Ilya Lyubushkin headshot

D · NSH · #46

Ilya Lyubushkin

Height
HT 6'2"
Weight
WT 206 lbs
Birth date
Apr 6, 1994 (age 32)
Bio
RUS · Shoots R

He ranks D165 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.

Dynasty Value Score

98

#665 overall · D218 of 272

2025–26 scoring

81.3 pts

53 GP · 1.5 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

111.6 pts

65.8 games · 1.7 PPG

2 G · 8.9 A · 10.9 P · 16:14 TOI · 0:01 PP · 1.9 xG

Projection range

94.9–122.8

If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.

Ice time and shot quality

Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.

TOIPPOZGxGTop speed
2025–2615:440:0140.6%11.620.9 mph
2026–27Proj16:140:0139.3%2.01.921.0 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

0501001502018: 71.5 FP7220182019: 78.6 FP7920192020: 67.0 FP6720202022: 109.7 FP11020222023: 134.3 FP13420232025: 81.3 FP8120252026 projection: 111.6 FP1122026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMFOxGHD
2026–27Proj65.8111.61.716:140:012.08.910.9——41.2110.2125.1-1.450.0—1.93.5
2025–265381.31.515:440:011890033689014001.62
2023–2474134.31.817:070:020880047176168-1157—1.86
2022–2368109.71.615:010:0221214024199104-2380——
2020–214267.01.615:420:01112003610372-13100——
2019–205178.61.514:110:010440041151534180——
2018–194171.51.713:440:02044002715061-9130——

Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.

FAQ

How are Ilya Lyubushkin's fantasy points calculated?
This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
What is Lyubushkin's Dynasty Value Score?
Lyubushkin scores 98 out of 10,000 (#665 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
What is Lyubushkin's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 111.6 NHL-standard fantasy points over 65.75 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.