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Edmonton Oilers · Defense · Shoots L

Shakir Mukhamadullin

Age 24 · 6'5" · 205 lb · Born in Ufa, RUS

Cap hit

$1.75M

1.7% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then RFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

+$2.726M

vs. $4.476M market estimate

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

GP

2

Goals

0

Assists

0

0 primary

Points

0

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

11:32

PP 0:00 · PK 0:00

xGF%

33.4

5v5, -10.7 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.02

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

-6

Blocks 2 · Hits 0

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameGASOGHITBLKTOIPPPKFOOZS%GVTK+/-GS
Oct 1
@ VAN · W 9-7
0000210:010:000:00—10010-4+0.00
Sep 29
vs VAN · OTL 6-5
0000013:030:000:00—020-2-0.05
Apr 16
@ WPG · W 6-1
0011121:240:493:21—0100-0.39
Apr 15
@ CHI · L 5-2
0001117:060:041:57—50100-0.17
Apr 13
@ NSH · W 3-2
0011120:590:002:00—4000-1+0.01

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 · 767 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%45.2%

19th percentile

Relative xGF%-4.1

20th percentile

HDCF%48.9%

50th percentile

CF%44.7%

9th percentile

Relative CF%-5.3

9th percentile

FF%45.1%

14th percentile

GF%47.6%

41st percentile

CF/6047.5

7th percentile

CA/6058.6

44th percentile

ixG/600.14

24th percentile

Goals above expected+3.2

90th percentile

IPP40.0%

71st percentile

PDO100.3

55th percentile

OZS%43.5%

35th 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 styleDefensive stay-at-home defenseman

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26

Mukhamadullin plays a steady, defensive-minded game focused on limiting chances and personal speed rather than initiating offense. He struggles significantly with puck handling and playmaking, making him better suited as a supporting defender than a primary offensive contributor.

Defensive presenceLimited offenseSpeed player
Shooting volume
31
Playmaking
29
Zone entries(est.)
13
Forechecking
48
Physicality
49
Defensive impact
57
Puck management
4
Speed
57

Where he shoots from

Slot 10% · Mid-range 24% · Perimeter 66%(68 unblocked shots)

Strengths

  • Solid defensive impact in the 57th percentile shows reliable shot suppression
  • Speed in the 57th percentile helps him recover and play transition defense
  • Forechecking at 48th percentile indicates willingness to compete for pucks

Watch-outs

  • Puck management at 4th percentile is a major liability for moving the puck cleanly
  • Zone entry creation in the 13th percentile limits his ability to generate rush chances
  • Playmaking at 29th percentile means minimal offensive facilitation for teammates

Similar style: Kaedan Korczak (PIT), Nils Lundkvist (DAL)

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 · 50 GP · goals above average

Season total -0.3 goals, or -0.01 per game.

Even strength offense
-1.1
Penalty kill
+0.2
Finishing
+3.2
Playmaking
-1.3
Penalties
-1.1

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
2026-27EDM2000-6011:32—-0.02
2025-26SJS505712-34917:09—-0.01
2024-25SJS30279-73018:04—-0.02
2023-24SJS30110521:09—-0.21

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

202937

At 24, defensemen typically produce 100% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 25, when the typical level is 100%.

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

2026-27, as of Oct 2

Top speed
21.3 mph
92nd pct
20+ mph bursts
1
Hardest shot
73.5 mph
28th pct
Distance
2.1 mi
OZ time
54.1%
99th pct
DZ time
29.4%