Travis Sanheim
Age 30 · Shoots left · 6′4″ · 222 lb · Born Elkhorn, Manitoba, CAN
Drafted 2014, #17 overall by Philadelphia
2025-262025-26: 81 games, 11-26-37, 0.46 points per game Season detail →
Travis Sanheim has 2 points in 4 games of 2026-27, after 37 points in 81 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample2 points in 4 games for the 30th-placed Philadelphia
Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.5). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-pair defenceman who kills penalties
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Philadelphia's power play went through him.
Special teams
1 of 1 goal broke a tie
How the 1 goal and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
1 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Philadelphia trailing.
Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
13 attempts across the 4 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 · 81 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 leadersHardest shot in the 97th percentile of defencemen: 95.71 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 20.67@
NJD1 Oct · 2nd 10:02 - 20.54@NJD1 Oct · OT 03:21
- 20.26@
TBL5 Oct · 2nd 02:44 - 20.00@NJD1 Oct · 1st 03:56
- 19.81@TBL5 Oct · 3rd 16:05
- 19.38@TBL5 Oct · 3rd 06:43
- 19.21@TBL5 Oct · 3rd 17:47
- 19.16vs
CAR3 Oct · 2nd 01:29
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.
Hardest shots
- 95.71@NJD1 Oct · 3rd 05:33
- 80.16vs
PIT30 Sep · 3rd 14:14 - 79.33@TBL5 Oct · 2nd 02:17
- 76.29vsPIT30 Sep · 2nd 04:39
- 74.79vsCAR3 Oct · 3rd 10:17
- 74.52vsPIT30 Sep · 2nd 08:23
- 72.32vsPIT30 Sep · 3rd 06:15
- 71.61vsPIT30 Sep · 1st 03:20
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 3.40@TBL5 Oct · 25:04 TOI
- 3.70vsCAR3 Oct · 27:05 TOI
- 3.62@NJD1 Oct · 25:47 TOI
- 2.62vsPIT30 Sep · 20:15 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.34 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 Ottawa, a point in zero of three
OTTOTL 1-2 OT0002−124:11OTTOTL 2-3 OT0000−126:00OTTL 1-20003−124:11TBLW 4-10002−225:04CAROTL 2-3 OT0001027:05NJDW 3-2 OT1123025:47PITL 0-70003−220:1537 points in 81 games on a team that finished 11th
Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.5). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-pair defenceman who plays on the power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Philadelphia'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 11 goals and 26 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
2 of 11 goals broke a tie; 4 came with Philadelphia trailing.
Most attempts from the point, goals from the point
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
251 attempts across the 81 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 · 81 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 leaders20+ mph bursts in the 91st percentile of defencemen: 104
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Draws more penalties than he takes
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
A point in one game of three (31 of 81)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Ottawa, a point in zero of three
OTTOTL 1-2 OT0002−124:11OTTOTL 2-3 OT0000−126:00OTTL 1-20003−124:11CARW 3-2 SO0001−124:18
WPGW 7-11011+225:26
DETL 3-60003−118:58NJDW 5-10110+124:45
BOSW 2-1 OT0002+125:52
NYIW 4-11123+324:36DETL 2-40000−124:57
WSHL 4-61124+222:59
DALW 2-1 OT0001−123:19DETW 5-30001026:00TBLW 4-10002−225:04CAROTL 2-3 OT0001027:05NJDW 3-2 OT1123025:47PITL 0-70003−220:15Better on the road
Home and road
By opponent
By month
$6.25M a season through 2030-31
In 2025-26 he scored 5.9 points per $1M of cap hit, 89th of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.
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 Philadelphia
Ten seasons · 2017-18 to 2026-2720th in franchise points since 1990-91
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsTen seasons, all with the Flyers
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct