D · EDM · NHL id 8480803
Evan Bouchard has played 2 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026-27, scoring 4 goals and 4 assists (8 points) on 10 shots while averaging 25:01 a night (19:06 at even strength, 4:44 on the power play and 0:36 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 69% of his 5v5 minutes with Mattias Ekholm and 59% with Connor McDavid over the last 2 games, and the Oilers have controlled 72% of shot attempts with Bouchard on the ice (7-1 in goals, 79% offensive-zone starts). In the Oilers' most recent game against VAN he was on D2 with Mattias Ekholm and on PP1; dropped to D2 (from D1) in the last game. He is shooting 40.0% this season against 7.7% across the 512 games in our data.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs VAN, detected from shift data
- 8 P in last 2 (1.20/GP before)
- +0:59 PP TOI
- 60% of 5v5 TOI with McDavid (was 74%)
- Moved from D2 to D1
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 24:26 average time on ice, PP1 in 2 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 · 19 attempts, 11 on goal, 4 goals
Shot map, OPP at EDM: 19 attempts, 11 on goal, 4 goals, 0.53 expected goals; best chance Evan Bouchard at 0.18 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 95 points vs 73.9 expected
Last 20 games: +45. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 9.5%
- 99.7
- 54.3%
- G vs xG
- 21 / 18.9
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (2 promotion events): 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 defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 4 G, 4 A, 1 PPP, 10 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals21112th of 715
- Assists743rd of 715
- Points9511th of 715
- Power-play points3310th of 715
- Shorthanded points238th of 715
- Shots on goal22131st of 715
- Hits29553rd of 715
- Blocked shots10181st of 715
- Plus/minus+2528th of 715
- Penalty minutes30294th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)55.2%65th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)55.4%57th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)58.3%24th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)58.4%23rd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)57.1%59th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)55.9%64th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.20666th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.065512th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.35136th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game24:4112th of 715
- Power-play time per game3:3618th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %60.1%156th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.06252nd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO997374th of 719
- Goals above expected+2.1129th of 715
- Luck Meter+6632nd of 828
- Ascension score689th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.0476th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts77263rd of 715
- Hardest shot98.137th of 715
- Offensive-zone time47.6%15th 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
- −0.073
- Season net
- −1.78xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.20
- Attempts
- 5
- 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
- Moved up to D1 from D2Mar 6, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Mar 3, 2026 alerts →
- Moved down to D3 from D1Oct 23, 2025 alerts →
- Played 9:54 more than his 5-game averageJun 4, 2025 alerts →
- Played 12:31 more than his 5-game averageApr 27, 2025 alerts →
- Played 7:03 more than his 5-game averageMay 12, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2May 10, 2024 alerts →
- Played 7:10 more than his 5-game averageMay 10, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 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 @ VAN | Deflection | dump | 4* | 9.6 | 2-on-0, deflection | |
| Sep 29, 2026 vs VAN | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 52.5 | — | |
| Sep 29, 2026 vs VAN | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 40.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Sep 29, 2026 vs VAN | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 71.8 | — | |
| Apr 26, 2026 @ ANA | Off the faceoff | — | 1* | 70.5 | — | |
| Apr 4, 2026 vs VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 62.6 | — | |
| Mar 26, 2026 @ VGK | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 75.4 | — | |
| Mar 12, 2026 @ DAL | Cycle | — | 3* | 75.3 | — | |
| Mar 3, 2026 vs OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 84.1 | one-timer | |
| Feb 28, 2026 @ SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 29.3 | — | |
| Feb 25, 2026 @ ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 18.0 | — | |
| Jan 29, 2026 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 74.8 | — | |
| Jan 24, 2026 vs WSH | Rush | carry | 1* | 59.4 | — | |
| Jan 24, 2026 vs WSH | Forecheck turnover | carry | 2* | 35.3 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 24, 2026 vs WSH | Cycle | — | 0 | 5.6 | — | |
| Jan 12, 2026 @ CHI | Cycle | — | 0 | 4.1 | — | |
| Jan 12, 2026 @ CHI | Rebound | carry | 0 | 12.6 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Jan 8, 2026 @ WPG | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 76.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 3, 2026 vs PHI | Point shot | — | 5* | 78.8 | one-timer | |
| Dec 27, 2025 @ CGY | Point shot | — | 4* | 71.9 | one-timer | |
| Dec 16, 2025 @ PIT | Cycle | — | 1 | 58.5 | — | |
| Dec 6, 2025 vs WPG | Point shot | — | 6* | 74.1 | — | |
| Nov 25, 2025 vs DAL | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 75.6 | — | |
| Nov 12, 2025 @ PHI | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 62.1 | one-timer | |
| Nov 1, 2025 vs CHI | Cycle | — | 1* | 8.9 | — | |
| Oct 25, 2025 @ SEA | Cycle | — | 6* | 85.6 | — | |
| Jun 6, 2025 vs FLA | Rush | carry | 0 | 59.6 | — | |
| May 25, 2025 vs DAL | Rush | loose | 1 | 73.8 | one-timer | |
| May 21, 2025 @ DAL | Cycle | — | 5 | 57.5 | — | |
| Apr 27, 2025 vs LAK | Point shot | — | 5 | 71.8 | one-timer | |
| Apr 27, 2025 vs LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 14.9 | — | |
| Apr 25, 2025 vs LAK | Deflection | carry | 1* | 25.0 | 4-on-3, deflection | |
| Apr 25, 2025 vs LAK | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 78.3 | — | |
| Apr 11, 2025 vs SJS | Point shot | — | 3* | 71.8 | — | |
| Mar 13, 2025 @ NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 60.6 | — | |
| Mar 10, 2025 @ BUF | Off the faceoff | — | 2 | 85.3 | one-timer | |
| Mar 6, 2025 vs MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 34.9 | one-timer | |
| Mar 1, 2025 @ CAR | Rebound | — | 1 | 72.6 | rebound | |
| Feb 1, 2025 vs TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 81.4 | — | |
| Jan 16, 2025 @ COL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 30.8 | — |
* 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 Bouchard
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Bouchard apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattias Ekholm | D | 2 | 25:51 | 69% | 81.4% | 100% (4-0) | 54.5% 11:32 | 42.9% 10:35 |
| Connor McDavid | C | 2 | 22:14 | 59% | 75.6% | 83% (5-1) | 66.7% 15:09 | 50.0% 7:27 |
| Leon Draisaitl | C | 2 | 16:20 | 44% | 84.0% | 100% (3-0) | 65.0% 21:03 | 76.9% 13:01 |
| Vasily Podkolzin | RW | 2 | 14:31 | 39% | 81.8% | 75% (3-1) | 67.4% 22:52 | 76.0% 12:55 |
| Alex Formenton | LW | 2 | 11:59 | 32% | 74.1% | 100% (4-0) | 71.1% 25:24 | 23.5% 14:47 |
| Zach Hyman | LW | 1 | 11:01 | 29% | 69.2% | 100% (3-0) | 84.6% 8:34 | 50.0% 3:14 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | RW | 2 | 8:00 | 21% | 72.7% | 50% (1-1) | 72.2% 29:23 | 65.1% 19:54 |
| Ryan Shea | D | 2 | 5:51 | 16% | 60.0% | 100% (2-0) | 74.5% 31:32 | 57.1% 30:19 |
| Colton Dach | C | 2 | 5:47 | 15% | 57.1% | — (0-0) | 74.1% 31:36 | 42.4% 18:31 |
| Max Jones | LW | 2 | 5:27 | 15% | 57.1% | — (0-0) | 74.1% 31:56 | 45.7% 17:46 |
| Mathieu Joseph | RW | 2 | 4:42 | 13% | 66.7% | 100% (1-0) | 73.6% 32:41 | 25.0% 21:39 |
| Isaac Howard | LW | 2 | 3:52 | 10% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 73.8% 33:31 | 39.3% 13:54 |
| Trent Frederic | C | 2 | 3:20 | 9% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 73.0% 34:03 | 42.3% 12:50 |
| Owen Michaels | RW | 2 | 3:08 | 8% | 60.0% | 100% (1-0) | 74.5% 34:15 | 25.0% 17:10 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ VAN | W 9-7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24:21 | 17:48 | 4:36 | 1:12 |
| Sep 29 | vs VAN | OTL 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 25:41 | 20:24 | 4:51 | — |
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 | 50:02 | 25:01 | 72 | 25 | 74.2% | 74.2% | 40 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | 4.3 | 1.1 | 86% |
| Even strength | 2 | 38:12 | 19:06 | 47 | 18 | 72.3% | 72.3% | 28 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | 2.1 | 0.8 | 80% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 37:23 | 18:42 | 47 | 18 | 72.3% | 72.3% | 28 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 88% | 2.1 | 0.8 | 79% |
| Power play | 2 | 9:27 | 4:44 | 22 | 2 | 91.7% | 92.9% | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1.9 | 0.1 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 1:12 | 1:12 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v4 | 2 | 9:27 | 4:44 | 22 | 2 | 91.7% | 92.9% | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1.9 | 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 | EDM | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +5 | 0 | 10 | 40.0% | 2 | 3 | 25:01 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | EDM | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -7 | 0 | 8 | 12.5% | 3 | 7 | 24:52 |
| 2025-26 | EDM | 82 | 21 | 74 | 95 | +25 | 30 | 221 | 9.5% | 29 | 101 | 24:41 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | EDM | 22 | 7 | 16 | 23 | +6 | 8 | 70 | 10.0% | 10 | 33 | 26:12 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 82 | 14 | 53 | 67 | +14 | 32 | 235 | 6.0% | 31 | 108 | 23:28 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | EDM | 25 | 6 | 26 | 32 | +14 | 22 | 74 | 8.1% | 28 | 45 | 25:01 |
| 2023-24 | EDM | 81 | 18 | 64 | 82 | +34 | 32 | 220 | 8.2% | 71 | 105 | 23:00 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | EDM | 12 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 4 | 29 | 13.8% | 24 | 14 | 23:00 |
| 2022-23 | EDM | 82 | 8 | 32 | 40 | +6 | 28 | 156 | 5.1% | 95 | 77 | 18:31 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | EDM | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 4 | 39 | 7.7% | 19 | 17 | 18:08 |
| 2021-22 | EDM | 81 | 12 | 31 | 43 | +10 | 28 | 205 | 5.9% | 80 | 112 | 19:48 |
| 2020-21 | EDM | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 | 38 | 5.3% | 11 | 11 | 14:50 |
| 2018-19 | EDM | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 2 | 10 | 10.0% | 6 | 8 | 12:21 |
Evan Bouchard news
- Oilers’ New System Needs Time, But Patience Has a LimitThe Hockey Writers
- Oilers' Evan Bouchard Produces Historic Stats in Loss & Takeaways From Canucks GameSubstack
- Oilers' Evan Bouchard Breaks NHL Record From 1917heavy.com
- Evan Bouchard's Norris Trophy Revenge Tour Is Officially UnderwayThe Hockey News
- Evan Bouchard, Connor McDavid make waves as Oilers beat Canucks 9-7Bellingham Herald
- Oilers News & Rumours: Loss to Canucks, Bouchard Impresses, Jarry Struggles & MoreThe Hockey Writers
- Oilers' Evan Bouchard Makes Hockey History for 1st Timeheavy.com
- Evan Bouchard Produces Historic Stats in Oilers' Loss to CanucksThe Hockey Writers
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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.