55 0 4 4 0.07 -13 51 0 0 0 0.0% 17:09
2023-24 TOR 19 0 4 4 0.21 2 6 0 0 0 0.0% 17:03
2024-25 DAL 80 1 13 14 0.18 5 32 0 0 0 2.0% 17:23
2025-26 DAL 53 1 8 9 0.17 1 40 0 0 0 3.0% 15:44
Career NHL 486 7 63 70 0.14 -27 259 1 0 0 2.1% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2019-20 25 D CAR 99 61 89 70 77 63 63 58 25 50 47 69 25 47 47 62
2020-21 26 D BUF 95 47 89 70 76 64 64 62 25 47 47 67 25 55 55 64
2021-22 27 D BUF 90 46 91 70 75 67 75 59 25 41 47 73 25 59 59 64
2022-23 28 D BUF 89 56 81 76 75 74 85 60 25 52 48 85 25 63 63 69
2023-24 29 D EDM 80 45 83 76 75 67 90 59 25 53 48 88 25 65 66 69
2024-25 30 D ANH 89 56 78 76 75 71 88 62 25 49 47 90 25 67 68 71
2025-26 31 D ANH 76 44 87 73 75 72 97 61 25 52 47 90 25 70 71 71
2026-27 32 D ANH 78 67 79 71 77 67 70 62 25 51 47 86 25 71 73 68
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2019-20 25 D CAR 99 61 89 70 77 63 63 58 25 50 47 69 25 47 47 62
2020-21 26 D BUF −4 −14 · · −1 +1 +1 +4 · −3 · −2 · +8 +8 +2
2021-22 27 D BUF −5 −1 +2 · −1 +3 +11 −3 · −6 · +6 · +4 +4 ·
2022-23 28 D BUF −1 +10 −10 +6 · +7 +10 +1 · +11 +1 +12 · +4 +4 +5
2023-24 29 D EDM −9 −11 +2 · · −7 +5 −1 · +1 · +3 · +2 +3 ·
2024-25 30 D ANH +9 +11 −5 · · +4 −2 +3 · −4 −1 +2 · +2 +2 +2
2025-26 31 D ANH −13 −12 +9 −3 · +1 +9 −1 · +3 · · · +3 +3 ·
2026-27 32 D ANH +2 +23 −8 −2 +2 −5 −27 +1 · −1 · −4 · +1 +2 −3
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2019-20 CAR $985,000 3 yr 1.2% 25 ELC Rookie
2022-23 BUF $2,250,000 3 yr 2.7% 28 RFA
2025-26 ANH $3,250,000 3 yr 3.4% 31 UFA CURRENT
2020-21
Aug 9 2020
2020-21
to LIGHTNING
Apr 18 2021
2020-21
to SABRES
  • Ilya Lyubushkin 64
to LIGHTNING
2023-24
Oct 1 2023
2023-24
to AVALANCHE
Feb 3 2024
2023-24
to OILERS
  • Ilya Lyubushkin 69
2024-25
Jun 30 2024
2024-25
to DUCKS
to OILERS

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