GRIT & GF
Zeev Buium

Vancouver Canucks, Defence

Zeev Buium

  • Steady
  • Depth
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 10 GP
Individual xG
0.5
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
21:10
8 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
36.3
share of chances while he's on

Zeev Buium has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 10 games for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026–27, with 8 shots on goal and 21:10 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 0.2 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

10 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

0.2050100
Rated above 1% of defencemen
Goals above average
−1.4
Wins
−0.23
Physicality7thGF4thIntimidation10thChemistry6thClutch31th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −1.29, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 0.4% of 223 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Clutch

−0.44 SD · 31th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

  • Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.-0.0331th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.2773th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 184 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. vs LAK

    Tuesday, April 14

    Drought over

    Zeev Buium scored for the first time in 24 games. He played 25:00, about 6 minutes over his average. It finished 4-3 for the Canucks in overtime.

  2. vs NJD

    Friday, January 23

    Drought over

    Zeev Buium scored for the first time in 17 games. That was his fifth goal of the season. The Canucks fell 5-4 to the Devils.

  3. at DET

    Thursday, January 8

    Volume

    Zeev Buium had 8 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Three reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 2.7 attempts a game. The Canucks lost 5-1 to the Red Wings.

  4. at NJD

    Sunday, December 14

    Drought over

    Zeev Buium scored for the first time in 17 games. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 4 goals this season. The Canucks beat the Devils 2-1.

  5. vs SJS

    Tuesday, November 11

    Ice time

    Zeev Buium played 26:08, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 10 points in 18 games this season. The Wild fell 2-1 to the Sharks in overtime.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game21:10
    68
  • Points per 600.28
    16
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.14
    35
  • Shots per 602.3
    23

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.97
    17
  • xG against per 60, on ice3.47
    3
  • xGF%36.3%
    6

Physical

  • Hits per 600.3
    5
  • Blocks per 602.6
    13
  • Penalty minutes per 600.6
    84

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.2 mph
    65
  • Bursts over 20 mph6
    71
  • Distance skated31 mi
    95

Shooting

  • Hardest shot82.8 mph
    37
  • Shots on goal8
    60
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time39.4%
    31
  • Offensive zone time, even strength38.6%
    11

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
Filip Hronek984:2453–902.5–3.75–640%
Tom Willander1037:3929–260.5–2.50–218%
Luke Schenn625:4124–321.4–2.01–242%
Victor Mancini321:5817–301.0–1.50–039%
Jamie Oleksiak86:595–90.2–0.70–123%
Elias Pettersson94:574–20.3–0.20–064%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 12 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
0.000.100.200.30
03-3010-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–271001180.521:101936.3
2025–267662026734.919:35285543.6

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1718:370010.14010
2026-10-1519:240010.09010
2026-10-1316:320000.00012
2026-10-1121:580010.02000
2026-10-1024:360000.00000
2026-10-0823:490100.00110
2026-10-0420:070000.03000
2026-10-0322:490010.01030
2026-10-0120:580030.09010
2026-09-2922:460010.10010
2026-04-1621:380000.02034
2026-04-1425:001020.21120
2026-04-1218:160130.17030
2026-04-1122:520020.06002
2026-04-0923:130000.10010
2026-04-0721:180000.00100
2026-04-0420:110020.08100
2026-04-0223:010010.02310
2026-04-0115:480100.00000
2026-03-3020:240000.02000