Cap hit
$2.95M
2.8% of $104M cap
Term
3 yrs
Through 2028-29, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
arrives with the trade tools
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2026-27 regular season
GP
2
Goals
3
27.3% shooting
Assists
1
0 primary
Points
4
2.00 per game
TOI/GP
18:12
PP 4:26 · PK 0:00
xGF%
79.0
5v5, +27.2 vs. last yr
Game Score
+0.63
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
0 W · 2 L
Plus/minus
+1
Blocks 0 · Hits 7
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 @ VAN · W 9-7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18:04 | 4:02 | 0:00 | — | 100 | 0 | 1 | +3 | +0.46 |
| Sep 29 vs VAN · OTL 6-5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18:20 | 4:50 | 0:00 | 0-2 | 43 | 1 | 0 | -2 | +0.80 |
| Apr 30 @ ANA · L 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 18:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 58 | 1 | 0 | -1 | +0.46 |
| Apr 28 vs ANA · W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12:34 | 0:38 | 0:00 | — | 50 | 2 | 0 | +2 | +0.81 |
| Apr 26 @ ANA · OTL 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.19 |
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 · 1,132 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
69th percentile
60th percentile
36th percentile
84th percentile
91st percentile
84th percentile
81st percentile
66th percentile
87th percentile
43rd percentile
81st percentile
26th percentile
57th percentile
79th 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 styleForechecking power forward
Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26
Podkolzin plays a heavy, physical brand of hockey with elite speed and forechecking that creates havoc in opponent territory. He struggles to generate his own scoring chances and lacks playmaking touch, making him more disruptive than creative.
- Shooting volume
- 33
- Playmaking
- 38
- Zone entries(est.)
- 21
- Forechecking
- 86
- Physicality
- 83
- Defensive impact
- 59
- Puck management
- 67
- Speed
- 89
Where he shoots from
Slot 48% · Mid-range 42% · Perimeter 9%(186 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- 86th percentile forechecking drives constant pressure and turnovers
- 89th percentile speed creates rush opportunities and gap control
- 83rd percentile physicality enforces his will on opponents
Watch-outs
- 33rd percentile shooting volume limits offensive impact despite fast tempo
- 21st percentile rush chances suggest difficulty entering zones cleanly
- 38th percentile playmaking means few scoring chances for linemates
Similar style: Adam Klapka (CGY), Josh Anderson (MTL)
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 · 82 GP · goals above average
Season total +0.4 goals, or +0.01 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +0.6
- Even strength defense
- +0.1
- Power play
- +0.4
- Penalty kill
- -0.4
- Finishing
- +2.2
- Playmaking
- -2.4
- Penalties
- +0.2
- Faceoffs
- -0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | EDM | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 11 | 18:12 | — | +0.63 |
| 2025-26 | EDM | 82 | 19 | 18 | 37 | +16 | 139 | 15:23 | 32.3% | +0.01 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 82 | 8 | 16 | 24 | +1 | 114 | 13:13 | 24.6% | -0.08 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 20 | 10:49 | — | -0.18 |
| 2022-23 | VAN | 39 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 41 | 11:50 | — | -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
How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2026-27, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 21.1 mph
- 66th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 2
- Hardest shot
- 80.6 mph
- 79th pct
- Distance
- 3.0 mi
- OZ time
- 55.8%
- 100th pct
- DZ time
- 26.2%