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Defenseman•#2PPI 68Artem Zub is a 31-year-old defenseman for the Ottawa Senators. Born in Khabarovsk, RUS.
On the blue line this season, Artem has recorded 0 goals and 4 assists for 4 points across 9 games. He averages 0.44 points per game on 19:02 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 10–33 pts
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Artem's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
0
Current: 0
Assists
34
Current: 4
Points
34
Current: 4
Limited offensive production projected. Expected range of 16-53 points based on current usage patterns.
0.0%
Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Artem was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 9 games, 174 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
61.6 vs 57.3 lg
83th percentile
Quality of teammates
68.8 vs 56.8 lg
89th percentile
Deployment
tough-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Artem takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
9
Goals vs expected
0 vs 0.2 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
11%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
15
Offense
90
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability, exceptional playmaking, a heavy penalty-kill workload.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
75-pt spreadThe 75-point spread between offensive (15th) and defensive (90th) percentiles is extreme for a defenseman. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability, exceptional playmaking, a heavy penalty-kill workload.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
75-pt spreadThe 75-point spread between offensive (15th) and defensive (90th) percentiles is extreme for a defenseman. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Artem Zub's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | OTT | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +9 | 7 | — | |||
| 25-262025-26 | OTT | 81 | 5 | 25 | 30 | +22 | 92 | 5.4% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | OTT | 56 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 57 | 3.5% |
Form
Artem's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | @ ANA | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:53 |
| Oct 31 | @ SJS | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 18:52 |
| Oct 29 | @ LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:00 |
| Oct 27 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:37 |
| Oct 24 | vs NYR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 19:49 |
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Roster
Top teammates by points on the Ottawa Senators this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 23-242023-24 | OTT | 69 | 5 | 20 | 25 | +5 | 85 | 5.9% |
| 22-232022-23 | OTT | 53 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +2 | 41 | 7.3% |
| 21-222021-22 | OTT | 81 | 6 | 16 | 22 | +1 | 92 | 6.5% |
| 20-212020-21 | OTT | 47 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +4 | 39 | 7.7% |
| Career | — | 396 | 24 | 94 | 118 | +46 | 413 | 5.8% |
Fabian Zetterlund
LW · 6 pts
