C · EDM · NHL id 8477508
Curtis Lazar has played 45 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2025-26, scoring 4 goals and 2 assists (6 points) on 30 shots while averaging 8:55 a night (8:21 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 0:33 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 52% of his 5v5 minutes with Darnell Nurse and 50% with Adam Henrique over the last 10 games, and the Oilers have controlled 46% of shot attempts with Lazar on the ice (11-14 in goals, 31% offensive-zone starts). In the Oilers' most recent game against ANA he was on L4 with Colton Dach and Josh Samanski and off the power play. He is shooting 13.3% this season against 8.8% across the 465 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 30 game vs ANA, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 12 games, 8:47 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 2 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
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
2025-26 · 74 attempts, 32 on goal, 4 goals
Shot map, OPP at EDM: 74 attempts, 32 on goal, 4 goals, 4.72 expected goals; best chance Curtis Lazar at 0.40 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 45 GP · 6 points vs 7.1 expected
Last 20 games: -8. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 13.3%
- 99.1
- 54.5%
- G vs xG
- 4 / 3.7
- 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.
Fantasy box score
- Games played45
- Goals4481st of 715
- Assists2674th of 715
- Points6639th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal30647th of 715
- Hits95193rd of 715
- Blocked shots20586th of 715
- Plus/minus−3397th of 715
- Penalty minutes10608th of 715
- Faceoffs won178143rd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)45.7%599th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)45.5%618th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)45.2%573rd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)44.9%586th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)51.1%299th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)46.8%530th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.64457th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.00392nd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.32228th of 719
- Faceoff win %61.2%5th of 238
- Draw Equity /100+0.1303rd of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game8:55697th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:00692nd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %30.9%681st of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.30472nd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO991443rd of 719
- Goals above expected+0.3292nd of 715
- Luck Meter−7442nd of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.2374th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts56380th of 715
- Hardest shot81.9631st of 715
- Offensive-zone time37.6%688th 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 · 45 of 45 games through the sequence engine
- −0.014
- Season net
- −0.09xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- +0.130
- Season
- +0.38G
- 61.2%291 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 28-18 · NZ 44-28 · DZ 106-67
- Per 60
- 0.64
- Attempts
- 4
- 0.106
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 L3Oct 29, 2023 alerts →
How the goals happened
13 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 @ UTA | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 34.5 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 6, 2026 vs NSH | Rebound | — | 0 | 25.6 | rebound | |
| Dec 6, 2025 vs WPG | Rush | loose | 3 | 55.1 | — | |
| Oct 18, 2025 @ NJD | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 61.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 1, 2025 @ UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 51.3 | — | |
| Oct 25, 2024 vs NYI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 59.1 | one-timer | |
| Apr 2, 2024 vs PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 19.1 | — | |
| Jan 22, 2024 vs VGK | Deflection | — | 0 | 5.4 | deflection | |
| Jan 22, 2024 vs VGK | Rebound | — | 0 | 49.4 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Nov 28, 2023 vs NYI | Rebound | — | 0 | 6.4 | rebound | |
| Nov 16, 2023 @ PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 52.5 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 5, 2023 @ CHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 15.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 3, 2023 @ STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 27.1 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Lazar
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Lazar apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Emberson | D | 43 | 176:34 | 43% | 43.8% | 60% (6-4) | 47.8% 191:43 | 46.2% 434:28 |
| Darnell Nurse | D | 48 | 158:08 | 38% | 42.0% | 22% (2-7) | 46.0% 246:22 | 49.1% 771:17 |
| Mattias Janmark | C | 26 | 141:49 | 34% | 50.9% | 33% (2-4) | 37.7% 68:59 | 45.0% 118:28 |
| Trent Frederic | C | 25 | 137:54 | 33% | 48.2% | 25% (1-3) | 43.9% 71:25 | 53.9% 118:47 |
| Jake Walman | D | 31 | 101:54 | 25% | 42.9% | 38% (3-5) | 47.7% 163:42 | 48.7% 412:27 |
| Adam Henrique | C | 14 | 92:56 | 22% | 46.5% | 50% (3-3) | 45.2% 32:05 | 39.0% 61:08 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW | 16 | 79:12 | 19% | 41.4% | 50% (3-3) | 46.7% 58:47 | 53.8% 94:15 |
| Spencer Stastney | D | 22 | 78:56 | 19% | 44.1% | 40% (2-3) | 50.3% 94:24 | 48.4% 228:56 |
| Brett Kulak | D | 15 | 70:44 | 17% | 41.0% | 33% (1-2) | 45.7% 62:05 | 44.7% 167:05 |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | 27 | 52:26 | 13% | 55.0% | 50% (3-3) | 41.4% 187:56 | 56.7% 426:05 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | 27 | 50:46 | 12% | 55.8% | 50% (2-2) | 44.3% 195:16 | 54.9% 439:35 |
| Connor Murphy | D | 12 | 49:25 | 12% | 40.0% | 33% (1-2) | 46.3% 55:00 | 45.6% 173:53 |
| Max Jones | LW | 7 | 49:17 | 12% | 42.9% | 60% (3-2) | 23.8% 10:38 | 52.9% 10:44 |
| Alec Regula | D | 17 | 43:59 | 11% | 34.4% | 0% (0-4) | 47.4% 88:54 | 50.5% 197:56 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 375:26 on ice · ranked against 510 forwards
Sheltered minutes: mostly faces weaker opposition.
Each value is the ice-time-weighted average season xGF% of the skaters Lazar 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
50 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30PO | @ ANA | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 4:28 | 4:28 | — | — |
| Apr 28PO | vs ANA | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 60% | 10:35 | 9:47 | — | 0:35 |
| Apr 26PO | @ ANA | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38% | 9:01 | 8:57 | — | — |
| Apr 24PO | @ ANA | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55% | 7:30 | 7:08 | — | 0:22 |
| Apr 22PO | vs ANA | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 8:04 | 7:57 | — | — |
| Apr 16 | vs VAN | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 43% | 10:14 | 10:14 | — | — |
| Apr 13 | vs COL | OTL 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60% | 7:19 | 7:12 | 0:07 | — |
| Apr 11 | @ LAK | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | 11:18 | 11:08 | — | — |
| Apr 7 | @ UTA | OTL 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25% | 7:51 | 7:51 | — | — |
| Apr 4 | vs VGK | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 88% | 10:43 | 10:43 | — | — |
| Mar 31 | vs SEA | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75% | 9:50 | 9:50 | — | — |
| Mar 28 | vs ANA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57% | 9:10 | 9:10 | — | — |
| Mar 3 | vs OTT | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2:25 | 2:25 | — | — |
| Feb 28 | @ SJS | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 83% | 9:09 | 9:03 | — | — |
| Feb 26 | @ LAK | W 8-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | 11:03 | 11:03 | — | — |
| Feb 25 | @ ANA | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69% | 10:13 | 9:12 | — | 1:01 |
| Feb 4 | @ CGY | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80% | 4:24 | 3:54 | — | 0:30 |
| Jan 31 | vs MIN | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 80% | 9:10 | 8:34 | — | 0:36 |
| Jan 29 | vs SJS | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 8:45 | 7:34 | — | 1:11 |
| Jan 26 | vs ANA | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54% | 11:24 | 9:29 | — | 1:40 |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 45 | 401:23 | 8:55 | 300 | 417 | 41.8% | 41.7% | 143 | 195 | 11 | 20 | 35% | 13.0 | 21.1 | 23% |
| Even strength | 45 | 375:26 | 8:21 | 294 | 349 | 45.7% | 45.5% | 139 | 158 | 11 | 14 | 44% | 12.9 | 15.6 | 31% |
| 5v5 | 45 | 375:26 | 8:21 | 294 | 349 | 45.7% | 45.5% | 139 | 158 | 11 | 14 | 44% | 12.9 | 15.6 | 31% |
| Power play | 3 | 0:22 | 0:07 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | 50% |
| Penalty kill | 30 | 24:54 | 0:50 | 4 | 68 | 5.6% | 5.8% | 3 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0% | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 30 | 24:54 | 0:50 | 4 | 68 | 5.6% | 5.8% | 3 | 37 | 0 | 6 | 0% | 0.0 | 5.5 | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26Playoffs | EDM | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 12 | 1 | 7:56 |
| 2025-26 | EDM | 45 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 10 | 30 | 13.3% | 95 | 20 | 8:55 |
| 2024-25 | NJD | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 14 | 27 | 7.4% | 107 | 17 | 10:34 |
| 2023-24 | NJD | 71 | 7 | 18 | 25 | +10 | 44 | 74 | 9.5% | 179 | 64 | 12:23 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | NJD | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25.0% | 19 | 4 | 7:49 |
| 2022-23 | NJD, VAN | 49 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 21 | 55 | 5.5% | 138 | 53 | 11:56 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | BOS | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 9 | 11.1% | 27 | 6 | 12:59 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 70 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 16 | 95 | 8.4% | 186 | 51 | 12:00 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | BOS | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 32 | 4 | 11:29 |
| 2020-21 | BOS, BUF | 50 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 6 | 55 | 12.7% | 99 | 22 | 13:19 |
| 2019-20 | BUF | 38 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 9 | 33 | 15.2% | 70 | 24 | 11:50 |
| 2018-19 | CGY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 4:48 |
| 2017-18 | CGY | 65 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 23 | 65 | 3.1% | 130 | 26 | 9:51 |
Curtis Lazar news
- Oilers Should Sign Veteran Forward Curtis Lazar to a PTOThe Hockey Writers
- NHL Rumors: Toronto Maple Leafs, and the Montreal CanadiensNHLRumors.com
- Oilers Could Make Unexpected Move With Familiar PTO InviteNHL Trade Talk
- 2026-27 Edmonton Oilers Season PreviewNHLRumors.com
- 4 Remaining Free Agent Forwards the Oilers Should TargetThe Hockey Writers
- Top 3 Oilers’ Departed Free Agents That Will Hurt the MostThe Hockey Writers
- NHL Rumors: Hurricanes, Maple Leafs, Blues, and OilersNHLRumors.com
- The Edmonton Oilers could do a hell of a lot worse than this handy veteran pivotEdmonton Journal
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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.