#7 · Defense

Ilya Solovyov

Pittsburgh Penguins

Age: 26
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 229 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Mogilev, BLR

GP: 16
G: 1
A: 2
P: 3
+/-: -1
SOG: 14

Drafted 2020 · Round 7, #205 overall (CGY)

Advanced · 2025–26

CF%: 55.9; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 58.2; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +5.4; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.979; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 1.1; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.1; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 47.3; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 12:27; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

How Solovyov is used

#7 · D · Pittsburgh Penguins

Ilya Solovyov

How he’s used · 2025–26 · 30 games with shift charts

Pair 3
PK · rarely

Ice time / game: 12:45; 12:27 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 47.3%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 58.2%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 55.9%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Solovyov45.4s

NHL average49.3s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Solovyov24%

NHL average27%

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

Sam Malinski98.9 min together55%shot attempts

Connor Clifton93.7 min together58%shot attempts

Jack Drury69.5 min together54%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team									TOI
2025–26	Colorado Avalanche	16	1	2	3	-1	6	14	7.1	11:34
2025–26	Pittsburgh Penguins	14	0	5	5	+1	10	9	0.0	14:06
2025–26 (P)	Pittsburgh Penguins	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	7:10
2024–25	Calgary Flames	5	0	1	1	-3	2	6	0.0	15:40
2023–24	Calgary Flames	10	0	3	3	-3	4	10	0.0	15:54

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Apr 14	@STL	0	0	0	0	2	2	14:31
Sun, Apr 12	@WSH	0	0	0	0	1	0	19:45
Sat, Apr 11	vsWSH	0	0	0	-2	0	0	15:42
Wed, Mar 18	@CAR	0	1	1	0	0	0	12:39
Mon, Mar 16	@COL	0	0	0	+1	1	0	13:21
Sat, Mar 14	@UTA	0	0	0	-1	0	2	11:06
Thu, Mar 12	@VGK	0	0	0	-2	1	0	12:55
Tue, Mar 10	@CAR	0	0	0	-1	0	0	14:01
Sun, Mar 8	vsBOS	0	1	1	0	2	2	14:12
Thu, Feb 5	@BUF	0	1	1	+1	0	0	12:08
Tue, Feb 3	@NYI	0	1	1	+1	2	0	14:12
Mon, Feb 2	vsOTT	0	0	0	-1	0	2	12:31
Sat, Jan 31	vsNYR	0	0	0	+2	0	2	13:27
Thu, Jan 29	vsCHI	0	1	1	+3	0	0	16:51
Mon, Jan 19	vsWSH	0	0	0	0	0	2	8:02
Fri, Jan 16	vsNSH	0	0	0	-1	1	0	11:35
Mon, Jan 12	vsTOR	0	0	0	-1	2	0	9:08
Sat, Jan 10	vsCBJ	1	0	1	+2	1	0	11:56
Thu, Jan 8	vsOTT	0	1	1	+2	0	0	17:49
Tue, Jan 6	@TBL	0	1	1	+1	0	0	12:53
Sun, Jan 4	@FLA	0	0	0	0	1	0	9:40
Sat, Nov 1	@SJS	0	0	0	+1	0	2	9:06
Fri, Oct 31	@VGK	0	0	0	0	1	0	11:27
Sat, Oct 25	@BOS	0	0	0	-1	1	2	10:53
Thu, Oct 23	vsCAR	0	0	0	-1	1	0	9:13
Tue, Oct 21	@UTA	0	0	0	-1	2	0	12:34
Sat, Oct 18	vsBOS	0	0	0	-1	0	0	15:28
Thu, Oct 16	@CBJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	13:41
Mon, Oct 13	@BUF	0	0	0	0	3	0	12:04
Sat, Oct 11	vsDAL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	9:34

	Team / League										TOI
2026–27	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins · AHL	1	0	0	0	+3	0	–	–	–	–
2025–26	Colorado Eagles · AHL	3	0	0	0	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2024–25	Calgary Wranglers · AHL	59	6	22	28	+8	34	–	–	–	–
2024–25 (P)	Calgary Wranglers · AHL	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Calgary Wranglers · AHL	51	5	10	15	+2	34	–	–	–	–
2023–24 (P)	Calgary Wranglers · AHL	6	1	0	1	-1	2	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Calgary Wranglers · AHL	68	4	14	18	+18	38	–	–	–	–
2022–23 (P)	Calgary Wranglers · AHL	9	1	1	2	+1	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Stockton Heat · AHL	51	3	5	8	+5	24	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Belarus · OGQ	3	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Stockton Heat · AHL	6	0	1	1	+5	0	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Dinamo Minsk · KHL	41	2	7	9	-3	36	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Dinamo-Molodechno · Belarus	1	1	0	1	+2	0	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Belarus · WC	4	0	0	0	0	2	–	–	–	–
2020–21 (P)	Dinamo Minsk · KHL	5	0	1	1	+3	0	–	–	–	–
2020–21 (P)	Dinamo-Molodechno · Belarus	1	0	0	0	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Saginaw Spirit · OHL	53	7	33	40	+43	35	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Belarus U20 · WJC-20 D1A	5	1	2	3	+3	2	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Team Belarus U20 · Belarus	53	3	5	8	-38	30	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Belarus · WC D1A	5	0	0	0	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Belarus U20 · WJC-20 D1A	5	0	0	0	-3	0	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	Team Belarus U20 · Belarus	4	0	0	0	-5	2	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Team Belarus U18 · Belarus Vysshaya	47	8	21	29	–	58	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Belarus U18 · WJC-18	5	0	0	0	-2	2	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Team Belarus U18 · Belarus Vysshaya	4	1	0	1	–	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Team Belarus U17 · Belarus Vysshaya	29	6	13	19	–	23	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Team Belarus U18 · Belarus Vysshaya	16	4	4	8	–	12	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Belarus U17 · EYOF	3	1	1	2	+1	2	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Team Belarus U20 · Belarus	1	0	0	0	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Team Belarus U18 · Belarus Vysshaya	5	0	0	0	–	4	–	–	–	–

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