Daniil But
Age 21 · Shoots right · 6′5″ · 203 lb · Born Yaroslavl, RUS
Drafted 2023, #12 overall by ARI
2025-262025-26: 29 games, 3-4-7, 0.24 points per game Season detail →
Daniil But has 1 point in 4 games of 2026-27, after 7 points in 29 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample1 point in 4 games for the 2nd-placed Utah
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Utah's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 1 goal and 0 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Utah trailing.
Assists at 5-on-5
Five-on-five only, while the all-situations goal index fills in.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
7 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 29 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leadersDistance per 60 in the 85th percentile of forwards: 10.14 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.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 21.46vs
CHI1 Oct · 2nd 15:49 - 21.21vsCHI1 Oct · 1st 08:48
- 20.71@
CBJ3 Oct · 2nd 05:12 - 19.69@CBJ3 Oct · 1st 07:37
- 19.62@
NYR4 Oct · 1st 14:41 - 19.58vsCHI1 Oct · 1st 18:45
- 19.36@NYR4 Oct · 1st 07:06
- 19.12@NYR4 Oct · 3rd 02:54
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 77.93@NYR4 Oct · 1st 07:35
- 56.93vsCHI1 Oct · 3rd 12:50
- 43.19vsCHI1 Oct · 2nd 02:37
- 19.35@CBJ3 Oct · 1st 07:40
- 13.24@NYR4 Oct · 3rd 07:34
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 1.85@
NJD6 Oct · 10:56 TOI - 1.80@NYR4 Oct · 10:26 TOI
- 1.91@CBJ3 Oct · 11:11 TOI
- 2.00vsCHI1 Oct · 12:08 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.89 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
Against Boston, a point in one of one
BOSL 1-40112−113:10NJDL 3-50000010:56NYRW 4-20000010:26CBJL 1-40000011:11CHIW 6-01011+112:087 points in 29 games on a team that finished 15th
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Daniil But has 29.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.2). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays on the power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Utah's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
The power play drives the goal total
How the 3 goals and 4 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
1 of 3 goals broke a tie; 0 came with Utah trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
101 attempts across the 32 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 29 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leadersTop speed 21.87 mph, hardest shot 88.23 mph
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 percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Daniil But has 29.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Points come in bunches, not every night (6 of 29)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Boston, a point in one of one
BOSL 1-40112−113:10
WSHL 4-70000−19:08
DALL 2-30001−110:57
CARL 4-50002+112:44
FLAW 4-30003−111:42
TBLL 0-20002012:50
NSHW 5-20000−111:51
PHIW 5-4 OT0110+111:26
SEAW 6-30001−113:05DALW 2-10002014:11
TORW 6-11122+212:14NJDL 3-50000010:56NYRW 4-20000010:26CBJL 1-40000011:11CHIW 6-01011+112:08Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
$973K a season through 2027-28
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 2 Oct 2026.
With Utah
One season · 2025-26 to 2025-26Michael Carcone sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 1 goal, 2026-27.
Career
Regular season and playoffsOne season, all with the Mammoth
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct