Artyom
Levshunov
D · CHI · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 1
- WAR
- -1.4
- Value
- 7
- PTS
- 24
2025-26№ 319 / 325
Artyom Levshunov (Chicago Blackhawks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Artyom Levshunov
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 94 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : October 27, 2005 · Zhlobin, Belarus
Drafted : 2024 · CHI · round 1, pick #2
Contract : $975,000 · 2024-25 → 2026-27 · Entry-Level Contract · RFA · Signing bonus $97,500
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Chicago Blackhawks | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2025-26 | Chicago Blackhawks | 68 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 44 |
| 2024-25 | Chicago Blackhawks | 18 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| NHL totals | 104 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 62 | |
Artyom Levshunov: our analysis
2025-26 season: 68 GP, 2 G, 22 A, 24 PTS, -41 +/-, 19:35 TOI. WAR -1.4 (319th of 325) · PAL 1, very poor.
In 2025-26, Artyom Levshunov, 21, posts a PAL Rating of 1 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -1.4 ranks 319th among 325 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: power play (74, above average). On the other hand, defense (1, among the weakest in the league) and possession (3, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), no component is positive; the costliest: EV defense (-3.5).
A marked decline: his PAL was 9 in 2024-25, against 1 now; his WAR went from -0.2 to -1.4.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 7 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Artyom Levshunov's story
Born 28 October 2005 in Zhlobin, Artyom Levshunov moved from Belarus into North American hockey early, building a reputation as a production-minded defenceman. Before leaving home he put up 25 goals and 38 assists in 63 games with Belarus’s under-18 squad in the Vysshaya Liga, numbers that set him apart among young blueliners.
Green Bay selected him 111th overall in the USHL Phase II Draft of 2022, and the teenager arrived in the US speaking little English. He adapted quickly on the ice, earning two USHL Defenceman of the Week honours during 2022–23, finishing with 13 goals — third among USHL defenders — and collecting spots on the USHL First All-Rookie Team and the Third All-USHL Team.
Levshunov committed to Michigan State in summer 2023. He made his Spartan debut on 7 October 2023 versus Lake Superior State and registered his first collegiate goal and assist the following day. Over the 2023–24 season he recorded 9 goals and 26 assists for 35 points in 38 games, ranking ninth in scoring among NCAA defencemen; the Big Ten named him both Freshman of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
Draft day in 2024 brought a major leap: Chicago selected him second overall in the NHL Entry Draft, marking the highest selection ever for a Belarusian player. He signed a three-year entry-level contract on 6 July 2024. A foot fracture sustained while blocking a shot that summer complicated his transition — the injury went undetected until an MRI at camp — and he was placed on injured reserve on 4 October. Activated on 22 October, he was assigned to the Rockford IceHogs (AHL) and eventually made his NHL debut on 10 March 2025 against the Colorado Avalanche.
Internationally, Levshunov represented Belarus at the 2022 World Junior Championships Division I Group A, contributing two assists in five games as his country won gold. His game shows a clear offensive bent for a defender — steady scoring and playmaking at each level — along with a willingness to engage physically and block shots.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 20:31
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:34
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:31
- Pts/GP
- 0.17
- EV points
- 3
- Hits
- 29
- Blocks
- 14
- Takeaways
- 5
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 45.4 %
- Off. zone starts
- 43.2 %
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2026-27 projection
Projected points
24between 12 and 35 (80% range)
- Goals
- 4
- Assists
- 19
- Games
- 75
So far: 3 pts in 18 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.36 pts per game (last season: 0.35).
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.
Trend
Stable
- PAL Rating: 9 → 1
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 20: usually still improving
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 61 %
58
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 76
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 77
- Confidence 66 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 78
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 63
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 79
- Confidence 66 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 75
- Confidence 34 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 61
- Confidence 66 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 79
- Confidence 61 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 68
- Confidence 61 %
- DF
- Defense
- 45
- Confidence 57 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 45
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating76
- Top speed (35 %)35.1 · 70
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.927 · 76
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.7 · 85
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.1 · 69
ST — Strength77
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.481 · 78
- Body mass (50 %)0.397 · 76
EN — Endurance78
- Ice time per game (45 %)19.2 · 76
- Total ice time (20 %)1,298 · 74
- Shift length (15 %)51.3 · 85
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)18.3 · 78
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.92 · 81
DU — Durability63
- Share of games played (100 %)0.719 · 63
CK — Checking79
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.056 · 79
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.796 · 81
- Season volume (10 %)4.595 · 82
FG — Fighting75
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.834 · 75
DI — Discipline61
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.082 · 61
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.838 · 65
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.357 · 72
PA — Passing79
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.344 · 73
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.638 · 87
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.011 · 73
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.915 · 69
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.269 · 78
SC — Scoring68
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.133 · 60
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.232 · 79
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.283 · 51
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.096 · 74
- xG per shot (10 %)0.036 · 82
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)10.3 · 78
DF — Defense45
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.12 · 54
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.303 · 46
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)3.054 · 37
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.034 · 69
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.956 · 48
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)62.1 · 46
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.793 · 66
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience45
- Career regular-season games (65 %)63
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)37
OV — Overall58
- DF · Defense (30 %)45
- PA · Passing (22 %)79
- SK · Skating (12 %)76
- SC · Scoring (12 %)68
- EN · Endurance (9 %)78
- ST · Strength (6 %)77
- DI · Discipline (5 %)61
- CK · Checking (4 %)79
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58 | 76 | 68 | 45 |
| 2024-25 | 70 | 78 | 73 | 64 |
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
-1.4
wins above replacement
319 of 325
PAL Rating
1/ 100
Performance · Very poor
248 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
7/ 100
Very poor return
0.98 M$ · expected PAL 40
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 24
- Defense
- 1
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- Offense
- 39
- Creation
- 39
- Shooting
- 54
- Possession
- 3
- Defense
- 1
- Discipline
- 14
- Power play
- 74
- Penalty kill
- 12
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CHI | -1.4 | 1 | 7 | 0.98 M$ |
| 2024-25 | CHI | -0.2 | 9 | 19 | 0.98 M$ |
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
34/ 100
Below average
better than 34% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
61/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
14/ 100
Low
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, 148 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 44
- Shot selection
- 85
- Penalties drawn
- 50
- Puck management
- 19
Defense
- Takeaways
- 42
- Discipline
- 24
- Safe zone exits
- 12
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.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CHI | 34 | 61 | 14 |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 16 | 14 | 36 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-1.4
wins above replacement
-2.0 to -0.9 — 90% interval
319 of 325 defensemen
-7.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.4
- EV defense
- -3.5
- Power play
- -0.4
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Shooting
- -3.2
- Penalties
- -2.4
- Average → replacement
- +2.7
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CHI | 68 | -1.4 | -2.0 to -0.9 | 319/325 |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 14 | -0.2 | -0.4 to -0.1 | 261/314 |
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
- 147.6 km/h72nd percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.6 km/h85th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1685th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 38.8 %16th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 87.5 km88th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.93 km84th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 38.6 %7th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 19.0 %89th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.2 %28th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2482nd percentile | 172nd percentile | 4.2 %36th percentile |
| High danger | 394th percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %60th percentile |
| Mid range | 473rd percentile | 190th percentile | 25.0 %83rd percentile |
| Long range | 1072nd percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %67th 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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VGKArtyom Levshunov: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Artyom Levshunov have in 2026-27?
Artyom Levshunov has 1 goal and 3 points (2 assists) in 18 games in 2026-27.
How old is Artyom Levshunov?
Artyom Levshunov is 21 years old: he was born on October 28, 2005.
How tall is Artyom Levshunov, and how much does he weigh?
Artyom Levshunov is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 207 lb (94 kg).
Where is Artyom Levshunov from?
Belarus: Artyom Levshunov was born in Zhlobin, Belarus.
What team does Artyom Levshunov play for?
Artyom Levshunov plays for the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL, at D, wearing number 55.
Is Artyom Levshunov injured?
No: Artyom Levshunov is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Artyom Levshunov?
Artyom Levshunov produced -1.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 319th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 1 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Artyom Levshunov make?
Artyom Levshunov earns $975K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 7 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Artyom Levshunov's contract end?
Artyom Levshunov's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Artyom Levshunov overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 7 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Artyom Levshunov a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 319th of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Artyom Levshunov getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 9 in 2024-25 to 1 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Artyom Levshunov played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Artyom Levshunov has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists).
What are Artyom Levshunov's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Artyom Levshunov has 104 games, 3 goals, 30 assists and 33 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 24 points in 68 games.
Where was Artyom Levshunov drafted?
Artyom Levshunov was drafted 2nd overall (round 1) by Chicago Blackhawks in 2024.
Is Artyom Levshunov better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.33 points per game at home (3 in 9 games) and 0.00 on the road (0 in 9 games).
How does Artyom Levshunov perform in the playoffs?
Artyom Levshunov has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Artyom Levshunov?
Adam Boqvist: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Adam Boqvist's page →Is Artyom Levshunov a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 24 points in 2026-27, or 0.32 points per game.
What is Artyom Levshunov's nationality?
Artyom Levshunov is Belarusian. Internationally: Belarus — gold medal at the 2022 World Junior Championship (Division I Group A); 2 assists in 5 games.
What awards has Artyom Levshunov won?
USHL Defenceman of the Week — November 9, 2022 ; USHL Defenceman of the Week — March 20, 2023 ; USHL First All-Rookie Team — 2022–23 season ; USHL Third All-USHL Team — 2022–23 season ; Big Ten Freshman of the Year — 2023–24 ; Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year — 2023–24.
How many championships has Artyom Levshunov won?
1: 2022 World Junior Championship (Division I Group A) — gold with Belarus junior team.
Where did Artyom Levshunov play before turning pro?
Belarus under-18 team, Vysshaya Liga — 2021–22; Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) — 2022–23; Michigan State University — 2023–24.
How many points is Artyom Levshunov projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 24 points in 75 games in 2026-27 (12 to 35 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Chicago Blackhawks teammates
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