Arseny
Gritsyuk
R · NJD · Defensive · Very good
- PAL
- 70
- WAR
- 1.3
- Value
- 84
- PTS
- 31
2025-26№ 126 / 615
Arseny Gritsyuk (New Jersey Devils) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Arseny Gritsyuk
#81RPlays: Right wing · 1% of faceoffs
New Jersey Devils
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 88 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : March 14, 2001 · Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Drafted : 2019 · NJD · round 5, pick #129
Contract : $3,250,000 · 2026-27 → 2028-29 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New Jersey Devils | 18 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | New Jersey Devils | 66 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 26 |
| NHL totals | 83 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 28 | |
Arseny Gritsyuk: our analysis
2025-26 season: 66 GP, 13 G, 18 A, 31 PTS, -3 +/-, 15:10 TOI. WAR 1.3 (126th of 615) · PAL 70, very good.
In 2025-26, Arseny Gritsyuk, 25, posts a PAL Rating of 70 out of 100 (very good), and his WAR of 1.3 ranks 126th among 615 regulars, in the top quarter.
His strengths: possession (97, among the best in the league) and defense (85, among the best in the league). On the other hand, discipline (20, well below average) and penalty kill (21, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+1.8); his biggest cost: penalties (-0.5).
Contract-wise, his Value score of 84 (very good contract) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Arseny Gritsyuk's story
Growing up in Krasnoyarsk, Arseni Gritsyuk moved through the regional system before joining Avangard Omsk’s youth ranks, where he completed the key stages of his development. He played junior hockey with the Omskie Iastreby and made his first appearances at the senior level in the VHL with Izhstal Izhevsk in 2019–20, a step that prepared him for the KHL the following season.
New Jersey selected him 129th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, but Gritsyuk elected to continue his development in Russia. His KHL debut came on 1 October 2020 for Avangard Omsk. In 2020–21 he posted one goal and one assist in 12 games and was part of the Avangard team that captured the Gagarin Cup; Avangard extended his contract for two years on 30 April 2021.
The 2021–22 campaign was a breakout at the pro level: he scored 16 goals and totalled 28 points in 39 KHL games, earning the league’s rookie of the year award. After completing his deal in Omsk, SKA Saint Petersburg acquired his KHL rights on 27 May 2023 and signed him to a two-year contract running through 2025. On 7 May 2025 Gritsyuk moved to North America on a one-year entry-level contract with the New Jersey Devils for 2025–26. He made his NHL debut on 9 October 2025 against the Carolina Hurricanes and recorded his first two NHL points, both assists, two days later versus Tampa Bay.
Internationally, Gritsyuk represented Russia at under-18 events, earning bronze at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and silver at the 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship, where he notched three goals and two assists in seven games. He appeared at the 2021 World Junior Championship and made his senior international tournament debut at the 2022 Winter Olympics with the Russian Olympic Committee team, which took silver.
An orthodox winger by trade, his strengths have shown through goal scoring and offensive instincts developed in the KHL. Across successive seasons he refined his ability to finish and create plays, qualities that he has begun to translate into his early NHL appearances.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 15:38
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:21
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:19
- Pts/GP
- 0.72
- EV points
- 11
- Hits
- 18
- Blocks
- 9
- Takeaways
- 4
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 59.9 %
- Off. zone starts
- 36.3 %
- Faceoffs
- 100.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
42between 24 and 60 (80% range)
- Goals
- 21
- Assists
- 21
- Games
- 74
So far: 13 pts in 18 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.52 pts per game (last season: 0.47).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 49 %
78
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 79
- Confidence 40 %
- ST
- Strength
- 75
- Confidence 54 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 73
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 72
- Confidence 40 %
- CK
- Checking
- 74
- Confidence 54 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 77
- Confidence 29 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 64
- Confidence 54 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 78
- Confidence 49 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 69
- Confidence 49 %
- DF
- Defense
- 85
- Confidence 44 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 67
- Confidence 8 %
- EX
- Experience
- 41
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating79
- Top speed (35 %)36.2 · 77
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)5.797 · 77
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.4 · 81
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.8 · 82
ST — Strength75
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.276 · 78
- Body mass (50 %)-0.448 · 72
EN — Endurance73
- Ice time per game (45 %)14.6 · 73
- Total ice time (20 %)948 · 72
- Shift length (15 %)45.2 · 71
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)14 · 77
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.535 · 65
DU — Durability72
- Share of games played (100 %)0.801 · 72
CK — Checking74
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.185 · 74
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.119 · 77
- Season volume (10 %)4.078 · 73
FG — Fighting77
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.856 · 77
DI — Discipline64
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.012 · 64
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.772 · 69
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.698 · 71
PA — Passing78
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.799 · 79
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.392 · 68
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.117 · 78
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.552 · 79
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.669 · 83
SC — Scoring69
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.888 · 72
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.798 · 69
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.311 · 79
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.983 · 56
- xG per shot (10 %)0.073 · 51
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)16.2 · 81
DF — Defense85
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.061 · 82
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.236 · 89
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.417 · 86
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.036 · 77
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.46 · 76
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)55.6 · 87
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)1.954 · 67
PS — Penalty shot67
- Shootouts (60 %)32 · 65
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience41
- Career regular-season games (65 %)59
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)24
OV — Overall78
- SC · Scoring (28 %)69
- PA · Passing (22 %)78
- DF · Defense (18 %)85
- SK · Skating (12 %)79
- EN · Endurance (8 %)73
- DI · Discipline (5 %)64
- ST · Strength (4 %)75
- CK · Checking (3 %)74
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
1.3
wins above replacement
126 of 615
PAL Rating
70/ 100
Performance · Very good
129 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
84/ 100
Very good contract
0.93 M$ · expected PAL 36
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 57
- Defense
- 86
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- Offense
- 58
- Creation
- 23
- Shooting
- 31
- Possession
- 97
- Defense
- 85
- Discipline
- 20
- Power play
- 54
- Penalty kill
- 21
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
53/ 100
Average
better than 53% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
9/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
93/ 100
Elite
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 198 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 81
- Shot selection
- 0
- Penalties drawn
- 34
- Puck management
- 70
Defense
- Takeaways
- 94
- Discipline
- 35
- Safe zone exits
- 96
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
1.3
wins above replacement
0.3 to 2.4 — 90% interval
126 of 615 forwards
+6.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +1.8
- EV defense
- +1.4
- Power play
- +0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- +1.5
- Penalties
- -0.5
- Average → replacement
- +2.5
In goals.
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 140.3 km/h80th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.0 km/h45th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 3278th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 44.1 %73rd percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 69.4 km69th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.24 km75th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.4 %74th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.9 %42nd percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 38.0 %69th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 4491st percentile | 893rd percentile | 18.2 %74th percentile |
| High danger | 1382nd percentile | 491st percentile | 30.8 %79th percentile |
| Mid range | 1488th percentile | 288th percentile | 14.3 %58th percentile |
| Long range | 695th percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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PHIArseny Gritsyuk: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Arseny Gritsyuk have in 2026-27?
Arseny Gritsyuk has 8 goals and 13 points (5 assists) in 18 games in 2026-27.
How old is Arseny Gritsyuk?
Arseny Gritsyuk is 25 years old: he was born on March 15, 2001.
How tall is Arseny Gritsyuk, and how much does he weigh?
Arseny Gritsyuk is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
Where is Arseny Gritsyuk from?
Russia: Arseny Gritsyuk was born in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
What team does Arseny Gritsyuk play for?
Arseny Gritsyuk plays for the New Jersey Devils in the NHL, at R, wearing number 81.
Is Arseny Gritsyuk injured?
No: Arseny Gritsyuk is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Arseny Gritsyuk?
Arseny Gritsyuk produced 1.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 126th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 70 out of 100: very good for his position.
How much does Arseny Gritsyuk make?
Arseny Gritsyuk earns $925K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 84 out of 100 (very good contract): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Arseny Gritsyuk's contract end?
Arseny Gritsyuk's contract runs through the 2028-29 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Arseny Gritsyuk overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 84 out of 100 (very good contract), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Arseny Gritsyuk a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 126th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Arseny Gritsyuk played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Arseny Gritsyuk has 8 points (5 goals, 3 assists).
What are Arseny Gritsyuk's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Arseny Gritsyuk has 83 games, 21 goals, 23 assists and 44 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 31 points in 66 games.
Where was Arseny Gritsyuk drafted?
Arseny Gritsyuk was drafted 129th overall (round 5) by New Jersey Devils in 2019.
Is Arseny Gritsyuk better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.70 points per game at home (7 in 10 games) and 0.75 on the road (6 in 8 games).
How does Arseny Gritsyuk perform in the playoffs?
Arseny Gritsyuk has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Arseny Gritsyuk?
David Perron: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
David Perron's page →Is Arseny Gritsyuk a good fantasy pick?
A useful depth pick: our projection has him at 42 points in 2026-27, or 0.57 points per game.
What is Arseny Gritsyuk's nationality?
Arseny Gritsyuk is Russian. Internationally: Russia / Russian Olympic Committee — bronze at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (U18), silver at the 2019 IIHF World U18 Championship, participant at the 2021 World Junior Championship (U20), silver at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
What awards has Arseny Gritsyuk won?
KHL Rookie of the Year (2021–22 season).
How many championships has Arseny Gritsyuk won?
1: Gagarin Cup 2020–21 with Avangard Omsk.
How many points is Arseny Gritsyuk projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 42 points in 74 games in 2026-27 (24 to 60 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his New Jersey Devils teammates
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