SAN JOSE SHARKSBorn in Russia#9 ·Defenseman

Dmitry Orlov

ACTIVE

Last game:October 23, 2026(overnight)1 PTS · 0G · 1A · +1 +/- · 16:51 Ice time@Ottawa Senators

+1 assist in the win against Ottawa Senators

Next match:October 25, 2026(tomorrow night)@Boston Bruins

Dmitry Orlov has played in the NHL since 2011–12 and currently plays for the San Jose Sharks. He is 35 years old (born in 1991), is originally from Novokuznetsk, is 180 cm tall and weighs 98 kg. He has previously played for Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins and Carolina Hurricanes. Orlov has put up 368 points in 960 games, 80 goals and 288 assists, an average of 0.38 points per game. The best season so far is 2022–23 with 36 points in 66 games.

BirthplaceNovokuznetsk, RUSBorn1991 (35 years)Height180 cmWeight98 kgShootsLNHLSeason 15 in the NHL

DRAFT 2009: selected No. 55 in round 2 · Washington CapitalsDEBUT November 22, 2011(14y ago)vsPhoenix CoyotesCONTRACT $6,500,000/yr (≈ 5 368 032 kr/month, 64 416 385 kr/yr) · UFA 2027–28

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2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#245NHL D#48

Goals

NHL#255NHL D#37

Assists

NHL#178NHL D#48

Form

COLD

Latest 5 outings

Games played

100%

11 of 11

games

Point pace

31P

Projected full-season points at current pace

+/-

-5

NHL#649NHL D#226

Ice time/game

18:11

NHL#281NHL D#126

Milestones

Recent

Playoffs100 playoff games1y ago

Career250 career assists1y ago

Next up

100 career goals

80 now · target 100

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SeasonMatch season best: 12 goals11 away

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Season

Match season best: 12 goals11 away

Match season best: 37 points33 away

30 goals this season29 away

Match season best: 34 assists31 away

Playoffs

100 playoff games1y ago

25 playoff assists3y ago

25 playoff points3y ago

50 playoff games7y ago

10 playoff assists8y ago

10 playoff points8y ago

First playoff goal8y ago

5 playoff assists8y ago

25 playoff games8y ago

10 playoff games10y ago

First playoff point10y ago

Career

100 career goals20 away

1,000 NHL games40 away

500 career points132 away

500 career assists212 away

250 career assists1y ago

750 NHL games2y ago

250 career points3y ago

50 career goals4y ago

500 NHL games6y ago

100 career assists7y ago

25 career goals8y ago

100 career points8y ago

250 NHL games9y ago

50 career assists9y ago

50 career points10y ago

100 NHL games12y ago

First NHL goal14y ago

First NHL point14y ago

Compared with the NHL

Dmitry Orlov records assists more often than about 88% of all defensemen.

2025-2026 · regular season · 239 NHL defensemen with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

1.28

Top 25%Dmitry Orlov scores points more often than 75% of NHL defensemen (180 of 239)

Assists / 60 min

1.17

Top 13%Dmitry Orlov records assists more often than 88% of NHL defensemen (210 of 239)

Blocked shots / 60 min

2.66

Bottom 6%Dmitry Orlov blocks more shots than 5% of NHL defensemen (13 of 239)

Hits / 60 min

4.25

Upper halfDmitry Orlov hits more often than 72% of NHL defensemen (171 of 239)

Shots / 60 min

3.14

Lower halfDmitry Orlov shoots more often than 34% of NHL defensemen (81 of 239)

Goals / 60 min

0.10

Lower halfDmitry Orlov scores goals more often than 27% of NHL defensemen (64 of 239)

+/−

-28

Bottom 2%Dmitry Orlov has a higher +/− than 1% of NHL defensemen (3 of 239)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Dmitry Orlov's whole career

Stats

Games played

960

Points

368

Points per game

0.38

Goals

Assists

288

+/-

+101

Teams player has played for

SJSSan Jose SharksCurrent

Seasons

2025–26 to 2026–27

Since OCT 9 · 2 seasons

PTS

CARCarolina Hurricanes

Seasons

2023–24 to 2024–25

OCT 11–APR 17 · 2 seasons

PTS

158

BOSBoston Bruins

Seasons

2022–23

FEB 25–APR 13

PTS

WSHWashington Capitals

Seasons

2015–16 to 2022–23

OCT 10–FEB 21 · 8 seasons

PTS

225

171

567

WSHWashington Capitals

Seasons

2011–12 to 2013–14

NOV 21–APR 13 · 3 seasons

PTS

119

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