Pavel
Mintyukov
D · ANA · Offensive · Around average
- PAL
- 50
- WAR
- 0.7
- Value
- 61
- PTS
- 22
2025-26№ 87 / 325
Pavel Mintyukov (Anaheim Ducks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Pavel Mintyukov
#98D
Anaheim Ducks
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 95 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : November 24, 2003 · Moscow, Russia
Drafted : 2022 · ANA · round 1, pick #10
Contract : $7,200,000 · 2026-27 → 2030-31 · Standard Contract · UFA · Signing bonus $3,000,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Anaheim Ducks | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 2025-26 | Anaheim Ducks | 73 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 17 |
| 2024-25 | Anaheim Ducks | 68 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 20 |
| 2023-24 | Anaheim Ducks | 63 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 24 |
| NHL totals | 218 | 19 | 56 | 75 | 68 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Anaheim Ducks | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Playoff totals | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Pavel Mintyukov: our analysis
2025-26 season: 73 GP, 8 G, 14 A, 22 PTS, -3 +/-, 18:26 TOI. WAR 0.7 (87th of 325) · PAL 50, around average.
In 2025-26, Pavel Mintyukov, 22, posts a PAL Rating of 50 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 0.7 ranks 87th among 325 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: discipline (97, among the best in the league), creation (77, well above average) and shooting (77, well above average). On the other hand, defense (6, among the weakest in the league) and power play (15, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+2.2); his biggest cost: EV defense (-3.2).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 19 in 2024-25 to 50; his WAR went from 0.3 to 0.7.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 61 (good value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Pavel Mintyukov's story
Growing up in Moscow, Pavel Mintyukov came through the junior system around Dinamo Moscow and played in Russia's youth competitions before moving to the MHL with HK MVD for a season. Those early stops included district cup play and appearances in age-group world selection tournaments, experiences that shaped his two-way skating and offensive instincts from the blue line.
Chosen 52nd in the 2020 CHL Import Draft by the Saginaw Spirit, Mintyukov signed with the club on 7 July 2020. The 2020–21 campaign was cancelled due to COVID-19, so he broke out in 2021–22 with 17 goals and 45 assists for 62 points in 67 OHL games, earning a spot on the league's Third All-Star Team. That season cemented his profile as an offensively capable defenceman and put him on NHL scouts' radars.
Anaheim selected him 10th overall in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft and signed him to a standard three-year entry-level contract on 16 July 2022. He began 2022–23 in Saginaw, producing 16 goals and 54 points in 37 games before being dealt to the Ottawa 67's on 10 January 2023 for nine draft picks. With Ottawa he finished the year with 24 goals and 88 points, the highest totals among OHL defencemen, won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as the league's top defenceman and helped the 67's claim the Hamilton Spectator Trophy, though the club exited in the second playoff round.
On the international stage he represented Russia in junior competition, including the 2019 World U-17 Challenge where Russia took gold. Mintyukov's game is defined by an attacking bent from the back end: his scoring numbers in junior hockey illustrate a knack for joining the rush and creating offence off the blue line. He made his NHL debut on 15 October 2023, scored his first NHL goal on 16 October 2023, and on 5 July 2026 agreed to a five-year contract with the Ducks.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 19:03
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:15
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:26
- Pts/GP
- 0.43
- EV points
- 4
- Hits
- 4
- Blocks
- 25
- Takeaways
- 3
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 49.3 %
- Off. zone starts
- 30.9 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
25between 13 and 36 (80% range)
- Goals
- 9
- Assists
- 17
- Games
- 70
So far: 6 pts in 14 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.34 pts per game (last season: 0.30).
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: 0.44 in 23-24, 0.30 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 19 → 50
Outlook, age included
↑ Trending 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 78 %
66
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 75
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 68
- Confidence 82 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 72
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 75
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 73
- Confidence 82 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 77
- Confidence 56 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 93
- Confidence 82 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 77
- Confidence 78 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 81
- Confidence 78 %
- DF
- Defense
- 53
- Confidence 75 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 66
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating75
- Top speed (35 %)35.2 · 71
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.023 · 77
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.2 · 76
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.5 · 75
ST — Strength68
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.722 · 64
- Body mass (50 %)0.499 · 77
EN — Endurance72
- Ice time per game (45 %)18.2 · 71
- Total ice time (20 %)1,318 · 75
- Shift length (15 %)45.4 · 66
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)17.3 · 75
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.611 · 78
DU — Durability75
- Share of games played (100 %)0.82 · 75
CK — Checking73
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.941 · 73
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.097 · 70
- Season volume (10 %)3.689 · 72
FG — Fighting77
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.852 · 77
DI — Discipline93
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.014 · 93
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.431 · 86
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.516 · 83
PA — Passing77
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.334 · 71
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.455 · 78
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.1 · 85
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.58 · 61
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.202 · 71
SC — Scoring81
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.302 · 82
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.251 · 80
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.326 · 78
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.099 · 75
- xG per shot (10 %)0.037 · 87
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)9.459 · 74
DF — Defense53
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.119 · 55
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.168 · 62
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.981 · 45
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.078 · 67
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.947 · 77
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)61.6 · 50
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.715 · 78
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience66
- Career regular-season games (65 %)75
- Career playoff games (25 %)48
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall66
- DF · Defense (30 %)53
- PA · Passing (22 %)77
- SK · Skating (12 %)75
- SC · Scoring (12 %)81
- EN · Endurance (9 %)72
- ST · Strength (6 %)68
- DI · Discipline (5 %)93
- CK · Checking (4 %)73
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 66 | 75 | 81 | 53 |
| 2024-25 | 65 | 75 | 79 | 51 |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 65 |
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
0.7
wins above replacement
87 of 325
PAL Rating
50/ 100
Performance · Around average
121 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
61/ 100
Good value
0.92 M$ · expected PAL 39
ProfileOffensiveValue comes mostly from offense
- Offense
- 66
- Defense
- 13
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- Offense
- 58
- Creation
- 77
- Shooting
- 77
- Possession
- 39
- Defense
- 6
- Discipline
- 97
- Power play
- 15
- Penalty kill
- 63
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 | ANA | 0.7 | 50 | 61 | 0.92 M$ |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 0.3 | 19 | 32 | 0.92 M$ |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 0.4 | 59 | 70 | 0.92 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
88/ 100
Very good
better than 88% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
84/ 100
Very good
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
85/ 100
Very good
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Why 88, higher than both scores? Overall IQ isn't an average, it's a rank: 26 of 225 defensemen. Few players are good at both ends at once; being so puts Pavel Mintyukov ahead of almost everyone else.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 8
- Shot selection
- 92
- Penalties drawn
- 85
- Puck management
- 35
Defense
- Takeaways
- 44
- Discipline
- 88
- Safe zone exits
- 73
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 | ANA | 88 | 84 | 85 |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 55 | 52 | 55 |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 93 | 94 | 83 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.7
wins above replacement
-0.0 to 1.7 — 90% interval
87 of 325 defensemen
+3.9 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +2.2
- EV defense
- -3.2
- Power play
- -0.1
- Penalty kill
- -0.4
- Shooting
- +1.2
- Penalties
- +1.4
- Average → replacement
- +2.8
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | ANA | 73 | 0.7 | -0.0 to 1.7 | 87/325 |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 65 | 0.3 | -0.4 to 1.3 | 135/314 |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 63 | 0.4 | 0.0 to 1.2 | 94/316 |
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
- 121.0 km/h5th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.5 km/h33rd percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 541st percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 38.9 %18th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 55.8 km44th percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.50 km71st percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.4 %22nd percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.9 %39th percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 43.2 %14th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1140th percentile | 287th percentile | 18.2 %98th percentile |
| High danger | 287th percentile | 198th percentile | 50.0 %91st percentile |
| Mid range | 251st percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th 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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VGKPavel Mintyukov: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Pavel Mintyukov have in 2026-27?
Pavel Mintyukov has 2 goals and 6 points (4 assists) in 14 games in 2026-27.
How old is Pavel Mintyukov?
Pavel Mintyukov is 22 years old: he was born on November 25, 2003.
How tall is Pavel Mintyukov, and how much does he weigh?
Pavel Mintyukov is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 209 lb (95 kg).
Where is Pavel Mintyukov from?
Russia: Pavel Mintyukov was born in Moscow, Russia.
What team does Pavel Mintyukov play for?
Pavel Mintyukov plays for the Anaheim Ducks in the NHL, at D, wearing number 98.
Is Pavel Mintyukov injured?
No: Pavel Mintyukov is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Pavel Mintyukov?
Pavel Mintyukov produced 0.7 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 87th of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 50 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Pavel Mintyukov make?
Pavel Mintyukov earns $918K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 61 out of 100 (good value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Pavel Mintyukov's contract end?
Pavel Mintyukov's contract runs through the 2030-31 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Pavel Mintyukov overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 61 out of 100 (good value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Pavel Mintyukov a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 87th 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 Pavel Mintyukov getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 19 in 2024-25 to 50 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Pavel Mintyukov played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Pavel Mintyukov has 6 points (2 goals, 4 assists).
What are Pavel Mintyukov's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Pavel Mintyukov has 218 games, 19 goals, 56 assists and 75 points. His best season: 2023-24, with 28 points in 63 games.
Where was Pavel Mintyukov drafted?
Pavel Mintyukov was drafted 10th overall (round 1) by Anaheim Ducks in 2022.
Is Pavel Mintyukov better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.00 points per game at home (0 in 6 games) and 0.75 on the road (6 in 8 games).
How does Pavel Mintyukov perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Pavel Mintyukov has 12 games and 0 points in his career. His pace (0.00 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.34).
Which player is most similar to Pavel Mintyukov?
Olen Zellweger: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Olen Zellweger's page →Is Pavel Mintyukov a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 25 points in 2026-27, or 0.36 points per game.
What is Pavel Mintyukov's nationality?
Pavel Mintyukov is Russian.
What awards has Pavel Mintyukov won?
Named to the OHL Third All-Star Team (2021–22) ; Max Kaminsky Trophy as the OHL's best defenceman (2022–23) ; OHL Defenceman of the Month for three consecutive months (October–December, 2022–23).
How many championships has Pavel Mintyukov won?
1: Hamilton Spectator Trophy as the OHL regular-season top team (Ottawa 67's, 2022–23).
Where did Pavel Mintyukov play before turning pro?
Played youth hockey in Russia within the junior ranks of HC Dynamo Moscow; spent a single season in the MHL with MHC Dynamo Moscow; selected in the 2020 CHL Import Draft by the Saginaw Spirit (52nd overall) and signed with the Spirit on 7 July 2020; played for the Saginaw Spirit in 2021–22 (17 goals, 45 assists, 62 points in 67 games) and began 2022–23 with the Spirit before being traded to the Ottawa 67's on 10 January 2023..
How many points is Pavel Mintyukov projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 25 points in 70 games in 2026-27 (13 to 36 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Anaheim Ducks teammates
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