Daniil
But
L · UTA · Balanced · Above average
- PAL
- 64
- WAR
- -0.3
- Value
- 79
- PTS
- 7
2025-26№ 551 / 615
Daniil But (Utah Mammoth) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Daniil But
#50LPlays: Left wing · 6% of faceoffs
Utah Mammoth
HEIGHT : 196 cm · WEIGHT : 92 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : February 14, 2005 · Yaroslavl, Russia
Drafted : 2023 · ARI · round 1, pick #12
Contract : $950,000 · 2025-26 → 2027-28 · Entry-Level Contract · RFA · Signing bonus $95,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Utah Mammoth | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Utah Mammoth | 29 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| NHL totals | 42 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | |
Daniil But: our analysis
2025-26 season: 29 GP, 3 G, 4 A, 7 PTS, +1 +/-, 12:28 TOI. WAR -0.3 (551st of 615) · PAL 64, above average.
In 2025-26, Daniil But, 21, posts a PAL Rating of 64 out of 100 (above average), and his WAR of -0.3 ranks 551st among 615 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: creation (86, among the best in the league), possession (85, among the best in the league) and defense (74, above average). On the other hand, offense (22, well below average) and penalty kill (30, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+0.3); his biggest cost: finishing (-3.6).
Contract-wise, his Value score of 79 (very good contract) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Daniil But's story
Raised in Yaroslavl, Daniil But developed through Lokomotiv’s system and carried that club identity into his early career. His junior years were spent within the Lokomotiv program, where he sharpened the skating and offensive instincts that would draw attention from scouts.
Between 2021 and 2023, he appeared in 81 MHL games for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, tallying 35 goals and 41 assists. That production helped him enter the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, where the Arizona Coyotes selected him 12th overall. He also made his KHL debut in October 2022, skating in 15 regular-season games during the 2022–23 campaign, scoring two goals and making a single playoff appearance that season.
But’s first full KHL season came in 2024–25, when he set new personal marks with 28 points across 54 regular-season contests. He then played in 13 playoff games as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl went on to capture the Gagarin Cup, the first in the franchise’s history — a milestone season that highlighted his growing role.
After finishing his contract with Lokomotiv, But signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Utah Mammoth of the NHL on 28 May 2025, formally moving to North America to continue his professional development. The agreement marks the next phase of his career following steady advancement in Russia.
On the ice, But is notable for quickness and offensive positioning. He blends goal-scoring instincts with playmaking ability and has shown an aptitude for stepping up in postseason play. Overall, his game reflects a mobile winger who can both finish chances and create opportunities for teammates.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 10:30
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:25
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.31
- EV points
- 4
- Hits
- 21
- Blocks
- 9
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 52.8 %
- Off. zone starts
- 24.3 %
- Faceoffs
- 33.3 %
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Prospect value
Scout Report Center →Rank
39
among all 32 teams' prospects
Rating
97/ 100
percentile among prospects at his position
Potential
70/ 80
First line or top pair
Ceiling: 10.8 WAR from age 21 to 26
NHL probability
83 %
of playing 200 NHL games from age 21 to 26
Expected WAR, age 21-26
4.7
the most likely outcome
NHLe
36
NHL points over 82 games, from 2025-26 (AHL, 41 games)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
14between 4 and 24 (80% range)
- Goals
- 7
- Assists
- 8
- Games
- 45
So far: 4 pts in 13 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.33 pts per game (last season: 0.24).
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 26 %
76
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 74
- Confidence 40 %
- ST
- Strength
- 87
- Confidence 31 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 65
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 58
- Confidence 40 %
- CK
- Checking
- 72
- Confidence 31 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 79
- Confidence 15 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 75
- Confidence 31 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 73
- Confidence 26 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 75
- Confidence 26 %
- DF
- Defense
- 79
- Confidence 23 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 34
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating74
- Top speed (35 %)35.6 · 68
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.717 · 80
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.1 · 74
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.2 · 75
ST — Strength87
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.53 · 89
- Body mass (50 %)0.408 · 80
EN — Endurance65
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.9 · 68
- Total ice time (20 %)358 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)45.4 · 73
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13 · 72
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.913 · 71
DU — Durability58
- Share of games played (100 %)0.672 · 58
CK — Checking72
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.13 · 73
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.623 · 75
- Season volume (10 %)2.833 · 56
FG — Fighting79
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.922 · 79
DI — Discipline75
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.022 · 75
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.684 · 73
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.815 · 77
PA — Passing73
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.602 · 69
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.446 · 73
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.089 · 76
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.664 · 80
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.425 · 72
SC — Scoring75
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.808 · 68
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.978 · 81
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.376 · 65
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.714 · 84
- xG per shot (10 %)0.081 · 79
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)15.2 · 79
DF — Defense79
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.021 · 77
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.181 · 85
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.464 · 83
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.036 · 78
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.857 · 68
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.4 · 75
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.969 · 84
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience34
- Career regular-season games (65 %)48
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)24
OV — Overall76
- SC · Scoring (28 %)75
- PA · Passing (22 %)73
- DF · Defense (18 %)79
- SK · Skating (12 %)74
- EN · Endurance (8 %)65
- DI · Discipline (5 %)75
- ST · Strength (4 %)87
- CK · Checking (3 %)72
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
-0.3
wins above replacement
551 of 615
PAL Rating
64/ 100
Performance · Above average
159 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
79/ 100
Very good contract
0.95 M$ · expected PAL 36
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 58
- Defense
- 75
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- Offense
- 22
- Creation
- 86
- Shooting
- 43
- Possession
- 85
- Defense
- 74
- Discipline
- 56
- Power play
- 63
- Penalty kill
- 30
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
61/ 100
Average
better than 61% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
67/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
47/ 100
Average
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, 164 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 33
- Shot selection
- 81
- Penalties drawn
- 58
- Puck management
- 39
Defense
- Takeaways
- 38
- Discipline
- 31
- Safe zone exits
- 83
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.
-0.3
wins above replacement
-0.9 to 0.3 — 90% interval
551 of 615 forwards
-1.8 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.3
- EV defense
- +0.3
- Power play
- +0.1
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -3.6
- Penalties
- +0.2
- Average → replacement
- +0.9
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
- 125.4 km/h25th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.4 km/h57th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 2466th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 40.5 %32nd percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 38.2 km31st percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.75 km25th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.3 %34th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 19.6 %98th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 39.9 %48th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1335th percentile | 254th percentile | 15.4 %60th percentile |
| High danger | 646th percentile | 157th percentile | 16.7 %43rd percentile |
| Mid range | 227th percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 383rd 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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CHIDaniil But: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Daniil But have in 2026-27?
Daniil But has 2 goals and 4 points (2 assists) in 13 games in 2026-27.
How old is Daniil But?
Daniil But is 21 years old: he was born on February 15, 2005.
How tall is Daniil But, and how much does he weigh?
Daniil But is 6'5" (196 cm) and weighs 203 lb (92 kg).
Where is Daniil But from?
Russia: Daniil But was born in Yaroslavl, Russia.
What team does Daniil But play for?
Daniil But plays for the Utah Mammoth in the NHL, at L, wearing number 50.
Is Daniil But injured?
No: Daniil But is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Daniil But?
Daniil But produced -0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 551st of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 64 out of 100: above average for his position.
How much does Daniil But make?
Daniil But earns $950K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 79 out of 100 (very good contract): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Daniil But's contract end?
Daniil But's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Daniil But overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 79 out of 100 (very good contract), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Daniil But a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 551st 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 Daniil But played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Daniil But has 3 points (1 goal, 2 assists).
What are Daniil But's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Daniil But has 42 games, 5 goals, 6 assists and 11 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 7 points in 29 games.
Where was Daniil But drafted?
Daniil But was drafted 12th overall (round 1) by ARI in 2023.
Is Daniil But better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.80 points per game at home (4 in 5 games) and 0.00 on the road (0 in 8 games).
How does Daniil But perform in the playoffs?
Daniil But has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Daniil But?
Michael Eyssimont: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Michael Eyssimont's page →Is Daniil But a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 14 points in 2026-27, or 0.31 points per game.
What is Daniil But's nationality?
Daniil But is Russian.
How many championships has Daniil But won?
1: Gagarin Cup with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl — 2024–25 season.
Where did Daniil But play before turning pro?
Played 81 Junior Hockey League (MHL) games for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl from 2021 to 2023; made his professional debut with Yaroslavl's KHL club in 2022–23.
How many points is Daniil But projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 14 points in 45 games in 2026-27 (4 to 24 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Utah Mammoth teammates
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