Pavel Buchnevich

Pavel Buchnevich

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LW · 6'2" · 202 lb · Shoots L
Age 31
Career
0.75
P / GP
511P in 680 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$8M
Signed through 2031
Career points
511
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
1.6
15 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-0.6
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.5
7 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.5
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
3.0
89 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
2.2
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
57.5
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+0
2 GF · 2 GA

Statistical comparables

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Career journey

Rookie
2016–17 · age 21
New York Rangers
0.49 P/GP
41 GP · 8G · 12A
Emerging
2017–18 · age 22
New York Rangers
0.58 P/GP
74 GP · 14G · 29A
Prime
2018–19 → 2026 · age 23–30
St. Louis Blues
0.79 P/GP
559 GP · 180G · 263A
Veteran
2026–27 · age 31
St. Louis Blues
0.83 P/GP
6 GP · 1G · 4A

Pavel Buchnevich, a left wing for the St. Louis Blues, is entering his age-31 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 5 points (1 goal, 4 assists) in 6 games, a 0.83 points-per-game pace, 2 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 57.5% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.6. HighDanger's model projects 55 points for 2026-27, in a 49 to 61 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–2363264167+14362119:271.06
2023–2480273663+3481819:490.79
2024–2576203757+10231219:020.75
2025–2681202848-10261517:560.59
2026–276145+30217:360.83
Career680203308511+56279136—0.75

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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