RW · EDM · NHL id 8481617
Vasily Podkolzin has played 2 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026-27, scoring 3 goals and 1 assist (4 points) on 11 shots while averaging 18:12 a night (13:43 at even strength, 4:13 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 94% of his 5v5 minutes with Leon Draisaitl and 54% with Mattias Ekholm over the last 2 games, and the Oilers have controlled 79% of shot attempts with Podkolzin on the ice (4-2 in goals, 64% offensive-zone starts). In the Oilers' most recent game against VAN he was on L1 with Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid and on PP1; moved up to L1 (from L3) in the last game. He is shooting 27.3% this season against 11.4% across the 333 games in our data.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs VAN, detected from shift data
- ixG/60 2.97 (was 1.13)
- +2:37 PP TOI
- PP1 in 2 of last 2 (was 6 of 20)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 17:56 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 · 17 attempts, 11 on goal, 3 goals
Shot map, OPP at EDM: 17 attempts, 11 on goal, 3 goals, 1.80 expected goals; best chance Vasily Podkolzin at 0.33 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 37 points vs 34.6 expected
Last 20 games: -9. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 13.7%
- 100.2
- 54.4%
- G vs xG
- 19 / 16.3
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:33 a game, PP share 5% → 42%, 4 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet improved: 0.125 xG per attempt lately vs 0.091 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: 2 GP, 3 G, 1 A, 3 PPP, 11 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals19136th of 715
- Assists18292nd of 715
- Points37210th of 715
- Power-play points3311th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal139182nd of 715
- Hits24212th of 715
- Blocked shots52240th of 715
- Plus/minus+1664th of 715
- Penalty minutes6361st of 715
- Faceoffs won21262nd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)53.4%118th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)53.8%108th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)51.9%226th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)51.9%219th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)50.7%325th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)50.4%294th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.79399th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.00681st of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.3893rd of 719
- Faceoff win %32.3%
- Draw Equity /100−0.188
Usage
- Ice time per game15:23406th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:27413th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %62.8%109th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.48564th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1002322nd of 719
- Goals above expected+2.775th of 715
- Luck Meter+28163rd of 828
- Ascension score783rd of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.194th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts19141st of 715
- Hardest shot91.1216th of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.9%241st 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)
- −0.032
- Season net
- −0.60xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.79
- Attempts
- 15
- 0.049
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 PP1 from PP2Apr 8, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to L3 from L4May 14, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L3Nov 9, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Apr 21, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L3Feb 27, 2022 alerts →
How the goals happened
36 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 | Rebound | — | 0 | 29.8 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Sep 29, 2026 vs VAN | Odd-man rush | pass | 2* | 73.1 | 5-on-3 | |
| Sep 29, 2026 vs VAN | Rebound | — | 0 | 26.4 | rebound | |
| Apr 30, 2026 @ ANA | Deflection | carry | 1 | 10.2 | rebound | |
| Apr 28, 2026 vs ANA | Rush | carry | 0 | 53.1 | — | |
| Apr 24, 2026 @ ANA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 61.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Apr 8, 2026 @ SJS | Deflection | — | 1 | 7.1 | — | |
| Apr 7, 2026 @ UTA | Forecheck turnover | loose | 2* | 36.8 | 3-on-2 | |
| Apr 2, 2026 vs CHI | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 51.7 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 17, 2026 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 57.1 | 1-on-0 | |
| Mar 8, 2026 @ VGK | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 4.0 | 2-on-0 | |
| Mar 6, 2026 vs CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 46.7 | — | |
| Feb 26, 2026 @ LAK | Odd-man rush | carry | 3* | 24.6 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 18, 2026 vs STL | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 34.2 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Jan 17, 2026 @ VAN | Rush | carry | 0 | 65.5 | — | |
| Jan 8, 2026 @ WPG | Rush | carry | 0 | 17.9 | — | |
| Dec 16, 2025 @ PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 55.3 | 3-on-1 | |
| Dec 13, 2025 @ TOR | Deflection | — | 0 | 12.7 | — | |
| Dec 13, 2025 @ TOR | Deflection | carry | 1 | 29.4 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Dec 9, 2025 vs BUF | Rebound | — | 0 | 2.9 | rebound | |
| Dec 4, 2025 vs SEA | Forecheck turnover | — | 4* | 13.3 | one-timer | |
| Nov 22, 2025 @ FLA | Rush | carry | 0 | 50.0 | — | |
| Nov 13, 2025 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 43.1 | — | |
| Nov 4, 2025 @ DAL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 53.6 | 1-on-0, one-timer | |
| Oct 23, 2025 vs MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 21.9 | — | |
| Jun 17, 2025 @ FLA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 21.9 | one-timer | |
| Jun 12, 2025 @ FLA | Rebound | — | 0 | 37.6 | rebound | |
| May 8, 2025 @ VGK | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 56.3 | 3-on-2 | |
| Apr 9, 2025 vs STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 29.7 | — | |
| Mar 18, 2025 vs UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 65.3 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 15, 2025 @ MIN | Deflection | carry | 2 | 23.0 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 11, 2025 @ CHI | Rush | carry | 0 | 29.1 | — | |
| Jan 4, 2025 @ SEA | Rush | loose | 2* | 47.1 | one-timer | |
| Nov 30, 2024 @ COL | Deflection | — | 4* | 20.0 | — | |
| Nov 29, 2024 @ UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 63.2 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 23, 2024 vs NYR | Odd-man rush | pass | 2 | 64.1 | 2-on-1 |
* 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 Podkolzin
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Podkolzin apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Draisaitl | C | 2 | 25:50 | 94% | 82.2% | 80% (4-1) | 0.0% 1:36 | 66.7% 3:31 |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | 2 | 14:43 | 54% | 72.7% | 100% (1-0) | 84.0% 12:43 | 66.7% 21:43 |
| Evan Bouchard | D | 2 | 14:31 | 53% | 81.8% | 75% (3-1) | 76.0% 12:55 | 67.4% 22:52 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | RW | 1 | 12:49 | 47% | 84.6% | 33% (1-2) | — 0:41 | 80.0% 2:24 |
| Connor McDavid | C | 1 | 12:12 | 44% | 75.0% | 100% (3-0) | 0.0% 1:44 | 100.0% 2:07 |
| Ryan Shea | D | 2 | 10:40 | 39% | 81.3% | 75% (3-1) | 77.4% 16:46 | 47.2% 25:30 |
| Connor Murphy | D | 2 | 6:24 | 23% | 78.6% | 100% (1-0) | 78.8% 21:02 | 27.5% 31:56 |
| Shakir Mukhamadullin | D | 1 | 5:28 | 20% | 62.5% | 0% (0-2) | 94.4% 8:02 | 66.7% 7:35 |
| Jake Walman | D | 1 | 2:20 | 9% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 76.5% 11:10 | 29.2% 11:51 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1,143 min on ice · ranked against 510 forwards · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
77th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
84th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Top-line role: strong linemates against the other team's best.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Podkolzin's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Podkolzin's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
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 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18:04 | 13:56 | 4:02 | — |
| Sep 29 | vs VAN | OTL 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% | 18:20 | 13:30 | 4:24 | — |
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 | 36:24 | 18:12 | 60 | 13 | 82.2% | 79.2% | 33 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 70% | 4.2 | 0.7 | 76% |
| Even strength | 2 | 27:26 | 13:43 | 37 | 10 | 78.7% | 74.4% | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 67% | 2.4 | 0.6 | 64% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 27:26 | 13:43 | 37 | 10 | 78.7% | 74.4% | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 67% | 2.4 | 0.6 | 64% |
| Power play | 2 | 8:26 | 4:13 | 20 | 2 | 90.9% | 91.7% | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1.5 | 0.1 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 2 | 8:26 | 4:13 | 20 | 2 | 90.9% | 91.7% | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1.5 | 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 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 11 | 27.3% | 7 | 0 | 18:12 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | EDM | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 5 | 12 | 25.0% | 32 | 3 | 16:17 |
| 2025-26 | EDM | 82 | 19 | 18 | 37 | +16 | 63 | 139 | 13.7% | 242 | 52 | 15:23 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | EDM | 22 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +7 | 20 | 18 | 16.7% | 100 | 11 | 11:02 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 82 | 8 | 16 | 24 | +1 | 48 | 114 | 7.0% | 211 | 53 | 13:13 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | VAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 10 | 2 | 0.0% | 6 | 1 | 8:32 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 8 | 20 | 0.0% | 71 | 3 | 10:49 |
| 2022-23 | VAN | 39 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 9 | 41 | 9.8% | 52 | 15 | 11:50 |
| 2021-22 | VAN | 79 | 14 | 12 | 26 | +7 | 26 | 115 | 12.2% | 84 | 33 | 12:48 |
Vasily Podkolzin news
- Oilers' Vasily Podkolzin is off to a hot start and it comes as no surpriseOilers Nation
- Fantasy Hockey Waiver Wire: Vasily Podkolzin a must-add skating with Connor McDavid, Leon DraisaitlYahoo Sports
- Vasily Podkolzin News: Taking advantage of opportunityRotoWire
- PRE-RAW | Vasily Podkolzin 10.01.26NHL.com
- Oilers' Vasily Podkolzin: Taking advantage of opportunityCBS Sports
- Vasily Podkolzin has been gifted a great opportunity with the Oilersoilonwhyte.com
- Oilers' Vasily Podkolzin: Pots pair of goals in overtime lossCBS Sports
- 4 Oilers Forwards Who Need to Step Up with Savoie OutThe 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.