Minnesota Wild · Right wing · Shoots L

Maxim Shabanov

Age 25 · 5'9" · 167 lb · Born in Chelyabinsk, RUS

Cap hit

$1.6M

1.5% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then RFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

+$2.497M

vs. $4.097M market estimate

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2026-27 regular season

Goals

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

15:09

PP 5:41 · PK 0:00

xGF%

63.2

5v5, +18.6 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.23

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

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 @ NSH · W 3-1	0	0	0	0	0	15:09	5:41	0:00	—	—	1	1	0	-0.23
Apr 9 vs TOR · W 5-3	0	1	1	1	2	12:51	1:38	0:00	—	67	1	0	0	+0.53
Apr 4 @ CAR · L 4-3	1	0	1	2	0	13:35	0:00	0:00	—	0	1	0	0	+0.70
Mar 13 vs LAK · L 3-2	0	0	1	0	1	7:12	0:00	0:00	—	25	0	1	-1	-0.16
Mar 10 @ STL · W 4-3	0	0	2	0	0	10:07	1:14	0:00	—	100	0	0	-1	-0.25

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 · 501 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%44.7%

17th percentile

Relative xGF%-2.8

30th percentile

HDCF%41.4%

14th percentile

CF%44.5%

11th percentile

Relative CF%-4.3

16th percentile

FF%46.1%

19th percentile

GF%48.0%

44th percentile

CF/6053.3

33rd percentile

CA/6066.5

6th percentile

ixG/600.78

31st percentile

Goals above expected-1.5

36th percentile

IPP54.2%

21st percentile

PDO101.1

67th percentile

OZS%55.6%

58th 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 stylePlaymaking rush threat

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Shabanov excels at creating chances through skilled zone entries and playmaking, generating competitive shot share despite modest ice time. He's a limited shooter and inconsistent defender who struggles with forechecking intensity and physicality.

Skilled passerRush attackerFinesse player

Shooting volume: 29
Playmaking: 72
Zone entries(est.): 75
Forechecking: 16
Physicality: 30
Defensive impact: 16
Puck management: 31
Speed: 36

Where he shoots from

Slot 43% · Mid-range 44% · Perimeter 13%(86 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Zone entries at 75th percentile show excellent rush chance creation
Playmaking at 72nd percentile drives offensive setup ability
Shot selection discipline with 87% of shots from scoring areas

Watch-outs

Forechecking at 16th percentile limits possession recovery on transitions
Shooting volume at 29th percentile reduces goal-scoring threat
Defensive impact at 16th percentile suggests limited checking value

Similar style: Brock Boeser (VAN), Anthony Mantha (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 · 44 GP · goals above average

Season total -1.8 goals, or -0.04 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.3
Even strength defense: -0.7
Power play: -0.6
Finishing: -1.4
Playmaking: +0.5
Penalties: +0.8

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	MIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	15:09	—	-0.23
2025-26	NYI	44	5	13	18	-5	56	13:41	—	-0.04

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 forwards · production index

202937

At 25, forwards typically produce 100% 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: 21.6 mph; 23rd pct
20+ mph bursts: 53
Hardest shot: 85.2 mph; 53rd pct
Distance: 97.8 mi
OZ time: 39.3%; 15th pct
DZ time: 43.6%