GRIT & GF
Vasily Podkolzin

Edmonton Oilers, Right wing

Vasily Podkolzin

  • Two-way
  • Play-driver
  • Stingy
Points, 2026–27
11
7 G, 4 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
4.3
7 goals from it
Ice time per game
19:14
22 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
70.3
share of chances while he's on

Vasily Podkolzin has 7 goals and 4 assists (11 points) in 8 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026–27, with 22 shots on goal and 19:14 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 99.9 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

99.9050100
Rated above 99% of forwards
Goals above average
+1.5
Wins
+0.25
Physicality99thGF87thIntimidation96thChemistry97thClutch46th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +2.00, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 99.9% of 402 rated players

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Physicality

+3.05 SD · 99th percentile · weight 38% · −0.0 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.8.895th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.3.696th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.6623th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.413th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.5569th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.1.0985th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 122 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.

  1. at LAK

    Tuesday, October 13

    Streak

    Vasily Podkolzin has scored in 3 straight games. He scored twice. That makes 6 straight games with a point. It finished 4-1 for the Oilers.

  2. at SJS

    Saturday, October 10

    Streak

    Vasily Podkolzin has a point in 5 straight games. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his fifth goal of the season. It finished 3-1 for the Oilers.

  3. vs VAN

    Tuesday, September 29

    Volume

    Vasily Podkolzin had 10 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Seven got through to the goalie, and two went in. The Oilers fell 6-5 to the Canucks in overtime.

  4. vs ANA

    Tuesday, April 28

    Physical

    Vasily Podkolzin threw 7 hits. That was his 21st goal of the season. He played 12:34 and had one shot on goal. The Oilers beat the Ducks 4-1.

  5. at TOR

    Saturday, December 13

    Two goals

    Vasily Podkolzin scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his eighth goal of the season. It finished 6-3 for the Oilers.

  6. vs DET

    Thursday, December 11

    Physical

    Vasily Podkolzin threw 7 hits. He has 13 points in 31 games this season. He played 18:22 and had one shot on goal. The Oilers beat the Red Wings 4-1.

  7. vs CGY

    Wednesday, October 8

    Physical

    Vasily Podkolzin threw 7 hits. It was his first game of the season. He played 12:23 and had one shot on goal. The Oilers fell 4-3 to the Flames in a shootout.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game19:14
    85
  • Points per 604.29
    97
  • Goals per 602.73
    99
  • Individual xG per 601.66
    95
  • Shots per 608.6
    82

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.83
    97
  • xG against per 60, on ice1.62
    96
  • xGF%70.3%
    100

Physical

  • Hits per 6013.3
    91
  • Blocks per 605.1
    93
  • Penalty minutes per 600.8
    70

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed22.4 mph
    82
  • Bursts over 20 mph11
    56
  • Distance skated23 mi
    75

Shooting

  • Hardest shot85.3 mph
    78
  • Shots on goal22
    90
  • Shooting %31.8%
    96

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time50.8%
    99
  • Offensive zone time, even strength47.7%
    98

Who he plays with

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

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid798:26113–646.6–2.414–173%
Leon Draisaitl, Kasperi Kapanen313:4622–31.2–0.11–194%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 7 goals from 30 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
04-0410-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–2787411224.319:14341370.3
2025–268219183713918.115:232426352.6
2024–25828162411413.813:132116758.3
2023–2419022202.110:4971654.4

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1717:300200.00410
2026-10-1522:130020.36340
2026-10-1318:242031.07600
2026-10-1020:481010.09322
2026-10-0718:131030.77510
2026-10-0320:220120.47620
2026-10-0118:041140.54210
2026-09-2918:202070.95520
2026-04-3018:461030.77500
2026-04-2812:341010.18700
2026-04-2617:100000.04400
2026-04-2414:521030.25415
2026-04-2216:140130.26520
2026-04-2018:040220.22710
2026-04-1617:020030.44310
2026-04-1319:150020.29420
2026-04-1118:270010.26420
2026-04-0816:481130.17230
2026-04-0715:431020.18330
2026-04-0413:340030.11110