🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

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2026-27 Projection

Artemi Panarin

LAK · Age 34.8 · 🇷🇺 Russia · 6′0″, 173 lb · Undrafted
LAKteam
LWposition
21position rank
61skater rank
85overall
73offense
12peripherals

Value over replacement, based on 82 games played.
Ideal for H2H 12-team banger category leagues, 16 roster spots.

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2678 GPH236 GPH142 GPPrev 3244 GP · 3y
TOI20.3720.8419.2519.7319.80
PP TOI3.343.383.323.433.44
G3329322839
A5959635562
PTS92889583101
PPP3024252336
SOG230236219249250
PIM1921162625
Hits131291421
Blocks1517191512

Sample: 78 GP · 1,257 5v5 min (2025-26) — how much ice time backs these rates

Positional rankingLeft wing · league-wide (of 281)
offenseperipheralsvalue over replacement

Counts = projected deployment × projected /60 rate, per 82 GP. Rates regress off the process metric (ixG, shot-driving), not last year's finishing %. PP points = projected PP rate (anchored on the 2nd-half PP1 role, finishing regressed) × projected PP TOI.

Metrics worth highlighting

The charts that move this projection — where he broke from his own 3-year rate, where the season split in half, and where we’re taking the number next year
Second-half surge
1A/60
3-yr 0.780.58Q1Q2Q3Q4

1A/60 finished the year 40% above where it started (0.61 in the first half, 0.86 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

We project it up
PPP
3022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27

We’re projecting power play points 25% above last season, 24 to 30.

Second-half fade
PIM
1922-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

Penalty minutes ran at a 16 pace in the second half after 26 in the first, per 82 games.

Bottom of the league
Hits/60
0.5222-2323-2424-2525-26

Hits/60 sits in the 2th percentile league-wide (0.52).

Picked automatically from every chart on this card, ranked by how far each number moved. Each claim is measured off the chart drawn beside it.

Similar & complementary players

Similar makeup Forward
Closest across all seven categories — match % is the whole-profile fit
  • William NylanderRW · Toronto Maple Leafs91% match
    shared: PPP, A, SOG, G
  • Kyle ConnorLW · Winnipeg Jets89% match
    shared: SOG, A, G, PPP
  • Clayton KellerLW · Utah Mammoth85% match
    shared: A, PPP, SOG, G
  • Jack HughesC,LW · New Jersey Devils83% match
    shared: A, PPP, SOG, G
Complementary Forward
Same position, opposite profile — strong where Artemi Panarin is weak or average, light where he’s strong
Profile shape — per-82 category values vs the league p99 for the position (same scale as the hero bars)
This player
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
the profile below
vs Similar
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
similar players hug the shape
vs Complementary
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
complements fill the gaps

Deployment

Deployment projection — next-year TOI & PP TOI vs the last two years (the role that drives every count)
Coaching
2026-27 · Peter Laviolette (LAK) new voice
Last year (NYR, traded): D.J. Smith LAK · pre-trade → Mike Sullivan NYR · acquired mid-season (small sample) — in-season change
Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
TOI20.3720.8419.80+5%
5v5 TOI15.6716.1215.25+6%
PP TOI3.343.383.44-2%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  22 · 20 · 16 · 20
TOI*
3-yr 19.8018.93Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 15.2515.56Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 3.443.37Q1Q2Q3Q4
*Total TOI by quarter reconstructs 5v5+PP quarterly totals plus a held-flat season PK/GP — NST has no all-strength quarterly export. Level is accurate; quarter-to-quarter movement comes from 5v5+PP.
By season — year over year
TOI
20.3722-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
15.6722-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
3.3422-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

Shooting — volume & conversion

How much and how well he shoots — volume (SOG), finishing (% vs chance quality), and the individual shot-quality funnel (iCF ⊇ iSCF ⊇ iHDCF).

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
SOG/606.096.357.59-16%
G/600.950.951.22-22%
iSH%15.6214.9616.10-7%
ixG/600.540.64-16%
iCF/6014.3115.83-10%
iSCF/607.167.76-8%
iHDCF/601.622.18-26%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  22 · 20 · 16 · 20
SOG/60
3-yr 7.595.79Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 16.1020.03Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.640.51Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 15.8310.99Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 7.765.79Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 2.181.93Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
6.3522-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
14.9622-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
0.5422-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
14.3122-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
7.1622-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
1.6222-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
3322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
23022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
ContextFinishing looks earned: iSH% 15.0% sits near the 16.1% 3-yr mark with 5v5 ixG/60 0.54 (42nd pct league-wide) — goals held close to last year.
RiskShot volume down 16% (5v5 SOG/60 6.35 vs 7.59) — volume is the repeatable half, so this caps the goal ceiling.
RiskAge 34 — modest past-prime drag on scoring rates.

Assists — playmaking & on-ice offense

Primary vs secondary helpers, plus the on-ice offense and luck signals underneath them.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
on-ice SH%10.7711.3610.04+13%
IPP77.7773.8682.54-11%
1A/600.730.720.78-7%
2A/600.720.760.66+15%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  22 · 20 · 16 · 20
1A/60
3-yr 0.780.58Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.660.96Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.7222-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.7622-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
5922-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
PTS
9222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
ContextAssist environment looks normal (on-ice SH% 11.4%, IPP 73.9%).

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PP TOI3.343.383.44-2%
PP iSH%9.995.6313.15-57%
PP SOG/6015.9316.1615.24+6%
PP ixG/601.691.69+0%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  22 · 20 · 16 · 20
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 3.443.37Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 15.2414.23Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 1.691.27Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
3.3822-2323-2424-2525-26
PP SOG/60
16.1622-2323-2424-2525-26
PP ixG/60
1.6922-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PPP
3022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPG
822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPA
2222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. PPG and PPA are the 2 halves of the PPP above them, split by the projection's own goal/assist mix. PP-only, so the halves are exact.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
TailwindApply a positive team-offense tailwind to LA's skill players and PP. · Coaching landscape report
ContextPP role steady at ~3.3 PP TOI/gp.
TailwindPP finishing ran cold (5.6% vs 13.2%) over steady PP chances — PP goals should rebound.

Physical — PIM · hits · blocks

Peripheral counting categories. Noisier and scorer-biased — read as role over the years, not pure talent.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PIMs/600.780.860.90-5%
Hits/600.610.520.89-41%
Blks/600.690.670.40+66%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  22 · 20 · 16 · 20
PIMs/60
3-yr 0.900.77Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 0.890.58Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 0.400.96Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
0.8622-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
0.5222-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
0.6722-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
1922-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
1322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
1522-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
RiskHits tailing off: Q4 0.58/60 and 2nd-half 0.40 below the 0.52 season rate — projected DOWN to 0.61/60, weighting the recent decline over the 0.89 3-yr mark.
TailwindBlocks surging late: Q4 0.96/60 and 2nd-half 0.82 vs a 0.67 season rate (0.40 3-yr) (0th pct league-wide) — reads as a real role/confidence step, so projected UP to 0.69/60, weighting the finish over the 3-yr baseline.