Vancouver Canucks · #8 · Defence

Zeev Buium

Age 20 · Shoots left · 6′0″ · 183 lb · Born San Diego, California, USA

Drafted 2024, #12 overall by Minnesota

Next game · Thu 8 Octat Carolina · 7:00 PM ET0 P in the last 3 vs CAR

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Games42026-27 Small sample

Goals0T-13th on VAN

Assists0T-16th on VAN

Points0T-18th on VAN

P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL

Shots50.0% shooting

TOI / GP21:402nd on VAN

2025-262025-26: 76 games, 6-20-26, 0.34 points per game Season detail →

Zeev Buium has 0 points in 4 games of 2026-27, after 26 points in 76 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 4 games for the 17th-placed Vancouver

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

Percentile among NHL defencemen

Penalty differential+186th

Ice time21:4080th

Blocked shots567th

Shots / GP1.2558th

PP points042nd

Goals / 600.0039th

Shooting %0.0%38th

Assists / 600.0026th

Points / GP0.0023rd

Takeaways021st

Hits08th

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-18th on VAN

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-16th on VAN

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time21:402nd on VAN

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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 Vancouver's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength19:37

Power play2:01

Shorthanded0:02

Total21:40

26.5 shifts a game, averaging 49 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on VAN

PP assists0T-5th on VAN

PP points0T-6th on VAN · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-6th on VAN

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP3Vancouver total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every VAN PPG

PP TOI share38.1%of VAN PP time

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

Shot locations

Most attempts from the point

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G

Slot3 att · 0 G

Wing3 att · 0 G

Point4 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

10 attempts across the 4 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.2403rd

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.2

Unblocked attempts6

xG per attempt.035

ixG per 600.14

2026-27 · 4 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

20+ mph bursts in the 79th percentile of defencemen: 3

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

Distance skated, mi12.492nd

20+ mph bursts379th

Top speed, mph20.9368th

Distance / 60, mi8.5856th

Hardest shot, mph82.7753rd

Average shot, mph69.450th

22+ mph bursts048th

90+ mph shots042nd

Defensive-zone time43.6%20th

Offensive-zone time37.2%14th

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, mph20.93Defenceman average 20.52

Hardest shot, mph82.77Defenceman average 81.3

Distance skated12.4 mi3.32 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts26.6%26.6% defensive · 46.9% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

37.2%All situations43.6%

36.5%Even strength44.7%

44.0%Power play32.6%

40.2%Shorthanded38.3%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.93vsCGY3 Oct · 1st 11:32
20.90vsCGY3 Oct · 1st 13:11
20.34@EDM29 Sep · 3rd 05:01
19.94@EDM29 Sep · 2nd 17:50
19.50vsEDM1 Oct · 3rd 16:35
19.18vsCGY3 Oct · 1st 03:33
18.97@EDM29 Sep · 3rd 02:44
18.96vsEDM1 Oct · 3rd 11:11

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.1

20-22 mph3 · avg 1.9

18-20 mph18 · avg 12

Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.

Hardest shots

82.77vsEDM1 Oct · 3rd 04:33
78.51vsEDM1 Oct · 3rd 00:48
77.60vsCGY3 Oct · 2nd 10:37
76.24vsVGK4 Oct · 1st 03:40
75.96vsVGK4 Oct · 2nd 18:37
75.03@EDM29 Sep · OT 00:58
70.02vsEDM1 Oct · 3rd 19:51
67.12vsCGY3 Oct · 2nd 10:29

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.2

80-89 mph1 · avg 1.2

70-79 mph6 · avg 2.8

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.85vsVGK4 Oct · 20:07 TOI
3.10vsCGY3 Oct · 22:49 TOI
3.13vsEDM1 Oct · 20:58 TOI
3.32@EDM29 Sep · 22:46 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.10 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-13th on VAN

Giveaways7

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits019th on VAN

Blocked shots56th on VAN

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Carolina, a point in zero of three

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

4 Mar 2026vs

CARL 4-60002−116:10

19 Nov 2025vs

CARW 4-3 SO0000018:09

6 Nov 2025@

CARL 3-40002018:07

Prediction markets

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2025-26 · The season

26 points in 76 games on a team that finished 32nd

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+288th

PP points1386th

Shooting %8.2%77th

Goals / 600.2460th

Assists / 600.8157th

Points / GP0.3456th

Ice time19:3550th

Shots / GP0.9632nd

Takeaways1431st

Hits2817th

Blocked shots5512th

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 (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points2612th on VAN

Points per game0.34T-372nd in NHL

Goals6T-408th in NHL

Assists20T-7th on VAN

Shooting %8.2%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time19:354th on VAN

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Ice time and special teams

A top-four defenceman who runs the first power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength17:14

Power play2:18

Shorthanded0:02

Total19:35

21.6 shifts a game, averaging 54 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals3T-6th on VAN

PP assists106th on VAN

PP points137th on VAN · T-136th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 604.4710th on VAN

Scoring detail

The power play drives the goal total

How the 6 goals and 20 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-5th on VAN

Overtime goals0T-5th on VAN

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals3

Power-play goals3

Goals by period

1st1

2nd3

3rd2

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied1

Leading1

Trailing4

1 of 6 goals broke a tie; 4 came with Vancouver trailing.

Assists

Primary11 · 55%

Secondary9 · 45%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.05

Goals / 600.24

Shots / 602.9

ES points / 600.6013 ES points

PP points / 604.4713 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

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

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease4 att · 0 G

Slot85 att · 4 G

Wing65 att · 1 G

Point61 att · 1 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

216 attempts across the 77 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.2403rd

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.2

Unblocked attempts6

xG per attempt.035

ixG per 600.14

2026-27 · 4 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 in the 82nd percentile of defencemen: 22.72 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

Offensive-zone time44.5%88th

Top speed, mph22.7282nd

Defensive-zone time38.2%80th

Distance / 60, mi8.7477th

22+ mph bursts273rd

20+ mph bursts4560th

Distance skated, mi216.757th

Average shot, mph65.124th

90+ mph shots014th

Hardest shot, mph83.902nd

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, mph22.72Defenceman average 22.09

Hardest shot, mph83.90Defenceman average 92.6

Distance skated216.7 mi3.73 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts41.1%29.7% defensive · 29.3% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

44.5%All situations38.2%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph2 · avg 1.9

20-22 mph43 · avg 46

18-20 mph298 · 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 mph8 · avg 33

70-79 mph80 · avg 72

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways14T-14th on VAN

Giveaways88

TK / GV ratio0.16

Hits28T-22nd on VAN

Blocked shots558th on VAN

Discipline

Penalty minutes41

Minors12

Majors1

Penalties drawn16

Net penalties+2drawn minus taken

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (23 of 76)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point2330% of games

Multi-point games34%

Goals in6 games8%

Pointless games5370%

Streaks

Longest point streak3 games11 Oct – 14 Oct

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run5 games

Final ten3 in 10point in 3

Game log

Against Carolina, a point in zero of three

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

4 Mar 2026vs

CARL 4-60002−116:10

19 Nov 2025vs

CARW 4-3 SO0000018:09

6 Nov 2025@

CARL 3-40002018:07

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Road37130.35

Home39130.33

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Carolina300.00

vs Pacific2780.30

vs Eastern Conf.31100.32

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October1280.67

November1440.29

December1350.38

January1230.25

February200.00

March1430.21

April930.33

Prediction markets

3.5% for the Norris Trophy

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Contract

Final season of his deal: a restricted free agent next summer

In 2025-26 he scored 26.9 points per $1M of cap hit, 7th of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$967K0.9% of the $104M ceiling

Term3 yearsYear 3 of 3

Expires2026-27RFA at 21

Cap value$2.9MCap hit × 3 years

2027 free agents 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.