LW · VAN · NHL id 8483395
Arshdeep Bains has played 2 games for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026-27, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) on 1 shots while averaging 11:11 a night (9:45 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 1:26 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 67% of his 5v5 minutes with Paul Cotter and 60% with Brendan Gallagher over the last 2 games, and the Canucks have controlled 54% of shot attempts with Bains on the ice (3-2 in goals, 33% offensive-zone starts). In the Canucks' most recent game against EDM he was on L4 with Marco Rossi and Jonathan Lekkerimäki and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs EDM, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 11:11 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 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 · 3 attempts, 1 on goal, 1 goal
Shot map, OPP at VAN: 3 attempts, 1 on goal, 1 goal, 0.27 expected goals; best chance Arshdeep Bains at 0.10 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 28 GP · 5 points vs 5.6 expected
Last 20 games: -35. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 5.6%
- 98.8
- 62.5%
- G vs xG
- 1 / 1.8
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (1 promotion event): some of the heat may be real.
- 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 forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played28
- Goals1634th of 715
- Assists4620th of 715
- Points5655th of 715
- Power-play points1380th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal18692nd of 715
- Hits24595th of 715
- Blocked shots5711th of 715
- Plus/minus−3397th of 715
- Penalty minutes12580th of 715
- Faceoffs won2418th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)48.5%419th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)48.9%403rd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)48.9%382nd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)48.9%386th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)53.7%170th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)49.5%372nd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.00704th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.021236th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.11712th of 719
- Faceoff win %14.3%
- Draw Equity /100−0.362
Usage
- Ice time per game9:12692nd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:16447th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %75.0%13th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−1.40700th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO988466th of 719
- Goals above expected−0.8431st of 715
- Luck Meter−26577th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.6247th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts27551st of 715
- Hardest shot82.8605th of 715
- Offensive-zone time40.4%505th 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 · 25 of 28 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.010
- Season net
- −0.04xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.00
- Attempts
- 0
- 0.000
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
How his goals happened
3 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 vs EDM | Rebound | — | 0 | 44.8 | rebound | |
| Dec 5, 2025 vs UTA | Deflection | carry | 2 | 51.4 | 3-on-1 | |
| Oct 26, 2024 vs PIT | Rebound | loose | 0 | 36.5 | 2-on-1, rebound |
* 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 Bains
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Bains apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Cotter | C | 2 | 13:05 | 67% | 31.8% | 0% (0-1) | 86.7% 6:24 | 46.2% 10:43 |
| Brendan Gallagher | RW | 2 | 11:38 | 60% | 31.8% | 0% (0-1) | 86.7% 7:51 | 60.0% 8:32 |
| Elias Pettersson | D | 2 | 8:05 | 41% | 50.0% | 100% (1-0) | 56.0% 11:24 | 58.6% 18:11 |
| Luke Schenn | D | 2 | 7:02 | 36% | 58.3% | 100% (1-0) | 52.0% 12:27 | 64.5% 17:40 |
| Tom Willander | D | 2 | 6:40 | 34% | 60.0% | 100% (1-0) | 51.9% 12:49 | 22.4% 29:44 |
| Zeev Buium | D | 2 | 6:39 | 34% | 61.1% | 50% (2-2) | 47.4% 12:50 | 41.5% 32:16 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | D | 2 | 6:31 | 33% | 33.3% | 0% (0-1) | 64.0% 12:58 | 28.8% 30:12 |
| Jonathan Lekkerimäki | RW | 1 | 5:56 | 30% | 86.7% | 75% (3-1) | 37.5% 4:38 | 0.0% 4:21 |
| Marco Rossi | C | 1 | 4:41 | 24% | 83.3% | 67% (2-1) | 54.5% 5:53 | 41.7% 6:13 |
| Filip Hronek | D | 2 | 3:59 | 20% | 60.0% | 50% (1-1) | 51.9% 15:30 | 42.0% 29:01 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs EDM | L 7-9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11:29 | 10:34 | — | 0:55 |
| Sep 29 | @ EDM | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 10:52 | 8:55 | — | 1:57 |
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 | 22:21 | 11:11 | 21 | 21 | 50.0% | 45.5% | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 57% | 1.3 | 1.8 | 20% |
| Even strength | 2 | 19:29 | 9:45 | 20 | 17 | 54.1% | 50.0% | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 60% | 1.2 | 1.2 | 33% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 19:29 | 9:45 | 20 | 17 | 54.1% | 50.0% | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 60% | 1.2 | 1.2 | 33% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 2:52 | 1:26 | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 2 | 2:52 | 1:26 | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.1 | 0.6 | 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 | VAN | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 2 | 11:11 |
| 2025-26 | VAN | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 12 | 18 | 5.6% | 24 | 5 | 9:12 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 8 | 12.5% | 17 | 7 | 10:30 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 6 | 4 | 0.0% | 7 | 2 | 11:48 |
Arshdeep Bains news
- Canucks: Why versatile, grateful Arshdeep Bains made the opening rosterThe Province
- 'Shot Out Of A Cannon,' Arshdeep Bains Is On The Hunt For A Full-Time Role With The Vancouver CanucksYahoo Sports
- Canucks News & Rumours: Räty, Bains, Cootes & LankinenThe Hockey Writers
- Arshdeep Bains HomeNHL.com
- Arshdeep Bains Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Arshdeep Bains StatsNHL.com
- Canucks News & Rumours: Bains, Buium & Can the Kids Change the Team?The Hockey Writers
- Canucks News & Rumours: Chytil, Dervin, Bains & What’s Next?The Hockey Writers
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
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.