Ilya Mikheyev

Stingy
Steady

Points, 2026–27: 4; 2 G, 2 A in 8 GP
Individual xG: 1.5; 2 goals from it
Ice time per game: 14:33; 10 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 55.7; share of chances while he's on

Ilya Mikheyev has 2 goals and 2 assists (4 points) in 8 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2026–27, with 10 shots on goal and 14:33 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 67.9 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

Rated above 54% of forwards

Goals above average: −0.0
Wins: −0.01

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.21, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 54% 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

+0.47 SD · 80th 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.0.0674th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.0.8870th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 101 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 STL
Saturday, April 11
Two goals
Ilya Mikheyev scored twice. He has 18 goals this season. He played 18:00 and had three shots on goal. The Blackhawks lost 5-3 to the Blues.
vs SJS
Monday, February 2
Big night
Four points for Ilya Mikheyev: one goal and three assists. That was his 11th goal of the season. He played 16:14 and had three shots on goal. It finished 6-3 for the Blackhawks.
vs DAL
Thursday, January 1
Two goals
Ilya Mikheyev had two goals. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 8 goals this season. He played 17:39 and had three shots on goal. The Blackhawks beat the Stars 4-3.
at OTT
Saturday, December 20
Two goals
Ilya Mikheyev had two goals. It was his first goal in 20 games. That was his sixth goal of the season. The Blackhawks fell 6-4 to the Senators.
vs UTA
Monday, October 13
Two goals
Ilya Mikheyev had two goals. He has 2 goals this season. He played 18:41 and had three shots on goal. It finished 3-1 for the Blackhawks.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game14:33
41
Points per 602.06
57
Goals per 601.03
66
Individual xG per 600.76
44
Shots per 605.2
35

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.45
49
xG against per 60, on ice1.95
83
xGF%55.7%
74

Physical

Hits per 604.6
55
Blocks per 601.5
30
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 speed21.8 mph
60
Bursts over 20 mph8
40
Distance skated18 mi
46

Shooting

Hardest shot80.3 mph
51
Shots on goal10
49
Shooting %20.0%
83

Zone time

Offensive zone time41.4%
44
Offensive zone time, even strength42.3%
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
Zemgus Girgensons, Pontus Holmberg	7	72:15	62–64	2.8–2.2	5–1	56%
Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point	5	8:03	12–10	0.7–0.5	1–1	57%
Jeffrey Viel, Conor Geekie	3	3:16	5–1	0.0–0.0	0–0	100%
Anthony Cirelli, Pontus Holmberg	7	2:40	1–1	0.0–0.0	0–0	100%
Zemgus Girgensons, Jeffrey Viel	3	2:35	5–5	0.1–0.2	0–0	21%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 14 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

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By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	8	2	2	4	10	1.5	14:33	9	3	55.7
2025–26	77	18	18	36	123	17.7	17:26	31	29	41.2
2024–25	80	20	14	34	138	15.5	15:41	34	18	47.5
2023–24	78	11	20	31	147	15.3	14:16	49	27	53.3

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk
2026-10-17	15:39	0	0	2	0.48	0	0
2026-10-15	14:57	1	0	3	0.29	1	0
2026-10-13	13:50	0	0	0	0.00	1	0
2026-10-10	15:16	0	0	0	0.00	1	0
2026-10-08	15:08	0	0	2	0.05	0	0
2026-10-05	16:43	1	1	1	0.07	1	0
2026-10-03	13:57	0	0	2	0.39	5	1
2026-10-01	10:56	0	1	0	0.21	0	2
2026-04-15	17:51	0	0	3	0.30	0	1
2026-04-13	15:39	0	1	0	0.09	0	0
2026-04-11	18:00	2	0	3	0.56	0	0
2026-04-09	17:13	0	0	0	0.00	1	0
2026-04-06	18:06	0	0	1	0.05	1	0
2026-04-04	17:14	1	1	2	0.97	1	1
2026-04-02	19:43	0	0	2	0.46	0	0
2026-03-31	17:29	0	2	2	0.09	1	0
2026-03-29	16:14	1	0	2	0.35	0	1
2026-03-27	15:14	0	0	0	0.14	0	0
2026-03-26	15:36	0	0	3	0.44	0	1
2026-03-24	19:33	1	0	1	0.20	0	1