#26 · Defence · FLA
UvisBalinskis
Next milestone 64 points from 100
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- +2
- PIM
- 7
- SOG
- 2
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- August 1, 1996 (age 30)
- Birthplace
- Ventspils, LVA
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Weight
- 196 lb (89 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- Undrafted
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.2 mphleague avg 20.5 mph36th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph1league avg 1.925th percentile
- Distance skated6.1 mileague avg 8.0 mi27th percentile
- Hardest shot82.1 mphleague avg 80.3 mph53rd percentile
- Time in the offensive zone49.1%league avg 40.8%95th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.04 | -0.04 | 5 | 0 | .007 |
| 2025-26 | 5 | 4.04 | +0.96 | 131 | 3 | .031 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 34:26 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 78.5% | 59.9% | +18.5 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 63.2% | 56.5% | +6.7 |
- Goals for–against
- 1–0
- xG for–against
- 1.9–0.5
- 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.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radko Gudas | 3 | 28:31 | 79.6% |
| Seth Jones | 1 | 1:49 | 92.5% |
| Aaron Ekblad | 1 | 1:08 | 100.0% |
| Niko Mikkola | 1 | 1:08 | — |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.9 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 158 | 10 | 26 | 36 | -18 | 72 | 181 | 5.5 | 10 |
| Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 2 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 |
Season by season (4)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Panthers | 54 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -13 | 30 | 66 | 7.6 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | Panthers | 76 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 27 | 92 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | Panthers | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 4.5 | 0 |