#8 · Defense

Zeev Buium

Age: 20
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 183 lb
Shoots: L
Born: San Diego, California, USA

GP: 8
G: 0
A: 1
P: 1
+/-: -6
SOG: 6

Drafted 2024 · Round 1, #12 overall (MIN)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 8 GP
GP	8	4	8
G	0	1	1-1
A	1	4	5-4
P	1	5	6-5
SOG	6	10	14-8
PPP	0	5	5-5
+/-	-6	-6	-8+2
PIM	2	0	2
TOI/GP	21:42	21:00+0:42	20:32+1:10
SH%	0.0	10.0-10.0	7.1-7.1

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.

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 43.7; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 35.5; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -5.2; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.000; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.1; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.1; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 58.2; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 19:36; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

How Buium is used

#8 · D · Vancouver Canucks

Zeev Buium

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 7 games with shift charts

Pair 1
PP2

Ice time / game: 21:48; 19:36 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 58.2%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 35.5%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 43.7%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Buium52.0s

NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Buium32%

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

Filip Hronek77.5 min together46%shot attempts

Linus Karlsson42.3 min together38%shot attempts

Drew O'Connor40.3 min together47%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Vancouver Canucks	8	0	1	1	-6	2	0	6	0.0	21:42
2025–26	Minnesota Wild	31	3	11	14	-9	8	2	31	9.7	18:28
2025–26	Vancouver Canucks	45	3	9	12	-24	33	1	42	7.1	20:21
2024–25 (P)	Minnesota Wild	4	0	1	1	-1	4	0	2	0.0	13:36

	Opp						TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@NYI	0	0	-2	0	2	16:32
Sun, Oct 11	@NYR	0	0	-2	1	0	21:58
Sat, Oct 10	@NJD	0	0	-1	0	0	24:36
Thu, Oct 8	@CAR	1	1	+1	0	0	23:49
Sun, Oct 4	vsVGK	0	0	-1	0	0	20:07
Sat, Oct 3	vsCGY	0	0	0	1	0	22:49
Thu, Oct 1	vsEDM	0	0	-3	3	0	20:58
Tue, Sep 29	@EDM	0	0	+2	1	0	22:46

	Team / League										TOI
2024–25	Univ. of Denver · NCAA	41	13	35	48	+17	44	–	–	–	–
2024–25	USA · WC	8	1	3	4	+2	0	–	–	–	–
2024–25	USA U20 · WJC-20	7	2	4	6	+10	2	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Univ. of Denver · NCAA	42	11	39	50	+33	20	–	–	–	–
2023–24	USA U20 · WJC-20	7	3	2	5	+11	4	–	–	–	–
2022–23	U.S. National U18 Team · NTDP	63	5	35	40	+47	44	–	–	–	–
2022–23	USNTDP Juniors · USHL	23	2	10	12	+16	20	–	–	–	–
2022–23	USA U18 · WJC-18	7	1	5	6	+5	0	–	–	–	–
2021–22	U.S. National U17 Team · NTDP	49	4	9	13	–	16	–	–	–	–
2021–22	USNTDP Juniors · USHL	32	2	3	5	-17	10	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Shattuck St. Mary's 15U AAA · 15U AAA	43	6	27	33	–	38	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Shattuck St. Mary's 14U AAA · 14U AAA	56	2	14	16	–	26	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Los Angeles Jr. Kings 13U AAA · 13U AAA	56	19	17	36	–	40	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Anaheim Jr. Ducks · QC Int PW	3	1	1	2	–	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Western Selects · Brick Invitational	6	0	0	0	–	2	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

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