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Zeev Buium has 18 points (4 goals, 14 assists) in 42 games this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 12) of the 2024 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild, he has 18 points (4 goals, 14 assists) in 42 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.

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 20.1 yrs (07.12.2005)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 82 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 12th in 2024
    Draft Team: Team logoMinnesota Wild
    Awards: -
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The 20-year-old is around break-even 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 48% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 43% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 20% in the defensive zone.

  • 70

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 62nd of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 195th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    42.00
    PlayDriving
    -0.14 - 0.11
    0.05
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    19.04
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.30
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.68
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.38
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.21
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    3.18
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    2.85
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.44
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    8.14
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    2.82
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    2.40
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.45
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    1.80
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    0.68
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.80
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.20
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    0.00
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Zeev Buium at his age (20.1 yrs):
    Braden Schneider (Rating of 70 in 2021, Today 76)
    Pavel Mintyukov (Rating of 70 in 2023, Today 77)
    Adam Larsson (Rating of 70 in 2012, Today 72)
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Actual AAV: $0.967M
Player Contract Value: $2.800M
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
29.12.2025 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 0 16:37 1 0.0% 0
30.12.2025 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 0 0 -2 24:13 0 0
02.01.2026 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 0 20:33 0 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 1 1 1 17:37 1 0.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 -1 22:49 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 -2 3 0.0% 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 11 1 3 4 -3 20:40 7 14.3% 4
Season Projection 82 8 27 35 -23 19:02 74 10.8% 23
Total 42 4 14 18 -12 38 10.5% 12
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
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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 20.1 yrs 183 cm / 82 kg 0.43 0.43 72 69 $0.967M
86% Denton Mateychuk Team Logo D 21.5 yrs 180 cm / 85 kg 0.51 0.40 74 72 $0.887M
83% Ryker Evans Team Logo D 24.1 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.37 0.32 66 66 $2.050M
83% Tom Willander Team Logo D 20.9 yrs 185 cm / 81 kg 0.38 0.38 67 64 $0.950M
82% Sean Durzi Team Logo D 27.2 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.52 0.49 75 65 $6.000M
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