Evan Bouchard

Two-way
Finisher
Stingy

Points, 2026–27: 16; 6 G, 10 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 1.5; 6 goals from it
Ice time per game: 25:14; 28 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 69.4; share of chances while he's on

Evan Bouchard has 6 goals and 10 assists (16 points) in 8 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026–27, with 28 shots on goal and 25:14 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 32.4 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 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 70% of defencemen

Goals above average: +0.9
Wins: +0.14

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.27, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 69.5% of 223 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

+2.46 SD · 99th 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.0.2599th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.3.0296th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 153 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 UTA
Saturday, October 17
Streak
Evan Bouchard has a point in 5 straight games. He has 16 points in 8 games this season. He played 24:04 and had three shots on goal. The Oilers beat the Mammoth 6-2.
vs UTA
Thursday, October 15
Volume
Evan Bouchard had 13 shot attempts. Six reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 7.2. The Oilers fell 4-2 to the Mammoth.
at ANA
Wednesday, October 7
Big night
Evan Bouchard had three points, two goals and one assist. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his sixth goal of the season. The Oilers beat the Ducks 5-2.
vs SEA
Saturday, October 3
Volume
Evan Bouchard had 10 shot attempts. Two reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 9.5. The Oilers beat the Kraken 3-1.
at VAN
Thursday, October 1
Big night
Evan Bouchard had three points, one goal and two assists. That was his fourth goal of the season. He played 24:21 and had five shots on goal. It finished 9-7 for the Oilers.
vs VAN
Tuesday, September 29
Hat trick
Hat trick for Evan Bouchard, plus two assists. He also had 11 shot attempts. He has 3 goals this season. The Oilers fell 6-5 to the Canucks in overtime.
vs ANA
Tuesday, April 28
Big night
Evan Bouchard had three points, three assists. He has 102 points in 87 games this season. He played 27:30 and had no shots on goal. It finished 4-1 for the Oilers.
vs VAN
Thursday, April 16
Big night
Evan Bouchard had three points, three assists. He has 95 points in 82 games this season. He played 21:52 and had two shots on goal. It finished 6-1 for the Oilers.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game25:14
94
Points per 604.76
100
Goals per 601.78
100
Individual xG per 600.44
90
Shots per 608.3
98

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice3.37
93
xG against per 60, on ice1.48
98
xGF%69.4%
99

Physical

Hits per 601.5
30
Blocks per 601.5
2
Penalty minutes per 600.0
93

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed20.4 mph
27
Bursts over 20 mph4
54
Distance skated29 mi
91

Shooting

Hardest shot93.0 mph
90
Shots on goal27
100
Shooting %22.2%
98

Zone time

Offensive zone time49.1%
99
Offensive zone time, even strength48.3%
98

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
Mattias Ekholm	8	115:50	124–72	6.8–2.7	13–1	71%
Ryan Shea	8	20:51	28–16	0.7–0.5	4–0	59%
Jake Walman	5	6:16	14–3	0.9–0.1	1–0	91%
Connor Murphy	8	4:05	2–4	0.0–0.1	0–0	7%
Shakir Mukhamadullin	5	3:04	2–4	0.2–0.2	1–1	55%

Last 20 games

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

ixGGoal

0.000.200.40

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By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	6	10	16	28	1.5	25:14	5	5	69.4
2025–26	82	21	74	95	221	18.6	24:41	29	101	58.2
2024–25	82	14	53	67	235	15.2	23:28	31	108	58.6
2023–24	81	18	64	82	220	14.4	22:60	71	106	62.7

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	24:04	0	1	3	0.05	0	0	0
2026-10-15	27:03	0	1	6	0.18	0	0	0
2026-10-13	26:24	0	2	1	0.19	2	2	0
2026-10-10	24:07	0	1	1	0.11	0	0	0
2026-10-07	23:09	2	1	4	0.14	0	0	0
2026-10-03	27:01	0	0	2	0.18	1	0	0
2026-10-01	24:21	1	2	5	0.35	1	0	0
2026-09-29	25:41	3	2	6	0.26	1	3	0
2026-04-30	24:11	0	0	1	0.10	0	2	0
2026-04-28	27:30	0	3	0	0.26	1	1	0
2026-04-26	22:56	1	1	3	0.18	1	1	0
2026-04-24	21:41	0	2	2	0.19	0	0	0
2026-04-22	26:16	0	0	2	0.19	1	0	0
2026-04-20	26:36	0	0	0	0.07	0	3	0
2026-04-16	21:52	0	3	2	0.17	0	1	0
2026-04-13	30:31	0	1	3	0.30	0	3	0
2026-04-11	27:36	0	0	1	0.08	0	2	0
2026-04-08	22:32	0	2	0	0.13	0	0	0
2026-04-07	22:33	0	1	0	0.13	0	1	2
2026-04-04	24:10	1	0	4	0.38	1	1	0