Kevin
Korchinski
D · CHI · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 6
- WAR
- -0.2
- Value
- 14
- PTS
- 2
2024-25№ 265 / 314
Kevin Korchinski (Chicago Blackhawks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Kevin Korchinski
HEIGHT : 191 cm · WEIGHT : 90 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : June 20, 2004 · Saskatoon, Canada
Drafted : 2022 · CHI · round 1, pick #7
Contract : $1,325,000 · 2026-27 → 2027-28 · Standard Contract · RFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Chicago Blackhawks | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Chicago Blackhawks | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | Chicago Blackhawks | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | Chicago Blackhawks | 76 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| NHL totals | 110 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 34 | |
Kevin Korchinski: our analysis
2024-25 season: 16 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, -5 +/-, 17:05 TOI. WAR -0.2 (265th of 314) · PAL 6, very poor.
In 2024-25, Kevin Korchinski, 22, posts a PAL Rating of 6 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -0.2 ranks 265th among 314 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: discipline (74, above average). On the other hand, offense (6, among the weakest in the league) and defense (9, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), no component is positive; the costliest: EV defense (-1.1).
An improvement on 2023-24, when his PAL was 0; his WAR went from -0.7 to -0.2.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 14 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Kevin Korchinski's story
Growing up in Saskatoon, Kevin Korchinski learned his game in local youth tournaments and provincial leagues, logging time with the Generals, the Stallions and the Contacts of Saskatoon. Those formative seasons gave him a two-way foundation: defensive responsibilities combined with an ability to join the offence. He also appeared at the Brick Invitational as a youth player.
Seattle selected him tenth overall in the WHL draft on 2 May 2019, and he signed with the Thunderbirds shortly afterward. Over the next seasons he rose through the junior ranks, producing one of his best campaigns in 2021–22 with Seattle and earning a spot on the WHL US Division Second All-Star Team. His junior output put him among the top North American skater prospects ahead of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
The Chicago Blackhawks took him seventh overall in 2022, and he inked a three-year entry-level deal with the club on 11 August 2022. He remained an important part of Seattle's 2022–23 run, a year that ended with the Thunderbirds winning the Ed Chynoweth Cup and advancing to the Memorial Cup final. Korchinski made Chicago's opening-night roster for 2023–24, debuted in the NHL on 10 October 2023 and scored his first NHL goal on 9 November 2023 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Internationally, he was named to Canada’s roster for the 2023 World Junior Championships and contributed one goal and three assists across seven games as Canada captured gold. With AHL eligibility established, the Blackhawks reassigned him to their Rockford affiliate on 2 October 2024 to continue his development. On the ice, Korchinski is notable for his skating and willingness to activate offensively from the back end, qualities that have accompanied his steady ascent from Saskatchewan junior hockey to pro ranks.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 12:27
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:02
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.20
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 1
- Blocks
- 3
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 50.7 %
- Off. zone starts
- 38.8 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
5between 1 and 12 (80% range)
- Goals
- 1
- Assists
- 4
- Games
- 26
So far: 1 pts in 5 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.17 pts per game (last season: 0.15).
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: 0 → 6
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 22: 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 65 %
50
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 75
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 73
- Confidence 70 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 67
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 47
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 62
- Confidence 70 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 77
- Confidence 39 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 72
- Confidence 70 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 67
- Confidence 65 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 71
- Confidence 65 %
- DF
- Defense
- 55
- Confidence 61 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 47
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating75
- Top speed (35 %)34.4 · 61
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.236 · 79
- Distance /60 (20 %)15 · 93
- Speed consistency (15 %)33.6 · 63
ST — Strength73
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.056 · 74
- Body mass (50 %)-0.027 · 71
EN — Endurance67
- Ice time per game (45 %)18.1 · 71
- Total ice time (20 %)175 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)48 · 78
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)18.3 · 78
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.867 · 67
DU — Durability47
- Share of games played (100 %)0.593 · 47
CK — Checking62
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.12 · 67
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.068 · 70
- Season volume (10 %)1.609 · 44
FG — Fighting77
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.852 · 77
DI — Discipline72
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.047 · 73
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.562 · 78
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.285 · 64
PA — Passing67
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.288 · 66
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.359 · 69
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.01 · 73
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.878 · 68
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.213 · 73
SC — Scoring71
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.181 · 70
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.175 · 69
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.213 · 75
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.097 · 74
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 72
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.159 · 71
DF — Defense55
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.15 · 49
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.101 · 67
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.865 · 56
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.012 · 73
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.213 · 68
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.8 · 65
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.031 · 69
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience47
- Career regular-season games (65 %)66
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall50
- DF · Defense (30 %)55
- PA · Passing (22 %)67
- SK · Skating (12 %)75
- SC · Scoring (12 %)71
- EN · Endurance (9 %)67
- ST · Strength (6 %)73
- DI · Discipline (5 %)72
- CK · Checking (4 %)62
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50 | 75 | 71 | 55 |
| 2024-25 | 44 | 79 | 73 | 39 |
| 2023-24 | 41 | 84 | 75 | 37 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25
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.
PAL Rating
6/ 100
Performance · Very poor
237 of 253 at the position
Value Rating
14/ 100
Very poor return
0.92 M$ · expected PAL 31
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 9
- Defense
- 6
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- Offense
- 6
- Creation
- 37
- Shooting
- 22
- Possession
- 13
- Defense
- 9
- Discipline
- 74
- Power play
- 58
- Penalty kill
- 29
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | CHI | -0.2 | 6 | 14 | 0.92 M$ |
| 2023-24 | CHI | -0.7 | 0 | 1 | 0.92 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2024-25
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
23/ 100
Below average
better than 23% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
36/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
24/ 100
Below 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, 177 of 231 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 11
- Shot selection
- 46
- Penalties drawn
- 79
- Puck management
- 24
Defense
- Takeaways
- 63
- Discipline
- 17
- Safe zone exits
- 42
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | CHI | 23 | 36 | 24 |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 6 | 1 | 32 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.2
wins above replacement
-0.4 to -0.1 — 90% interval
268 of 325 defensemen
-1.0 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.2
- EV defense
- -0.6
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.3
- Penalties
- -0.3
- Average → replacement
- +0.4
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CHI | 13 | -0.2 | -0.4 to -0.1 | 268/325 |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 14 | -0.2 | -0.4 to -0.1 | 265/314 |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 76 | -0.7 | -1.6 to 0.1 | 295/316 |
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
- 125.7 km/h10th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 32.5 km/h14th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 222nd percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 39.5 %25th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 15.4 km13th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.92 km17th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.3 %11th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 20.7 %100th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 39.8 %58th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 520th percentile | 049th percentile | 0.0 %27th percentile |
| High danger | 051st percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 020th percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 329th 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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BUFKevin Korchinski: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Kevin Korchinski have in 2026-27?
Kevin Korchinski has 0 goals and 1 point (1 assist) in 5 games in 2026-27.
How old is Kevin Korchinski?
Kevin Korchinski is 22 years old: he was born on June 21, 2004.
How tall is Kevin Korchinski, and how much does he weigh?
Kevin Korchinski is 6'3" (191 cm) and weighs 198 lb (90 kg).
Where is Kevin Korchinski from?
Canada: Kevin Korchinski was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
What team does Kevin Korchinski play for?
Kevin Korchinski plays for the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL, at D, wearing number 14.
Is Kevin Korchinski injured?
No: Kevin Korchinski is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Kevin Korchinski?
Kevin Korchinski produced -0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 268th of 325 players at his position in the NHL.
How much does Kevin Korchinski make?
Kevin Korchinski carries a cap hit of $1.3M per season, on a contract worth $2.7M in total over 2 years.
When does Kevin Korchinski's contract end?
Kevin Korchinski's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Kevin Korchinski a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 268th 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 Kevin Korchinski getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 0 in 2023-24 to 6 in 2024-25 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Kevin Korchinski played lately?
Over his last 5 games, Kevin Korchinski has 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist).
What are Kevin Korchinski's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Kevin Korchinski has 110 games, 6 goals, 14 assists and 20 points. His best season: 2023-24, with 15 points in 76 games.
Where was Kevin Korchinski drafted?
Kevin Korchinski was drafted 7th overall (round 1) by Chicago Blackhawks in 2022.
How does Kevin Korchinski perform in the playoffs?
Kevin Korchinski has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Is Kevin Korchinski a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 5 points in 2026-27, or 0.19 points per game.
What is Kevin Korchinski's nationality?
Kevin Korchinski is Canadian. Internationally: Canada junior team — 2023 World Junior Championships: gold medal (2023).
What awards has Kevin Korchinski won?
CHL Third All-Star Team (2022–23).
How many championships has Kevin Korchinski won?
1: Ed Chynoweth Cup with the Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL champions, 2023).
Where did Kevin Korchinski play before turning pro?
Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) — 2022–23 season.
How many points is Kevin Korchinski projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 5 points in 26 games in 2026-27 (1 to 12 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Chicago Blackhawks teammates
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