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7Cap hit
$850K
0.8% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
needs 40 recent games
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2025-26 regular season
GP
30
Goals
1
4.3% shooting
Assists
7
3 primary
Points
8
0.27 per game
TOI/GP
12:45
PP 0:02 · PK 0:16
Plus/minus
0
Hits
35
Blocks 33
PIM
16
Game Score
+0.25
per game
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29 @ PHI · OTL 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.10 |
| Apr 27 vs PHI · W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.01 |
| Apr 25 @ PHI · W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.04 |
| Apr 14 @ STL · L 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 |
| Apr 12 @ WSH · L 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.28 |
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 · 371 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
94th percentile
80th percentile
84th percentile
91st percentile
75th percentile
96th percentile
52nd percentile
92nd percentile
74th percentile
25th percentile
52nd percentile
71st percentile
20th percentile
47th 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 styleAggressive rush defenseman
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Solovyov is a dynamic puck-mover who excels at creating transition chances and generating offense from the blue line. He plays a high-risk, high-reward game built on aggression and physicality, but his limited forechecking and skating speed expose him to turnovers in deeper ice.
- Shooting volume
- 69
- Playmaking
- 74
- Zone entries(est.)
- 98
- Forechecking
- 12
- Physicality
- 87
- Defensive impact
- 85
- Puck management
- 55
- Speed
- 17
Where he shoots from
Slot 2% · Mid-range 22% · Perimeter 76%(41 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Elite at generating rush chances with 98th percentile zone entry speed and timing
- Strong defensive positioning and impact at 85th percentile despite limited ice time
- Exceptional physicality at 87th percentile paired with solid playmaking in the 74th percentile
Watch-outs
- Weak forechecking at 12th percentile limits ability to generate offense below the goal line
- Low skating speed at 17th percentile may limit recovery when transition play breaks down
Similar style: Jacob Trouba (SJS), Jake Christiansen (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
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPP | SHG | GWG | SOG | S% | TOI | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7:10 | — |
| Career | 1 seasons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7:10 | — |
Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team.
Latest news
Headlines from news outlets and team blogs
No news about him in the last 30 days.
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
—
Media
—
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
Average +0.03 per game over these 10.
Where his Game Score comes from
+0.25 per game
2025-26 · 30 GP
Season total +7.5, or +0.25 per game.
- Scoring
- +5.1
- Shooting
- +1.7
- Defense
- +0.3
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Physical play
- +2.4
- Puck battles
- -0.7
- Penalties
- -1.3
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
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 20.5 mph
- 15th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 7
- Hardest shot
- 97.2 mph
- 89th pct
- Distance
- 54.6 mi
- OZ time
- 43.1%
- 71st pct
- DZ time
- 38.4%
Usage
Last 2 games this season
Not on a regular line over the last 2 games.
From the NHL's shift charts, averaged over this season's last 10 games.
Age curve
At 26: 98% of peak
NHL defensemen · production index
At 26, defensemen typically produce 98% of their peak (age 24).
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
1 season left
| Season | Team | Cap hit | % of cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | PIT | $850K | 0.8% |
UFA after 2026-27. $850K 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).