NASHVILLE PREDATORSBorn in Russia#46 ·Defenseman

Ilya Lyubushkin

ACTIVE

Last game:October 23, 2026(2d ago)0 PTS · 0G · 0A · -2 +/- · 16:11 Ice time@Boston Bruins

Ilya Lyubushkin has played in the NHL since 2018–19 and currently plays for the Nashville Predators. He is 32 years old (born in 1994), is originally from Moscow, is 188 cm tall and weighs 93 kg. He has previously played for Arizona Coyotes, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Anaheim Ducks and Dallas Stars. Lyubushkin has put up 70 points in 487 games, 7 goals and 63 assists, an average of 0.14 points per game. The best season so far is 2021–22 with 15 points in 77 games.

BirthplaceMoscow, RUSBorn1994 (32 years)Height188 cmWeight93 kgShootsRNHLSeason 9 in the NHL

DEBUT October 7, 2018(8y ago)vsAnaheim DucksCONTRACT $3,250,000/yr (≈ 2 690 046 kr/month, 32 280 557 kr/yr) · UFA 2027–28

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2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#595NHL D#195

Goals

NHL#438NHL D#107

Assists

NHL#557NHL D#181

Form

COLD

Based on the latest 1 outings

Games played

10%

1 of 10

games

Point pace

Projected full-season points at current pace

+/-

-2

NHL#475NHL D#171

Ice time/game

16:11

NHL#393NHL D#171

Milestones

Recent

Playoffs25 playoff games1y ago

Career50 career assists1y ago

Next up

Match season best: 2 goals

0 now · previous best 2

2left

Career25 career goals18 away

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Season

Match season best: 2 goals2 away

Match season best: 15 points15 away

Match season best: 13 assists13 away

30 goals this season30 away

Playoffs

25 playoff games1y ago

5 playoff assists1y ago

10 playoff games2y ago

First playoff point4y ago

Career

25 career goals18 away

100 career points30 away

500 NHL games13 away

100 career assists37 away

50 career assists1y ago

50 career points1y ago

250 NHL games3y ago

First NHL goal5y ago

100 NHL games5y ago

First NHL point7y ago

Compared with the NHL

Ilya Lyubushkin is in the top 4% of NHL defensemen for blocked shots per 60 minutes.

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

Points / 60 min

0.65

Lower halfIlya Lyubushkin scores points more often than 25% of NHL defensemen (60 of 239)

Assists / 60 min

0.58

Lower halfIlya Lyubushkin records assists more often than 32% of NHL defensemen (77 of 239)

Blocked shots / 60 min

6.47

Top 4%Ilya Lyubushkin blocks more shots than 96% of NHL defensemen (230 of 239)

Hits / 60 min

4.89

Top 23%Ilya Lyubushkin hits more often than 78% of NHL defensemen (186 of 239)

Shots / 60 min

2.37

Bottom 8%Ilya Lyubushkin shoots more often than 8% of NHL defensemen (18 of 239)

Goals / 60 min

0.07

Bottom 18%Ilya Lyubushkin scores goals more often than 18% of NHL defensemen (42 of 239)

+/−

Upper halfIlya Lyubushkin has a higher +/− than 49% of NHL defensemen (118 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.

Ilya Lyubushkin's whole career

Stats

Games played

487

Points

Points per game

0.14

Goals

Assists

+/-

-29

Season by season

Points Goals Assists Points per game Plus/minus Games

SeasonA

Career timelineRead Ilya Lyubushkin's whole career

Teams player has played for

NSHNashville PredatorsCurrent

Seasons

2026–27

Since OCT 22

PTS

DALDallas Stars

Seasons

2024–25 to 2025–26

OCT 10–APR 15 · 2 seasons

PTS

133

TORToronto Maple Leafs

Seasons

2023–24

MAR 2–APR 17

PTS

ANAAnaheim Ducks

Seasons

2023–24

OCT 14–FEB 25

PTS

BUFBuffalo Sabres

Seasons

2022–23

OCT 13–APR 14

PTS

TORToronto Maple Leafs

Seasons

2021–22

FEB 22–APR 29

PTS

ARIArizona Coyotes

Seasons

2018–19 to 2021–22

OCT 6–FEB 11 · 4 seasons

PTS

180

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