Edmonton Oilers · #2 · Defence

Evan Bouchard

Age 26 · Shoots right · 6′2″ · 196 lb · Born Oakville, Ontario, CAN

Drafted 2018, #10 overall by Edmonton

Next game · tonightat Anaheim · 10:00 PM ET5 P in the last 3 vs ANA
Point tonight 67%Goal 24%Markets →
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Games32026-27 Small sample
Goals41st on EDM
Assists42nd on EDM
Points82nd on EDM
P / GP2.672nd in the NHL
Shots1233.3% shooting
TOI / GP25:411st on EDM

2025-262025-26: 82 games, 21-74-95, 1.16 points per game Season detail →

Evan Bouchard has 8 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 95 points in 82 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

8 points in 3 games for the 6th-placed Edmonton

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

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Points / GP2.6799th
Shots / GP4.0099th
Goals / 603.1199th
Assists / 603.1196th
Shooting %33.3%96th
Ice time25:4194th
PP points190th
Takeaways161st
Hits361st
Penalty differential056th
Blocked shots334th

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

2.72.71–3

Dashed line: season average (2.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points82nd on EDM
Points per game2.672nd in NHL
Goals4T-2nd in NHL
Assists42nd on EDM
Shooting %33.3%Above avg (11.6%)
Ice time25:411st on EDM
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Ice time and special teams

A top-pair defenceman who runs the first power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength20:09
Power play4:42
Shorthanded0:50
Total25:41

29.3 shifts a game, averaging 53 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on EDM
PP assists1T-2nd on EDM
PP points1T-4th on EDM · T-51st NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 604.265th on EDM

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP3Edmonton total
Involved in1goals or assists
Share33.3%of every EDM PPG
PP TOI share71.4%of EDM 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 4 goals and 4 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-3rd on EDM
Overtime goals0T-1st on EDM
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals4
Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st2
2nd1
3rd1
Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0
Leading1
Trailing3

0 of 4 goals broke a tie; 3 came with Edmonton trailing.

Assists

Primary2 · 50%
Secondary2 · 50%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 606.23
Goals / 603.11
Shots / 609.3
ES points / 606.957 ES points
PP points / 604.261 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point, goals from the point

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 0 G
Slot9 att · 1 G
Wing6 att · 1 G
Point13 att · 2 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

29 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)0.7154th
Goals4
Goals vs expected+3.3
Unblocked attempts18
xG per attempt.040
ixG per 600.56

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

Distance per 60 in the 84th percentile of defencemen: 8.95 miles

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

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

Offensive-zone time53.8%99th
Defensive-zone time28.6%99th
Distance / 60, mi8.9584th
Hardest shot, mph89.0183rd
Distance skated, mi11.582nd
Average shot, mph72.875th
20+ mph bursts264th
22+ mph bursts048th
Top speed, mph20.4347th
90+ mph shots042nd

Bars show the percentile against 198 defencemen 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, mph20.43Defenceman average 20.52
Hardest shot, mph89.01Defenceman average 81.3
Distance skated11.5 mi4.03 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts46.3%20.4% defensive · 33.3% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

53.8%All situations28.6%
52.1%Even strength29.6%
63.5%Power play22.0%
40.9%Shorthanded40.5%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 20.43vsVAN29 Sep · 1st 11:57
  2. 20.29vsSEA3 Oct · 2nd 11:59
  3. 19.69vsVAN29 Sep · 2nd 00:27
  4. 19.67vsVAN29 Sep · 3rd 07:02
  5. 19.30vsVAN29 Sep · 1st 00:20
  6. 19.28@VAN1 Oct · 3rd 09:16
  7. 19.17vsSEA3 Oct · 2nd 05:47
  8. 19.16vsSEA3 Oct · 2nd 09:31

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1
20-22 mph2 · avg 1.9
18-20 mph19 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

  1. 89.01vsVAN29 Sep · 3rd 15:25
  2. 84.77vsSEA3 Oct · 3rd 06:54
  3. 84.56vsSEA3 Oct · 1st 06:48
  4. 84.19vsSEA3 Oct · 3rd 06:46
  5. 84.13vsSEA3 Oct · 2nd 18:34
  6. 83.37@VAN1 Oct · 3rd 13:59
  7. 82.73vsVAN29 Sep · 3rd 18:57
  8. 81.25vsSEA3 Oct · 1st 06:55

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2
80-89 mph9 · avg 1.2
70-79 mph9 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 4.03vsSEA3 Oct · 27:01 TOI
  2. 3.60@VAN1 Oct · 24:21 TOI
  3. 3.87vsVAN29 Sep · 25:41 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.83 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways1T-3rd on EDM
Giveaways4
TK / GV ratio0.25
Hits3T-9th on EDM
Blocked shots3T-4th on EDM

Discipline

Penalty minutes0
Minors0
Majors0
Penalties drawn0
Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Anaheim, a point in three of three

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
28 Mar 2026vsANAW 4-20225+126:18
25 Feb 2026@ANAL 5-61123+222:16
26 Jan 2026vsANAW 7-40111+222:47

Prediction markets

Priced at 67% 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.

Point tonight vs ANA1+ point67%70%70¢Best68¢Not listed
Goal tonight vs ANAAnytime scorer24%25%25¢Best25¢Not listed
2+ points tonightMulti-point game29%34%38¢Best36¢Not listed
Assist tonight vs ANA1+ assist60%60%61¢Not listedNot listed
Norris TrophyBest defenceman13%—Not listed13¢Not listed

Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:12 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure


Contract

$10.5M a season through 2028-29

In 2025-26 he scored 9.0 points per $1M of cap hit, 41st of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$10.5M10.1% of the $104M ceiling
Term4 yearsYear 2 of 4
Expires2028-29UFA at 29
Cap value$42MCap hit × 4 years

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.


With Edmonton

Eight seasons · 2018-19 to 2026-27
Linemates and opponents

Connor McDavid 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

Connor McDavid2
Alex Formenton1

Assists on his 4 goals, 2026-27.

Who he sets up

Vasily Podkolzin2
Owen Michaels1
Leon Draisaitl1

Scorers on his 4 assists.

By opponent

2026-27 · top 6 by P/GP

Vancouver8 P in 24.00 P/GP

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points34110th for Edmonton
Goals8019th
Assists2618th
Games played43220th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Eight seasons, all with the Oilers

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2018-19EDM71010.1410.0%
2020-21EDM142350.365.3%
2021-22EDM811231430.535.9%
2022-23EDM82832400.495.1%
2023-24EDM811864821.018.2%
2024-25EDM821453670.826.0%
2025-26EDM822174951.169.5%
2026-27EDM13255.0050.0%
Career430792593380.797.2%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2018Edmonton · round 1From London (OHL)#10

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · EDM points

Games81
Goals21
Points881.09 P/GP
Game-winning goals6
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct