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#7 · Defence · PIT

IlyaSolovyov

Next milestone 88 points from 100

2025-26 regular season

GP
30
G
1
A
7
P
8
+/-
0
PIM
16
SOG
23
S%
4.3
PPP
0

Playoffs 2025-26: 3 GP · 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS

Bio

Position
Defence
Born
July 20, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace
Mogilev, BLR
Height
6′3″ (191 cm)
Weight
229 lb (104 kg)
Shoots
Left
Draft
2020 CGY, round 7, #205 overall

NHL EDGE tracking · 2025-26

  • Top skating speed20.5 mphleague avg 21.6 mph
    15th percentile
  • Speed bursts over 20 mph7league avg 31.3
    28th percentile
  • Distance skated54.6 mileague avg 133.2 mi
    30th percentile
  • Hardest shot97.2 mphleague avg 88.9 mph
    89th percentile
  • Time in the offensive zone43.1%league avg 42.3%
    71st percentile

Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.

Shot quality (our model)

Individual expected goals by season
SeasonGixGG−ixGAttHDxG/att
2025-2610.82+0.18681.012

All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works

On-ice impact

2025-26 · 5 on 5 · 30 games · 368:37 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.

On-ice and off-ice shares at 5 on 5
ShareOnOffRelative
Expected goals (xGF%)57.9%54.3%+3.7
Shot attempts (CF%)55.0%53.4%+1.6
Goals for–against
20–20
xG for–against
18.8–13.6
Average rating
5.9

Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More

Most common partners

5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.

Defence partners by time together
PlayerGPTOIxGF%
Sam Malinski1598:1362.7%
Connor Clifton991:2759.7%
Samuel Girard845:4562.5%
Ryan Graves227:0224.8%
Josh Manson1119:5163.5%

Rating, last 10 games

Average 5.6 over the last 10 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work

Points, last 10 games

Last 10: 0 G · 3 A · 3 PTS

Game log · 2025-26

Game log, most recent first
DateOppRatingGAP+/-SOGPPPTOI
Apr 14@ STL5.300002014:31
Apr 12@ WSH6.700001019:45
Apr 11vs WSH4.8000-20015:42
Mar 18@ CAR5.201100012:39
Mar 16@ COL5.6000+11013:21
Mar 14@ UTA4.8000-10011:06
Mar 12@ VGK5.8000-21012:55
Mar 10@ CAR4.4000-10014:01
Mar 8vs BOS6.701102014:12
Feb 5@ BUF6.6011+10012:08
Feb 3@ NYI7.2011+12014:12
Feb 2vs OTT4.4000-10012:31
Jan 31vs NYR5.7000+20013:27
Jan 29vs CHI7.8011+30016:51
Jan 19vs WSH5.00000008:02
Jan 16vs NSH5.2000-11011:35
Jan 12vs TOR6.6000-1209:08
Jan 10vs CBJ7.7101+21011:56
Jan 8vs OTT6.5011+20017:49
Jan 6@ TBL6.1011+10012:53
Jan 4@ FLA6.00000109:40
Nov 1@ SJS6.3000+1009:06
Oct 31@ VGK5.700001011:27
Oct 25@ BOS5.8000-11010:53
Oct 23vs CAR5.2000-1109:13
Oct 21@ UTA6.2000-12012:34
Oct 18vs BOS5.0000-10015:28
Oct 16@ CBJ6.900000013:41
Oct 13@ BUF5.200003012:04
Oct 11vs DAL5.6000-1109:34

Career

NHL career totals
NHL careerGPGAP+/-PIMSOGS%PPP
Regular season4511112-622392.60
Playoffs3000000—0
Season by season (4)
NHL regular season by season
SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMSOGS%PPP
2025-26Avalanche16123-16147.10
2025-26Penguins14055+11090.00
2024-25Flames5011-3260.00
2023-24Flames10033-34100.00