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Dmitry Orlov
Defenseman #9 Sharks
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Dmitry Orlov has 22 points (1 goals, 21 assists) in 44 games for the San Jose Sharks this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 55) of the 2009 NHL Draft by the Washington Capitals, he has 349 points (77 goals, 272 assists) in 911 regular-season games for the Washington Capitals, the Boston Bruins, the Carolina Hurricanes and the San Jose Sharks.

He also has 41 points (4 goals, 37 assists) in 107 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagRUS
    Age: 34.5 yrs (23.07.1991)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 98 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 55th in 2009
    Draft Team: Team logoWashington Capitals
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
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The 34-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Sharks controlling 54% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Dmitry Orlov is off the ice, the Sharks control 44% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 28% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 33% in the defensive zone.

  • 77

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 66th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 50th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.10
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.54
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    21.62
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.06
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.58
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.71
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.12
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.33
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.29
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.23
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.85
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.78
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.84
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.90
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.84
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.87
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.33
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    8.77
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $6.500M
Player Contract Value: $5.500M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 36.9 yrs (23.07.1991)
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Dmitry Orlov
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
31.12.2025 Team Logo Wild 1 0 1 1 1 22:21 1 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 0 23:19 1 0.0% 4
06.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 1 1 0 19:46 1 0.0% 0
07.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 0 0 1 22:43 0 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Stars 1 0 1 1 0 22:07 0 2
Total 5 0 3 3 2 3 0.0% 6
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2011-12 Team Logo Capitals 60 3 16 19 1 16:52 51 5.9% 18
2012-13 Team Logo Capitals 5 0 1 1 5 14:56 1 0.0% 0
2013-14 Team Logo Capitals 54 3 8 11 -1 19:36 59 5.1% 19
2015-16 Team Logo Capitals 82 8 21 29 8 16:01 90 8.9% 26
2016-17 Team Logo Capitals 82 6 27 33 30 19:31 125 4.8% 51
2017-18 Team Logo Capitals 82 10 21 31 10 23:07 125 8.0% 22
2018-19 Team Logo Capitals 82 3 26 29 3 21:37 101 3.0% 33
2019-20 Team Logo Capitals 69 4 23 27 5 22:10 105 3.8% 36
2020-21 Team Logo Capitals 51 8 14 22 16 19:49 83 9.6% 20
2021-22 Team Logo Capitals 76 12 23 35 25 20:58 127 9.4% 44
2022-23 Team Logo Capitals 43 3 16 19 2 22:43 77 3.9% 10
2022-23 Team Logo Bruins 23 4 13 17 10 22:13 47 8.5% 12
2023-24 Team Logo Hurricanes 82 6 20 26 4 17:19 129 4.7% 36
2024-25 Team Logo Hurricanes 76 6 22 28 16 20:00 117 5.1% 24
2025-26 Team Logo Sharks 44 1 21 22 0 21:37 46 2.2% 28
Season Projection 82 2 39 41 0 21:37 86 2.3% 52
Total 911 77 272 349 134 1283 6.0% 379
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Capitals 11 0 1 1 0 13:18 5 0.0% 2
2016-17 Team Logo Capitals 13 0 3 3 -1 21:25 21 0.0% 2
2017-18 Team Logo Capitals 24 2 6 8 5 24:11 48 4.2% 4
2018-19 Team Logo Capitals 7 0 4 4 -2 23:22 10 0.0% 4
2019-20 Team Logo Capitals 8 0 3 3 -1 24:00 11 0.0% 4
2020-21 Team Logo Capitals 5 0 3 3 -1 23:26 12 0.0% 6
2021-22 Team Logo Capitals 6 0 1 1 -4 22:01 3 0.0% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Bruins 7 0 8 8 -3 23:03 11 0.0% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Hurricanes 11 2 4 6 0 20:56 22 9.1% 14
2024-25 Team Logo Hurricanes 15 0 4 4 2 21:41 21 0.0% 10
Total 107 4 37 41 -5 164 2.4% 50
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match
Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G
Career
P/G
Offense
Rating
Defense
Rating
Actual AAV
Dmitry Orlov Team Logo D 34.5 yrs 180 cm / 98 kg 0.50 0.38 68 81 $6.500M
84% Cam York Team Logo D 25 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.50 0.35 72 85 $5.150M
84% Jamie Drysdale Team Logo D 23.8 yrs 180 cm / 83 kg 0.44 0.34 69 82 $2.300M
83% John Marino Team Logo D 28.6 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.44 0.35 66 78 $4.400M
82% Sam Malinski Team Logo D 27.5 yrs 180 cm / 86 kg 0.52 0.34 75 82 $1.400M
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