D · DAL · NHL id 8480950
Ilya Lyubushkin has played 53 games for the Dallas Stars in 2025-26, scoring 1 goal and 8 assists (9 points) on 33 shots while averaging 15:44 a night (14:11 at even strength, 0:01 on the power play and 1:28 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 35% of his 5v5 minutes with Lian Bichsel and 31% with Esa Lindell over the last 10 games, and the Stars have controlled 43% of shot attempts with Lyubushkin on the ice (23-24 in goals, 36% offensive-zone starts). In the Stars' most recent game against MIN he was on D2 with Esa Lindell and off the power play; moved up to D2 (from D3) in the last game. He is shooting 3.0% this season against 2.0% across the 516 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 30 game vs MIN, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 11 games, 14:11 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 3 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 · 72 attempts, 34 on goal, 1 goal
Shot map, OPP at DAL: 72 attempts, 34 on goal, 1 goal, 1.12 expected goals; best chance Ilya Lyubushkin at 0.16 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 53 GP · 9 points vs 6.3 expected
Last 20 games: -16. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 3.0%
- 101.0
- 34.6%
- G vs xG
- 1 / 0.8
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 2:09 a game, 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.
Fantasy box score
- Games played53
- Goals1634th of 715
- Assists8513th of 715
- Points9577th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal33629th of 715
- Hits68293rd of 715
- Blocked shots90114th of 715
- Plus/minus+1283rd of 715
- Penalty minutes40182nd of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)42.5%694th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)44.2%657th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)46.5%526th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)46.8%516th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)47.3%494th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)44.2%639th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.08700th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.043373rd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.17671st of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game15:44380th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:01671st of 715
- Offensive-zone start %36.5%632nd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.79652nd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1010233rd of 719
- Goals above expected+0.2303rd of 715
- Luck Meter+33161st of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed20.9690th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts5697th of 715
- Hardest shot87.8377th of 715
- Offensive-zone time40.6%481st 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 · 47 of 53 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.074
- Season net
- −0.92xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.08
- Attempts
- 1
- 0.000
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
- Played 6:52 less than his 5-game averageFeb 4, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Jan 4, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3May 2, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Jan 16, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Dec 5, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Apr 14, 2023 alerts →
How his goals happened
2 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 @ ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 58.3 | — | |
| Mar 4, 2025 vs NJD | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 58.5 | 2-on-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 Lyubushkin
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Lyubushkin apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Harley | D | 39 | 255:51 | 33% | 35.6% | 27% (4-11) | 44.4% 290:35 | 48.7% 489:09 |
| Mavrik Bourque | C | 55 | 213:06 | 28% | 44.1% | 46% (6-7) | 42.4% 560:01 | 53.1% 541:45 |
| Wyatt Johnston | C | 54 | 210:17 | 27% | 35.0% | 31% (5-11) | 45.8% 551:41 | 48.7% 590:26 |
| Jason Robertson | LW | 52 | 209:16 | 27% | 45.7% | 47% (8-9) | 41.3% 532:16 | 52.8% 580:12 |
| Justin Hryckowian | C | 54 | 196:30 | 25% | 44.3% | 45% (5-6) | 42.2% 561:19 | 49.3% 399:32 |
| Sam Steel | C | 46 | 179:04 | 23% | 47.2% | 44% (7-9) | 41.5% 472:13 | 46.8% 434:53 |
| Mikko Rantanen | RW | 47 | 166:33 | 22% | 38.8% | 41% (7-10) | 41.5% 503:03 | 47.9% 537:46 |
| Oskar Bäck | C | 47 | 165:36 | 21% | 43.6% | 60% (3-2) | 42.6% 493:29 | 53.3% 310:46 |
| Colin Blackwell | C | 49 | 164:00 | 21% | 41.6% | 67% (4-2) | 42.6% 525:45 | 48.3% 303:20 |
| Radek Faksa | C | 41 | 144:37 | 19% | 43.7% | 100% (2-0) | 41.1% 442:37 | 48.6% 240:20 |
| Lian Bichsel | D | 24 | 144:32 | 19% | 50.6% | 83% (5-1) | 40.5% 183:20 | 44.3% 192:00 |
| Matt Duchene | C | 36 | 130:26 | 17% | 40.5% | 46% (6-7) | 47.4% 353:44 | 46.5% 349:01 |
| Jamie Benn | LW | 34 | 119:05 | 15% | 42.1% | 38% (3-5) | 46.9% 342:38 | 50.1% 260:29 |
| Adam Erne | LW | 30 | 106:16 | 14% | 44.3% | 75% (3-1) | 41.4% 322:34 | 43.5% 190:40 |
Game log
55 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30PO | @ MIN | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 14:32 | 14:32 | — | — |
| Apr 28PO | vs MIN | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 12:30 | 12:23 | — | 0:07 |
| Apr 15 | @ BUF | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 15:39 | 13:18 | — | 2:21 |
| Apr 13 | @ TOR | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 16:48 | 15:55 | 0:01 | 0:34 |
| Apr 11 | vs NYR | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 16:40 | 14:12 | — | 2:28 |
| Apr 9 | vs MIN | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 20:08 | 18:46 | — | 1:17 |
| Apr 7 | vs CGY | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 9:29 | 9:29 | — | — |
| Apr 4 | vs COL | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 10:53 | 10:51 | 0:02 | — |
| Apr 2 | vs WPG | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 13:00 | 11:46 | — | 1:14 |
| Mar 31 | @ BOS | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 13:53 | 13:53 | — | — |
| Mar 22 | vs VGK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 13:04 | 11:32 | — | 1:22 |
| Mar 6 | vs COL | OTL 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 10:20 | 10:20 | — | — |
| Mar 3 | @ CGY | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 16:14 | 14:52 | 0:02 | 1:11 |
| Mar 2 | @ VAN | W 6-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 17:26 | 16:33 | — | 0:53 |
| Feb 28 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 14:26 | 12:39 | — | 1:47 |
| Feb 4 | vs STL | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 15:32 | 14:11 | — | 1:21 |
| Jan 23 | vs STL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 7:07 | 6:40 | — | 0:27 |
| Jan 22 | @ CBJ | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15:45 | 14:37 | — | 1:08 |
| Jan 20 | vs BOS | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 17:56 | 16:18 | — | 1:38 |
| Jan 18 | vs TBL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 14:12 | 13:39 | — | 0:33 |
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 | 53 | 834:15 | 15:44 | 551 | 858 | 39.1% | 40.9% | 278 | 382 | 26 | 34 | 43% | 25.6 | 37.0 | 30% |
| Even strength | 53 | 751:21 | 14:11 | 534 | 720 | 42.6% | 44.3% | 267 | 316 | 23 | 24 | 49% | 24.1 | 27.7 | 36% |
| 5v5 | 53 | 746:12 | 14:05 | 531 | 717 | 42.5% | 44.2% | 265 | 313 | 23 | 24 | 49% | 24.0 | 27.7 | 36% |
| Power play | 9 | 0:46 | 0:05 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | — |
| Penalty kill | 47 | 77:38 | 1:39 | 14 | 118 | 10.6% | 12.2% | 9 | 60 | 1 | 9 | 10% | 0.5 | 8.7 | 6% |
| 4v4 | 8 | 5:09 | 0:39 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 47 | 76:38 | 1:38 | 14 | 117 | 10.7% | 12.4% | 9 | 59 | 1 | 9 | 10% | 0.5 | 8.7 | 6% |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 9 | 4:04 | 0:27 | 3 | 19 | 13.6% | 27.3% | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1.1 | 0.4 | 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 | DAL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 2 | 13:31 |
| 2025-26 | DAL | 53 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +1 | 40 | 33 | 3.0% | 68 | 90 | 15:44 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | DAL | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -7 | 4 | 12 | 0.0% | 18 | 15 | 17:03 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 80 | 1 | 13 | 14 | +5 | 32 | 51 | 2.0% | 84 | 136 | 17:23 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | TOR | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 2 | 3 | 0.0% | 29 | 7 | 16:30 |
| 2023-24 | TOR, ANA | 74 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -11 | 57 | 47 | 0.0% | 176 | 168 | 17:07 |
| 2022-23 | BUF | 68 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 38 | 41 | 4.9% | 99 | 104 | 15:01 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | TOR | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 18 | 3 | 0.0% | 28 | 9 | 13:55 |
| 2021-22 | TOR, ARI | 77 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 51 | 54 | 3.7% | 187 | 92 | 17:27 |
| 2020-21 | ARI | 42 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -13 | 10 | 36 | 2.8% | 103 | 72 | 15:42 |
| 2019-20 | ARI | 51 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 18 | 41 | 0.0% | 151 | 53 | 14:11 |
| 2018-19 | ARI | 41 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -9 | 13 | 27 | 0.0% | 150 | 61 | 13:44 |
Ilya Lyubushkin news
- 6 Former Maple Leafs Hit Waivers & 1 Name Really Stands OutThe Hockey Writers
- Ilya Lyubushkin News: Makes Opening Night RosterRotoWire
- Predators' Ilya Lyubushkin: Makes Opening Night Rostercbssports.com
- Ilya Lyubushkin News: Surfaces on waiversrotowire.com
- Predators' Ilya Lyubushkin: Surfaces on waiversCBS Sports
- Ilya Lyubushkin Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Ilya Lyubushkin HomeNHL.com
- Ilya Lyubushkin StatsNHL.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.