- Age
- 30
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 222 lb
- Shoots
- L
- Born
- Elkhorn, Manitoba, CAN
- GP
- 8
- G
- 1
- A
- 2
- P
- 3
- +/-
- -9
- SOG
- 14
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2014 · Round 1, #17 overall (PHI)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 8 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| G | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| A | 2 | 2 | 3-1 |
| P | 3 | 3 | 4-1 |
| SOG | 14 | 4 | 10+4 |
| PPP | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| +/- | -9 | +3 | +1-10 |
| PIM | 6 | 0 | 4+2 |
| TOI/GP | 25:19 | 27:15−1:56 | 26:28−1:09 |
| SH% | 7.1 | 25.0-17.9 | 10.0-2.9 |
Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.
Shooting:Sanheim is shooting 7.1% (1 on 14 shots) against 7.6% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.
Shot quality says 0.7 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.7).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 45.6
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 40.5
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- +1.4
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 0.902
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 0.7
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- -0.7
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 35.1
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 20:55
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
27 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Sanheim is used
#6 · D · Philadelphia Flyers
Travis Sanheim
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts
- Pair 1
- PK1
- Ice time / game
- 26:05
- 20:55 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 35.1%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 40.5%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 45.6%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL defensemen
Average shift
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.
Most-used linemates · 5v5
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Philadelphia Flyers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025–26 | Philadelphia Flyers | 81 | 11 | 26 | 37 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Philadelphia Flyers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 8 | 22 | 30 |
| 2023–24 | Philadelphia Flyers | 81 | 10 | 34 | 44 |
| 2022–23 | Philadelphia Flyers | 81 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| 2021–22 | Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 7 | 24 | 31 |
| 2020–21 | Philadelphia Flyers | 55 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 2019–20 | Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
| 2019–20 (P) | Philadelphia Flyers | 16 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018–19 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 9 | 26 | 35 |
| 2017–18 | Philadelphia Flyers | 49 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2017–18 (P) | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | vs SEA | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 31:04 |
| Sun, Oct 11 | vs CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 21:43 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | @ BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 28:51 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | @ OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:42 |
| Mon, Oct 5 | @ TBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 25:04 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vsCAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27:05 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | @ NJD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25:47 |
| Wed, Sep 30 | vs PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 20:15 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Canada · OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Canada · WC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | Team Canada · International | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Canada · 4 Nations | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Canada · WC | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms · AHL | 18 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2017–18 (P) | Lehigh Valley Phantoms · AHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016–17 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms · AHL | 76 | 10 | 27 | 37 |
| 2016–17 (P) | Lehigh Valley Phantoms · AHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015–16 | Calgary · WHL | 52 | 15 | 53 | 68 |
| 2015–16 | Lehigh Valley · AHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015–16 | Canada U20 · WJC-20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015–16 (P) | Calgary · WHL | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014–15 | Calgary · WHL | 67 | 15 | 50 | 65 |
| 2014–15 (P) | Calgary · WHL | 17 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 2013–14 | Calgary · WHL | 67 | 5 | 24 | 29 |
| 2013–14 | Canada · WJ18-A | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2013–14 (P) | Calgary · WHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | Yellowhead · MMHL | 43 | 12 | 23 | 35 |
| 2012–13 (P) | Yellowhead · MMHL | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012–13 (P) | Winkler · MJHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | Yellowhead · MMHL | 44 | 15 | 24 | 39 |
| 2011–12 (P) | Yellowhead · MMHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sanheim in the news
Rick Tocchet says Flyers defensemen are ‘too horny’ on the iceOne of the biggest differences in Tuesday night’s 3-2 shootout loss to Seattle for Philadelphia was seeing the defense jump up in the rush. Oliver Bonk, paired with Travis Sanheim on the first pairing, was a force to be…Broad Street Hockey · 2026-10-14
Tuesday Morning Fly By: How about this time?*The Philadelphia Flyers are back in action tonight but over the weekend, we got to see the season debut of top prospect Oliver Bonk. He was thrown to the wolves on the top pairing next to Travis Sanheim and torn apart…Broad Street Hockey · 2026-10-13
More on the Hallander/Stastney tradePHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Travis Sanheim #6 and Dan Vladar #80 of the Philadelphia Flyers defend their goal against Filip Hallander #11 of the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Xfinity Mobile Arena on…PensBurgh · 2026-10-08