Evan Bouchard

Evan Bouchard

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D · 6'2" · 196 lb · Shoots R
Age 26
Career
0.80
P / GP
348P in 436 GP
Archetype
Bottom Pair
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$10.5M
Signed through 2029
Career points
348
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
1.2
36 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
+4.8
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.6
29 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
+5.4
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
7.3
173 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
3.0
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
70.7
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+14
16 GF · 2 GA

Statistical comparables

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Career journey

Rookie
2018–19 · age 19
Edmonton Oilers
0.14 P/GP
7 GP · 1G · 0A
Emerging
2020–21 → 2022 · age 21–22
Edmonton Oilers
0.51 P/GP
95 GP · 14G · 34A
Prime
2022–23 → 2027 · age 23–27
Edmonton Oilers
0.9 P/GP
334 GP · 67G · 232A

Evan Bouchard, a defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers, is entering his age-27 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 15 points (6 goals, 9 assists) in 7 games, a 2.14 points-per-game pace, 3 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 70.7% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +4.8. HighDanger's model projects 92 points for 2026-27, in a 83 to 101 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–238283240+6281318:310.49
2023–2481186482+34323523:001.01
2024–2582145367+14322623:280.82
2025–2682217495+25303324:411.16
2026–2776915+140325:242.14
Career43682266348+96154119—0.80

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Trajectory

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

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