D · OTT · NHL id 8482245
Artem Zub has played 81 games for the Ottawa Senators in 2025-26, scoring 5 goals and 25 assists (30 points) on 92 shots while averaging 20:48 a night (17:19 at even strength, 0:06 on the power play and 2:49 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 44% of his 5v5 minutes with Jake Sanderson and 37% with Michael Amadio over the last 10 games, and the Senators have controlled 51% of shot attempts with Zub on the ice (56-49 in goals, 33% offensive-zone starts). In the Senators' most recent game against CAR he was on D3 with Jake Sanderson and off the power play; dropped to D3 (from D1) in the last game. He is shooting 5.4% this season against 5.9% across the 394 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 18 game vs CAR, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 20 games, 21:02 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 10 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 · 223 attempts, 92 on goal, 5 goals
Shot map, OPP at OTT: 223 attempts, 92 on goal, 5 goals, 3.97 expected goals; best chance Artem Zub at 0.44 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 81 GP · 30 points vs 25.2 expected
Last 20 games: -5. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 5.4%
- 99.8
- 40.0%
- G vs xG
- 5 / 4.2
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 2:25 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.
Fantasy box score
- Games played81
- Goals5443rd of 715
- Assists25189th of 715
- Points30292nd of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal92340th of 715
- Hits66300th of 715
- Blocked shots12050th of 715
- Plus/minus+2232nd of 715
- Penalty minutes5786th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)51.3%219th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)53.0%140th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)54.0%139th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)54.2%131st of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)51.7%269th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)54.0%120th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.39562nd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.030282nd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.34176th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game20:4896th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:06503rd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %32.9%666th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.68634th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO998364th of 719
- Goals above expected+0.8222nd of 715
- Luck Meter+33161st of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed20.9684th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts9674th of 715
- Hardest shot94.796th of 715
- Offensive-zone time41.3%398th 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 · 81 of 81 games through the sequence engine
- −0.052
- Season net
- −1.20xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.39
- Attempts
- 9
- 0.009
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 D1 from D2Apr 22, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Mar 5, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Nov 13, 2021 alerts →
- Moved down to D3 from D1Nov 11, 2021 alerts →
- Played 16:24 less than his 5-game averageNov 11, 2021 alerts →
How his goals happened
12 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 vs FLA | Point shot | — | 3 | 82.9 | one-timer | |
| Jan 13, 2026 vs VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 77.9 | — | |
| Dec 2, 2025 @ MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 30.4 | — | |
| Oct 30, 2025 vs CGY | Point shot | — | 3 | 71.9 | — | |
| Oct 9, 2025 @ TBL | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 25.2 | — | |
| Jan 19, 2025 @ NJD | Rush | carry | 1 | 45.0 | — | |
| Jan 14, 2025 @ NYI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 72.2 | — | |
| Apr 16, 2024 @ BOS | Point shot | — | 1 | 55.0 | — | |
| Mar 27, 2024 @ BUF | Cycle | — | 2 | 3.0 | — | |
| Dec 31, 2023 vs BUF | Point shot | — | 1 | 38.5 | — | |
| Nov 9, 2023 vs VAN | Deflection | — | 0 | 26.4 | deflection | |
| Oct 18, 2023 vs WSH | Point shot | — | 3 | 80.6 | one-timer |
* 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 Zub
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Zub apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Sanderson | D | 67 | 902:49 | 65% | 54.0% | 59% (40-28) | 44.7% 205:07 | 61.8% 230:56 |
| Michael Amadio | C | 81 | 608:12 | 44% | 48.6% | 54% (22-19) | 53.1% 753:28 | 52.6% 544:23 |
| Shane Pinto | C | 72 | 510:06 | 37% | 50.1% | 55% (18-15) | 51.0% 698:32 | 49.7% 458:07 |
| Claude Giroux | RW | 81 | 435:22 | 32% | 53.6% | 61% (22-14) | 50.5% 926:49 | 55.3% 532:07 |
| Ridly Greig | C | 76 | 393:26 | 28% | 51.3% | 53% (17-15) | 52.1% 893:27 | 53.4% 598:01 |
| Nick Cousins | C | 77 | 326:32 | 24% | 49.1% | 54% (13-11) | 51.7% 974:40 | 53.2% 555:08 |
| Tim Stützle | LW | 79 | 307:26 | 22% | 52.1% | 50% (17-17) | 50.6% 1017:20 | 55.2% 759:31 |
| Dylan Cozens | C | 78 | 294:10 | 21% | 55.8% | 55% (11-9) | 49.9% 1024:07 | 57.6% 706:48 |
| Drake Batherson | RW | 76 | 267:16 | 19% | 55.9% | 59% (13-9) | 49.7% 1026:43 | 54.9% 727:18 |
| Fabian Zetterlund | LW | 80 | 253:34 | 18% | 53.1% | 40% (8-12) | 50.7% 1090:11 | 52.6% 661:39 |
| Brady Tkachuk | LW | 59 | 231:12 | 17% | 57.6% | 57% (12-9) | 49.8% 768:01 | 58.5% 503:39 |
| Lars Eller | C | 62 | 188:19 | 14% | 43.9% | 45% (5-6) | 51.2% 869:30 | 49.4% 441:28 |
| Thomas Chabot | D | 38 | 163:24 | 12% | 45.8% | 38% (5-8) | 54.0% 462:21 | 53.5% 515:14 |
| Tyler Kleven | D | 43 | 141:23 | 10% | 44.7% | 10% (1-9) | 51.8% 591:46 | 55.8% 547:49 |
Game log
82 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18PO | @ CAR | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7:44 | 7:38 | 0:06 | — |
| Apr 15 | vs TOR | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 22:13 | 19:09 | — | 1:12 |
| Apr 12 | @ NJD | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26:28 | 21:23 | 0:45 | 4:20 |
| Apr 11 | @ NYI | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 24:45 | 14:33 | 0:06 | 7:49 |
| Apr 9 | vs FLA | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 22:32 | 19:44 | — | 2:00 |
| Apr 7 | vs TBL | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | 23:58 | 20:47 | 0:15 | 1:42 |
| Apr 5 | vs CAR | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 23:08 | 19:30 | — | 2:10 |
| Apr 4 | vs MIN | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 21:51 | 21:23 | 0:28 | — |
| Apr 2 | vs BUF | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 24:24 | 20:49 | 0:02 | 2:25 |
| Mar 31 | @ FLA | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 15:43 | 14:23 | — | 1:20 |
| Mar 28 | @ TBL | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 24:02 | 20:06 | — | 3:56 |
| Mar 26 | vs PIT | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 22:22 | 21:49 | — | 0:33 |
| Mar 24 | @ DET | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | 25:10 | 17:50 | — | 5:45 |
| Mar 23 | @ NYR | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 23:44 | 18:50 | 1:02 | 2:11 |
| Mar 21 | vs TOR | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 24:07 | 20:08 | — | 3:33 |
| Mar 19 | vs NYI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 22:07 | 18:38 | — | 3:23 |
| Mar 18 | @ WSH | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 20:41 | 19:18 | 0:04 | 1:14 |
| Mar 15 | vs SJS | W 7-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | 19:54 | 17:29 | — | 1:34 |
| Mar 14 | vs ANA | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 20:23 | 16:45 | 0:10 | 2:04 |
| Mar 11 | vs MTL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20:18 | 18:29 | — | 1:49 |
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 | 81 | 1684:11 | 20:48 | 1350 | 1627 | 45.3% | 46.7% | 670 | 758 | 75 | 89 | 46% | 81.3 | 80.2 | 23% |
| Even strength | 81 | 1402:46 | 17:19 | 1258 | 1192 | 51.3% | 52.9% | 617 | 530 | 56 | 50 | 53% | 58.3 | 49.1 | 33% |
| 5v5 | 81 | 1373:11 | 16:57 | 1237 | 1172 | 51.3% | 53.0% | 603 | 517 | 56 | 49 | 53% | 56.6 | 48.2 | 33% |
| Power play | 39 | 8:42 | 0:13 | 10 | 4 | 71.4% | 72.7% | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 78 | 228:21 | 2:56 | 34 | 348 | 8.9% | 10.8% | 29 | 192 | 2 | 36 | 5% | 2.9 | 27.1 | 1% |
| 4v4 | 29 | 29:03 | 1:00 | 20 | 20 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1.6 | 0.9 | 31% |
| 5v4 | 39 | 8:33 | 0:13 | 10 | 4 | 71.4% | 72.7% | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 4v5 | 78 | 218:45 | 2:48 | 34 | 318 | 9.7% | 11.9% | 29 | 171 | 2 | 30 | 6% | 2.9 | 23.7 | 1% |
| 3v5 | 5 | 3:10 | 0:38 | 0 | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 9 | 2:17 | 0:15 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 38 | 40:58 | 1:05 | 42 | 82 | 33.9% | 34.1% | 16 | 33 | 16 | 3 | 84% | 17.8 | 3.9 | 0% |
| 3v4 | 8 | 6:26 | 0:48 | 0 | 18 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0.0 | 2.1 | 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 | OTT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 7:44 |
| 2025-26 | OTT | 81 | 5 | 25 | 30 | +22 | 57 | 92 | 5.4% | 66 | 120 | 20:48 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | OTT | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.0% | 3 | 15 | 22:36 |
| 2024-25 | OTT | 56 | 2 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 34 | 57 | 3.5% | 58 | 118 | 20:38 |
| 2023-24 | OTT | 69 | 5 | 20 | 25 | +5 | 32 | 85 | 5.9% | 139 | 122 | 21:01 |
| 2022-23 | OTT | 53 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +2 | 39 | 41 | 7.3% | 131 | 67 | 20:15 |
| 2021-22 | OTT | 81 | 6 | 16 | 22 | +1 | 60 | 92 | 6.5% | 155 | 124 | 21:02 |
| 2020-21 | OTT | 47 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +4 | 26 | 39 | 7.7% | 89 | 70 | 18:23 |
Artem Zub news
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Blackhawks, Stars, Panthers, Islanders, Senators, Penguins and MoreNHLRumors.com
- NHL Injuries: Blue Jackets, Red Wings, Oilers, Panthers, Wild, Sens, Penguins, Blues, Leafs and MoreNHLRumors.com
- Artem Zub Injury: Suffers setbackRotoWire
- Senators' Artem Zub: Suffers setbackCBS Sports
- Making The Case For The Senators To Extend Artem Zubprohockeyrumors.com
- Sens Nation Podcast: Who Replaces Artem Zub? Merilainen Lost on WaiversYahoo Sports
- Senators' Artem Zub Unlikely For Start Of SeasonPro Hockey Rumors
- NHL Injuries: Bruins, Sabres, Blackhawks, Stars, Red Wings, Panthers, Flyers, Capitals and MoreNHLRumors.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.