Ivan
Provorov
D · CBJ · Balanced · Around average
- PAL
- 46
- WAR
- 0.1
- Value
- 21
- PTS
- 31
2025-26№ 157 / 325
Ivan Provorov (Columbus Blue Jackets) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Ivan Provorov
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 102 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : January 12, 1997 · Yaroslavl, Russia
Drafted : 2015 · PHI · round 1, pick #7
Contract : $8,500,000 · 2025-26 → 2031-32 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $3,000,000NMC / NTC / M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 32 |
| 2024-25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 31 |
| 2023-24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 20 |
| 2022-23 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 24 |
| 2021-22 | Philadelphia Flyers | 79 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 34 |
| 2020-21 | Philadelphia Flyers | 56 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 28 |
| 2019-20 | Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 24 |
| 2018-19 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 32 |
| 2017-18 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 20 |
| 2016-17 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 34 |
| NHL totals | 782 | 87 | 227 | 314 | 281 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Philadelphia Flyers | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | Philadelphia Flyers | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | |
Ivan Provorov: our analysis
2025-26 season: 82 GP, 9 G, 22 A, 31 PTS, +14 +/-, 24:49 TOI. WAR 0.1 (157th of 325) · PAL 46, around average.
In 2025-26, Ivan Provorov, 29, posts a PAL Rating of 46 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 0.1 ranks 157th among 325 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: creation (82, well above average) and shooting (68, above average). On the other hand, penalty kill (14, among the weakest in the league) and power play (14, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+1.0); his biggest cost: penalties (-1.5).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 24 in 2024-25 to 46; his WAR went from -0.0 to 0.1.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 21 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Ivan Provorov's story
Growing up in Yaroslavl, Provorov moved to Wilkes-Barre at 13 to pursue hockey in North America; he spent time with the junior Knights, had a season in the USHL with Cedar Rapids, then joined the Brandon Wheat Kings in the WHL. Those years abroad shaped his adaptation to the smaller rinks and faster pace of North American competition and set the stage for his draft stock.
After being selected in the CHL Import Draft by Brandon, Provorov quickly became one of the WHL's top blueliners. He led WHL rookies in scoring in 2014–15 and the following season earned the league's top defenseman honour as well as the CHL-level recognition, achievements that helped push him into the top ten at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. The Philadelphia Flyers picked him seventh overall and signed him to an entry-level deal that same year.
Provorov stepped into the NHL lineup as a rookie in 2016–17, recording his first NHL point in the season opener and his first goal in November. He established himself as a mainstay on the Flyers' blue line, winning the Barry Ashbee Trophy multiple times and becoming the franchise's youngest winner of that award. A notable feature of his time in Philadelphia was an iron-man run of consecutive games from his debut that continued until January 4, 2022, when COVID-19 protocols ended the streak.
On 6 June 2023, Philadelphia traded Provorov to the Columbus Blue Jackets in a three-team deal; he later committed his future to Columbus with a seven-year extension signed on 1 July 2025. Internationally, he has represented Russia at U18 and U20 levels as well as at senior World Championships, collecting junior silver medals and contributing to Russia's medal finishes at the World Championship level.
What defines his game is mobility: scouts have highlighted his skating, edge work and ability to move the puck out of danger while joining offensive sequences. He plays heavy minutes and is relied upon in key situations, combining positional awareness with a capacity to produce offense from the back end.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 21:31
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:15
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:50
- Pts/GP
- 0.25
- EV points
- 0
- Hits
- 0
- Blocks
- 2
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 50.8 %
- Off. zone starts
- 32.7 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
25between 12 and 37 (80% range)
- Goals
- 8
- Assists
- 16
- Games
- 67
So far: 1 pts in 4 games. The team has played 15 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.38 pts per game (last season: 0.38).
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
Slightly up
- Points per game: 0.39 in 23-24, 0.38 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 24 → 46
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 29: prime years
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 88 %
74
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 80
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 74
- Confidence 90 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 91
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 96
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 60
- Confidence 90 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 70
- Confidence 67 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 79
- Confidence 90 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 73
- Confidence 88 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 79
- Confidence 88 %
- DF
- Defense
- 65
- Confidence 86 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 84
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating80
- Top speed (35 %)35.5 · 76
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.92 · 76
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.9 · 90
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.7 · 77
ST — Strength74
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.881 · 65
- Body mass (50 %)1.127 · 84
EN — Endurance91
- Ice time per game (45 %)22.4 · 90
- Total ice time (20 %)1,974 · 96
- Shift length (15 %)53.6 · 90
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)20.6 · 87
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)3.644 · 86
DU — Durability96
- Share of games played (100 %)0.899 · 96
CK — Checking60
- Hits /60 (70 %)1.58 · 58
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)1.293 · 60
- Season volume (10 %)3.367 · 66
FG — Fighting70
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.753 · 70
DI — Discipline79
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.027 · 79
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.475 · 83
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.317 · 67
PA — Passing73
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.392 · 77
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.37 · 71
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.056 · 68
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.577 · 61
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.288 · 79
SC — Scoring79
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.245 · 78
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.214 · 77
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.352 · 79
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.162 · 84
- xG per shot (10 %)0.035 · 78
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.644 · 76
DF — Defense65
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.044 · 67
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.001 · 74
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.754 · 65
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.246 · 58
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.21 · 68
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.9 · 64
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.418 · 75
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience84
- Career regular-season games (65 %)94
- Career playoff games (25 %)59
- NHL seasons (10 %)81
OV — Overall74
- DF · Defense (30 %)65
- PA · Passing (22 %)73
- SK · Skating (12 %)80
- SC · Scoring (12 %)79
- EN · Endurance (9 %)91
- ST · Strength (6 %)74
- DI · Discipline (5 %)79
- CK · Checking (4 %)60
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 74 | 80 | 79 | 65 |
| 2024-25 | 72 | 82 | 77 | 62 |
| 2023-24 | 72 | 80 | 74 | 62 |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 83 | 75 | 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
0.1
wins above replacement
157 of 325
PAL Rating
46/ 100
Performance · Around average
132 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
21/ 100
Very poor return
8.50 M$ · expected PAL 73
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 67
- Defense
- 31
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- Offense
- 61
- Creation
- 82
- Shooting
- 68
- Possession
- 43
- Defense
- 35
- Discipline
- 41
- Power play
- 14
- Penalty kill
- 14
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 | CBJ | 0.1 | 46 | 21 | 8.50 M$ |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | -0.0 | 24 | 6 | 6.75 M$ |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | -0.6 | 17 | 6 | 6.75 M$ |
| 2022-23 | PHI | -0.7 | 20 | 5 | 6.75 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
60/ 100
Average
better than 60% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
45/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
67/ 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, 89 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 39
- Shot selection
- 64
- Penalties drawn
- 33
- Puck management
- 58
Defense
- Takeaways
- 59
- Discipline
- 76
- Safe zone exits
- 41
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 | CBJ | 60 | 45 | 67 |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 53 | 57 | 51 |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | 47 | 34 | 65 |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 18 | 34 | 17 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.1
wins above replacement
-1.0 to 1.2 — 90% interval
157 of 325 defensemen
+0.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.9
- EV defense
- -0.7
- Power play
- -0.3
- Penalty kill
- -1.1
- Shooting
- +1.0
- Penalties
- -1.5
- Average → replacement
- +4.2
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 82 | 0.1 | -1.0 to 1.2 | 157/325 |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 78 | -0.0 | -0.8 to 1.0 | 208/314 |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | 82 | -0.6 | -1.7 to 0.6 | 289/316 |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 82 | -0.7 | -2.1 to 0.3 | 312/334 |
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
- 144.9 km/h64th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.0 km/h73rd percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 110th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 40.5 %42nd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 21.0 km17th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 6.39 km90th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.9 %29th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.0 %42nd percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.5 %36th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1037th percentile | 172nd percentile | 10.0 %76th percentile |
| High danger | 175th percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %60th percentile |
| Mid range | 251st percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th percentile |
| Long range | 543rd percentile | 195th percentile | 20.0 %98th 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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COLIvan Provorov: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Ivan Provorov have in 2026-27?
Ivan Provorov has 1 goal and 1 point (0 assists) in 4 games in 2026-27.
How old is Ivan Provorov?
Ivan Provorov is 29 years old: he was born on January 13, 1997.
How tall is Ivan Provorov, and how much does he weigh?
Ivan Provorov is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 225 lb (102 kg).
Where is Ivan Provorov from?
Russia: Ivan Provorov was born in Yaroslavl, Russia.
What team does Ivan Provorov play for?
Ivan Provorov plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL, at D, wearing number 9.
Is Ivan Provorov injured?
No: Ivan Provorov is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Ivan Provorov?
Ivan Provorov produced 0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 157th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 46 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Ivan Provorov make?
Ivan Provorov earns $8.5M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 21 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Ivan Provorov's contract end?
Ivan Provorov's contract runs through the 2031-32 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a NMC / NTC / M-NTC clause.
Is Ivan Provorov overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 21 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Ivan Provorov a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 157th 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 Ivan Provorov getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 24 in 2024-25 to 46 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Ivan Provorov played lately?
Over his last 4 games, Ivan Provorov has 1 point (1 goal, 0 assists).
What are Ivan Provorov's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Ivan Provorov has 782 games, 87 goals, 227 assists and 314 points. His best season: 2017-18, with 41 points in 82 games.
Where was Ivan Provorov drafted?
Ivan Provorov was drafted 7th overall (round 1) by Philadelphia Flyers in 2015.
How does Ivan Provorov perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Ivan Provorov has 22 games and 11 points in his career. His pace (0.50 points per game) is higher than his regular-season pace (0.40).
Which player is most similar to Ivan Provorov?
Jacob Trouba: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Jacob Trouba's page →Is Ivan Provorov a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 25 points in 2026-27, or 0.37 points per game.
What is Ivan Provorov's nationality?
Ivan Provorov is Russian. Internationally: Represented Russia at the IIHF World U18 Championship (2014), the World Junior Championships (silver in 2015 and 2016) and the IIHF World Championships (bronze in 2017; 5th place in 2021 competing as ROC).
What awards has Ivan Provorov won?
Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy (WHL Defenceman of the Year) — 2016 ; WHL Defenceman of the Year — 2015–16 ; CHL Defenceman of the Year — 2015–16 ; Barry Ashbee Trophy (Philadelphia Flyers best defenceman) — winner in 2017, 2020 and 2021; four-time recipient in total (youngest recipient in franchise history)..
How many championships has Ivan Provorov won?
1: Ed Chynoweth Cup with the Brandon Wheat Kings — 2015–16.
Where did Ivan Provorov play before turning pro?
Yaroslavl Lokomotiv youth; Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights (moved in 2011 at age 13; part of the Tier I 14U national championship team); Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) — 2013–14 season; Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) — 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons..
How many points is Ivan Provorov projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 25 points in 67 games in 2026-27 (12 to 37 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Columbus Blue Jackets teammates
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