Defense · BUF · 2022-23

Ilya Lyubushkin

Age: 32
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Moscow

Games: 68
Goals: 2
Assists: 14
Points: 16
Ice time: 15:01/gm

Rating · 2022-23

30/100

Depth

Physical Defender

Better than 30% of NHL defencemen.

+0.07wins above replacement

How he earns it

Each rating compares him only with players who take that role, so the four are not measured against the same field.

Even-strength offense883 min41among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense883 min14among all skaters at the position

Power playDoesn't play on the power play

Penalty kill136 min17among defencemen who kill penalties

Season by season

Every season is drawn on the same scale, so bar length is comparable top to bottom. Bars left of the center line cost the team goals; bars right of it earned them.

Season	GP	Rating	WAR	Where it came from
2018-19ARI	41	35	-0.04	Where it came from
2019-20ARI	51	45	+0.31	Where it came from
2020-21ARI	42	38	+0.29	Where it came from
2021-22TOT	77	34	+0.11	Where it came from
2022-23BUF	68	30	+0.07	Where it came from
2023-24TOT	74	2	-0.59	Where it came from
2024-25DAL	80	20	-0.04	Where it came from
2025-26DAL	53	8	-0.27	Where it came from
Career8 seasons	486	—	-0.15

Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense

Game log

Regular season · 68 games

Game	Result	TOI	Blocks	Grade
@ CBJApr 14	W 5-2	23:24	5	C-
vs OTTApr 13	W 4-3 OT	19:15	2	C+
@ NJDApr 11	L 2-6	10:23	3	D+
@ NYRApr 10	W 3-2 OT	7:47	0	C-
vs CARApr 8	W 4-3	9:30	0	D-

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL defencemen — a 70 means he is better than 70% of them. It is measured from wins above replacement, the number of wins he adds compared with a player freely available to any team. See the full roster table or read how this is calculated.