C · PIT · NHL id 8481481
Blake Lizotte has played 1 game for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 4 shots while averaging 13:13 a night (10:47 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 2:26 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 82% of his 5v5 minutes with Connor Dewar and 69% with Elmer Soderblom in his only game so far, and the Penguins have controlled 53% of shot attempts with Lizotte on the ice (0-0 in goals, 17% offensive-zone starts). In the Penguins' most recent game against PHI he was on L3 with Connor Dewar and Elmer Soderblom and off the power play.
Right now
From the Sep 30 game vs PHI, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 13:13 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 1 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, 4 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at PIT: 5 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals, 0.29 expected goals; best chance Blake Lizotte at 0.17 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 55 GP · 19 points vs 17.7 expected
Last 20 games: +19. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 14.3%
- 99.3
- 65.5%
- G vs xG
- 7 / 6.5
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (1 demotion event): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- 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: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played55
- Goals7376th of 715
- Assists12419th of 715
- Points19410th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal49549th of 715
- Hits49405th of 715
- Blocked shots35389th of 715
- Plus/minus+6172nd of 715
- Penalty minutes25371st of 715
- Faceoffs won238118th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)52.9%139th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)52.7%150th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)52.5%192nd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)52.0%212th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)52.2%236th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)54.8%96th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.49116th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.015194th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.22571st of 719
- Faceoff win %50.0%103rd of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.014123rd of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game13:52489th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:03590th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %6.7%719th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /600.00267th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO993411th of 719
- Goals above expected+0.5257th of 715
- Luck Meter+9330th of 828
- Ascension score50185th of 445
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.3350th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts104184th of 715
- Hardest shot84.8514th of 715
- Offensive-zone time39.2%613th 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 · 54 of 55 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.038
- Season net
- −0.38xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.014
- Season
- −0.07G
- 50.0%476 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 20-27 · NZ 86-72 · DZ 132-139
- Per 60
- 1.49
- Attempts
- 15
- 0.051
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
- Moved up to L2 from L4Mar 2, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L3 from L4Apr 1, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L4Oct 22, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Feb 26, 2020 alerts →
How the goals happened
26 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 vs NJD | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 61.0 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 15, 2026 vs PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 3.8 | — | |
| Jan 8, 2026 vs NJD | Deflection | dump | 0 | 14.7 | — | |
| Jan 1, 2026 vs DET | Rebound | — | 0 | 16.0 | rebound | |
| Nov 16, 2025 vs NSH | Point shot | — | 0 | 61.4 | — | |
| Nov 1, 2025 @ WPG | Cycle | — | 0 | — | — | |
| Oct 7, 2025 @ NYR | Deflection | — | 0 | 28.4 | deflection | |
| Apr 5, 2025 @ DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 40.9 | one-timer | |
| Mar 27, 2025 @ BUF | Rebound | carry | 0 | 2.6 | rebound | |
| Feb 7, 2025 @ NYR | Rush | loose | 1 | 43.4 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2024 vs PHI | Rebound | — | 2 | 29.6 | rebound | |
| Dec 14, 2024 @ OTT | Rebound | — | 0 | 33.8 | rebound | |
| Dec 7, 2024 vs TOR | Cycle | — | 0 | 12.1 | — | |
| Dec 6, 2024 @ NYR | Cycle | — | 2 | 61.8 | — | |
| Nov 30, 2024 vs CGY | Rush | carry | 1 | 56.6 | — | |
| Nov 27, 2024 vs VAN | Rebound | — | 4* | 19.4 | rebound | |
| Nov 7, 2024 @ CAR | Rebound | carry | 1 | 39.8 | rebound | |
| Nov 2, 2024 vs MTL | Rush | carry | 0 | 62.6 | — | |
| May 1, 2024 @ EDM | Odd-man rush | loose | 3 | 58.6 | 3-on-1 | |
| Apr 15, 2024 vs MIN | Rush | carry | 1 | 56.6 | — | |
| Mar 25, 2024 @ VAN | Cycle | — | 3* | 15.3 | — | |
| Dec 20, 2023 vs SEA | Rebound | loose | 0 | 49.0 | rebound | |
| Nov 18, 2023 vs STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 11.3 | — | |
| Nov 4, 2023 @ PHI | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 40.0 | one-timer | |
| Oct 24, 2023 vs ARI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 58.7 | — | |
| Oct 19, 2023 @ MIN | Point shot | — | 0 | 17.3 | — |
* 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 Lizotte
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Lizotte apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Dewar | C | 1 | 8:53 | 82% | 46.2% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 1:54 | 50.0% 3:40 |
| Elmer Soderblom | LW | 1 | 7:29 | 69% | 30.0% | — (0-0) | 77.8% 3:18 | 50.0% 3:20 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | 1 | 6:04 | 56% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 70.0% 4:43 | 76.2% 11:19 |
| Kris Letang | D | 1 | 4:34 | 42% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 6:13 | 70.8% 11:58 |
| Declan Carlile | D | 1 | 3:18 | 31% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 57.1% 7:29 | 61.1% 11:39 |
| Samuel Girard | D | 1 | 2:49 | 26% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 7:58 | 62.5% 13:56 |
| Kaedan Korczak | D | 1 | 2:48 | 26% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 7:59 | 63.6% 13:03 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | 1 | 2:10 | 20% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 42.9% 8:37 | 57.9% 10:30 |
| Filip Hallander | C | 1 | 1:29 | 14% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 52.9% 9:18 | 85.7% 6:59 |
| Ville Koivunen | RW | 1 | 1:16 | 12% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 58.8% 9:31 | 81.8% 9:52 |
| Evgeni Malkin | C | 1 | 1:08 | 11% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 35.7% 9:39 | 52.2% 12:41 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 604:08 on ice · ranked against 510 forwards · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
Sheltered minutes: mostly faces weaker opposition.
Each value is the ice-time-weighted average season xGF% of the skaters Lizotte shared the 5v5 ice with, each shrunk toward 50%. Most skaters land between about 45% and 55% for QoT and 49% and 51% for QoC, so the percentile is the easier read.
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | @ PHI | W 7-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 13:13 | 10:47 | — | 2:26 |
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 | 1 | 13:13 | 13:13 | 11 | 16 | 40.7% | 50.0% | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.7 | 0.6 | 10% |
| Even strength | 1 | 10:47 | 10:47 | 10 | 9 | 52.6% | 64.3% | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0.2 | 17% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 10:47 | 10:47 | 10 | 9 | 52.6% | 64.3% | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0.2 | 17% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 2:26 | 2:26 | 1 | 7 | 12.5% | 16.7% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 1 | 2:26 | 2:26 | 1 | 7 | 12.5% | 16.7% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 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 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 13:13 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | PIT | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.0% | 11 | 3 | 14:12 |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 55 | 7 | 12 | 19 | +6 | 25 | 49 | 14.3% | 49 | 35 | 13:52 |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 59 | 11 | 9 | 20 | -4 | 26 | 51 | 21.6% | 60 | 29 | 12:43 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | LAK | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 10 | 3 | 10:22 |
| 2023-24 | LAK | 62 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +11 | 20 | 76 | 9.2% | 64 | 28 | 11:49 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | LAK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.0% | 4 | 1 | 9:42 |
| 2022-23 | LAK | 81 | 11 | 23 | 34 | +11 | 70 | 108 | 10.2% | 96 | 39 | 12:57 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | LAK | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 16 | 11 | 0.0% | 8 | 2 | 13:59 |
| 2021-22 | LAK | 70 | 10 | 14 | 24 | +15 | 28 | 91 | 11.0% | 74 | 12 | 12:10 |
| 2020-21 | LAK | 41 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +2 | 16 | 42 | 7.1% | 32 | 21 | 12:42 |
| 2019-20 | LAK | 65 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -4 | 20 | 87 | 6.9% | 42 | 22 | 13:58 |
| 2018-19 | LAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 11:12 |
Blake Lizotte news
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Blue Jackets, Stars, Wings, Oilers, Panthers, Rangers, Penguins, and BluesNHLRumors.com
- Blake Lizotte Injury: Not practicing ThursdayRotoWire
- Penguins' Blake Lizotte: Not practicing ThursdayCBS Sports
- Blake Lizotte Activated Off Injured Reserve for Penguins Season Openernews.ssbcrack.com
- Blake Lizotte News: Removed from IRRotoWire
- Blake Lizotte Cleared to Play Wednesday - NHL News | Fantasy Hockeyrotoballer.com
- Penguins' Blake Lizotte: Removed from IRCBS Sports
- Penguins Activate Blake Lizotte From IR - NHL RumorsProHockeyRumors.com
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.