D · CHI · NHL id 8481568
Alex Vlasic has played 2 games for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 1 shots while averaging 19:10 a night (16:31 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 2:39 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 75% of his 5v5 minutes with Bowen Byram and 39% with Patrick Kane over the last 2 games, and the Blackhawks have controlled 24% of shot attempts with Vlasic on the ice (0-3 in goals, 38% offensive-zone starts). In the Blackhawks' most recent game against UTA he was on D2 with Bowen Byram and off the power play; moved up to D2 (from D3) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs UTA, detected from shift data
- On-ice xGF/60 0.58 (was 2.48)
- −1:54 TOI a game
- 61% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 87%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 19:10 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 5 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at CHI: 5 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.08 expected goals; best chance Alex Vlasic at 0.03 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 81 GP · 21 points vs 20.7 expected
Last 20 games: -17. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 2.3%
- 99.8
- 35.6%
- G vs xG
- 2 / 3.2
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played81
- Goals2578th of 715
- Assists19283rd of 715
- Points21393rd of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal86369th of 715
- Hits29553rd of 715
- Blocked shots11952nd of 715
- Plus/minus−16642nd of 715
- Penalty minutes17502nd of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)44.9%637th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)44.0%666th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)42.2%666th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)42.3%667th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)38.3%700th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)43.1%659th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.42542nd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.047396th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.25455th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game21:0882nd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:04531st of 715
- Offensive-zone start %32.6%672nd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.14195th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO998361st of 719
- Goals above expected−1.2488th of 715
- Luck Meter−10465th of 828
- Ascension score32410th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.4322nd of 715
- 20+ mph bursts71293rd of 715
- Hardest shot95.479th of 715
- Offensive-zone time38.8%631st of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 79 of 81 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.066
- Season net
- −1.55xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.42
- Attempts
- 10
- 0.003
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 13, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 1, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Feb 17, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Feb 15, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
7 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2025 @ BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 71.3 | one-timer | |
| Oct 30, 2025 @ WPG | Rebound | — | 0 | 40.0 | rebound | |
| Mar 15, 2025 @ VAN | Point shot | carry | 2 | 62.2 | — | |
| Mar 8, 2025 @ NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 21.5 | — | |
| Dec 7, 2024 vs WPG | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 49.7 | — | |
| Dec 4, 2024 vs BOS | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 15.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 9, 2023 vs STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 66.6 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Vlasic
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Vlasic apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Byram | D | 2 | 24:28 | 75% | 18.8% | 0% (0-3) | 57.1% 8:05 | 65.6% 16:30 |
| Patrick Kane | RW | 2 | 12:37 | 39% | 21.7% | 0% (0-1) | 25.0% 19:56 | 51.1% 21:03 |
| Roman Kantserov | RW | 2 | 10:53 | 33% | 55.6% | — (0-0) | 17.4% 21:40 | 46.7% 16:03 |
| Anton Frondell | C | 2 | 10:15 | 31% | 13.8% | 0% (0-2) | 34.6% 22:18 | 47.4% 17:09 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | LW | 2 | 9:45 | 30% | 10.0% | 0% (0-1) | 31.4% 22:48 | 59.5% 18:45 |
| Oliver Moore | C | 2 | 8:20 | 26% | 18.8% | 0% (0-1) | 25.6% 24:13 | 37.5% 14:32 |
| Frank Nazar | C | 2 | 7:54 | 24% | 70.0% | — (0-0) | 13.3% 24:39 | 51.2% 20:08 |
| Ryan Donato | C | 2 | 7:47 | 24% | 25.0% | 0% (0-2) | 22.6% 24:46 | 31.0% 14:41 |
| Nick Lardis | LW | 2 | 7:16 | 22% | 23.5% | 0% (0-2) | 23.7% 25:17 | 15.8% 11:55 |
| Ryan Greene | C | 2 | 6:45 | 21% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 27.7% 25:48 | 56.1% 20:49 |
| Jordan Greenway | LW | 2 | 5:10 | 16% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 24.1% 27:23 | 60.5% 20:10 |
| Cole Smith | LW | 2 | 4:48 | 15% | — | — (0-0) | 23.6% 27:45 | 52.5% 21:10 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW | 1 | 4:01 | 12% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 16.7% 12:04 | 60.0% 7:38 |
| Ian Cole | D | 1 | 2:48 | 9% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 17.6% 13:17 | 54.5% 10:33 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ UTA | L 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 18:18 | 16:33 | — | 1:45 |
| Sep 29 | @ VGK | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 20:01 | 16:28 | — | 3:33 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 38:19 | 19:10 | 15 | 50 | 23.1% | 22.2% | 7 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0% | 0.4 | 3.1 | 23% |
| Even strength | 2 | 33:01 | 16:31 | 13 | 42 | 23.6% | 22.2% | 5 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0.3 | 2.3 | 33% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 32:33 | 16:17 | 13 | 42 | 23.6% | 22.2% | 5 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0.3 | 2.3 | 38% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 5:18 | 2:39 | 2 | 8 | 20.0% | 22.2% | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 2 | 5:18 | 2:39 | 2 | 8 | 20.0% | 22.2% | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | CHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 19:10 |
| 2025-26 | CHI | 81 | 2 | 19 | 21 | -16 | 17 | 86 | 2.3% | 29 | 119 | 21:08 |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 82 | 4 | 26 | 30 | -23 | 12 | 103 | 3.9% | 59 | 157 | 23:16 |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 76 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -4 | 45 | 71 | 2.8% | 56 | 148 | 21:29 |
| 2022-23 | CHI | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 5 | 9 | 19:38 |
| 2021-22 | CHI | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 12 | 8.3% | 15 | 16 | 14:19 |
Alex Vlasic news
- 3 Takeaways from Blackhawks’ Blowout Loss Versus the MammothThe Hockey Writers
- Blackhawks Injury Updates: Taylor Hall Likely to Return Saturday, Alex Vlasic ProgressingOn Tap Sports Net
- Positives & Negatives From the Blackhawks’ 4-3 Overtime Preseason Win Over WildThe Hockey Writers
- Alex Vlasic Postgame Media Availability | 09.21.26nhl.com
- Why a Blackhawks top-pairing role could reignite Alex Vlasic's all-around gameThe New York Times
- Alex Vlasic StatsNHL.com
- Alex Vlasic HomeNHL.com
- Alex Vlasic Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.