Pavel Buchnevich

Stingy
Steady

Points, 2026–27: 5; 1 G, 4 A in 7 GP
Individual xG: 2.2; 1 goals from it
Ice time per game: 17:44; 9 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 54.6; share of chances while he's on

Pavel Buchnevich has 1 goal and 4 assists (5 points) in 7 games for the St Louis Blues in 2026–27, with 9 shots on goal and 17:44 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 47.4 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

7 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 27% of forwards

Goals above average: +0.2
Wins: +0.03

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.09, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 27.1% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+0.16 SD · 69th percentile · weight 11% · +0.1 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.0777th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.-0.1445th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 86 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

at OTT
Tuesday, October 13
Big night
Three points for Pavel Buchnevich: three assists. He has 5 points in 6 games this season. He played 18:23 and had one shot on goal. The Blues beat the Senators 7-2.
at UTA
Thursday, April 16
Streak
Pavel Buchnevich has scored in 3 straight games. That was his 20th goal of the season. He played 14:42 and had two shots on goal. The Blues beat the Mammoth 5-3.
at MIN
Sunday, March 1
Streak
Pavel Buchnevich has a point in 5 straight games. His goal with under five minutes left was the winner. It finished 3-1 for the Blues.
at NSH
Monday, February 2
Big night
Three points for Pavel Buchnevich: two goals and one assist. That was his 11th goal of the season. The Blues fell 6-5 to the Predators.
vs NSH
Saturday, December 27
Two goals
Pavel Buchnevich had two goals. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his seventh goal of the season. The Blues beat the Predators 3-2.
vs OTT
Friday, November 28
Drought over
Pavel Buchnevich scored for the first time in 16 games. That was his third goal of the season. He played 18:09 and had two shots on goal. It finished 4-3 for the Blues.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game17:44
76
Points per 602.42
68
Goals per 600.48
34
Individual xG per 601.08
72
Shots per 604.3
19

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.28
39
xG against per 60, on ice1.89
88
xGF%54.6%
69

Physical

Hits per 601.4
17
Blocks per 601.9
41
Penalty minutes per 600.0
88

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed21.0 mph
22
Bursts over 20 mph6
29
Distance skated20 mi
58

Shooting

Hardest shot86.3 mph
84
Shots on goal9
43
Shooting %11.1%
42

Zone time

Offensive zone time41.9%
50
Offensive zone time, even strength42.4%
69

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Jake Neighbours, Dalibor Dvorsky	6	34:35	31–21	1.1–0.7	1–0	61%
Robert Thomas, Jimmy Snuggerud	6	14:31	18–4	0.6–0.1	0–0	85%
Connor McMichael, Mason McTavish	6	13:11	14–9	0.4–0.3	0–0	56%
Pius Suter, Jake Neighbours	5	5:00	1–5	0.0–0.5	0–1	2%
Jonatan Berggren, Dalibor Dvorsky	3	3:38	5–3	0.5–0.1	0–0	81%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 1 goals from 16 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.501.001.50

03-2110-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	7	1	4	5	9	2.2	17:44	3	4	54.6
2025–26	81	20	28	48	142	21.1	17:57	30	53	51.7
2024–25	76	20	37	57	145	24.0	19:02	44	45	52.4
2023–24	80	27	36	63	207	31.7	19:49	43	36	50.5

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk
2026-10-17	18:32	0	0	1	0.13	0	1
2026-10-13	18:23	0	3	1	0.29	0	2
2026-10-10	17:02	1	0	2	1.15	0	0
2026-10-08	19:35	0	0	1	0.03	1	1
2026-10-06	17:43	0	1	2	0.33	1	0
2026-10-03	15:43	0	0	2	0.12	1	0
2026-10-02	17:11	0	0	0	0.18	0	0
2026-04-16	14:42	1	0	2	0.31	0	1
2026-04-14	15:51	1	0	2	0.57	0	0
2026-04-13	17:07	1	0	1	0.38	0	1
2026-04-11	15:29	0	1	2	0.31	0	0
2026-04-09	16:59	0	0	0	0.10	0	0
2026-04-07	14:53	0	0	1	0.02	2	2
2026-04-05	15:10	0	0	1	0.11	1	3
2026-04-01	18:37	0	0	1	0.23	0	2
2026-03-30	17:49	1	0	3	0.14	0	0
2026-03-28	15:38	0	1	2	0.25	0	1
2026-03-26	19:38	0	0	0	0.00	1	2
2026-03-24	17:31	0	0	0	0.01	0	0
2026-03-21	16:42	1	1	1	0.09	0	2