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Zeev Buium
Defenseman #24 Canucks $0.967M
Player Information

Zeev Buium has 20 points (5 goals, 15 assists) in 51 games this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 12) of the 2024 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild, he has 20 points (5 goals, 15 assists) in 51 regular-season games for the Minnesota Wild and the Vancouver Canucks.

He also has 1 points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 4 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 20.2 yrs (07.12.2005)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 82 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 12th in 2024
    Draft Team: Team logoMinnesota Wild
    Awards: -
    Injury: Day to Day with Face Injury
Player Evaluation

The 20-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Canucks controlling 53% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Zeev Buium is off the ice, the Canucks control 46% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 42% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 20% in the defensive zone.

  • 70

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 63rd of 289 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 196th of 289 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.07
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.53
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    19.23
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.31
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.55
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.37
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.22
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.32
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.63
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.39
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.94
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.45
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.43
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.90
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.61
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.02
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.20
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Zeev Buium at his age (20.2 yrs):
    Braden Schneider (Rating of 70 in 2021, Today 69)
    Denton Mateychuk (Rating of 71 in 2024, Today 70)
    Luke Schenn (Rating of 71 in 2009, Today 60)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.967M
Player Contract Value: $2.900M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 22.6 yrs (07.12.2005)
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Zeev Buium
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
17.01.2026 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 0 0 -2 18:46 1 0.0% 0
19.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 1 21:45 0 0
21.01.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 0 0 0 14:43 1 0.0% 0
23.01.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 1 0 1 2 23:58 3 33.3% 0
25.01.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 -2 15:40 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 0 1 -1 6 16.7% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2025-26 Team Logo Wild 31 3 11 14 -9 18:28 31 9.7% 8
2025-26 Team Logo Canucks 20 2 4 6 -8 20:25 18 11.1% 6
Season Projection 76 7 22 29 -25 19:13 73 9.6% 21
Total 51 5 15 20 -17 49 10.2% 14
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Wild 4 0 1 1 -1 13:35 2 0.0% 4
Total 4 0 1 1 -1 2 0.0% 4
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Zeev Buium Team Logo D 20.2 yrs 183 cm / 82 kg 0.39 0.39 69 71 $0.967M
88% Denton Mateychuk Team Logo D 21.6 yrs 180 cm / 85 kg 0.45 0.37 67 72 $0.887M
87% Tom Willander Team Logo D 21 yrs 185 cm / 81 kg 0.36 0.36 66 66 $0.950M
87% Simon Nemec Team Logo D 22 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.47 0.33 71 68 $0.918M
84% Axel Sandin-Pellikka Team Logo D 21 yrs 183 cm / 84 kg 0.31 0.31 64 65 $0.918M
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