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Vladislav Gavrikov

Position	Left Defense	Current Team	New York Rangers
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	7 years
Height	6'3"	Expires	2031-32
Weight (lbs)	210	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	36
Age	29 (Nov 21, 1995)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2015, Round 6, Overall 159 (CBJ)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 1, 2025	New York Rangers	Signed 7 years @ $7.000M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jun 7, 2023	Los Angeles Kings	Signed 2 years @ $5.875M AAV starting in 2023-24
Nov 5, 2020	Columbus Blue Jackets	Signed 3 years @ $2.800M AAV starting in 2020-21
Apr 13, 2019	Columbus Blue Jackets	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 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

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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.
2019-20	CBJ	69	1122:22	0.27	0.59	0.86	0.20	0.06	6.94	5.31	1.63	1.02	8.16
2020-21	CBJ	55	907:14	0.13	0.66	0.79	0.15	-0.01	4.35	4.82	-0.47	1.54	1.54
2021-22	CBJ	80	1455:18	0.16	0.87	1.03	0.20	-0.04	4.26	5.24	-0.98	0.79	3.94
2022-23	CBJ	52	893:43	0.07	0.34	0.40	0.24	-0.17	2.08	7.44	-5.36	2.78	5.56
2022-23	LAK	20	359:21	0.33	0.83	1.17	0.22	0.11	8.33	5.58	2.75	0.00	6.25
2022-23	CBJ, LAK	72	1253:04	0.14	0.48	0.62	0.24	-0.09	4.17	6.82	-2.65	1.92	5.77
2023-24	LAK	77	1315:42	0.23	0.73	0.96	0.19	0.04	4.59	3.75	0.83	0.00	7.30
2024-25	LAK	82	1525:37	0.16	0.79	0.94	0.15	0.01	4.04	3.89	0.15	0.67	2.00
2025-26	NYR	19	379:54	0.32	0.63	0.95	0.19	0.12	8.00	4.87	3.13	0.00	2.63

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
2019-20	CBJ	69	1122:22	41.38	2.30	2.40	40.04	2.35	2.14	49.43	52.89	0.06	-0.14	2.19
2020-21	CBJ	55	907:14	36.37	1.79	2.09	44.24	3.04	2.46	36.99	45.97	-0.06	0.04	-1.07
2021-22	CBJ	80	1455:18	40.24	2.76	2.43	46.30	3.46	2.99	44.37	44.79	0.04	0.06	-0.08
2022-23	CBJ	52	893:43	40.35	2.01	2.47	46.73	3.02	2.88	40.00	46.16	0.15	0.06	1.05
2022-23	LAK	20	359:21	49.26	2.34	2.95	35.90	1.00	2.05	70.00	58.97	0.29	-0.16	4.44
2022-23	CBJ, LAK	72	1253:04	42.90	2.11	2.61	43.62	2.44	2.64	46.32	49.67	0.20	-0.01	2.08
2023-24	LAK	77	1315:42	48.29	2.83	2.70	39.08	2.46	2.26	53.45	54.52	0.23	0.10	1.06
2024-25	LAK	82	1525:37	43.54	2.44	2.41	35.36	1.65	1.91	59.62	55.74	-0.07	-0.21	1.83
2025-26	NYR	19	379:54	45.01	1.90	2.65	36.17	1.42	1.98	57.14	57.22	0.19	-0.14	3.53

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 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	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

NYR/TBL 11/12 Review: Blueshirts Bombard Bolts with a Touchdown (And an Extra Point Too) – But They Did Catch Tampa at The Right Time, BSU Party This Saturday, Vladislav Gavrikov’s First True “Once a Ranger, Always a Ranger” Moment; Mika Puts Away His Ballerina Slippers Too, Vincent “Heart” (Or Is It “Hart?”) Trocheck Absolutely Tremendous; FAT CATS Run Another Premier Goalie Out of a Game, Fort Igor in Crunch Time, Cuylle Hand Luke Tops Leaderboard, Most Important Win Yet, TNT & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Thu Nov 13, 2025)
NYR/NSH 11/10 Review: WE WANT THE CUP – And The FBI Should Investigate Nashville Too! The Blueshirts Finally Go Sticks Up at M$G, FAT CATS Make Mincemeat Out of Third-Worst Mountain Cats; But a Win’s Still a Win, Vincent Trocheck & Gabe Perreault Change “The Same Old Rangers” Vibe; Former “GAG LINE 2.0” Combines For 8-Points, Consistency vs. One-Offs, Henrik Lundqvist Shines; Eye Test Always Trumps All – And The One Question Kenny Albert Failed to Ask Donald Trump on Sunday, M$GN, THANK YOU VETERANS & More at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Tue Nov 11, 2025)
Rangers’ Fox & Gavrikov Pairing Off to Strong Start at The Hockey Writers (Tue Nov 4, 2025)
Blueshirt Banter 2026-26 Season Preview Roundtable at Blue Shirt Banter (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
2025 Rangers Season Previews: Adam Fox at Blue Shirt Banter (Wed Oct 1, 2025)
Key takeaways after Rangers blow lead in 5-4 OT preseason loss to Bruins at Forever Blueshirts (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
3 things to watch for when Rangers host Bruins in preseason clash at MSG at Forever Blueshirts (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
2025 Rangers Season Previews: Vladislav Gavrikov at Blue Shirt Banter (Tue Sep 23, 2025)
There's Optimism Around Potential Adam Fox-Vladislav Gavrikov Defensive Pairing at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Sep 19, 2025)
Vladislav Gavrikov ‘massive upgrade’ on Rangers defense corps, former NHL enforcer believes at Forever Blueshirts (Mon Sep 1, 2025)
Rangers News & Rumors: Fox, Gavrikov, Boyko, Garand at The Hockey Writers (Mon Aug 18, 2025)
3 biggest whiffs for LA Kings in free agency this offseason at Rink Royalty (Sat Aug 9, 2025)
NHL Network analyst likes Rangers future, unsure of present: ‘don’t know that it happens overnight’ at Forever Blueshirts (Thu Aug 7, 2025)
LA Kings reportedly tried to get a sign-and-trade done for Vladislav Gavrikov at Rink Royalty (Mon Jul 7, 2025)
The New York Rangers Make Multiple Moves For Their Centennial Season – But Are They Really Any Better From Where They Left Off? Irma Zibanejad Is Not Kelly Trouba – And She May Have Gotten a Blueshirts Beat Reporter Fired Too, NHL Draft, Free Agency & Signing Thoughts; See Ya K’Andre/Hello Vladislav, Cuylle Bridged, NYR Alumni News; Frank Boucher Honored, Ron Duguay Recovers, The Panthers Crush The Summer; But Don’t Count Out The Islanders Either, 2025 HHOF Class; Mogilny In, Fischler Still Wrongfully Omitted & Everything Else Hockey Related From The Past Month at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Sat Jul 5, 2025)
Even coaching ties couldn’t bring star defenseman to the Red Wings at Octopus Thrower (Tue Jul 1, 2025)
Rangers sign top NHL free agent Vladislav Gavrikov to anchor top pair with Adam Fox at Blue Line Station (Tue Jul 1, 2025)
LA Kings would love if Vladislav Gavrikov agreed to team-friendly deal like Ekblad at Rink Royalty (Mon Jun 30, 2025)
Ken Holland gives bleak update on LA Kings negotiations with Vladislav Gavrikov at Rink Royalty (Sun Jun 29, 2025)
Ken Holland shares what the holdup is in Vladislav Gavrikov's negotiations at Rink Royalty (Wed Jun 25, 2025)
Insider believes NY Rangers are landing top free agent defenseman on expensive contract at Blue Line Station (Wed Jun 25, 2025)
LA Kings and New York Rangers trade idea would be a win-win for everyone at Rink Royalty (Mon Jun 23, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	29	NMC	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	-	$8,000,000	$1,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	UFA
2026-27	30	NMC	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	-	$8,000,000	$1,000,000	$9,000,000	$9,000,000	UFA
2027-28	31	NMC	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	-	$6,650,000	$1,000,000	$7,650,000	$7,650,000	UFA
2028-29	32	NMC	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	-	$5,550,000	$1,000,000	$6,550,000	$6,650,000	UFA
2029-30	33	NMC	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	-	$5,000,000	$1,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2030-31	34	M-NTC	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	-	$2,000,000	$3,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	UFA
2031-32	35	M-NTC	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	-	-	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	UFA
Total					-	$35,200,000	$13,800,000	$49,000,000	$49,100,000

Signed: July 1, 2025

Team: New York Rangers

GM: Chris Drury

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 7.33

Clause: Full no move through 2029-30 season. Player has a 20 team no trade list in 2030-31 and a 15 team no trade list in 2031-32.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	27	$5,875,000	$5,875,000	-	$5,725,000	$775,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	UFA
2024-25	28	$5,875,000	$5,875,000	-	$4,475,000	$775,000	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	UFA
Total				-	$10,200,000	$1,550,000	$11,750,000	$11,750,000

Signed: June 7, 2023

Team: Los Angeles Kings

GM: Rob Blake

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 7.04

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	24	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	-	-	$1,650,000	$1,650,000	$1,650,000	10.2(c)
2021-22	25	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	-	-	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	$2,550,000	RFA
2022-23	26	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	-	-	$4,200,000	$4,200,000	$4,200,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$8,400,000	$8,400,000	$8,400,000

Signed: Nov 5, 2020

Team: Columbus Blue Jackets

GM: Jarmo Kekalainen

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.44

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	22	$925,000	$1,350,000	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2019-20	23	$925,000	$1,350,000	$850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$850,000	$185,000	$1,665,000	$1,850,000	$140,000

Signed: Apr 13, 2019

Team: Columbus Blue Jackets

GM: Jarmo Kekalainen

Exp. Status: 10.2(c)

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
2010-11	Russia U16	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl U16	18	0	8	8		16
2010-11	Russia U16 Finals	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl U16										5		2	2	+3	8
2011-12	Russia-Jr.	Yaroslavl Jr.	8	1	1	2		4				2
2012-13	Russia-Jr.	Yaroslavl Jr.	47	3	3	6		18
2013-14	Russia-Jr.	Yaroslavl Jr.	45	3	9	12		28				7		2	2		4
2014-15	Russia-2	Ryazan	11	1	2	3		4
2014-15	Russia-Jr.	Yaroslavl Jr.	16	1	6	7		16				5					2
2014-15	KHL	Yaroslavl	16	0	1	1		4				4
2015-16	EHT	Russia	2	0	0	0	+1
2015-16	KHL	Yaroslavl	42	3	4	7		18				5	1		1		2
2015-16	KHL	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	42	3	4	7	+17	18				5	1		1	-1	2
2016-17	WC	Russia	9	1	1	2	+9	2
2016-17	EHT	Russia	7	1	0	1	+2	2
2016-17	KHL	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	54	3	4	7	+8	38				15	1	4	5	+5	14
2017-18	EHT	Russia	11	0	2	2	+1	6
2017-18	WC	Russia	8	0	1	1	+7	2
2017-18	OG	Russia	6	2	1	3	+6	6
2017-18	KHL	SKA St. Petersburg	50	5	9	14	+21	26				15	1	4	5	+7	2
2018-19	WC	Russia	10	0	0	0	+2	4
2018-19	EHT	Russia	3	2	0	2	+2
2018-19	KHL	SKA St. Petersburg	60	5	15	20	+48	10				18	1		1	+2
2018-19	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets										2				-2		1	0.0	15:35
2019-20	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	69	5	13	18	+1	18	81	6.2	18:59	10	1	2	3	-4	6	15	6.7	23:21
2020-21	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	55	2	10	12	-13	14	48	4.2	19:24
2020-21	WC	Russia	8	0	2	2	+3
2021-22	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	80	5	28	33	-3	68	108	4.6	22:17
2022-23	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	52	3	7	10	-8	30	61	4.9	22:20
2022-23	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	20	3	6	9	+12	8	28	10.7	21:01	6		1	1	+5		10	0.0	21:38
2023-24	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	77	6	17	23	+9	28	114	5.3	20:37	5		2	2		2	2	0.0	19:48
2024-25	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	82	5	25	30	+26	28	112	4.5	23:05	6		2	2	-1	2	5	0.0	21:00
2025-26	NHL	New York Rangers	19	2	4	6	+6	14	27	7.4	22:48
NHL Career			454	31	110	141	+30	208	579	5.4	21:16	29	1	7	8	-2	10	33	3.0	21:21