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Pavel Buchnevich

Position	Left Wing / Right Wing	Current Team	St. Louis Blues
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	6 years
Height	6'1"	Expires	2030-31
Weight (lbs)	196	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	36
Age	30 (Apr 17, 1995)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2013, Round 3, Overall 75 (NYR)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 2, 2024	St. Louis Blues	Signed 6 years @ $8.000M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jul 27, 2021	St. Louis Blues	Signed 4 years @ $5.800M AAV starting in 2021-22
Jul 26, 2019	New York Rangers	Signed 2 years @ $3.250M AAV starting in 2019-20
May 13, 2016	New York Rangers	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card

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2024-25 Player Card

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2023-24 Player Card

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Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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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.
2016-17	NYR	41	448:18	0.67	1.34	2.01	0.58	0.09	13.16	11.35	1.80	6.67	10.00
2017-18	NYR	74	874:37	0.62	1.17	1.78	0.69	-0.07	8.82	9.87	-1.05	4.35	6.52
2018-19	NYR	64	795:56	0.83	0.75	1.58	0.70	0.13	12.09	10.21	1.88	3.12	5.47
2019-20	NYR	68	934:23	0.71	1.28	1.99	0.70	0.00	9.65	9.63	0.02	2.01	2.68
2020-21	NYR	54	699:02	1.12	1.46	2.58	0.65	0.47	14.77	8.57	6.20	4.42	2.65
2021-22	STL	73	976:41	0.92	1.60	2.52	0.71	0.21	10.87	8.40	2.47	1.69	6.18
2022-23	STL	63	854:54	1.26	1.33	2.60	0.67	0.59	20.45	10.85	9.60	3.31	5.79
2023-24	STL	80	1087:58	0.55	1.16	1.71	0.70	-0.15	7.63	9.73	-2.09	6.28	6.28
2024-25	STL	76	1080:38	0.83	1.22	2.05	0.65	0.18	14.42	11.27	3.15	2.63	5.92
2025-26	STL	10	127:38	0.00	1.41	1.41	0.60	-0.60	0.00	10.71	-10.71	0.00	0.00

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
2016-17	NYR	41	448:18	43.63	3.35	2.69	42.43	2.54	2.48	56.82	52.06	0.36	-0.11	4.68
2017-18	NYR	74	874:37	43.42	2.33	2.67	47.27	2.13	2.79	52.31	48.88	0.22	-0.07	2.81
2018-19	NYR	64	795:56	41.54	2.34	2.41	46.59	2.71	2.76	46.27	46.60	-0.01	0.05	-0.62
2019-20	NYR	68	934:23	44.95	3.34	2.80	42.51	2.83	2.70	54.17	50.90	0.45	-0.08	5.09
2020-21	NYR	54	699:02	38.45	3.18	2.30	42.57	2.49	2.47	56.06	48.18	0.04	-0.02	0.66
2021-22	STL	73	976:41	45.77	3.87	2.98	43.00	2.46	2.68	61.16	52.65	0.68	-0.03	6.70
2022-23	STL	63	854:54	40.71	3.65	2.61	45.90	2.25	2.86	61.90	47.68	0.33	0.16	1.99
2023-24	STL	80	1087:58	44.73	2.70	2.70	43.68	2.43	2.77	52.69	49.35	0.65	-0.01	6.92
2024-25	STL	76	1080:38	41.42	3.16	2.56	43.03	2.44	2.51	56.44	50.54	0.56	0.44	1.31
2025-26	STL	10	127:38	31.03	2.82	2.20	41.84	4.70	2.62	37.50	45.63	-0.39	0.65	-11.19

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%
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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 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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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.

News and Opinions

3 Blues players who have massively disappointed early in 2025-26 season at Bleedin' Blue (Wed Oct 29, 2025)
Why Chris Drury Should Be on the Hot Seat for the Rangers at Blue Line Station (Tue Oct 28, 2025)
Blues concede monumental collapse in Detroit, lose 6-4 at Bleedin' Blue (Sun Oct 26, 2025)
Red Wings-Blues Tweetcap: Detroit rallies from a 4-0 deficit to win 6-4 over St. Louis at The Malik Report (Sun Oct 26, 2025)
Projected Lineups for Blues vs. Red Wings – 10/25/25 at The Hockey Writers (Sat Oct 25, 2025)
Pavel Buchnevich finally scores, can he keep the momentum going at Bleedin' Blue (Fri Oct 24, 2025)
With more lineup changes rumored, here are three Blues players to watch against the Mammoth at Bleedin' Blue (Thu Oct 23, 2025)
Three Blues underperforming to start the season at Bleedin' Blue (Thu Oct 23, 2025)
Three takeaways from Blues underwhelming loss to Kings, 2-1 at Bleedin' Blue (Wed Oct 22, 2025)
Blues don't have enough against Kings, lose in overtime 2-1 at Bleedin' Blue (Wed Oct 22, 2025)
Adrian Kempe Scores Overtime Winner in Kings’ 2-1 Victory Over Blues at The Hockey Writers (Wed Oct 22, 2025)
St. Louis Blues May Have Found the Right Line Chemistry at The Hockey Writers (Sun Oct 19, 2025)
Observations From Blues' 3-1 Win Vs. Stars For First Home Win at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sun Oct 19, 2025)
Blues' forward lines could use another shakeup at Bleedin' Blue (Fri Oct 17, 2025)
The St. Louis Blues have a youth movement going on- when will the veterans show up? at Bleedin' Blue (Fri Oct 17, 2025)
Observations From Blues' Embarrassing 8-3 Loss Vs. Blackhawks, Falling To 0-2 At Home at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Oct 16, 2025)
Blackhawks Vs Blues: Projected Lineup, How To Watch, & More Ahead Of Game 5 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
Eye for an Eye: Blackhawks at Blues Preview at Second City Hockey (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
Blackhawks Game Day: 3 things to watch versus the Blues at Blackhawk Up (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
Blackhawks vs. Blues: Preview, Projected Lineups, How To Watch, & More at Chicago Hockey Now (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
Observations From Blues' 5-2 Win Vs. Canucks To Sweep Pair On Road at Yahoo Sports NHL (Tue Oct 14, 2025)
St. Louis Blues stay perfect on Canadian road trip, shutting down Vancouver 5-2 at Bleedin' Blue (Tue Oct 14, 2025)
(10-9-25) Wild-Blues Gameday Lineup at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
Three Blues players to watch for in opening night battle with Minnesota at Bleedin' Blue (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
These two superstars are already on the same page before the Blues 2025-26 season even begins at Bleedin' Blue (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
2025 Rangers Season Previews: Chris Drury at Blue Shirt Banter (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
Observations From Blues' 7-1 Preseason Win Vs. Senators at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
Jimmy Snuggerud has made a strong case to erase Zack Bolduc’s memory in St. Louis at Bleedin' Blue (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
Blues opening night roster taking shape under Montgomery at Bleedin' Blue (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
Send Me On My Way: Blackhawks at Blues Preseason Preview at Second City Hockey (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
(9-27-25) Blackhawks-Blues Preseason Gameday Lineup at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
Thomas looking to become Blues' first 100 points scorer in 31 years at Bleedin' Blue (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
Projecting the Blues' opening night first line at Bleedin' Blue (Fri Sep 19, 2025)
The NHL’s Top 50 Russians of All-Time at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 15, 2025)
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Blues fans may not love Pavel Buchnevich’s numbers, but they trust his game at Bleedin' Blue (Tue Sep 9, 2025)
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Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	30	NTC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	-	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
2026-27	31	NTC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2027-28	32	NTC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	-	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	UFA
2028-29	33	NTC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	-	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	$11,000,000	UFA
2029-30	34	M-NTC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	-	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
2030-31	35	M-NTC	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$48,000,000	$48,000,000	$48,000,000

Signed: July 2, 2024

Team: St. Louis Blues

GM: Doug Armstrong

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 8.38

Clause: In 2029-30 player can submit a 20 team no trade list. In 2030-31 player can submit a 15 team no trade list.

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Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	26		$5,800,000	$5,800,000	-	-	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	RFA-arb
2022-23	27	M-NTC	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	-	-	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	UFA
2023-24	28	M-NTC	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	-	-	$6,900,000	$6,900,000	$6,900,000	UFA
2024-25	29	NTC	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	-	-	$6,300,000	$6,300,000	$6,300,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$23,200,000	$23,200,000	$23,200,000

Signed: July 27, 2021

Team: St. Louis Blues

GM: Doug Armstrong

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 7.12

Clause: Starting in 2023-24 player can submit a 12 team no trade clause. Upgraded to a full NTC for 2024-25 when player signed contract extension on July 2, 2024.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	24	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	-	$500,000	$2,500,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	RFA-arb
2020-21	25	$3,250,000	$3,250,000	-	$500,000	$3,000,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	$1,000,000	$5,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000

Signed: July 26, 2019

Team: New York Rangers

GM: Jeff Gorton

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 3.99

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	21	$925,000	$925,000	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2017-18	22	$925,000	$925,000	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2018-19	23	$925,000	$925,000	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				-	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: May 13, 2016

Team: New York Rangers

GM: Jeff Gorton

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2011-12	Russia-Jr.	Cherepovets Jr.	45	15	29	44		55				10	4	3	7		4
2012-13	WJ18-A	Russia	7	5	6	11	+4	2	31	1,613.0
2012-13	KHL	Cherepovets	12	1	1	2						6
2012-13	Russia-Jr.	Cherepovets Jr.	24	8	15	23		36				3	1	4	5		12
2013-14	WJC-A	Russia	7	2	5	7	+3	18	16
2013-14	Russia-Jr.	Cherepovets Jr.	2	0	2	2		2				7	4	5	9		12
2013-14	KHL	Cherepovets	40	7	11	18		12				6	1	1	2		9
2014-15	KHL	Cherepovets	48	13	17	30		16
2014-15	WJC-A	Russia	7	1	5	6	-1	2	21
2014-15	MHL	Almaz Cherepovets										11	8	12	20	+5	32
2015-16	KHL	Severstal Cherepovets	40	12	17	29	-6	20
2015-16	KHL	Cherepovets	40	12	17	29		20
2015-16	EHT	Russia	2	0	0	0	-1	2
2015-16	KHL	St. Petersburg	18	4	4	8		4				14	1	2	3		29
2015-16	KHL	SKA St. Petersburg	18	4	4	8		4				14	1	2	3		29
2016-17	AHL	Hartford Wolf Pack	4	3	2	5	+2
2016-17	NHL	New York Rangers	41	8	12	20	+6	13	55	14.6	13:16	5		1	1	+1		10	0.0	12:17
2017-18	NHL	New York Rangers	74	14	29	43	-3	20	136	10.3	15:01
2017-18	WC	Russia	8	1	3	4	+5	2
2017-18	EHT	Russia	5	1	2	3	+1
2018-19	NHL	New York Rangers	64	21	17	38	-10	13	119	17.6	15:10
2019-20	NHL	New York Rangers	68	16	30	46	+2	24	148	10.8	16:56	3				-1	6	5	0.0	18:06
2020-21	NHL	New York Rangers	54	20	28	48	+12	42	120	16.7	18:44
2021-22	NHL	St. Louis Blues	73	30	46	76	+29	34	199	15.1	18:18	12	1	10	11	-3	6	22	4.5	18:55
2022-23	NHL	St. Louis Blues	63	26	41	67	+14	36	123	21.1	19:27
2023-24	NHL	St. Louis Blues	80	27	36	63	+3	48	207	13.0	19:49
2024-25	NHL	St. Louis Blues	76	20	37	57	+10	23	145	13.8	19:02	7	3	5	8	+1	14	14	21.4	20:35
2025-26	NHL	St. Louis Blues	9	2	4	6	-5	4	17	11.8	18:06
NHL Career			602	184	280	464	+58	257	1269	14.5	17:31	27	4	16	20	-2	26	51	7.8	18:02