PuckSleuthCap hit
$1.95M
1.9% of $104M cap
Term
2 yrs
Through 2027-28
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
16:34
PP 0:00 · PK 1:09
xGF%
75.4
5v5, +30.9 vs. last yr
Game Score
+0.06
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
+3
Blocks 0 · Hits 0
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 vs CHI · W 6-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:34 | 0:00 | 1:09 | — | 100 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.06 |
| Apr 16 vs STL · L 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12:19 | 0:00 | 0:10 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.13 |
| Apr 12 @ CGY · L 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 100 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.11 |
| Apr 11 vs CAR · L 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13:20 | 0:04 | 0:11 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Mar 5 @ PHI · W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.07 |
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 · 408 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
15th percentile
3rd percentile
7th percentile
30th percentile
4th percentile
48th percentile
2nd percentile
17th percentile
57th percentile
14th percentile
23rd percentile
4th percentile
4th percentile
76th 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 depth defenseman
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Simashev hunts pucks with relentless energy and physicality, flying up ice with above-average speed. His struggles with puck control and defensive reliability limit his impact on higher-leverage minutes.
- Shooting volume
- 39
- Playmaking
- 16
- Zone entries(est.)
- 27
- Forechecking
- 75
- Physicality
- 36
- Defensive impact
- 8
- Puck management
- 1
- Speed
- 74
Where he shoots from
Slot 11% · Mid-range 25% · Perimeter 64%(36 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Forechecking ranks 75th percentile, applying consistent pressure
- Speed in the 74th percentile enables quick transitions
- Physical presence at 36th percentile shows willingness to engage
Watch-outs
- Puck management at 1st percentile creates dangerous turnovers
- Defensive impact ranks 8th percentile, costing his team
- Playmaking at 16th percentile offers minimal offensive utility
Similar style: Sam Dickinson (SJS), Artyom Levshunov (CHI)
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 · 28 GP · goals above average
Season total -3.1 goals, or -0.11 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -0.4
- Even strength defense
- -0.4
- Finishing
- -0.9
- Playmaking
- -0.9
- Penalties
- -0.6
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 | UTA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 16:34 | — | +0.06 |
| 2025-26 | UTA | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -11 | 26 | 15:06 | — | -0.11 |
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
- 21.9 mph
- 59th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 29
- Hardest shot
- 93.2 mph
- 67th pct
- Distance
- 60.6 mi
- OZ time
- 39.1%
- 12th pct
- DZ time
- 42.1%