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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Defenseman•#46PPI 18Ilya Lyubushkin is a 32-year-old defenseman for the Nashville Predators. Born in Moscow, RUS.
On the blue line this season, Ilya has recorded 1 goals and 8 assists for 9 points across 53 games. He averages 0.17 points per game on 15:44 of ice time.
2025-26 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 2–17 pts
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Ilya was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 53 games, 876 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
54.9 vs 54.8 lg
35th percentile
Quality of teammates
52.3 vs 53.2 lg
36th percentile
Deployment
neutral
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 Ilya takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
46
Goals vs expected
1 vs 1.1 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
0%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
16
Offense
63
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong defensive results per minute. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
47-pt spreadThe 47-point spread between offensive (16th) and defensive (63th) percentiles is extreme for a defenseman. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong defensive results per minute. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
47-pt spreadThe 47-point spread between offensive (16th) and defensive (63th) percentiles is extreme for a defenseman. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Ilya Lyubushkin's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | DAL | 53 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +1 | 33 | 3.0% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | DAL | 80 | 1 | 13 | 14 | +5 | 51 | 2.0% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | TOR | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +2 | 9 | — |
Form
Ilya'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30 | @ MIN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:32 |
| Apr 28 | vs MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:30 |
| Apr 15 | @ BUF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:39 |
| Apr 13 | @ TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:48 |
| Apr 11 | vs NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:40 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Nashville Predators 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 | ANA | 55 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -13 | 38 | — |
| 22-232022-23 | BUF | 68 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 41 | 4.9% |
| 21-222021-22 | TOR | 31 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 21 | 9.5% |
| 21-222021-22 | ARI | 46 | 0 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 33 | — |
| 20-212020-21 | ARI | 42 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -13 | 36 | 2.8% |
| 19-202019-20 | ARI | 51 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 41 | — |
| 18-192018-19 | ARI | 41 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -9 | 27 | — |
| Career | — | 486 | 7 | 63 | 70 | -27 | 330 | 2.1% |
Matthew Wood
RW · 30 pts
