Ivan Provorov

Workhorse
Two-way

Points, 2025–26: 31; 9 G, 22 A in 82 GP
Individual xG: 8.0; 9 goals from it
Ice time per game: 24:49; 158 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 51.6; share of chances while he's on

Ivan Provorov has 9 goals and 22 assists (31 points) in 82 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2025–26, with 158 shots on goal and 24:49 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 15.0 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

Rated above 41% of defencemen

Goals above average: −1.8
Wins: −0.30

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.61, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 40.6% of 281 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

+0.67 SD · 81th percentile · weight 11% · +0.6 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.0.0256th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.2.4983th pct

Percentiles are against 281 rated defencemen in 2025-26, on 1,590 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 BOS
Sunday, March 29
Shot blocker
Ivan Provorov got in front of 7 shots. He has 29 points in 74 games this season. The Blue Jackets lost 4-3 to the Bruins in a shootout.
vs FLA
Thursday, March 5
Big night
Three points for Ivan Provorov: one goal and two assists. That was his seventh goal of the season. It finished 4-2 for the Blue Jackets.
vs CHI
Wednesday, February 4
Drought over
Ivan Provorov scored for the first time in 18 games. He has 6 goals this season. He played 21:04 and had one shot on goal. The Blue Jackets beat the Blackhawks 4-0.
vs CGY
Tuesday, January 13
Volume
Ivan Provorov had 10 shot attempts. Six reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.4 attempts a game. The Blue Jackets beat the Flames 5-3.
at CGY
Wednesday, November 5
Volume
Ivan Provorov had 10 shot attempts. Six reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 4.1 attempts a game. The Blue Jackets lost 5-1 to the Flames.
vs COL
Thursday, October 16
Drought over
Ivan Provorov scored for the first time in 27 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 24:56 and had one shot on goal. The Blue Jackets lost 4-1 to the Avalanche.

Player card

Percentile among 239 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game24:49
96
Points per 600.91
54
Goals per 600.27
69
Individual xG per 600.24
65
Shots per 604.7
80

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.65
71
xG against per 60, on ice2.48
60
xGF%51.6%
67

Physical

Hits per 600.8
7
Blocks per 604.0
45
Penalty minutes per 600.9
77

Who he plays with

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

Partner	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Damon Severson	71	460:45	479–458	21.8–19.5	22–16	53%
Zach Werenski	74	399:02	424–388	19.4–18.1	20–20	52%
Denton Mateychuk	75	288:43	317–220	14.6–8.4	16–7	63%
Dante Fabbro	71	189:36	172–208	7.9–7.3	4–11	52%
Erik Gudbranson	35	140:52	101–162	3.0–7.3	6–6	29%
Egor Zamula	20	76:10	59–82	2.2–4.0	3–3	35%
Jake Christiansen	33	15:12	16–11	0.6–0.4	0–0	59%
Brendan Smith	12	5:14	3–7	0.1–0.3	1–0	36%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 9 goals from 230 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

0.000.200.400.60

03-0704-14

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2025–26	82	9	22	31	158	8.0	24:49	28	134	51.6
2024–25	82	7	26	33	100	5.7	23:21	28	127	46.2
2023–24	82	5	27	32	107	5.2	22:10	66	159	45.5

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-04-14	24:07	0	0	4	0.25	0	1	0
2026-04-12	26:56	0	0	2	0.07	1	2	0
2026-04-11	25:30	0	1	2	0.20	0	1	0
2026-04-09	24:41	0	0	5	0.13	0	0	0
2026-04-07	23:49	0	0	3	0.41	0	0	2
2026-04-04	22:29	1	0	1	0.20	0	0	0
2026-04-02	20:08	0	0	2	0.18	0	1	2
2026-03-31	25:21	0	0	1	0.05	0	1	0
2026-03-29	24:50	0	1	1	0.02	1	7	2
2026-03-28	25:39	0	1	3	0.20	1	0	0
2026-03-26	21:34	0	0	2	0.04	0	3	0
2026-03-24	24:53	0	0	2	0.02	0	0	0
2026-03-22	22:32	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0
2026-03-21	22:41	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	0
2026-03-19	20:03	0	1	1	0.01	0	1	0
2026-03-17	20:48	0	0	0	0.04	0	2	0
2026-03-14	26:37	0	0	2	0.06	0	1	0
2026-03-12	22:34	0	0	2	0.10	0	1	0
2026-03-10	22:05	1	0	2	0.04	1	1	0
2026-03-07	23:22	0	0	3	0.12	0	1	0