Ivan Barbashev

Two-way
Play-driver
Stingy

Points, 2026–27: 7; 0 G, 7 A in 10 GP
Individual xG: 1.7; 0 goals from it
Ice time per game: 15:53; 14 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 62.0; share of chances while he's on

Ivan Barbashev has 0 goals and 7 assists (7 points) in 10 games for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2026–27, with 14 shots on goal and 15:53 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 83.9 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

10 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 76% of forwards

Goals above average: −0.0
Wins: −0.00

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.52, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 76.1% 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

+0.89 SD · 91th percentile · weight 11% · +0.3 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.0.1292th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.0.7567th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 145 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.

vs CGY
Thursday, October 15
Big night
Three points for Ivan Barbashev: three assists. He has 7 points in 9 games this season. He played 15:26 and had four shots on goal. It finished 6-2 for the Golden Knights.
at CAR
Tuesday, June 2
Physical
Ivan Barbashev threw 8 hits, the most in the league that night. That was his 29th goal of the season. The Golden Knights beat the Hurricanes 5-4.
at COL
Friday, May 22
Big night
Ivan Barbashev had three points, two goals and one assist. He also threw 7 hits. His goal stood up as the winner. It finished 3-1 for the Golden Knights.
vs ANA
Wednesday, May 6
Physical
Ivan Barbashev threw 8 hits, the most in the league that night. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 2.9. The Golden Knights lost 3-1 to the Ducks.
vs ANA
Monday, May 4
Streak
Ivan Barbashev has a point in 7 straight games. His goal with under five minutes left was the winner. The Golden Knights beat the Ducks 3-1.
at UTA
Friday, May 1
Streak
Ivan Barbashev has a point in 6 straight games. He has 67 points in 88 games this season. It finished 5-1 for the Golden Knights.
vs UTA
Wednesday, April 29
Physical
Ivan Barbashev finished 10 checks. He played 24:27, about 8 minutes over his average. That makes 5 straight games with a point. It finished 5-4 for the Golden Knights in overtime.
at UTA
Friday, April 24
Physical
Ivan Barbashev threw 7 hits. He has 64 points in 85 games this season. He played 17:17 and had one shot on goal. The Golden Knights lost 4-2 to the Mammoth.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game15:53
57
Points per 602.64
74
Goals per 600.00
11
Individual xG per 600.65
29
Shots per 605.3
36

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice3.09
83
xG against per 60, on ice1.89
87
xGF%62.0%
92

Physical

Hits per 606.8
69
Blocks per 601.1
19
Penalty minutes per 601.5
48

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed20.9 mph
18
Bursts over 20 mph5
22
Distance skated25 mi
82

Shooting

Hardest shot85.4 mph
80
Shots on goal14
67
Shooting %0.0%
13

Zone time

Offensive zone time43.1%
63
Offensive zone time, even strength42.2%
66

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
Mark Stone, Jack Eichel	10	103:52	113–87	5.4–3.6	8–1	60%
William Karlsson, Braeden Bowman	7	9:41	10–6	0.5–0.2	0–0	78%
William Karlsson, Mitch Marner	7	7:57	8–3	0.4–0.2	0–0	62%
Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner	9	4:55	6–3	0.1–0.1	0–0	54%
Nic Dowd, Marc Gatcomb	9	2:54	4–2	0.0–0.1	0–0	12%
Jack Eichel, Marc Gatcomb	8	2:27	2–1	0.3–0.0	0–0	98%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 22 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

0.000.501.00

05-2010-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	10	0	7	7	14	1.7	15:53	18	3	62.0
2025–26	82	23	38	61	133	19.7	16:15	137	43	56.1
2024–25	70	23	28	51	111	15.9	16:48	104	41	54.6
2023–24	82	19	26	45	122	17.2	16:07	180	54	49.6

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	14:12	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0
2026-10-15	15:26	0	3	4	0.36	1	0	0
2026-10-13	16:10	0	0	1	0.06	2	1	2
2026-10-12	17:17	0	0	1	0.46	0	2	0
2026-10-10	19:08	0	0	0	0.17	3	0	0
2026-10-08	18:34	0	1	4	0.21	3	0	0
2026-10-06	15:30	0	1	2	0.20	2	0	0
2026-10-04	13:03	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
2026-10-02	15:05	0	0	1	0.16	4	0	2
2026-09-29	14:27	0	2	1	0.13	2	0	0
2026-06-14	11:48	0	0	2	0.15	3	0	0
2026-06-11	12:03	0	0	2	0.40	6	0	0
2026-06-09	17:01	0	0	1	0.16	1	0	0
2026-06-06	23:25	0	0	1	0.16	7	1	0
2026-06-04	16:55	0	1	5	0.50	2	3	0
2026-06-02	16:49	1	0	3	0.15	8	0	0
2026-05-26	15:36	0	0	1	0.10	4	3	0
2026-05-24	15:57	0	0	0	0.85	5	1	0
2026-05-22	16:15	2	1	3	0.89	7	0	0
2026-05-20	16:25	0	0	2	0.12	2	0	2