#2 · Defense

Evan Bouchard

Age: 26
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 196 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Oakville, Ontario, CAN

GP: 6
G: 6
A: 8
P: 14
+/-: +14
SOG: 18

Drafted 2018 · Round 1, #10 overall (EDM)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	3	6
G	6	0	0+6
A	8	0	0+8
P	14	0	0+14
SOG	18	11	21-3
PPP	3	0	0+3
+/-	+14	+1	-5+19
PIM	0	0	0
TOI/GP	25:07	25:31−0:24	24:55+0:12
SH%	33.3	0.0+33.3	0.0+33.3

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:Bouchard is shooting 33.3% (6 on 18 shots) against 7.8% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.9 expected goals this season (G − xG +4.1).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 49.4; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 71.3; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +4.1; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.237; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.9; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +4.1; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 54.7; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 18:42; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

43 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Bouchard is used

#2 · D · Edmonton Oilers

Evan Bouchard

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

Pair 1
PP1
PK · rarely

Ice time / game: 25:16; 18:42 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 54.7%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 71.3%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 49.4%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Bouchard51.9s

NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Bouchard26%

NHL average26%

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

Connor McDavid68.3 min together51%shot attempts

Mattias Ekholm67.9 min together51%shot attempts

Leon Draisaitl59.3 min together49%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Edmonton Oilers	6	6	8	14	+14	0	0	18	33.3	25:07
2025–26	Edmonton Oilers	82	21	74	95	+25	30	7	221	9.5	24:41
2025–26 (P)	Edmonton Oilers	6	1	6	7	-7	0	1	8	12.5	24:52
2024–25	Edmonton Oilers	82	14	53	67	+14	32	3	235	6.0	23:28
2024–25 (P)	Edmonton Oilers	22	7	16	23	+6	8	2	70	10.0	26:12
2023–24	Edmonton Oilers	81	18	64	82	+34	32	8	220	8.2	23:00
2023–24 (P)	Edmonton Oilers	25	6	26	32	+14	22	1	74	8.1	25:01
2022–23	Edmonton Oilers	82	8	32	40	+6	28	2	156	5.1	18:31
2022–23 (P)	Edmonton Oilers	12	4	13	17	-4	4	4	29	13.8	23:00
2021–22	Edmonton Oilers	81	12	31	43	+10	28	2	205	5.9	19:48
2021–22 (P)	Edmonton Oilers	16	3	6	9	-4	4	1	39	7.7	18:08
2020–21	Edmonton Oilers	14	2	3	5	-2	2	1	38	5.3	14:50
2018–19	Edmonton Oilers	7	1	0	1	-5	2	1	10	10.0	12:21

	Opp						TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@LAK	0	2	2	+2	1	26:24
Sat, Oct 10	@SJS	0	1	1	+2	1	24:07
Wed, Oct 7	@ANA	2	1	3	+4	4	23:09
Sat, Oct 3	vsSEA	0	0	0	+1	2	27:01
Thu, Oct 1	@VAN	1	2	3	+3	4	24:21
Tue, Sep 29	vsVAN	3	2	5	+2	6	25:41

	Team / League										TOI
2020–21	Södertälje SK · HockeyAllsvenskan	23	6	11	17	-3	76	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Bakersfield Condors · AHL	54	7	29	36	-10	42	–	–	–	–
2018–19	London Knights · OHL	45	16	37	53	+28	40	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Canada U20 · WJC-20	5	0	3	3	+6	0	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	London Knights · OHL	11	4	17	21	+4	6	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	Bakersfield Condors · AHL	8	3	5	8	+3	6	–	–	–	–
2017–18	London Knights · OHL	67	25	62	87	+23	54	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	London Knights · OHL	4	1	4	5	-5	6	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Canada U18 · Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	London Knights · OHL	68	11	33	44	+30	24	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	London Knights · OHL	14	3	4	7	+4	6	–	–	–	–
2015–16	London Knights · OHL	43	2	15	17	+15	24	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Team White · U17-Dev	3	1	2	3	–	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Canada White U17 · WHC-17	6	1	5	6	–	4	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	London Knights · OHL	10	0	2	2	+3	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Oakville Blades · OJHL	1	0	1	1	–	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Oakville Rangers Minor Mdgt AAA · SCTAMM	35	18	13	31	–	46	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Oakville Rangers Minor Mdgt AAA · SCTAMM	8	1	3	4	–	16	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Team OMHA White · OGC-16	5	5	6	11	–	6	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

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