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Ilya Lyubushkin
Defenseman #46 Stars
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Ilya Lyubushkin has 7 points (1 goals, 6 assists) in 33 games for the Dallas Stars this season.

As an undrafted Defenseman, he has 68 points (7 goals, 61 assists) in 466 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: 31.8 yrs (06.04.1994)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 93 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: -
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The 31-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Stars controlling 39% 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 14% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 36% in the defensive zone.

  • 67

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 254th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 164th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.16
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.39
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    16.55
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.11
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.33
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.33
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.06
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.90
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.09
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.03
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.64
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.54
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    6.48
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.77
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.75
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.36
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5.88
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $3.250M
Player Contract Value: $2.000M
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
01.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 0 13:30 0 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 -1 15:26 0 2
06.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 -2 19:31 1 0.0% 0
07.01.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 0 0 1 15:13 1 0.0% 9
10.01.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 0 0 1 16:04 0 2
Total 5 0 0 0 -1 2 0.0% 13
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 33 1 6 7 1 16:33 20 5.0% 36
Season Projection 70 2 13 15 2 16:33 42 4.8% 76
Total 466 7 61 68 -27 317 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 MatchPowered by CORE
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 31.8 yrs 188 cm / 93 kg 0.21 0.15 51 76 $3.250M
88% Zach Whitecloud Team Logo D 29.1 yrs 188 cm / 95 kg 0.14 0.21 51 78 $2.750M
88% Urho Vaakanainen Team Logo D 27 yrs 188 cm / 91 kg 0.15 0.21 54 73 $1.550M
88% Nikolas Matinpalo Team Logo D 27.3 yrs 191 cm / 96 kg 0.14 0.11 54 77 $0.875M
87% Drew Helleson Team Logo D 24.8 yrs 191 cm / 94 kg 0.23 0.23 55 76 $1.100M
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