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Evan Bouchard

Position	Right Defense	Current Team	Edmonton Oilers
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	4 years
Height	6'3"	Expires	2028-29
Weight (lbs)	192	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	29
Age	25 (Oct 20, 1999)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2018, Round 1, Overall 10 (EDM)

News and Opinions

NHL’s Top 10 Defensive Pairings for 2025-26 at The Hockey Writers (Tue Jul 29, 2025)
Bakersfield Spike? at Lowetide (Tue Jul 29, 2025)
Rangers’ Adam Fox Is a Top-5 Defenseman in the NHL at The Hockey Writers (Sun Jul 27, 2025)
Edmonton Oilers’ lack of major moves a signal of market weakness at Oil on Whyte (Wed Jul 23, 2025)
Oilers’ latest roster shake-up has fans wondering if this is finally the year at Oil on Whyte (Mon Jul 21, 2025)
Best Oilers Goals of 2024-25: Evan Bouchard dances through the Senators at Oilers Nation (Sun Jul 20, 2025)
Stan Bowman wasted no time putting his stamp on the Oilers at Oil on Whyte (Fri Jul 18, 2025)
What if the Carolina Hurricanes don't make the jump in the 2018 Draft Lottery? at Cardiac Cane (Mon Jul 14, 2025)
The Canes threatened Edmonton with an offer sheet, hoping to bolster the blueline at Cardiac Cane (Mon Jul 7, 2025)
Oilers fans can celebrate the return of star defenseman at Oil on Whyte (Mon Jun 30, 2025)
Oilers to move for NY Islanders center as prime trade target at Oil on Whyte (Thu Jun 12, 2025)
Edmonton Oilers come completely unhinged, risk Stanley Cup Final getting away at Oil on Whyte (Tue Jun 10, 2025)
Stanley Cup Final Game 3 Preview: How To Watch, Odds, Injuries, Notes, and Keys at The Rat Trick (Sun Jun 8, 2025)
Stanley Cup Final Game 1 Preview: How To Watch, Odds, Injuries, Notes, and Keys at The Rat Trick (Wed Jun 4, 2025)
2025 Stanley Cup Final Preview: Can Florida Go Back-To-Back? at The Rat Trick (Wed Jun 4, 2025)
Who Will Win the Conn Smythe Trophy in the 2025 Stanley Cup Final? at Oil on Whyte (Sun Jun 1, 2025)
Stanley Cup Final Defensive Matchup Breakdown: Oilers vs. Panthers at Oil on Whyte (Sat May 31, 2025)
Oilers vs Stars: Quick Breakdown of Edmonton’s Series Win and Stanley Cup Return at Oil on Whyte (Fri May 30, 2025)
The Edmonton Oilers put the Stars on the brink of elimination with a 4-1 win at Blackout Dallas (Wed May 28, 2025)
Oilers Dominate Game 3 with 6-1 Victory, Take Series Lead at Oil on Whyte (Mon May 26, 2025)
Oilers Blank Stars in Game 2 to Even Series Behind Skinner Shutout at Oil on Whyte (Sat May 24, 2025)
2025 third round playoff predictions at Oil on Whyte (Tue May 20, 2025)
Edmonton Oilers break playoff record in win against Vegas Golden Knights at Oil on Whyte (Wed May 7, 2025)
Waking Up with the Oilers- Oilers outlast Golden Knights to win game one at Oil on Whyte (Wed May 7, 2025)
Three Keys to an Edmonton Oilers Victory in Game 1 vs. the Golden Knights at Oil on Whyte (Wed May 7, 2025)
How the Oilers Beat the Kings Again: Speed, Depth, and Coaching Keys at Oil on Whyte (Mon May 5, 2025)
Previewing matchup between Tampa Bay Lightning, Edmonton Oilers at Bolts by the Bay (Tue Dec 10, 2024)
Winnipeg Jets week ahead: Top of Central Division awaits at Jets White Out (Tue Nov 28, 2023)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jun 30, 2025	Edmonton Oilers	Signed 4 years @ $10.500M AAV starting in 2025-26
Aug 24, 2023	Edmonton Oilers	Signed 2 years @ $3.900M AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 17, 2018	Edmonton Oilers	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2014-15	OJHL	Oakville Blades	1	0	1	1
2014-15	SCTAMM	Oakville Rangers Minor Mdgt AAA	35	18	13	31		46				8	1	3	4		16
2014-15	OGC-16	Team OMHA White										5	5	6	11		6
2015-16	OHL	London Knights	43	2	15	17	+15	24				10		2	2	+3	2
2015-16	WHC-17	Canada White U17	6	1	5	6		4
2015-16	U17-Dev	Team White	3	1	2	3		2
2016-17	OHL	London Knights	68	11	33	44	+30	24				14	3	4	7	+4	6
2016-17	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Canada U18	4	0	0	0
2017-18	OHL	London Knights	67	25	62	87	+23	54				4	1	4	5	-5	6
2018-19	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	7	1	0	1	-5	2	10	10.0	12:21
2018-19	OHL	London Knights	45	16	37	53	+28	40				11	4	17	21	+4	6
2018-19	AHL	Bakersfield Condors										8	3	5	8	+3	6
2018-19	WJC-20	Canada U20	5	0	3	3	+6
2019-20	AHL	Bakersfield Condors	54	7	29	36	-10	42
2020-21	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	14	2	3	5	-2	2	38	5.3	14:50
2020-21	HockeyAllsvenskan	Södertälje SK	23	6	11	17	-3	76
2021-22	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	81	12	31	43	+10	28	205	5.9	19:48	16	3	6	9	-4	4	39	7.7	18:08
2022-23	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	82	8	32	40	+6	28	156	5.1	18:31	12	4	13	17	-4	4	29	13.8	23:00
2023-24	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	81	18	64	82	+34	32	220	8.2	23:00	25	6	26	32	+14	22	74	8.1	25:01
2024-25	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	82	14	53	67	+14	32	235	6.0	23:28	22	7	16	23	+6	8	70	10.0	26:12
NHL Career			347	55	183	238	+57	124	864	6.4	20:45	75	20	61	81	+12	38	212	9.4	23:35

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2018-19	EDM	7	71:09	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.38	-0.38	0.00	5.62	-5.62	0.00	0.00
2020-21	EDM	14	182:49	0.33	0.66	0.98	0.32	0.01	3.03	2.97	0.06	0.00	0.00
2021-22	EDM	81	1289:41	0.37	1.02	1.40	0.31	0.06	4.73	3.96	0.77	0.86	1.29
2022-23	EDM	82	1219:09	0.20	0.98	1.18	0.24	-0.04	3.48	4.19	-0.71	2.56	3.21
2023-24	EDM	81	1444:21	0.33	1.20	1.54	0.29	0.05	5.56	4.79	0.77	0.98	2.44
2024-25	EDM	82	1514:44	0.40	0.91	1.31	0.33	0.07	5.92	4.91	1.00	0.43	1.71

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2018-19	EDM	7	71:09	45.54	0.84	2.50	37.10	3.37	2.28	20.00	52.30	0.28	-0.10	4.01
2020-21	EDM	14	182:49	40.37	1.64	2.16	46.60	2.63	2.69	38.46	44.56	-0.24	0.30	-5.57
2021-22	EDM	81	1289:41	49.45	2.79	3.00	40.20	2.65	2.59	51.28	53.67	0.46	0.07	3.43
2022-23	EDM	82	1219:09	46.85	3.25	3.19	37.90	2.81	2.26	53.66	58.53	0.45	-0.29	6.83
2023-24	EDM	81	1444:21	53.59	3.90	3.53	35.06	2.28	2.17	63.09	61.90	0.85	-0.21	8.95
2024-25	EDM	82	1514:44	51.34	2.81	3.05	36.36	2.57	2.26	52.21	57.42	0.63	0.00	5.74

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	81	22.4	0.2	5.8	5.9	98.4	66.7	75.7	19.3	5.0	38.0	18.4	43.6
2022-23	82	21.9	0.3	8.4	8.5	96.9	60.3	69.3	24.3	6.4	37.1	18.3	44.7
2023-24	81	22.0	0.3	8.7	8.7	100.5	68.8	68.3	27.1	4.5	35.2	18.1	46.7
2024-25	82	22.3	0.2	8.6	8.6	98.8	76.3	60.1	33.9	6.0	35.2	17.8	47.0

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	Ekholm, M	EDM	976:13	2.70	2.34	53.66	3.05	2.14	58.70	0.52	-0.22	7.10
2024-25	Kulak, B	EDM	194:59	2.77	3.69	42.86	3.09	2.21	58.31	0.45	-0.04	4.41
2024-25	Kulak, B	EDM	129:43	3.24	0.46	87.50	2.33	1.38	62.80	-0.31	-1.05	10.71
2024-25	Walman, J	EDM	120:45	2.48	1.99	55.56	2.38	2.54	48.33	-0.44	0.27	-6.98
2024-25	Nurse, D	EDM	112:51	4.25	2.13	66.67	4.00	2.65	60.20	1.37	0.44	5.82
2024-25	Nurse, D	EDM	91:44	3.27	5.23	38.46	3.26	2.52	56.46	0.74	0.25	3.71
2024-25	Walman, J	EDM	69:43	7.75	2.58	75.00	3.61	2.01	64.23	1.09	-0.30	12.05
2024-25	Ekholm, M	EDM	55:46	4.30	2.15	66.67	2.45	2.23	52.33	-0.01	-0.33	3.34
2024-25	Emberson, T	EDM	29:00	2.07	4.14	33.33	2.71	2.97	47.67	0.09	0.76	-6.51
2024-25	Stecher, T	EDM	27:27	2.19	2.19	50.00	3.22	2.46	56.69	0.58	0.26	2.16
2024-25	Dineen, C	EDM	21:52	0.00	2.74	0.00	2.72	1.42	65.70	0.10	-0.64	9.70
2023-24	Ekholm, M	EDM	1166:52	4.01	2.26	63.93	3.51	2.16	61.92	0.74	-0.19	7.74
2023-24	Ekholm, M	EDM	404:57	3.26	1.78	64.71	2.79	1.78	61.05	0.82	-0.73	17.06
2023-24	Kulak, B	EDM	89:03	5.39	4.04	57.14	3.74	2.11	63.93	0.82	-0.22	8.31
2023-24	Nurse, D	EDM	75:46	3.17	2.38	57.14	3.91	2.10	65.00	0.93	-0.22	8.80
2023-24	Ceci, C	EDM	44:34	2.69	0.00	100.00	4.01	2.29	63.65	1.04	-0.04	7.56
2023-24	Desharnais, V	EDM	40:19	1.49	1.49	50.00	2.30	1.81	55.99	-0.66	-0.50	-0.23
2023-24	Kulak, B	EDM	29:49	6.04	2.01	75.00	2.32	1.71	57.58	0.03	-0.58	7.55
2022-23	Broberg, P	EDM	329:27	3.46	3.28	51.35	2.97	2.09	58.64	-0.03	-0.21	2.10
2022-23	Ekholm, M	EDM	287:14	5.64	1.67	77.14	3.71	2.23	62.49	0.89	-0.31	9.76
2022-23	Kulak, B	EDM	206:28	2.03	3.78	35.00	2.76	2.72	50.40	-0.09	0.28	-3.53
2022-23	Ekholm, M	EDM	170:42	2.81	2.46	53.33	3.28	2.75	54.38	0.46	0.45	-0.72
2022-23	Nurse, D	EDM	132:55	3.16	2.71	53.85	3.64	2.09	63.47	0.79	-0.38	9.95
2022-23	Niemelainen, M	EDM	75:27	3.98	3.18	55.56	2.41	2.23	52.00	-0.25	-0.34	1.13
2022-23	Murray, R	EDM	62:20	0.00	4.81	0.00	3.30	2.52	56.69	0.73	-0.06	6.79
2022-23	Barrie, T	EDM	54:14	1.11	1.11	50.00	3.79	2.26	62.67	1.00	-0.19	9.42
2022-23	Ceci, C	EDM	36:15	0.00	3.31	0.00	2.57	2.39	51.88	-0.25	-0.09	-1.35
2022-23	Desharnais, V	EDM	21:29	0.00	0.00	-	3.11	1.29	70.73	0.06	-1.12	14.89
2021-22	Nurse, D	EDM	517:59	1.97	2.55	43.59	3.19	2.39	57.09	0.55	-0.11	5.88
2021-22	Keith, D	EDM	421:28	3.56	1.99	64.10	2.73	2.64	50.84	0.06	0.05	0.07
2021-22	Keith, D	EDM	213:43	3.37	3.65	48.00	3.00	2.58	53.81	-0.11	-0.42	2.94
2021-22	Lagesson, W	EDM	81:13	2.96	3.69	44.44	2.85	1.95	59.31	0.18	-0.43	6.45
2021-22	Koekkoek, S	EDM	64:40	3.71	3.71	50.00	2.63	3.24	44.78	0.01	0.85	-7.49
2021-22	Russell, K	EDM	46:31	3.87	1.29	75.00	3.50	2.58	57.53	0.87	0.07	6.40
2021-22	Niemelainen, M	EDM	45:41	1.31	3.94	25.00	2.67	3.07	46.53	0.08	0.63	-4.99
2021-22	Broberg, P	EDM	37:10	3.23	1.61	66.67	3.83	1.86	67.34	1.17	-0.46	13.85
2021-22	Barrie, T	EDM	26:03	0.00	2.30	0.00	3.35	4.23	44.17	0.66	1.68	-7.10
2021-22	Ceci, C	EDM	21:52	5.49	8.23	40.00	2.20	3.59	37.97	-0.48	1.04	-13.16
2020-21	Koekkoek, S	EDM	48:44	1.23	1.23	50.00	1.83	3.14	36.80	-0.37	0.46	-8.32
2020-21	Russell, K	EDM	46:36	1.29	2.58	33.33	1.86	2.73	40.48	-0.60	0.39	-10.73
2020-21	Nurse, D	EDM	22:43	5.28	5.28	50.00	3.11	3.11	50.06	0.76	0.71	0.45

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	25		$10,500,000	$10,500,000	-	$11,000,000	$1,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	RFA-arb
2026-27	26		$10,500,000	$10,500,000	-	$11,000,000	$1,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	RFA-arb
2027-28	27	NMC	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	-	$8,000,000	$1,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	UFA
2028-29	28	NMC	$10,500,000	$10,500,000	-	$8,000,000	$1,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	UFA
Total					-	$38,000,000	$4,000,000	$42,000,000	$42,000,000

Signed: June 30, 2025

Team: Edmonton Oilers

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 10.99

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	23	$3,900,000	$3,900,000	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	RFA
2024-25	24	$3,900,000	$3,900,000	-	-	$4,300,000	$4,300,000	$4,300,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$7,800,000	$7,800,000	$7,800,000

Signed: Aug 24, 2023

Team: Edmonton Oilers

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 4.67

Entry Level Contract

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	18	$925,000	$1,658,333	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2019-20	19	$894,167	$1,627,500	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2020-21	20	$863,333	$1,596,667	$500,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2021-22	21	$863,333	$1,596,667	$850,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
2022-23	22	$863,333	$1,596,667	$850,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$2,200,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: July 17, 2018

Team: Edmonton Oilers

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

*Age is as of September 15