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Utah Mammoth · Defense · Shoots L

Mikhail Sergachev

Age 28 · 6'3" · 212 lb · Born in Nizhnekamsk, RUS

Cap hit

$8.5M

8.2% of $104M cap

Term

5 yrs

Through 2030-31, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

arrives with the trade tools

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2026-27 regular season

GP

1

Goals

0

0.0% shooting

Assists

1

0 primary

Points

1

1.00 per game

TOI/GP

22:57

PP 1:45 · PK 2:45

xGF%

74.8

5v5, +24.1 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.04

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

+1

Blocks 2 · Hits 3

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameGASOGHITBLKTOIPPPKFOOZS%GVTK+/-GS
Oct 1
vs CHI · W 6-0
0133222:571:452:45—2001+1+0.04
May 1
vs VGK · L 5-1
0122222:284:540:57—6440-1+0.17
Apr 29
@ VGK · OTL 5-4
0120537:356:124:44—33110-0.47
Apr 27
vs VGK · OTL 5-4
0310230:324:024:00—50200-0.14
Apr 24
vs VGK · W 4-2
0001124:251:153:07—3330+1-0.34

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 1,330 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%50.7%

61st percentile

Relative xGF%-3.7

24th percentile

HDCF%47.6%

41st percentile

CF%52.5%

80th percentile

Relative CF%-1.5

38th percentile

FF%51.7%

74th percentile

GF%49.2%

49th percentile

CF/6062.6

84th percentile

CA/6056.6

58th percentile

ixG/600.35

85th percentile

Goals above expected+2.1

84th percentile

IPP43.3%

80th percentile

PDO99.0

34th percentile

OZS%46.9%

49th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleElite offensive defenseman

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26

Sergachev is a rare breed of blueliners who skates like a forward and runs the offense with precise passing and constant volume. His elite speed and playmaking create chances from distance, though he plays a lighter defensive game that doesn't always translate to impact on that end of the ice.

High-speed facilitatorPerimeter shooterOffensive driver
Shooting volume
74
Playmaking
81
Zone entries(est.)
53
Forechecking
40
Physicality
22
Defensive impact
9
Puck management
42
Speed
95

Where he shoots from

Slot 6% · Mid-range 28% · Perimeter 66%(216 unblocked shots)

Strengths

  • 95th percentile speed gives him a gear most defensemen lack, allowing him to join the rush and create chances on the move
  • 81st percentile playmaking means he finds open teammates with regularity, especially from the perimeter where he lives
  • 74th percentile shot volume shows he's unafraid to let it rip and generate offense from distance

Watch-outs

  • 9th percentile defensive impact suggests his on-ice results lean heavily offensive with limited shot suppression or defensive engagement
  • 22nd percentile physicality means he relies on positioning and speed over physical play to manage his end
  • 40th percentile forechecking indicates limited involvement in the offensive pressure game once he enters the zone

Similar style: Bowen Byram (CHI), Sean Durzi (NYR)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 78 GP · goals above average

Season total +3.0 goals, or +0.04 per game.

Even strength offense
+0.9
Even strength defense
-0.6
Power play
+0.7
Penalty kill
-0.4
Finishing
+2.2
Playmaking
+1.7
Penalties
-1.5

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-SOGTOI/GPFO%GS/GP
2026-27UTA1011+1322:57—+0.04
2025-26UTA78104959+215924:18—+0.04
2024-25UTA77153853-813225:07—+0.14
2023-24TBL3421719-165322:33—+0.00
2022-23TBL79105464+1315623:49—+0.14

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed
23.8 mph
99th pct
20+ mph bursts
87
Hardest shot
99.0 mph
94th pct
Distance
257.3 mi
OZ time
43.8%
83rd pct
DZ time
38.9%