Vegas Golden Knights · Left wing · Shoots L

Ivan Barbashev

Age 30 · 6'0" · 198 lb · Born in Moscow, RUS

Cap hit

$5M

4.8% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then UFA

Clause

M-NTC

Surplus value

+$1.856M

vs. $6.856M market estimate

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

1 primary

Points

1.00 per game

TOI/GP

14:46

PP 0:03 · PK 0:00

Plus/minus

Hits

Blocks 0

PIM

Game Score

+0.72

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	A	SOG	HIT	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Oct 2 vs ANA · L 4-3	0	1	4	15:05	0:05	0:00	—	80	2	0	0	-0.07
Sep 29 vs CHI · W 5-2	2	1	2	14:27	0:00	0:00	—	50	0	1	+2	+1.52
Jun 14 vs CAR · L 3-0	0	2	3	11:48	0:18	0:00	—	0	0	0	-2	-0.11
Jun 11 @ CAR · L 4-2	0	2	6	12:03	0:00	0:00	—	—	0	0	-1	+0.15
Jun 9 vs CAR · L 5-3	0	1	1	17:01	2:02	0:00	—	75	1	0	0	+0.23

GS = our Game Score (credit for everything he did; goals and assists count most). FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 1,198 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%56.5%

92nd percentile

Relative xGF%+2.6

74th percentile

HDCF%66.1%

99th percentile

CF%51.8%

74th percentile

Relative CF%-0.7

44th percentile

FF%53.5%

83rd percentile

GF%58.7%

88th percentile

CF/6061.3

77th percentile

CA/6057.0

56th percentile

ixG/600.90

44th percentile

Goals above expected+5.0

91st percentile

IPP76.1%

86th percentile

PDO101.3

69th percentile

OZS%66.9%

89th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play stylePlaymaking facilitator

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Barbashev is a pass-first winger who excels at setting up teammates and controlling play, posting elite playmaking numbers despite minimal shooting volume. His lack of puck management and weak rush chances limit his ability to generate offensive chances independently.

Pass-firstShooting-averseSlot-heavy

Shooting volume: 35
Playmaking: 90
Zone entries(est.): 12
Forechecking: 62
Physicality: 62
Defensive impact: 24
Puck management: 5
Speed: 46

Where he shoots from

Slot 58% · Mid-range 30% · Perimeter 12%(202 unblocked shots)

Strengths

90th percentile playmaking makes him a net-positive setup man for linemates
56.5% expected goals share shows he controls play direction when on ice
58% slot shot rate concentrates his limited shooting in high-danger areas

Watch-outs

12th percentile rush chances indicate he rarely enters zones off the rush cleanly
5th percentile puck management suggests he turns the puck over at problematic rates
35th percentile shooting volume means he rarely finishes his own chances

Similar style: Easton Cowan (TOR), Matthew Knies (CBJ)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

NHL regular season NHL playoffs All leagues

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPP	SHG	GWG	SOG	S%	TOI	FO%	GS/GP
2016-17	St. Louis Blues	30	5	7	12	+5	2	0	0	0	1	20	25.0	11:47	40.1	—
2017-18	St. Louis Blues	53	7	6	13	-1	4	0	0	0	1	45	15.6	12:12	38.4	—
2018-19	St. Louis Blues	80	14	12	26	-4	17	0	0	2	1	60	23.3	11:31	45.6	—
2019-20	St. Louis Blues	69	11	15	26	+4	23	0	0	2	2	75	14.7	13:27	45.4	—
2020-21	St. Louis Blues	38	5	7	12	+5	6	1	1	0	1	43	11.6	13:21	43.4	—
2021-22	St. Louis Blues	81	26	34	60	+4	40	4	9	1	2	111	23.4	16:26	39.9	—
2022-23	St. Louis Blues	59	10	19	29	-10	36	0	3	0	1	91	11.0	16:24	38.1	+0.61
2022-23	Vegas Golden Knights	23	6	10	16	+11	6	2	2	0	1	35	17.1	17:40	40.0	+0.61
2023-24	Vegas Golden Knights	82	19	26	45	+15	42	3	5	0	3	122	15.6	16:07	42.5	+0.65
2024-25	Vegas Golden Knights	70	23	28	51	+26	10	2	3	0	3	111	20.7	16:48	36.4	+0.78
2025-26	Vegas Golden Knights	82	23	38	61	+20	14	2	6	0	3	133	17.3	16:15	24.1	+0.77
2026-27	Vegas Golden Knights	2	0	2	2	+2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	14:46	—	+0.72
Career	11 seasons	669	149	204	353	+77	202	14	29	5	19	848	17.6	14:50	—

Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team. GS/GP is our Game Score per game.

Latest news

Headlines from news outlets and team blogs

No news about him in the last 30 days.

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Recent Game Scores

Last 10 games · goals above average

-0.0COL5/24

+0.3

+0.3COL5/26

+1.4

+1.4CAR6/2

+1.4

+1.4CAR6/4

+0.1

+0.1CAR6/6

+0.2

+0.2CAR6/9

+0.2

+0.2CAR6/11

-0.1CAR6/14

+1.5

+1.5CHI9/29

-0.1ANA10/2

Average +0.49 per game over these 10.

Where his Game Score comes from

+0.77 per game

2025-26 · 82 GP

Season total +63.3, or +0.77 per game.

Scoring: +46.6
Shooting: +10.0
5-on-5 goals: +3.1
Defense: +0.9
Physical play: +4.6
Puck battles: -3.8
Penalties: +2.1
Faceoffs: -0.3

Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2026-27, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 18.7 mph; 3rd pct
20+ mph bursts: 0
Hardest shot: 85.4 mph; 93rd pct
Distance: 2.5 mi
OZ time: 35.0%; 7th pct
DZ time: 43.9%

Usage

Last game: vs ANA, Oct 2

Line 1 with Mark Stone and Jack Eichel (6:34 together at 5-on-5)

From the NHL's shift chart.

Age curve

At 30: 84% of peak

NHL forwards · production index

202937

At 30, forwards typically produce 84% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 31, when the typical level is 80%.

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Contract by season

2 seasons left

Season	Team	Cap hit	% of cap
2026-27	VGK	$5M	4.8%
2027-28	VGK	$5M	4.4%

UFA after 2027-28. M-NTC. $10M in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).