PuckSleuthCap hit
$3.25M
3.1% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
+$850K
vs. $4.1M market estimate
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2025-26 regular season
GP
53
Goals
1
3.0% shooting
Assists
8
4 primary
Points
9
0.17 per game
TOI/GP
15:44
PP 0:01 · PK 1:28
xGF%
46.4
5v5, -1.9 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.06
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
+1
Blocks 90 · Hits 68
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30 @ MIN · L 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14:32 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.16 |
| Apr 28 vs MIN · L 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:30 | 0:00 | 0:07 | — | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 |
| Apr 15 @ BUF · W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15:39 | 0:00 | 2:21 | — | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.01 |
| Apr 13 @ TOR · W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:48 | 0:01 | 0:34 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.04 |
| Apr 11 vs NYR · W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:40 | 0:00 | 2:28 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 |
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 · 737 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
27th percentile
7th percentile
78th percentile
4th percentile
7th percentile
9th percentile
48th percentile
1st percentile
46th percentile
6th percentile
44th percentile
70th percentile
66th percentile
11th 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 stylePhysical stay-at-home defenseman
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Lyubushkin is a rugged, physical presence who uses his size and strength to wear down opponents and defend the blue line. He doesn't generate much offense or speed, keeping his game simple and focused on heavy, shutdown play.
- Shooting volume
- 3
- Playmaking
- 43
- Zone entries(est.)
- 35
- Forechecking
- 22
- Physicality
- 89
- Defensive impact
- 59
- Puck management
- 29
- Speed
- 14
Where he shoots from
Slot 6% · Mid-range 30% · Perimeter 64%(47 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Elite physicality at the 89th percentile brings constant hard hits
- Solid defensive impact at 59th percentile limits prime scoring chances
- Neutral expected goals share shows reliable defensive commitment
Watch-outs
- Minimal shooting volume in the 3rd percentile limits scoring chances
- Very low speed at 14th percentile restricts mobility and gap control
- Weak puck management at 29th percentile leads to turnovers under pressure
Similar style: Colton White, Jonas Siegenthaler (NJD)
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 · 53 GP · goals above average
Season total -3.4 goals, or -0.06 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -1.4
- Even strength defense
- +0.7
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Finishing
- -0.2
- Playmaking
- -0.8
- Penalties
- -1.9
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
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DAL | 53 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +1 | 33 | 15:44 | — | -0.06 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 80 | 1 | 13 | 14 | +5 | 51 | 17:23 | — | -0.09 |
| 2023-24 | ANA, TOR | 74 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -11 | 47 | 17:07 | — | -0.13 |
| 2022-23 | BUF | 68 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 41 | 15:01 | — | -0.06 |
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
NHL defensemen · production index
At 32, defensemen typically produce 81% of their peak (age 24).
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 20.9 mph
- 23rd pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 5
- Hardest shot
- 87.8 mph
- 36th pct
- Distance
- 113.8 mi
- OZ time
- 40.6%
- 33rd pct
- DZ time
- 41.9%