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 32.9 expected
Last 20 games: -6. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 13.7%
- 100.2
- 54.4%
- G vs xG
- 19 / 16.0
- • 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 0.089 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+3.074th of 715
- Luck Meter+37136th 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
77th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
43rd percentile · higher = tougher opponents
Plays with stronger-than-usual linemates.
Each value is the ice-time-weighted average season xGF% of the skaters Podkolzin shared the 5v5 ice with. Small samples lean on each skater's previous season (or 50% for newcomers). Most skaters land between about 45% and 55% for QoT and 49% and 51% for QoC, so the percentile is the easier read.
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
- 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
- Vasily Podkolzin HomeNHL.com
- Oilers' Connor Ingram Made a Huge Impact & Vasily Podkolzin Player PreviewSubstack
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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.