
- Age
- 25
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 212 lb
- Shoots
- L
- Born
- Moscow, RUS
- GP
- 6
- G
- 7
- A
- 2
- P
- 9
- +/-
- +9
- SOG
- 20
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2019 · Round 1, #10 overall (VAN)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 6 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| G | 7 | 0 | 0+7 |
| A | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| P | 9 | 1 | 2+7 |
| SOG | 20 | 4 | 6+14 |
| PPP | 4 | 0 | 0+4 |
| +/- | +9 | 0 | +1+8 |
| PIM | 2 | 0 | 0+2 |
| TOI/GP | 19:02 | 12:13+6:49 | 13:35+5:27 |
| SH% | 35.0 | 0.0+35.0 | 0.0+35.0 |
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.
Running hot:Podkolzin is shooting 35.0% (7 on 20 shots) against 9.9% over 2023–26: +5.0 goals against that rate, which tends to even out.
Shot quality says 3.0 expected goals this season (G − xG +3.0).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 53.2
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 75.9
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- +9.1
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 1.091
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 3.0
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- +3.0
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 53.7
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 14:38
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
33 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Podkolzin is used
#92 · R · Edmonton Oilers
Vasily Podkolzin
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts
- Line 1
- PP1
- Ice time / game
- 19:13
- 14:38 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 53.7%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 75.9%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 53.2%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
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 | Edmonton Oilers | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025–26 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 19 | 18 | 37 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Edmonton Oilers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024–25 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 2024–25 (P) | Edmonton Oilers | 22 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2023–24 | Vancouver Canucks | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023–24 (P) | Vancouver Canucks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Vancouver Canucks | 39 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021–22 | Vancouver Canucks | 79 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | @ | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 18:25 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | @ | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:48 |
| Wed, Oct 7 | @ | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 18:13 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 20:22 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | @ | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 18:04 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | vs | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 7 | 18:20 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Abbotsford Canucks · AHL | 44 | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| 2023–24 (P) | Abbotsford Canucks · AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Abbotsford Canucks · AHL | 28 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 2021–22 (P) | Abbotsford Canucks · AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | SKA St. Petersburg · KHL | 35 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2020–21 | SKA-Neva St. Petersburg · VHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | Russia · EHT | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020–21 | Russia U20 · WJC-20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020–21 (P) | SKA St. Petersburg · KHL | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2019–20 | SKA St. Petersburg · KHL | 30 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019–20 | SKA-1946 St. Petersburg · MHL | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019–20 | SKA-Neva St. Petersburg · VHL | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2019–20 | Russia U20 · WJC-20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019–20 | Russia · EHT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20 (P) | SKA St. Petersburg · KHL | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019–20 (P) | SKA-Neva St. Petersburg · VHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Russia U18 · Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2018–19 | SKA-1946 St. Petersburg · MHL | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018–19 | SKA-Neva St. Petersburg · VHL | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018–19 | SKA St. Petersburg · KHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Russia U18 |WJAC-19| · WJAC-19 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018–19 | Russia U20 · WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | Russia U18 · WJC-18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018–19 (P) | SKA-1946 St. Petersburg · MHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018–19 (P) | SKA-Neva St. Petersburg · VHL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017–18 | Vityaz Podolsk U17 · Russia U17 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 2017–18 | Russia U17 · WHC-17 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017–18 | Russia U18 · WJC-18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | Vityaz Podolsk U16 · Russia U16 | 29 | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| 2016–17 | Russia U16 · EYOF | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Podkolzin in the news
McDavid Has 17 Points, but a Red-Hot Podkolzin Complicates Oilers’ PlansThe post McDavid Has 17 Points, but a Red-Hot Podkolzin Complicates Oilers’ Plans appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Connor McDavid has 17 points in six games and Vasily Podkolzin is red-hot. So what do the Oilers do…NHL Trade Talk · 2026-10-14- Vasily Podkolzin: Scores twice in Tuesday's winPodkolzin scored two goals, one on the power play and the other into an empty-net, and added six hits in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Kings. Visit RotoWire.com for more analysis on this update.RotoWire NHL News · 2026-10-14
NHL Highlights: Oilers 4, Kings 1Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists, Vasily Podkolzin scored twice, and Devon Levi made a career-high 39 saves as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 to extend their winning streak to five games.Sportsnet Hockey (all hockey) · 2026-10-14
Oilers start red-hot as McDavid tallies three points in firstWatch as the Edmonton Oilers get rolling in the first period against the Los Angeles Kings, with Connor McDavid dishing an assist to Leon Draisaitl, setting up Vasily Podkolzin for a rebound goal, then finishing one…Sportsnet Hockey (all hockey) · 2026-10-14
How Good Can the Oilers Vasily Podkolzin Become Anyway?The post How Good Can the Oilers Vasily Podkolzin Become Anyway? appeared first on NHL Trade Talk. Vasily Podkolzin is off to a hot start with the Oilers, but his growing role and affordable contract could make him even…NHL Trade Talk · 2026-10-13
Oilers’ New-Look Top Line Is Putting Up Absurd NumbersVasily Podkolzin’s seamless chemistry with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl has yielded an 8-0 scoring margin, transforming Edmonton’s top line into the NHL’s most terrifying offensive juggernaut. Can the Oilers keep…The Hockey News - Edmonton Oilers · 2026-10-13