GRIT & GF
Ilya Solovyov

Pittsburgh Penguins, Defence

Ilya Solovyov

  • Disciplined
  • Steady
Points, 2026–27
0
0 G, 0 A in 1 GP
Individual xG
0.0
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
15:52
0 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
18.9
share of chances while he's on

Ilya Solovyov has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 1 game for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2026–27, with 0 shots on goal and 15:52 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2025–26 is 10.1 out of 100.

GRIT & GF

2025-26

10.1050100
Rated above 29% of defencemen
Goals above average
+1.6
Wins
+0.27
Physicality24thGF29thIntimidation37thChemistry90thClutch59th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.73, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 28.8% of 281 rated players

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Chemistry

+1.09 SD · 90th percentile · weight 13% · +1.6 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

  • Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.2490th pct
  • Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.64913th pct

Percentiles are against 281 rated defencemen in 2025-26, on 394 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 WSH

    Sunday, April 12

    Ice time

    Ilya Solovyov played 19:45, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 8 points in 29 games this season. The Penguins fell 3-0 to the Capitals.

  2. vs CBJ

    Saturday, January 10

    Drought over

    Ilya Solovyov scored for the first time in at least 27 games. That was his first goal of the season. It finished 4-0 for the Avalanche.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. He hasn't played enough yet to be ranked, so treat these as early. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game15:52
    21
  • Points per 600.00
    8
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.11
    27
  • Shots per 600.0
    0

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice0.73
    0
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.06
    14
  • xGF%18.9%
    0

Physical

  • Hits per 603.8
    66
  • Blocks per 603.8
    40
  • 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 speed19.7 mph
    9
  • Bursts over 20 mph0
    0
  • Distance skated2 mi
    4

Shooting

  • Hardest shot0.0 mph
    0
  • Shots on goal0
    6

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time29.8%
    0
  • Offensive zone time, even strength29.9%
    0

Who he plays with

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

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Kris Letang113:167–120.2–0.60–024%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 1 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
0.000.050.10
01-1610-19

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27100000.015:521118.9
2025–2630178231.012:45353359.7
2024–25501160.115:4012843.9
2023–2410033100.315:54141748.3

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1915:520000.03110
2026-04-297:480000.00120
2026-04-276:090000.00200
2026-04-257:330000.01200
2026-04-1414:310020.04212
2026-04-1219:450010.07120
2026-04-1115:420000.01210
2026-03-1812:390100.00110
2026-03-1613:210010.06200
2026-03-1411:060000.00112
2026-03-1212:550010.02110
2026-03-1014:010000.09000
2026-03-0814:120120.02142
2026-02-0512:080100.00100
2026-02-0314:120120.02200
2026-02-0212:310000.00002
2026-01-3113:270000.00122
2026-01-2916:510100.02110
2026-01-198:020000.02212
2026-01-1611:350010.03110