D · CHI · NHL id 8481524
Bowen Byram has played 2 games for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 24:59 a night (20:43 at even strength, 3:47 on the power play and 0:23 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 60% of his 5v5 minutes with Alex Vlasic and 57% with Patrick Kane over the last 2 games, and the Blackhawks have controlled 38% of shot attempts with Byram on the ice (0-3 in goals, 67% offensive-zone starts). In the Blackhawks' most recent game against UTA he was on D2 with Alex Vlasic and on PP1.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs UTA, detected from shift data
- +2:21 PP TOI
- PP1 in 2 of last 2 (was 2 of 20)
- 39% of 5v5 TOI with Bertuzzi (was 0%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 24:52 average time on ice, PP1 in 2 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 · 5 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at CHI: 5 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.14 expected goals; best chance Bowen Byram at 0.12 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 42 points vs 42.2 expected
Last 20 games: -19. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 10.1%
- 101.0
- 40.0%
- G vs xG
- 11 / 12.7
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:14 a game, PP share 28% → 21%, 2 demotion events): 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 defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals11287th of 715
- Assists31126th of 715
- Points42179th of 715
- Power-play points7211th of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal109268th of 715
- Hits50394th of 715
- Blocked shots93105th of 715
- Plus/minus+1572nd of 715
- Penalty minutes48117th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)49.2%356th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)50.3%295th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)49.1%373rd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)49.1%368th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)47.3%490th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)49.6%369th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.41554th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.046395th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.20621st of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game22:2052nd of 715
- Power-play time per game1:35249th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %44.6%503rd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.33491st of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1011230th of 719
- Goals above expected−1.7524th of 715
- Luck Meter0384th of 828
- Ascension score5953rd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.9147th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts107176th of 715
- Hardest shot91.9189th of 715
- Offensive-zone time41.3%392nd of 715
Compare head to head
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 · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine
- −0.052
- Season net
- −1.27xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.41
- Attempts
- 10
- 0.020
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 D1 from D2Dec 27, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Dec 15, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Mar 22, 2023 alerts →
How his goals happened
33 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 vs MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 68.3 | — | |
| Apr 26, 2026 @ BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 66.9 | — | |
| Apr 23, 2026 @ BOS | Rebound | carry | 2 | 46.9 | 5-on-3, one-timer, rebound | |
| Apr 21, 2026 vs BOS | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 2.6 | 4-on-2 | |
| Mar 31, 2026 vs NYI | Cycle | — | 0 | 37.5 | — | |
| Jan 10, 2026 vs ANA | Rebound | — | 1 | 52.1 | rebound | |
| Dec 31, 2025 @ DAL | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 43.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 23, 2025 @ OTT | Rush | carry | 2* | 42.3 | one-timer | |
| Dec 23, 2025 @ OTT | Deflection | — | 0 | 15.6 | — | |
| Dec 3, 2025 @ PHI | Cycle | — | 4* | 63.5 | — | |
| Dec 1, 2025 vs WPG | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 61.5 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 21, 2025 vs CHI | Deflection | — | 0 | 22.0 | — | |
| Nov 17, 2025 vs EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 57.0 | one-timer | |
| Nov 13, 2025 @ COL | Rebound | — | 0 | 10.5 | rebound | |
| Oct 25, 2025 @ TOR | Point shot | — | 4* | 60.5 | — | |
| Feb 8, 2025 @ NSH | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 69.5 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Feb 4, 2025 vs CBJ | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 62.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 2, 2025 @ COL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 18.0 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 29, 2024 vs VAN | Deflection | carry | 0 | 30.8 | 3-on-2, deflection | |
| Nov 5, 2024 vs OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 15.3 | — | |
| Nov 5, 2024 vs OTT | Forecheck turnover | pass | 0 | 49.9 | one-timer | |
| Oct 26, 2024 vs DET | Off the faceoff | — | 1* | 38.3 | — | |
| Mar 12, 2024 vs DET | Rebound | — | 0 | 48.0 | rebound | |
| Mar 12, 2024 vs DET | Rebound | pass | 0 | 44.8 | rebound | |
| Mar 7, 2024 @ NSH | Cycle | carry | 2* | 64.5 | — | |
| Feb 15, 2024 @ TBL | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 33.8 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Feb 15, 2024 @ TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 8.9 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2023 vs ARI | Cycle | — | 3 | 64.3 | — | |
| Dec 2, 2023 @ ANA | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 62.5 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 2, 2023 @ ANA | Odd-man rush | carry | 3 | 51.6 | 3-on-1 | |
| Nov 9, 2023 vs SEA | Rush | carry | 0 | 51.2 | — | |
| Nov 1, 2023 vs STL | Forecheck turnover | loose | 0 | 65.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 24, 2023 @ NYI | Point shot | carry | 1 | 58.7 | — |
* 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 Byram
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Byram apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Vlasic | D | 2 | 24:28 | 60% | 18.8% | 0% (0-3) | 65.6% 16:30 | 57.1% 8:05 |
| Patrick Kane | RW | 2 | 23:23 | 57% | 45.7% | 0% (0-1) | 26.5% 17:35 | 31.8% 10:17 |
| Roman Kantserov | RW | 2 | 16:36 | 41% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 30.0% 24:22 | 36.8% 10:20 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | LW | 2 | 15:50 | 39% | 32.3% | 0% (0-1) | 40.8% 25:08 | 53.8% 12:40 |
| Anton Frondell | C | 2 | 12:24 | 30% | 18.8% | 0% (0-2) | 50.0% 28:34 | 45.7% 15:00 |
| Frank Nazar | C | 2 | 12:03 | 29% | 72.7% | — (0-0) | 24.1% 28:55 | 41.4% 15:59 |
| Oliver Moore | C | 2 | 11:07 | 27% | 25.0% | 0% (0-1) | 42.9% 29:51 | 37.5% 11:45 |
| Ryan Donato | C | 2 | 9:02 | 22% | 20.0% | 0% (0-2) | 45.5% 31:56 | 35.7% 13:26 |
| Nick Lardis | LW | 2 | 7:52 | 19% | 23.5% | 0% (0-2) | 41.3% 33:06 | 15.8% 11:19 |
| Sam Rinzel | D | 2 | 7:05 | 17% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 28.1% 33:53 | 45.8% 26:35 |
| Artyom Levshunov | D | 1 | 6:41 | 16% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 25.0% 12:59 | 36.8% 12:03 |
| Ryan Greene | C | 2 | 4:04 | 10% | 20.0% | — (0-0) | 40.0% 36:54 | 53.8% 23:30 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW | 1 | 2:39 | 6% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 28.3% 17:01 | 56.3% 9:00 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW | 1 | 2:30 | 6% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 53.6% 18:48 | 50.0% 2:50 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 24:49 | 20:08 | 4:26 | 0:15 |
| Sep 29 | @ VGK | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 25:08 | 21:18 | 3:07 | 0:30 |
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 | 49:57 | 24:59 | 37 | 55 | 40.2% | 38.7% | 13 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0% | 1.9 | 4.1 | 67% |
| Even strength | 2 | 41:26 | 20:43 | 30 | 50 | 37.5% | 35.4% | 11 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 1.4 | 3.2 | 62% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 40:58 | 20:29 | 30 | 50 | 37.5% | 35.4% | 11 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 1.4 | 3.2 | 67% |
| Power play | 2 | 7:33 | 3:47 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | 83.3% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.1 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 0:45 | 0:23 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.2 | — |
| 5v4 | 2 | 7:33 | 3:47 | 6 | 2 | 75.0% | 83.3% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.1 | 100% |
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 | -4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 | 24:59 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | BUF | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 13.8% | 10 | 12 | 22:24 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 82 | 11 | 31 | 42 | +15 | 48 | 109 | 10.1% | 50 | 93 | 22:20 |
| 2024-25 | BUF | 82 | 7 | 31 | 38 | +11 | 46 | 94 | 7.4% | 75 | 117 | 22:42 |
| 2023-24 | BUF, COL | 73 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 53 | 84 | 13.1% | 94 | 104 | 20:21 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | COL | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 22 | 0.0% | 22 | 6 | 21:55 |
| 2022-23 | COL | 42 | 10 | 14 | 24 | +7 | 38 | 65 | 15.4% | 82 | 54 | 21:53 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | COL | 20 | 0 | 9 | 9 | +15 | 10 | 44 | 0.0% | 45 | 16 | 19:22 |
| 2021-22 | COL | 30 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +7 | 12 | 49 | 10.2% | 53 | 26 | 18:48 |
| 2020-21 | COL | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 23 | 21 | 0.0% | 33 | 13 | 17:31 |
Bowen Byram news
- The NHL's top 10 breakout candidates: Logan Cooley, Bowen Byram, Easton Cowan and moreThe New York Times
- 3 Takeaways from Blackhawks’ Blowout Loss Versus the MammothThe Hockey Writers
- Blackhawks acquire Bowen Byram in trade with SabresABC7 Chicago
- Bowen Byram Postgame Media Availability | 09.29.26NHL.com
- Bowen Byram and the Biggest Gambles of the Kyle Davidson EraBlackhawk Up
- Bowen Byram joins exclusive Blackhawks defensemen hat trick clubblackhawkup.com
- Blackhawks defenseman Bowen Byram has dream debut after signing massive extensionChiCitySports
- Bowen Byram's innate confidence will allow him to play his style, handle pressure with BlackhawksChicago Sun-Times
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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.