Regular season

Ilya Solovyov

Pittsburgh Penguins · D · #7

Third-pair DDepth Defenseman?8 points and 33 blocks in 30 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'3"
WT: 208 lb
Age: 26
Shoots: L
From: Mogilev, BLR
Draft: 2020 CGY · R7 #205

67Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

2929pctl

4444pctl

4444pctl

5757pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.2750pctl

0.0330pctl

0.2357pctl

0.821pctl

047pctl

027pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

0.9%3pctl

1.4540pctl

0.0624pctl

Def Suppression?

0.6070pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

1.1029pctl

5.1776pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

6.570pctl

5.586pctl

0.2652pctl

0:0222pctl

0:1610pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 19 GP tracked · 4h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

52.1%69pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

42.9%22pctl

O-zone deployment?

42%21pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

16.9 min18pctl

Support received?

15.1 min100pctl

D-zone deployment?

58%79pctl

Micro-metrics

Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.0751pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.146pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.073pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.07/gm98pctl

Pressure escape rate?

5.9%11pctl

2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 373 EV min

General Offense

3.7055

3.0548

Shot Setups/60?

0.8051

Chance Setups/60?

0.6448

Primary Contributions/60?

4.5052

Rebounds Created/60?

0.3249

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0036

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.6476

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.0024

Deflection Setups/60?

0.1679

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.1663

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

2.0967

Rush Offense/60?

7.3973

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.1632

0.1638

0.1673

Deflections/60?

0.1670

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0036

Entries Finished/60?

0.4874

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.1664

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

2.8958

0.6469

2.2552

Retrieval Success %?

22%65

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0040

Exit Success %?

0%40

Forechecking

0.1626

Dump-In Recoveries/60?

0.0049

Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed. · hockeyalpha.com

Contract & market

Contract value?

beta · cap data: CapWages

$0.78M

cap hit

$3.91M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

A

Team-friendly deal (+$3.1M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
Ilya Solovyov	67	Depth Defenseman	8 P · 30 GP	$0.78M	$3.91M	A+$3.1M	this player
Adam Boqvist	64	Depth Defenseman	4 P · 28 GP	-	$3.09M	-	87%
Radko Gudas	68	Heavy Hitter	13 P · 56 GP	$4.00M	$4.20M	C+$0.2M	84%
Alexander Petrovic	64	Depth Defenseman	10 P · 54 GP	$0.78M	$3.09M	A+$2.3M	82%
Declan Carlile	64	Depth Defenseman	3 P · 42 GP	$0.78M	$3.09M	A+$2.3M	82%

Chemistry

Finishes from

assisters on Ilya’s goals

Creates for

goals Ilya assisted on

From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.

Recent form · last 10 games

3 pts · 0 G · 3 A · 7 shots in last 10Steady(-0.2 P/GP vs prior 5)

@ BUF

1P

0G 1A

@ BUF 02-05

0G 1A · 0 shots · 12:08 TOI

vs BOS

1P

0G 1A

vs BOS 03-08

0G 1A · 2 shots · 14:12 TOI

@ CAR

0P

0G 0A

@ CAR 03-10

0G 0A · 0 shots · 14:01 TOI

@ VGK

0P

0G 0A

@ VGK 03-12

0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:55 TOI

@ UTA

0P

0G 0A

@ UTA 03-14

0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:06 TOI

@ COL

0P

0G 0A

@ COL 03-16

0G 0A · 1 shots · 13:21 TOI

@ CAR

1P

0G 1A

@ CAR 03-18

0G 1A · 0 shots · 12:39 TOI

vs WSH

0P

0G 0A

vs WSH 04-11

0G 0A · 0 shots · 15:42 TOI

@ WSH

0P

0G 0A

@ WSH 04-12

0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:45 TOI

@ STL

0P

0G 0A

@ STL 04-14

0G 0A · 2 shots · 14:31 TOI

Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left

The Territory

attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end

Goal On goal Missed/blocked▲ takeaway▽ giveaway■ hit＋ block◯ faceoff dot (size = wins)106 events shown

Playmaking gravity: 5 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s

Defensive floor: 33 blocks · 4 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2023-24	Calgary Flames	10	0	3	3	-3
2024-25	Calgary Flames	5	0	1	1	-3
2025-26	Colorado Avalanche	16	1	2	3	-1
2025-26	Pittsburgh Penguins	14	0	5	5	1
Career	3 teams	45	1	11	12	-6