Pittsburgh Penguins · #46 · Centre

Blake Lizotte

Age 28 · Shoots left · 5′9″ · 176 lb · Born Lindstrom, Minnesota, USA

Undrafted

Next game · tonightat Washington · 7:30 PM ET1 P in the last 1 vs WSH

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Games32026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-11th on PIT

Assists0T-15th on PIT

Points0T-16th on PIT

P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL

Shots60.0% shooting

TOI / GP13:2516th on PIT

2025-262025-26: 55 games, 7-12-19, 0.35 points per game Season detail →

Blake Lizotte has 0 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 19 points in 55 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 3 games for the 13th-placed Pittsburgh

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Blocked shots383rd

Shots / GP2.0069th

PP points036th

Ice time13:2531st

Takeaways027th

Goals / 600.0026th

Shooting %0.0%25th

Assists / 600.0021st

Penalty differential−118th

Points / GP0.0013th

Hits05th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-16th on PIT

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-15th on PIT

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time13:2516th on PIT

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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who kills penalties

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Pittsburgh's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength11:38

Power play0:00

Shorthanded1:47

Total13:25

21.0 shifts a game, averaging 38 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-4th on PIT

PP assists0T-6th on PIT

PP points0T-9th on PIT · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP4Pittsburgh total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every PIT PPG

PP TOI share0.0%of PIT PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease2 att · 0 G

Slot3 att · 0 G

Wing2 att · 0 G

Point1 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

8 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.8142nd

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.8

Unblocked attempts7

xG per attempt.108

ixG per 601.13

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

20+ mph bursts in the 86th percentile of forwards: 9

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

20+ mph bursts986th

Distance / 60, mi10.0478th

Top speed, mph21.7674th

Average shot, mph55.250th

90+ mph shots048th

22+ mph bursts041st

Distance skated, mi6.735th

Offensive-zone time39.3%33rd

Defensive-zone time42.9%28th

Hardest shot, mph70.5524th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.76Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph70.55Forward average 74.7

Distance skated6.7 mi2.36 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts24.3%51.4% defensive · 24.3% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

39.3%All situations42.9%

41.6%Even strength39.4%

23.9%Shorthanded65.2%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

21.76vsMTL3 Oct · 3rd 11:50
21.69vsWPG5 Oct · 2nd 16:20
20.87vsWPG5 Oct · 3rd 16:43
20.65@PHI30 Sep · 2nd 17:38
20.55vsMTL3 Oct · 2nd 19:03
20.45@PHI30 Sep · 1st 05:37
20.21vsWPG5 Oct · 1st 11:02
20.07@PHI30 Sep · 3rd 04:44

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph9 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph22 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

70.55vsWPG5 Oct · 2nd 05:15
69.47@PHI30 Sep · 3rd 17:12
66.97@PHI30 Sep · 1st 05:38
40.13@PHI30 Sep · 1st 01:36
28.66@PHI30 Sep · 1st 17:45

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph1 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.12vsWPG5 Oct · 12:12 TOI
2.36vsMTL3 Oct · 14:49 TOI
2.26@PHI30 Sep · 13:13 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.24 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-11th on PIT

Giveaways3

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits0T-17th on PIT

Blocked shots3T-4th on PIT

Discipline

Penalty minutes2

Minors1

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken4113.7 a game

Won19

Win %46.3%

Offensive zone1 of 5

A regular centre on the draw.

Game log

Against Washington, a point in one of one

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

6 Nov 2025vs

WSHW 5-30112+113:59

Prediction markets

Priced at 7.5% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

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2025-26 · The season

19 points in 55 games on a team that finished 10th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Shooting %14.3%66th

Blocked shots3557th

Penalty differential+145th

Assists / 600.9441st

Ice time13:5237th

Hits4935th

Points / GP0.3532nd

Takeaways1230th

Goals / 600.5524th

PP points013th

Shots / GP0.8911th

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points19T-16th on PIT

Points per game0.35370th in NHL

Goals7T-376th in NHL

Assists12T-16th on PIT

Shooting %14.3%Above avg (11.1%)

Ice time13:5222nd on PIT

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who kills penalties

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Pittsburgh's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength11:20

Power play0:04

Shorthanded2:29

Total13:52

19.1 shifts a game, averaging 44 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-13th on PIT

PP assists0T-13th on PIT

PP points0T-13th on PIT · T-453rd NHL

SH goals1

PP points / 600.00T-13th on PIT

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP56Pittsburgh total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every PIT PPG

PP TOI share1.3%of PIT PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 7 goals and 12 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-11th on PIT

Overtime goals0T-4th on PIT

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals3

Even-strength goals6

Power-play goals0

Shorthanded goals1

Goals by period

1st0

2nd1

3rd6

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied1

Leading5

Trailing1

1 of 7 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Pittsburgh trailing.

Assists

Primary6 · 50%

Secondary6 · 50%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.49

Goals / 600.55

Shots / 603.9

ES points / 601.8319 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease16 att · 2 G

Slot52 att · 1 G

Wing37 att · 1 G

Point6 att · 1 G

Neutral zone2 att · 1 G

113 attempts across the 46 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.8142nd

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.8

Unblocked attempts7

xG per attempt.108

ixG per 601.13

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 61st percentile of forwards: 9.73 miles

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Distance / 60, mi9.7361st

20+ mph bursts10456th

22+ mph bursts244th

Top speed, mph22.3038th

90+ mph shots038th

Hardest shot, mph84.7632nd

Distance skated, mi123.717th

Average shot, mph46.916th

Offensive-zone time39.2%12th

Defensive-zone time43.4%12th

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.30Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph84.76Forward average 87.1

Distance skated123.7 mi2.78 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts10.3%56.7% defensive · 33.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

39.2%All situations43.4%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph2 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph102 · avg 102

18-20 mph387 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph1 · avg 15

70-79 mph7 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways12T-15th on PIT

Giveaways32

TK / GV ratio0.38

Hits49T-12th on PIT

Blocked shots3516th on PIT

Discipline

Penalty minutes25

Minors9

Majors1

Penalties drawn11

Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken4768.7 a game

Won238

Win %50.0%

Offensive zone20 of 47

A part-time centre on the draw.

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (15 of 55)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point1527% of games

Multi-point games47%

Goals in7 games13%

Pointless games4073%

Streaks

Longest point streak2 games7 Dec – 28 Dec

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run11 games

Final ten2 in 10point in 2

Game log

Against Washington, a point in one of one

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

6 Nov 2025vs

WSHW 5-30112+113:59

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Road2890.32

Home27100.37

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Washington111.00

vs Metropolitan2080.40

vs Western Conf.2390.39

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1210.08

November1230.25

December530.60

January15100.67

February420.50

March700.00

Prediction markets

Priced at 7.5% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

MarketImpliedFrom stats

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Goal tonight vs WSHAnytime scorer7.5%11%10¢Best10¢Not listed

Contract

$2.25M a season through 2028-29

In 2025-26 he scored 8.4 points per $1M of cap hit, 199th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$2.25M2.2% of the $104M ceiling

Term3 yearsYear 1 of 3

Expires2028-29UFA at 31

Cap value$6.8MCap hit × 3 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.