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Ilya Lyubushkin
Defenseman #46 Stars $3.250M
Player Information

Ilya Lyubushkin has 7 points (1 goals, 6 assists) in 40 games for the Dallas Stars this season.

As an undrafted Defenseman, he has 68 points (7 goals, 61 assists) in 473 regular-season games for the Arizona Coyotes, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Buffalo Sabres, the Anaheim Ducks and the Dallas Stars.

He also has 7 points (0 goals, 7 assists) in 28 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagRUS
    Age: 31.9 yrs (06.04.1994)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 93 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 31-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Stars controlling 38% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ilya Lyubushkin is off the ice, the Stars control 55% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 13% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 37% in the defensive zone.

  • 65

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 262nd of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 179th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.16
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.38
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    16.17
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.10
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.29
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.29
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.10
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.88
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.81
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.04
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.47
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.33
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    6.37
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.67
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    3.04
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.37
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    6.52
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $3.250M
Player Contract Value: $1.600M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 34.2 yrs (06.04.1994)
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Ilya Lyubushkin
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
18.01.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 0 14:11 1 0.0% 0
20.01.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 0 17:55 1 0.0% 0
22.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 0 0 0 15:45 0 0
23.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 0 7:07 0 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 -1 15:31 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -1 2 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Arizona Coyotes 41 0 4 4 -9 13:43 27 0.0% 13
2019-20 Arizona Coyotes 51 0 4 4 4 14:10 41 0.0% 18
2020-21 Arizona Coyotes 42 1 1 2 -13 15:41 36 2.8% 10
2021-22 Arizona Coyotes 46 0 9 9 -6 18:07 33 0.0% 26
2021-22 Team Logo Maple Leafs 31 2 4 6 4 16:28 21 9.5% 25
2022-23 Team Logo Sabres 68 2 12 14 -2 15:01 41 4.9% 38
2023-24 Team Logo Ducks 55 0 4 4 -13 17:08 38 0.0% 51
2023-24 Team Logo Maple Leafs 19 0 4 4 2 17:03 9 0.0% 6
2024-25 Team Logo Stars 80 1 13 14 5 17:22 51 2.0% 32
2025-26 Team Logo Stars 40 1 6 7 -1 16:08 24 4.2% 36
Season Projection 65 2 10 12 -2 16:09 39 5.1% 58
Total 473 7 61 68 -29 321 2.2% 255
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Maple Leafs 7 0 1 1 -1 13:55 3 0.0% 18
2023-24 Team Logo Maple Leafs 7 0 3 3 4 16:30 3 0.0% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Stars 14 0 3 3 -7 17:03 12 0.0% 4
Total 28 0 7 7 -4 18 0.0% 24
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Ilya Lyubushkin Team Logo D 31.9 yrs 188 cm / 93 kg 0.18 0.14 51 73 $3.250M
89% Zach Whitecloud Team Logo D 29.2 yrs 188 cm / 95 kg 0.18 0.22 52 76 $2.750M
89% Will Borgen Team Logo D 29.2 yrs 191 cm / 90 kg 0.12 0.21 51 73 $4.100M
88% Nikolas Matinpalo Team Logo D 27.4 yrs 191 cm / 96 kg 0.13 0.11 53 76 $0.875M
87% Connor Murphy Team Logo D 32.9 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.21 0.21 53 72 $4.400M
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