D · VAN · NHL id 8484798
Zeev Buium has played 2 games for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 4 shots while averaging 21:52 a night (19:51 at even strength, 1:21 on the power play and 0:05 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 63% of his 5v5 minutes with Filip Hronek and 45% with Drew O'Connor over the last 2 games, and the Canucks have controlled 46% of shot attempts with Buium on the ice (5-5 in goals, 43% offensive-zone starts). In the Canucks' most recent game against EDM he was on D2 with Filip Hronek and on PP2; demoted to PP2 (from PP1) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs EDM, detected from shift data
- PP1 in 1 of last 2 (was 2 of 20)
- +0:21 PP TOI
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 21:16 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 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 · 5 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at VAN: 5 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals, 0.16 expected goals; best chance Zeev Buium at 0.09 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 76 GP · 26 points vs 27.4 expected
Last 20 games: -34. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 8.2%
- 97.6
- 41.3%
- G vs xG
- 6 / 5.2
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:50 a game): some of the heat may be real.
- 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, 4 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played76
- Goals6408th of 715
- Assists20266th of 715
- Points26332nd of 715
- Power-play points13135th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal73424th of 715
- Hits28565th of 715
- Blocked shots55224th of 715
- Plus/minus−33712th of 715
- Penalty minutes41174th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)47.6%494th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)45.7%607th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)43.1%650th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)43.2%646th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)46.6%521st of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)46.1%560th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.19669th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.116675th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.36135th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game19:35144th of 715
- Power-play time per game2:17160th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %62.2%122nd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.08349th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO976558th of 719
- Goals above expected+0.8217th of 715
- Luck Meter−18514th of 828
- Ascension score5866th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.7197th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts45428th of 715
- Hardest shot83.9553rd of 715
- Offensive-zone time44.5%120th 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 · 75 of 76 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.074
- Season net
- −1.53xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.19
- Attempts
- 4
- 0.001
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 D2 from D3Mar 21, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Mar 14, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 12, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Jan 13, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Jan 2, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 6, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Nov 15, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Nov 11, 2025 alerts →
How his goals happened
6 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 vs LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 47.7 | one-timer | |
| Jan 23, 2026 vs NJD | Rebound | — | 0 | 45.7 | rebound | |
| Dec 14, 2025 @ NJD | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 24.2 | 4-on-3 | |
| Nov 4, 2025 vs NSH | Deflection | — | 3 | 31.4 | deflection | |
| Oct 26, 2025 vs SJS | Point shot | — | 1 | 24.0 | — | |
| Oct 11, 2025 vs CBJ | Rebound | — | 2 | 42.7 | one-timer, rebound |
* 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 Buium
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Buium apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Hronek | D | 2 | 24:31 | 63% | 39.1% | 57% (4-3) | 60.0% 14:24 | 64.3% 8:29 |
| Drew O'Connor | LW | 2 | 17:23 | 45% | 42.4% | 33% (1-2) | 50.0% 21:32 | 36.8% 9:02 |
| Max Sasson | C | 2 | 15:59 | 41% | 41.9% | 33% (1-2) | 50.0% 22:56 | 37.5% 9:05 |
| Linus Karlsson | C | 2 | 14:16 | 37% | 25.9% | 25% (1-3) | 59.1% 24:39 | 53.8% 10:14 |
| Jonathan Lekkerimäki | RW | 2 | 10:23 | 27% | 62.5% | 75% (3-1) | 41.8% 28:32 | 41.7% 12:30 |
| Elias Pettersson | C | 2 | 9:59 | 26% | 33.3% | 67% (2-1) | 49.2% 28:56 | 36.7% 15:35 |
| Jake DeBrusk | LW | 2 | 8:56 | 23% | 10.0% | 50% (1-1) | 52.5% 29:59 | 37.5% 16:04 |
| Marco Rossi | C | 2 | 8:25 | 22% | 66.7% | 67% (2-1) | 38.0% 30:30 | 44.8% 15:10 |
| Brendan Gallagher | RW | 2 | 7:06 | 18% | 53.3% | 0% (0-1) | 44.6% 31:49 | 36.4% 13:04 |
| Arshdeep Bains | LW | 2 | 6:39 | 17% | 61.1% | 50% (2-2) | 41.5% 32:16 | 47.4% 12:50 |
| Tom Willander | D | 2 | 6:33 | 17% | 42.9% | 0% (0-1) | 46.9% 32:22 | 26.9% 29:51 |
| Liam Ohgren | LW | 2 | 6:14 | 16% | 70.0% | 100% (1-0) | 42.6% 32:41 | 41.7% 21:23 |
| Brock Boeser | RW | 2 | 6:04 | 16% | 63.6% | 100% (1-0) | 43.3% 32:51 | 41.7% 21:32 |
| Paul Cotter | C | 2 | 4:45 | 12% | 33.3% | 0% (0-1) | 48.4% 34:10 | 38.5% 19:03 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs EDM | L 7-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 20:58 | 18:27 | 1:35 | — |
| Sep 29 | @ EDM | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 22:46 | 21:15 | 1:06 | 0:09 |
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 | 43:44 | 21:52 | 41 | 40 | 50.6% | 49.2% | 25 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 45% | 2.1 | 2.5 | 43% |
| Even strength | 2 | 39:42 | 19:51 | 34 | 38 | 47.2% | 46.4% | 20 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 50% | 1.7 | 2.1 | 43% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 38:55 | 19:28 | 33 | 38 | 46.5% | 45.5% | 19 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 50% | 1.6 | 2.1 | 43% |
| Power play | 2 | 2:41 | 1:21 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.2 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:09 | 0:09 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | — |
| 5v4 | 2 | 2:41 | 1:21 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.2 | — |
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 | VAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 21:52 |
| 2025-26 | VAN, MIN | 76 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -33 | 41 | 73 | 8.2% | 28 | 55 | 19:35 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | MIN | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 13:36 |
Zeev Buium news
- Canucks News & Rumours: A New Beginning Starts Against Edmonton TonightThe Hockey Writers
- Canucks News & Rumours: Pettersson, Buium, Lekkerimäki & Camp Taking ShapeThe Hockey Writers
- It’s All About Following the Rebuild Plan for the Vancouver CanucksNHLRumors.com
- Canucks not rushing Zeev Buium's development in sophomore seasonSportsnet.ca
- Zeev Buium's new contract just changed everything for the NHLMarkerzone.com
- Which Contracts Signed Ahead of the New CBA Will Age Best?The Hockey Writers
- 'Things are starting to go the right way': Says Canucks' Zeev BuiumCanucks Army
- 'Things are starting to go the right way': Canucks' Zeev Buium on extensionDaily Faceoff
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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.