RW · TBL · NHL id 8481624
Ilya Mikheyev has played 1 game for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 0 shots while averaging 10:56 a night (10:22 at even strength, 0:06 on the power play and 0:28 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 71% of his 5v5 minutes with Nikita Kucherov and 68% with Brayden Point in his only game so far, and the Lightning have controlled 48% of shot attempts with Mikheyev on the ice (1-2 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Lightning's most recent game against NYR he was on L2 with Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs NYR, detected from shift data
- On-ice xGF/60 3.38 (was 2.30)
- 71% of 5v5 TOI with Kucherov (was 0%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 10:56 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 · 2 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at TBL: 2 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.23 expected goals; best chance Ilya Mikheyev at 0.15 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 77 GP · 36 points vs 34.4 expected
Last 20 games: +42. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 14.6%
- 101.7
- 72.0%
- G vs xG
- 18 / 16.9
- • Shot diet improved: 0.136 xG per attempt lately vs 0.099 before (more from the slot).
- 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, 1 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played77
- Goals18150th of 715
- Assists18292nd of 715
- Points36218th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points319th of 715
- Shots on goal123225th of 715
- Hits31533rd of 715
- Blocked shots23549th of 715
- Plus/minus+2256th of 715
- Penalty minutes18477th of 715
- Faceoffs won2418th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)44.6%647th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)44.2%660th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)42.1%669th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)42.5%663rd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)40.9%672nd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)41.4%683rd of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.37151st of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.088611th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.31267th of 719
- Faceoff win %22.2%
- Draw Equity /100−0.334
Usage
- Ice time per game17:26267th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:03565th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %36.6%630th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.22153rd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1017163rd of 719
- Goals above expected+1.1191st of 715
- Luck Meter+25213th of 828
- Ascension score51163rd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.534th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts19437th of 715
- Hardest shot87.8380th of 715
- Offensive-zone time37.0%703rd 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 · 77 of 77 games through the sequence engine
- −0.040
- Season net
- −0.72xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.37
- Attempts
- 25
- 0.066
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 L1 from L3Feb 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2026 vs STL | Rush | carry | 0 | 46.4 | one-timer | |
| Apr 11, 2026 vs STL | Rush | carry | 1 | 76.2 | — | |
| Apr 4, 2026 @ SEA | Odd-man rush | loose | 1 | 68.7 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 29, 2026 @ NJD | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 43.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 24, 2026 @ NYI | Odd-man rush | pass | 1* | 54.3 | 3-on-1 | |
| Mar 19, 2026 @ MIN | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 30.6 | 3-on-1, one-timer | |
| Mar 6, 2026 vs VAN | Rush | carry | 4* | 58.6 | one-timer | |
| Feb 2, 2026 vs SJS | Deflection | — | 1 | 10.9 | — | |
| Jan 27, 2026 @ MIN | Odd-man rush | loose | 1 | 66.7 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 22, 2026 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 15.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 1, 2026 vs DAL | Rush | carry | 3 | 18.7 | — | |
| Jan 1, 2026 vs DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 27.8 | — | |
| Dec 20, 2025 @ OTT | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 73.0 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 20, 2025 @ OTT | Odd-man rush | pass | 3* | 7.4 | 3-on-0 | |
| Nov 5, 2025 @ VAN | Rebound | — | 0 | 46.9 | rebound | |
| Oct 15, 2025 @ STL | Rebound | dump | 0 | 68.1 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Oct 13, 2025 vs UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 23.7 | 2-on-0 | |
| Oct 13, 2025 vs UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 8.8 | — | |
| Apr 6, 2025 vs PIT | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 19.8 | 2-on-0 | |
| Apr 6, 2025 vs PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 44.2 | 1-on-0 | |
| Apr 2, 2025 vs COL | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 35.4 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 26, 2025 vs NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 33.0 | — | |
| Mar 22, 2025 @ STL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 48.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 13, 2025 @ SJS | Rebound | — | 1 | 24.3 | rebound | |
| Mar 8, 2025 @ NSH | Rebound | — | 0 | 44.6 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Mar 7, 2025 vs UTA | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 31.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 3, 2025 vs LAK | Rebound | — | 0 | 57.1 | rebound | |
| Feb 27, 2025 @ VGK | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 62.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 8, 2025 @ STL | Rush | carry | 1 | 18.0 | — | |
| Jan 30, 2025 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 61.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 8, 2025 vs COL | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 17.7 | — | |
| Dec 21, 2024 @ CGY | Rebound | — | 0 | 16.3 | rebound | |
| Dec 19, 2024 vs SEA | Rush | carry | 1 | 59.5 | — | |
| Dec 19, 2024 vs SEA | Deflection | — | 0 | 27.3 | deflection | |
| Dec 17, 2024 vs WSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 26.7 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 15, 2024 vs NYI | Cycle | — | 6* | 36.1 | — | |
| Nov 16, 2024 @ VAN | Rebound | carry | 0 | 35.3 | rebound | |
| Oct 28, 2024 @ COL | Point shot | — | 2 | 66.1 | — | |
| Mar 13, 2024 vs COL | Deflection | carry | 0 | 18.3 | — | |
| Dec 17, 2023 @ CHI | Deflection | — | 0 | 4.7 | — |
* 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 Mikheyev
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Mikheyev apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov | RW | 1 | 7:20 | 71% | 55.0% | 50% (1-1) | 20.0% 3:02 | 75.0% 3:34 |
| Brayden Point | C | 1 | 7:02 | 68% | 55.0% | 50% (1-1) | 20.0% 3:20 | 40.0% 2:49 |
| J.J. Moser | D | 1 | 6:55 | 67% | 47.4% | 0% (0-1) | 50.0% 3:27 | 46.7% 6:47 |
| John Carlson | D | 1 | 5:53 | 57% | 50.0% | 0% (0-1) | 44.4% 4:29 | 64.3% 5:26 |
| Erik Cernak | D | 1 | 2:42 | 26% | 25.0% | 0% (0-1) | 52.4% 7:40 | 58.8% 11:50 |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | 1 | 2:30 | 24% | 25.0% | 0% (0-1) | 52.4% 7:52 | 85.7% 10:59 |
| Jeffrey Viel | LW | 1 | 2:14 | 22% | 25.0% | 0% (0-1) | 52.4% 8:08 | 52.9% 6:35 |
| Jansen Harkins | C | 1 | 1:54 | 18% | 0.0% | 0% (0-1) | 54.5% 8:28 | 40.0% 8:07 |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | D | 1 | 1:49 | 18% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 42.9% 8:33 | 45.8% 11:55 |
| Conor Geekie | C | 1 | 1:03 | 10% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 47.8% 9:19 | 40.0% 8:08 |
| Victor Hedman | D | 1 | 1:02 | 10% | 66.7% | 100% (1-0) | 45.5% 9:20 | 41.4% 12:36 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ NYR | L 1-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 10:56 | 10:22 | 0:06 | 0:28 |
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 | 10:56 | 10:56 | 12 | 13 | 48.0% | 56.3% | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.6 | 0.6 | 100% |
| Even strength | 1 | 10:22 | 10:22 | 12 | 13 | 48.0% | 56.3% | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.6 | 0.6 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 10:22 | 10:22 | 12 | 13 | 48.0% | 56.3% | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.6 | 0.6 | 100% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:06 | 0:06 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:28 | 0:28 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
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 | TBL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 10:56 |
| 2025-26 | CHI | 77 | 18 | 18 | 36 | +2 | 18 | 123 | 14.6% | 31 | 23 | 17:26 |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 80 | 20 | 14 | 34 | +4 | 16 | 138 | 14.5% | 34 | 15 | 15:41 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | VAN | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 11 | 0.0% | 9 | 4 | 12:06 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 78 | 11 | 20 | 31 | +1 | 4 | 147 | 7.5% | 49 | 20 | 14:16 |
| 2022-23 | VAN | 46 | 13 | 15 | 28 | +3 | 2 | 91 | 14.3% | 13 | 14 | 16:55 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | TOR | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 12.5% | 18 | 2 | 16:46 |
| 2021-22 | TOR | 53 | 21 | 11 | 32 | +16 | 26 | 147 | 14.3% | 52 | 18 | 15:16 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | TOR | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0% | 11 | 3 | 13:22 |
| 2020-21 | TOR | 54 | 7 | 10 | 17 | +5 | 6 | 107 | 6.5% | 49 | 28 | 14:13 |
| 2019-20 | TOR | 39 | 8 | 15 | 23 | +7 | 4 | 98 | 8.2% | 26 | 13 | 15:35 |
Ilya Mikheyev news
- Video - Lightning 2026-27 Player Preview: Ilya MikheyevThe Hockey News
- Lightning 2026-27 Player Preview: Ilya MikheyevYahoo Sports
- Ilya Mikheyev nets goal for LightningESPN
- Ilya Mikheyev | Postgame vs Nashville PredatorsNHL.com
- Ilya Mikheyev StatsNHL.com
- Ilya Mikheyev HomeNHL.com
- Ilya Mikheyev Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- 2026-27 Tampa Bay Lightning 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.