Regular season

Artyom Levshunov

Chicago Blackhawks · D · #55

Third-pair DDepth Defenseman?24 points and 75 blocks in 68 games in a supporting role

HT: 6'2"
WT: 208 lb
Age: 20
Shoots: R
From: Zhlobin, BLR
Draft: 2024 CHI · R1 #2

66Alpha?

Alpha sub-scores

what drives the rating · percentile vs position group

4747pctl

7272pctl

6060pctl

2222pctl

League profile

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

0.3565pctl

0.0327pctl

0.3276pctl

1.260pctl

-410pctl

1187pctl

HockeyAlpha advanced

event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzed

3.1%33pctl

1.3836pctl

0.1667pctl

Def Suppression?

0.069pctl

Defenseman toolkit

vs. defensemen with 20+ GP

1.1029pctl

3.3724pctl

Blocks / 100 shifts?

5.035pctl

4.474pctl

0.1819pctl

2:4490pctl

0:3120pctl

On-ice impact

shift charts × our xG model · 38 GP tracked · 13h TOI

On-ice xG share (5v5)?

44.3%13pctl

On-ice goal share (5v5)?

38.2%12pctl

O-zone deployment?

56%78pctl

Usage profile

assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher job

Competition faced?

17.5 min55pctl

Support received?

17.0 min59pctl

D-zone deployment?

44%22pctl

Micro-metrics

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

Cross-slot shots / GP?

0.0531pctl

Net-front presence / GP?

0.3626pctl

Second-chance touches / GP?

0.084pctl

0.97×40pctl

Cross-slot suppressed?

0.40/gm5pctl

Pressure escape rate?

6.0%12pctl

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

The Blueprint

Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 1110 EV min

General Offense

3.3043

3.8971

Shot Setups/60?

0.3814

Chance Setups/60?

0.3215

Primary Contributions/60?

3.6833

Rebounds Created/60?

0.2231

Playmaking Sequences

Point Shot Setups/60?

0.0031

Center-Lane Setups/60?

0.1615

High-Danger Setups/60?

0.2778

Deflection Setups/60?

0.0034

One-Timer Setups/60?

0.1669

Offense Types

Cycle Offense/60?

1.6851

Rush Offense/60?

5.8456

Shots off HD Setups/60?

0.0513

0.1121

0.0025

Deflections/60?

0.0023

Zone Entries

Entries Started/60?

0.0031

Entries Finished/60?

0.2236

Entries w/ Chance/60?

0.0534

DZ Retrievals / Exits

DZ Involvements/60?

3.4179

0.4957

2.9280

Retrieval Success %?

14%38

Exit Involvements/60?

0.0037

Exit Success %?

0%37

Forechecking

0.5971

Dump-In Recoveries/60?

0.0048

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

$0.97M

cap hit

$3.63M

Alpha-market value

overpaidmarketsurplus

A

Team-friendly deal (+$2.7M)

Top comparables?

nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit

Player	Alpha	Archetype	Production	Cap hit	Market	Value	Match
Artyom Levshunov	66	Depth Defenseman	24 P · 68 GP	$0.97M	$3.63M	A+$2.7M	this player
Dmitry Orlov	63	Depth Defenseman	37 P · 82 GP	$6.50M	$2.83M	F−$3.7M	85%
Victor Hedman	72	Steady Blueliner	17 P · 33 GP	$8.00M	$5.42M	F−$2.6M	79%
Sam Rinzel	66	Depth Defenseman	14 P · 54 GP	$0.94M	$3.63M	A+$2.7M	77%
Cam Fowler	69	Steady Blueliner	30 P · 82 GP	$6.50M	$4.49M	D−$2.0M	76%

Chemistry

Top connection: Tyler Bertuzzi · 7 goals together

Finishes from

assisters on Artyom’s goals

Creates for

goals Artyom assisted on

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

Recent form · last 10 games

1 pts · 0 G · 1 A · 14 shots in last 10Steady(-0.2 P/GP vs prior 5)

vs UTA

0P

0G 0A

vs UTA 03-09

0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:10 TOI

@ UTA

0P

0G 0A

@ UTA 03-12

0G 0A · 1 shots · 18:04 TOI

@ VGK

0P

0G 0A

@ VGK 03-14

0G 0A · 0 shots · 23:55 TOI

vs MIN

1P

0G 1A

vs MIN 03-17

0G 1A · 2 shots · 26:29 TOI

@ MIN

0P

0G 0A

@ MIN 03-19

0G 0A · 0 shots · 20:21 TOI

vs COL

0P

0G 0A

vs COL 03-20

0G 0A · 2 shots · 21:23 TOI

vs NSH

0P

0G 0A

vs NSH 03-22

0G 0A · 1 shots · 24:27 TOI

@ NYI

0P

0G 0A

@ NYI 03-24

0G 0A · 2 shots · 23:12 TOI

@ PHI

0P

0G 0A

@ PHI 03-26

0G 0A · 0 shots · 22:20 TOI

@ NYR

0P

0G 0A

@ NYR 03-27

0G 0A · 5 shots · 22:33 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)312 events shown

The office: the crease doorstep - 1 of 2 goals live there

Playmaking gravity: 11 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s

Defensive floor: 75 blocks · 10 steals inside the d-zone

NHL career · regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−
2024-25	Chicago Blackhawks	18	0	6	6	-13
2025-26	Chicago Blackhawks	68	2	22	24	-41
Career	1 team	86	2	28	30	-54