D · CHI · NHL id 8474013
Ian Cole has played 2 games for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 13:46 a night (11:56 at even strength, 0:04 on the power play and 1:47 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 80% of his 5v5 minutes with Sam Rinzel and 51% with Cole Smith over the last 2 games, and the Blackhawks have controlled 48% of shot attempts with Cole on the ice (1-1 in goals, 17% offensive-zone starts). In the Blackhawks' most recent game against UTA he was on D3 with Sam Rinzel and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs UTA, detected from shift data
- On-ice xGF/60 1.64 (was 2.60)
- −4:13 TOI a game
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 13:46 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 · 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals · dots are equal size until the xG model lands
Shot map, OPP at CHI: 0 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.00 expected goals.
No shot data for this range yet.
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 23 points vs 18.4 expected
Last 20 games: +36. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 4.8%
- 100.2
- 33.8%
- G vs xG
- 3 / 3.2
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.026 xG per attempt lately vs 0.035 before.
- 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
- Goals3525th of 715
- Assists20266th of 715
- Points23369th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal62487th of 715
- Hits73279th of 715
- Blocked shots15115th of 715
- Plus/minus+1664th of 715
- Penalty minutes50104th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)50.2%285th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)51.7%192nd of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)52.2%210th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)52.1%208th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)56.7%72nd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)51.0%261st of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.50513th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.019214th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.3974th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game18:16220th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:02635th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %45.0%492nd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.40533rd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1002322nd of 719
- Goals above expected−0.2356th of 715
- Luck Meter+32169th of 828
- Ascension score34399th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.7557th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts17614th of 715
- Hardest shot88.2360th of 715
- Offensive-zone time39.9%559th 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 · 81 of 82 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.091
- Season net
- −1.84xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.50
- Attempts
- 10
- 0.026
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 D3Mar 22, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Nov 17, 2022 alerts →
How his goals happened
7 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 vs VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 61.2 | — | |
| Mar 14, 2026 vs PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 60.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 3, 2025 @ ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 62.2 | — | |
| Oct 23, 2025 @ STL | Rush | carry | 1 | 60.9 | — | |
| Nov 2, 2024 @ VGK | Point shot | — | 4 | 44.5 | one-timer | |
| Feb 19, 2024 @ MIN | Cycle | — | 2 | 54.4 | — | |
| Jan 2, 2024 vs OTT | Point shot | carry | 3* | 64.8 | — |
* 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 Cole
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Cole apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Rinzel | D | 2 | 19:01 | 80% | 41.7% | 0% (0-1) | 100.0% 4:51 | 67.9% 14:39 |
| Cole Smith | LW | 2 | 12:15 | 51% | 33.3% | 100% (1-0) | 56.0% 11:37 | 64.0% 13:43 |
| Ryan Greene | C | 2 | 12:06 | 51% | 44.4% | 100% (1-0) | 50.0% 11:46 | 48.4% 15:28 |
| Jordan Greenway | LW | 2 | 11:52 | 50% | 50.0% | 100% (1-0) | 45.8% 12:00 | 65.2% 13:28 |
| Frank Nazar | C | 2 | 5:31 | 23% | 54.5% | 0% (0-1) | 44.8% 18:21 | 55.0% 22:31 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi | LW | 2 | 4:30 | 19% | 85.7% | — (0-0) | 39.4% 19:22 | 36.0% 24:00 |
| Anton Frondell | C | 2 | 4:12 | 18% | 83.3% | — (0-0) | 41.2% 19:40 | 27.9% 23:12 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | LW | 1 | 3:36 | 15% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 46.7% 9:45 | 41.7% 8:03 |
| Oliver Moore | C | 2 | 3:06 | 13% | 28.6% | — (0-0) | 51.5% 20:46 | 31.7% 19:46 |
| Roman Kantserov | RW | 1 | 2:50 | 12% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 10:31 | 42.9% 9:48 |
| Alex Vlasic | D | 1 | 2:48 | 12% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 54.5% 10:33 | 17.6% 13:17 |
| Patrick Kane | RW | 1 | 2:34 | 11% | 16.7% | — (0-0) | 45.5% 7:57 | 59.3% 15:42 |
| Andrew Mangiapane | LW | 1 | 2:01 | 8% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 31.3% 8:30 | 28.6% 3:19 |
| Ryan Donato | C | 1 | 1:54 | 8% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 57.9% 11:27 | 22.7% 9:10 |
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 14:52 | 13:21 | 0:07 | 1:24 |
| Sep 29 | @ VGK | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 12:40 | 10:31 | — | 2:09 |
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 | 27:32 | 13:46 | 19 | 27 | 41.3% | 37.1% | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.7 | 1.5 | 11% |
| Even strength | 2 | 23:52 | 11:56 | 19 | 21 | 47.5% | 43.3% | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.7 | 1.0 | 17% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 23:52 | 11:56 | 19 | 21 | 47.5% | 43.3% | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.7 | 1.0 | 17% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:07 | 0:07 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 3:33 | 1:47 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 2 | 3:33 | 1:47 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 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 | CHI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 13:46 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | UTA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 13 | 11 | 18:49 |
| 2025-26 | UTA | 82 | 3 | 20 | 23 | +16 | 50 | 62 | 4.8% | 73 | 151 | 18:16 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 82 | 1 | 16 | 17 | -2 | 77 | 66 | 1.5% | 106 | 211 | 20:17 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | VAN | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 6 | 4 | 0.0% | 18 | 27 | 16:49 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 78 | 2 | 9 | 11 | +10 | 61 | 61 | 3.3% | 83 | 166 | 18:41 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | TBL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 100.0% | 10 | 8 | 18:48 |
| 2022-23 | TBL | 78 | 3 | 14 | 17 | +13 | 61 | 109 | 2.8% | 117 | 123 | 19:23 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | CAR | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 10 | 9 | 11.1% | 17 | 26 | 14:38 |
| 2021-22 | CAR | 75 | 2 | 17 | 19 | +15 | 83 | 77 | 2.6% | 110 | 104 | 17:09 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | MIN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 7 | 0.0% | 12 | 8 | 16:13 |
| 2020-21 | MIN, COL | 54 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +21 | 32 | 30 | 3.3% | 38 | 94 | 15:53 |
| 2019-20 | COL | 65 | 4 | 22 | 26 | +21 | 36 | 92 | 4.3% | 83 | 122 | 17:42 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | COL | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +6 | 16 | 11 | 0.0% | 22 | 35 | 18:59 |
| 2018-19 | COL | 71 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -1 | 115 | 82 | 2.4% | 107 | 178 | 19:45 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | CBJ | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 10 | 0.0% | 12 | 15 | 19:23 |
| 2017-18 | CBJ, PIT | 67 | 5 | 15 | 20 | +14 | 76 | 84 | 6.0% | 95 | 116 | 17:47 |
Ian Cole news
- Ian Cole Postgame Media Availability | 10.01.26 | Chicago Blackhawksnhl.com
- Why veteran defenseman Ian Cole is a 'really good match' with the Blackhawkschicago.suntimes.com
- Ian Cole scores short-handed goal for Chicago BlackhawksESPN
- Ian Cole Postgame Media Availability | 09.26.26NHL.com
- Ian Cole StatsNHL.com
- Ian Cole Homenhl.com
- Ian Cole Bio, Awards & Draft Infonhl.com
- 2026-27 Utah Mammoth Season PreviewNHLRumors.com
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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.