Edmonton Oilers · #92 · Right wing

Vasily Podkolzin

Age 25 · Shoots left · 6′1″ · 212 lb · Born Moscow, RUS

Drafted 2019, #10 overall by Vancouver

Next game · tonightat Anaheim · 10:00 PM ET2 P in the last 3 vs ANA
Point tonight 56%Goal 32%Markets →
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Games32026-27 Small sample
Goals3T-2nd on EDM
Assists2T-3rd on EDM
Points5T-3rd on EDM
P / GP1.67T-17th in the NHL
Shots1323.1% shooting
TOI / GP18:558th on EDM

2025-262025-26: 82 games, 19-18-37, 0.45 points per game Season detail →

Vasily Podkolzin has 5 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 37 points in 82 games last season.

This season

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

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

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

Percentile among NHL forwards

PP points397th
Shots / GP4.3397th
Points / GP1.6796th
Goals / 603.1796th
Hits1395th
Ice time18:5584th
Assists / 602.1180th
Shooting %23.1%74th
Takeaways169th
Penalty differential048th
Blocked shots012th

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

1.71.71–3

Dashed line: season average (1.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points5T-3rd on EDM
Points per game1.67T-17th in NHL
Goals3T-6th in NHL
Assists2T-3rd on EDM
Shooting %23.1%Above avg (11.6%)
Ice time18:558th on EDM
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Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward 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 strength14:33
Power play4:23
Shorthanded0:00
Total18:55

24.7 shifts a game, averaging 46 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals21st on EDM
PP assists1T-2nd on EDM
PP points31st on EDM · T-9th NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 6013.711st on EDM

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP3Edmonton total
Involved in3goals or assists
Share100.0%of every EDM PPG
PP TOI share66.5%of EDM PP time

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


Scoring detail

The power play drives the goal total

How the 3 goals and 2 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 game1
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals1
Power-play goals2

Goals by period

1st1
2nd0
3rd2
Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied1
Leading0
Trailing2

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

Assists

Primary1 · 50%
Secondary1 · 50%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 605.28
Goals / 603.17
Shots / 6013.7
ES points / 602.752 ES points
PP points / 6013.713 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the wing

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease4 att · 2 G
Slot9 att · 0 G
Wing6 att · 1 G
Point1 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

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

Expected goals (ixG)2.018th
Goals3
Goals vs expected+1.0
Unblocked attempts17
xG per attempt.115
ixG per 602.07

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

Hardest shot in the 64th percentile of forwards: 80.59 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 percentile among NHL forwards

Offensive-zone time55.6%99th
Defensive-zone time27.0%99th
Distance skated, mi8.664th
Hardest shot, mph80.5964th
Average shot, mph57.859th
20+ mph bursts450th
90+ mph shots048th
Top speed, mph21.0943rd
22+ mph bursts041st
Distance / 60, mi9.1210th

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, mph21.09Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph80.59Forward average 74.7
Distance skated8.6 mi2.97 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts43.9%24.4% defensive · 31.7% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

55.6%All situations27.0%
52.4%Even strength29.0%
66.3%Power play20.5%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 21.09vsVAN29 Sep · 2nd 10:49
  2. 21.03vsSEA3 Oct · 3rd 01:30
  3. 20.65vsVAN29 Sep · 2nd 07:10
  4. 20.13@VAN1 Oct · 2nd 00:11
  5. 19.83vsVAN29 Sep · 3rd 01:09
  6. 19.68@VAN1 Oct · 2nd 00:20
  7. 19.56vsSEA3 Oct · 1st 03:07
  8. 19.34@VAN1 Oct · 3rd 08:02

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph4 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph27 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 80.59vsVAN29 Sep · 1st 00:42
  2. 78.39vsVAN29 Sep · 3rd 19:17
  3. 78.30@VAN1 Oct · 2nd 12:25
  4. 74.42@VAN1 Oct · 2nd 18:31
  5. 71.94vsVAN29 Sep · 2nd 04:29
  6. 71.33@VAN1 Oct · 1st 11:57
  7. 68.02@VAN1 Oct · 1st 15:11
  8. 66.23vsSEA3 Oct · 3rd 01:30

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0
80-89 mph1 · avg 0.6
70-79 mph5 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 2.95vsSEA3 Oct · 20:22 TOI
  2. 2.70@VAN1 Oct · 18:04 TOI
  3. 2.97vsVAN29 Sep · 18:20 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.87 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
Giveaways1
TK / GV ratio1.00
Hits131st on EDM
Blocked shots0T-13th on EDM

Discipline

Penalty minutes0
Minors0
Majors0
Penalties drawn0
Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken20.7 a game
Won0
Win %0.0%
Offensive zone0 of 1

A winger: fewer than one draw a game.


Game log

Against Anaheim, a point in two of three

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
28 Mar 2026vsANAW 4-20113+116:52
25 Feb 2026@ANAL 5-60113−112:18
26 Jan 2026vsANAW 7-40001+116:09

Prediction markets

Priced at 56% 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+ point56%39%59¢Best58¢Not listed
Goal tonight vs ANAAnytime scorer32%23%Best33¢34¢Not listed
2+ points tonightMulti-point game19%9%27¢Best24¢Not listed
Assist tonight vs ANA1+ assist38%21%40¢Not listedNot 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

$2.95M a season through 2028-29

In 2025-26 he scored 12.5 points per $1M of cap hit, 88th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$2.95M2.8% of the $104M ceiling
Term3 yearsYear 1 of 3
Expires2028-29UFA at 28
Cap value$8.9MCap hit × 3 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

Three seasons · 2024-25 to 2026-27
Linemates and opponents

Evan Bouchard 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

Evan Bouchard2
Leon Draisaitl1
Ryan Shea1
Kasperi Kapanen1
Connor McDavid1

Assists on his 3 goals, 2026-27.

Who he sets up

Leon Draisaitl1
Connor McDavid1

Scorers on his 2 assists.

By opponent

2026-27 · top 6 by P/GP

Vancouver4 P in 22.00 P/GP

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points6692nd for Edmonton
Goals3074th
Assists36102nd
Games played167104th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Six seasons, with 2 clubs

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2021-22VAN791412260.3312.2%
2022-23VAN394370.189.8%
2023-24VAN190220.110.0%
2024-25EDM82816240.297.0%
2025-26EDM821918370.4513.7%
2026-27EDM12022.0028.6%
Career3024751980.3210.8%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2019Vancouver · round 1From Neva St. Petersburg (RUSSIA-2)#10

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · EDM points

Games30
Goals6
Points160.53 P/GP
Game-winning goals0
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct