Pittsburgh Penguins · #57 · Defence

Trevor van Riemsdyk

Age 35 · Shoots right · 6′3″ · 209 lb · Born Middletown, New Jersey, USA

Undrafted

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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

Shots10.0% shooting

TOI / GP19:304th on PIT

2025-262025-26: 68 games, 3-11-14, 0.21 points per game Season detail →

Trevor van Riemsdyk has 0 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 14 points in 68 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 defencemen with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Blocked shots783rd

Penalty differential056th

Ice time19:3052nd

Hits244th

PP points042nd

Goals / 600.0039th

Shooting %0.0%38th

Assists / 600.0026th

Points / GP0.0023rd

Takeaways021st

Shots / GP0.3317th

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

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 time19:304th on PIT

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Ice time and special teams

A top-four defenceman 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 strength16:50

Power play0:00

Shorthanded2:39

Total19:30

22.3 shifts a game, averaging 52 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 / 600.00T-9th on PIT

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP4Pittsburgh total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every PIT PPG

PP TOI share0.1%of PIT PP time

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

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 19.81 mph, hardest shot 75.52 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.

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

22+ mph bursts048th

90+ mph shots042nd

Distance skated, mi7.841st

Offensive-zone time39.2%31st

Defensive-zone time42.5%29th

Hardest shot, mph75.5222nd

Top speed, mph19.8121st

20+ mph bursts012th

Average shot, mph60.69th

Distance / 60, mi7.966th

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, mph19.81Defenceman average 20.52

Hardest shot, mph75.52Defenceman average 81.3

Distance skated7.8 mi2.73 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts31.0%37.9% defensive · 31.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

39.2%All situations42.5%

41.4%Even strength39.2%

24.9%Shorthanded63.7%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

19.81vsMTL3 Oct · 2nd 13:17
19.42vsMTL3 Oct · 1st 04:41
18.87vsWPG5 Oct · 2nd 08:44
18.80@PHI30 Sep · 3rd 17:29
18.70@PHI30 Sep · 3rd 14:41
18.68vsWPG5 Oct · 1st 10:34
18.54vsMTL3 Oct · 2nd 01:25
18.42@PHI30 Sep · 2nd 15:23

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1

20-22 mph0 · avg 1.9

18-20 mph12 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

75.52vsWPG5 Oct · 1st 19:20
45.57vsMTL3 Oct · 2nd 13:19

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2

80-89 mph0 · avg 1.2

70-79 mph1 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.73vsWPG5 Oct · 19:40 TOI
2.32vsMTL3 Oct · 18:08 TOI
2.72@PHI30 Sep · 20:42 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.59 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

Giveaways1

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits2T-8th on PIT

Blocked shots7T-1st on PIT

Discipline

Penalty minutes2

Minors1

Majors0

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

The last ten games

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

5 Octvs

WPGL 2-30000019:40

3 Octvs

MTLW 6-5 OT0001−118:08

30 Sepvs

PHIL 0-70000+120:42

2025-26 · The season

14 points in 68 games

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

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Penalty differential−275th

Shooting %6.8%64th

Blocked shots9755th

Takeaways1744th

Goals / 600.1639th

Assists / 600.6032nd

Points / GP0.2126th

PP points025th

Ice time16:1416th

Shots / GP0.657th

Hits123rd

Bars show the percentile against 201 defencemen with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.2). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points1418th on PIT

Points per game0.21517th in NHL

Goals3T-529th in NHL

Assists1118th on PIT

Shooting %6.8%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time16:1415th on PIT

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Ice time and special teams

A third-pair defenceman 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 strength14:27

Power play0:04

Shorthanded1:43

Total16:14

19.7 shifts a game, averaging 50 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-13th on PIT

PP assists0T-13th on PIT

PP points0T-13th on PIT · T-453rd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-13th on PIT

Scoring detail

2 of 3 goals broke a tie

How the 3 goals and 11 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals2T-7th on PIT

Overtime goals0T-4th on PIT

First goal of the game1

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals3

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0

2nd1

3rd2

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied2

Leading0

Trailing1

2 of 3 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Pittsburgh trailing.

Assists

Primary3 · 27%

Secondary8 · 73%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 600.76

Goals / 600.16

Shots / 602.4

ES points / 600.8514 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point, goals from the slot

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease9 att · 2 G

Slot31 att · 1 G

Wing27 att · 0 G

Point34 att · 0 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

102 attempts across the 52 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.0595th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.0

Unblocked attempts1

xG per attempt.007

ixG per 600.01

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

Top speed 22.10 mph, hardest shot 84.14 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.

Tracking percentile among NHL defencemen

22+ mph bursts155th

Top speed, mph22.1050th

20+ mph bursts3038th

Offensive-zone time39.8%23rd

Distance skated, mi148.820th

Defensive-zone time42.9%15th

90+ mph shots014th

Distance / 60, mi8.0812th

Hardest shot, mph84.142nd

Average shot, mph60.51st

Bars show the percentile against 193 defencemen 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, mph22.10Defenceman average 22.09

Hardest shot, mph84.14Defenceman average 92.6

Distance skated148.8 mi2.81 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts25.9%35.1% defensive · 39.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

39.8%All situations42.9%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph1 · avg 1.9

20-22 mph29 · avg 46

18-20 mph177 · avg 267

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.1

90-99 mph0 · avg 6.4

80-89 mph4 · avg 33

70-79 mph29 · avg 72

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways1711th on PIT

Giveaways46

TK / GV ratio0.37

Hits1228th on PIT

Blocked shots973rd on PIT

Discipline

Penalty minutes18

Minors9

Majors0

Penalties drawn7

Net penalties−2drawn minus taken

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (13 of 68)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point1319% of games

Multi-point games11%

Goals in3 games4%

Pointless games5581%

Streaks

Longest point streak2 games3 Dec – 5 Dec

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run11 games

Final ten3 in 10point in 3

Game log

The last ten games

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

14 Apr 2026@

CBJW 2-10110020:03

12 Apr 2026vs

PITW 3-01015+118:59

11 Apr 2026@

PITW 6-30000+320:00

8 Apr 2026@

TORW 4-00000019:25

5 Apr 2026@

NYRL 1-80001−119:52

4 Apr 2026vs

BUFW 6-20000+116:11

2 Apr 2026@

NJDL 3-70000−118:34

31 Mar 2026vs

PHIW 6-40001+121:11

28 Mar 2026@

VGKW 5-4 SO0000+119:00

26 Mar 2026@

UTAW 7-40112+318:48

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home3370.21

Road3570.20

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Metropolitan2250.23

vs Western Conf.2660.23

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October910.11

November1010.10

December1130.27

January1210.08

February620.33

March1340.31

April720.29

Contract

$4M a season through 2027-28

In 2025-26 he scored 3.5 points per $1M of cap hit, 152nd of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$4M3.8% of the $104M ceiling

Term2 yearsYear 1 of 2

Expires2027-28UFA at 36

Cap value$8MCap hit × 2 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.