Ilya Lyubushkin

Ilya Lyubushkin

D · Right shotAge 326'2" · 206 lbMoscow, Russia
cap hit$3.25Mcontract ledger →

Points by season

Career NHL points, ending with the 84-game projection (violet).

21: 2 pts22122: 9 pts922: 6 pts62223: 14 pts1424: 4 pts42424: 4 pts425: 14 pts142526: 9 pts924PROJ27: 0 pts (projected 24)27

Pool value

Projected full-season fantasy worth.

29/100
why 29?

Each row is one fantasy category turned into points over a full 84-game season. Add the rows up and that is his total fantasy worth.

  • proj goals5 × 3+15
  • proj assists19 × 1+19
  • PP points0 × 0.5+0
  • game-winning goals0 × 0.5+0
  • OT goals0 × 0.25+0
  • shots0 × 0.1+0
  • PIM0 × 0.05+0
  • ice time (min)1359 × 0.01+13.6
  • total48 pool points  ·  an elite defenseman season scores 16648 = 29/100

Weights follow what the average fantasy league actually counts: goals at 3× assists (the universal core), power-play points and game-winners at half weight (common extra categories), OT goals, shots and PIM small (many leagues skip them), and ice time as a quiet availability bonus. The scale: add up a whole season of those categories and compare against the best defensemen in the NHL — an elite season scores about 166 points, and that is what 100 means. So 48 points is 29 out of a perfect fantasy season at his position. Defensemen and forwards are graded on separate scales because the D slot can only be filled by a defenseman. Goals and assists come from the backtested season model; the rest ride your own season-to-date pace over 84 games (1 games so far — small sample, secondary lines will move as roles settle). Hits/blocks are excluded: the free NHL feeds don't publish full-season totals, and we don't invent them.

The Situation

  • Did not play the last 10 games (healthy scratch or injury — check the club report before rostering).
  • Availability: played 1 of 15 for NSH — missed 14 games (2026-11-05, 2026-11-07, 2026-11-10, 2026-11-11, …).
  • Ironman warning: multiple absences already — treat nightly projections for this player as low-confidence.
  • Not on the NHL Status Report — recent absences were healthy scratches or coach's decisions unless a wire note says otherwise.

Every line is measured from our own boxscore ledger; absence reasons from the NHL Status Report and our transaction wire only — no insider guessing.

Season stats

NHL regular-season totals, season by season. The 84-G proj line extends the current season with our public model — methodology in the caption below the table.

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPPSHGTOI/GPGWGOTGSS%FOW%
2018-19Coyotes41044-91300013:4400270.0%0.0%
2019-20Coyotes5104441800014:1100410.0%0.0%
2020-21Coyotes42112-131000015:4200362.8%0.0%
2021-22Coyotes46099-62600018:0700330.0%0.0%
2021-22Maple Leafs3124642500016:2800219.5%0.0%
2022-23Sabres6821214-23800115:0111414.9%0.0%
2023-24Ducks55044-135100017:0900380.0%0.0%
2023-24Maple Leafs190442600017:030090.0%0.0%
2024-25Stars801131453200017:2300512.0%0.0%
2025-26Stars5318914000015:4400333.0%0.0%
2026-27Predators1000-2000016:110000.0%0.0%
84-G projPredators8451924—42—0—16:11——87——

84-G proj — current pace blended with the player's own history (recent seasons weighted heaviest), mixed with a similarity projection from historical players with comparable profiles, then adjusted for the aging curve (league-average peak at 27; decline after) — at age 32 that is -3%. Dashes mark stats the model doesn't project.

Data via the public NHL API · 2026 Pro Hockey Stats