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Uvis Balinskis
Defenseman #26 Panthers $0.850M
Player Information

Uvis Balinskis has 14 points (5 goals, 9 assists) in 48 games for the Florida Panthers this season.

As an undrafted Defenseman, he has 35 points (10 goals, 25 assists) in 150 regular-season games for the Florida Panthers.

He also has 1 points (1 goals, 0 assists) in 5 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagLVA
    Age: 29.6 yrs (01.08.1996)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 88 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
Player Evaluation

The 29-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Panthers controlling 50% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Uvis Balinskis is off the ice, the Panthers control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 37% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 19% in the defensive zone.

  • 70

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 92nd of 289 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 177th of 289 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.01
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.50
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.82
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.26
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.43
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.26
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.27
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.71
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.59
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.67
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.93
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.12
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.84
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.64
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.21
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.19
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.850M
Player Contract Value: $2.700M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 UFA
Age at the end: 32.9 yrs (01.08.1996)
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Uvis Balinskis
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 1 1 -2 20:43 3 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 -1 19:28 2 0.0% 2
02.02.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 1 0 1 0 24:56 3 33.3% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 1 1 2 0 21:25 2 50.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 -1 25:58 5 0.0% 0
Total 5 2 2 4 -4 15 13.3% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Panthers 26 1 2 3 0 14:05 22 4.5% 8
2024-25 Team Logo Panthers 76 4 14 18 -7 14:50 92 4.3% 27
2025-26 Team Logo Panthers 48 5 9 14 -10 16:25 58 8.6% 28
Season Projection 73 8 14 22 -15 16:25 88 9.1% 43
Total 150 10 25 35 -17 172 5.8% 63
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Panthers 5 1 0 1 4 12:34 4 25.0% 2
Total 5 1 0 1 4 4 25.0% 2
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Uvis Balinskis Team Logo D 29.6 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.29 0.23 64 73 $0.850M
90% Ryker Evans Team Logo D 24.2 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.29 0.31 62 72 $2.050M
88% Nils Lundkvist Team Logo D 25.6 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.23 0.24 59 71 $1.250M
86% Joel Nystrom Team Logo D 23.8 yrs 180 cm / 80 kg 0.24 0.24 64 70 $0.925M
86% Mike Reilly Team Logo D 32.6 yrs 188 cm / 86 kg 0.24 0.29 64 72 $1.100M
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