Defence · #8 · VAN

Zeev Buium

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 183 lb
Born: Dec 7, 2005 (age 20)
Birthplace: San Diego, California, USA
Draft: 2024, MIN, round 1, 12th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 20; VAN
TOI: 427; 21:22 a game
CF%: 48.4; 351–374
xGF%: 41.4; 16.3–23.0
GF%: 40.5; 17–25

2026-27 individual

G: 0
A1: 0
A2: 4
P: 4
iSF: 18
Sh%: 0.0
ixG: 1.00
G−ixG: -1.00

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's defencemen.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	0.0	8.2	-8.2	6.5
On-ice Sh%	10.6	8.8	+1.9	10.9
PDO	97.9	98.1	-0.2	99.7
G−ixG	-1.00	–	–	–

Sh% z -1.2. 18 shots on goal: too few to judge yet (25 needed). Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts34.8 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net39.0 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 427 min.

His attempts

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on goal missgoal

Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

27 unblocked · 18 SOG · 0 G · 1.00 ixG · 1 from his own half, not drawn.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	0	0	–	20.6
High slot	2	1	0.0	18.2
Circles	5	4	0.0	9.9
Point and perimeter	19	12	0.0	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2025-26 MIN	MIN	31	572	53.0	55.1	53.2	+3.8	30.06	26.48	9.4	92.0	101.4
2025-26 VAN	VAN	45	916	52.6	40.9	44.7	+4.0	41.77	51.63	8.3	87.6	95.9
2026-27 VAN	VAN	20	427	48.4	40.5	41.4	+4.6	16.28	23.03	10.6	87.2	97.9
Total MIN/VAN	MIN/VAN	96	1915	51.8	44.7	46.6	+3.9	88.11	101.14	9.1	88.9	98.0

Among the league's defencemen

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 213 defencemen with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Buium without	Without Buium	With	Buium without	Without Buium	With	Buium without	Without Buium	With	Buium without	Without Buium
HronekFilip Hronek D	139	231	231	36.9 4.0–6.8	36.9 -0.0	37.2 -0.3	41.8 100–139	46.3 -4.5	44.8 -3.0	43.8 7–9	40.9 9–13	30.4 7–16
PetterssonElias Pettersson C	103	267	167	40.0 3.0–4.5	36.0 +4.1	45.4 -5.4	42.5 74–100	45.4 -2.9	42.5 0.0	46.2 6–7	40.0 10–15	47.4 9–10
BoeserBrock Boeser RW	103	267	162	33.9 3.6–6.9	38.4 -4.5	37.7 -3.8	44.8 86–106	44.6 +0.2	45.5 -0.7	44.4 4–5	41.4 12–17	28.6 4–10
O'ConnorDrew O'Connor LW	102	268	154	34.8 2.9–5.4	37.7 -3.0	43.7 -8.9	42.9 70–93	45.2 -2.3	49.8 -6.9	28.6 2–5	45.2 14–17	23.1 3–10
KarlssonLinus Karlsson C	96	273	146	28.6 1.6–4.0	38.7 -10.0	42.2 -13.5	37.0 54–92	46.9 -9.9	50.6 -13.6	57.1 4–3	38.7 12–19	43.8 7–9
SassonMax Sasson C	94	276	124	46.6 3.8–4.3	33.6 +13.0	48.8 -2.2	48.1 77–83	43.5 +4.7	47.6 +0.6	27.3 3–8	48.1 13–14	37.5 3–5
LekkerimäkiJonathan Lekkerimäki RW	90	280	147	36.8 3.0–5.2	37.0 -0.2	40.9 -4.1	45.5 71–85	44.4 +1.2	41.1 +4.4	46.2 6–7	40.0 10–15	36.4 4–7
DeBruskJake DeBrusk LW	84	286	140	39.2 2.5–3.9	36.4 +2.8	42.9 -3.7	47.5 67–74	43.8 +3.7	43.7 +3.9	45.5 5–6	40.7 11–16	50.0 7–7
OhgrenLiam Ohgren LW	83	287	146	32.9 2.7–5.5	38.4 -5.5	40.0 -7.1	41.9 62–86	45.5 -3.6	46.5 -4.6	66.7 4–2	37.5 12–20	29.4 5–12
RossiMarco Rossi C	81	289	138	35.0 2.0–3.8	37.4 -2.4	38.5 -3.5	45.6 57–68	44.4 +1.2	46.8 -1.2	71.4 5–2	35.5 11–20	16.7 2–10
CotterPaul Cotter LW	79	291	147	30.3 2.0–4.5	38.6 -8.3	25.0 +5.4	39.7 54–82	46.0 -6.3	36.8 +2.9	40.0 2–3	42.4 14–19	28.6 4–10
WillanderTom Willander D	78	292	216	31.5 2.0–4.3	38.3 -6.7	44.7 -13.2	56.6 64–49	42.0 +14.6	43.9 +12.8	42.9 3–4	41.9 13–18	44.4 8–10
GallagherBrendan Gallagher RW	66	304	110	55.0 3.4–2.8	32.5 +22.6	32.3 +22.7	52.0 65–60	42.8 +9.2	38.1 +13.9	22.2 2–7	48.3 14–15	33.3 2–4
BainsArshdeep Bains LW	64	306	90	40.4 2.8–4.1	36.0 +4.4	38.0 +2.4	49.1 56–58	43.7 +5.5	38.4 +10.8	33.3 4–8	46.2 12–14	50.0 3–3

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). 8 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-09 vs PHI · L 1-3	vs PHI	L 1-3	66.7	0.0	48.7	26	0.70	0.74	0.0	75.0	75.0
2026-11-07 @ EDM · L 2-4	@ EDM	L 2-4	41.5	0.0	43.2	26	0.88	1.15	0.0	87.5	87.5
2026-11-05 @ WPG · L 2-6	@ WPG	L 2-6	50.0	66.7	45.0	22	0.86	1.05	12.5	88.9	101.4
2026-11-03 vs ANA · L 4-5	vs ANA	L 4-5	61.5	75.0	59.9	24	1.46	0.98	27.3	85.7	113.0
2026-10-31 vs TOR · L 2-4	vs TOR	L 2-4	53.1	0.0	33.3	23	0.75	1.50	0.0	91.7	91.7
2026-10-29 @ SJS · L 2-3	@ SJS	L 2-3	33.3	–	31.3	15	0.28	0.62	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-27 @ ANA · W 6-5 OT	@ ANA	W 6-5 OT	52.9	50.0	49.6	20	1.25	1.27	18.2	77.8	96.0
2026-10-25 vs MIN · L 2-4	vs MIN	L 2-4	47.1	50.0	30.8	23	0.78	1.75	16.7	85.7	102.4
2026-10-22 vs DET · L 2-5	vs DET	L 2-5	45.5	50.0	51.5	21	0.78	0.74	14.3	90.0	104.3
2026-10-20 vs CAR · L 3-6	vs CAR	L 3-6	52.0	33.3	43.6	15	0.68	0.88	33.3	71.4	104.8
2026-10-17 @ TBL · L 2-4	@ TBL	L 2-4	65.7	100.0	56.0	19	1.06	0.83	14.3	100.0	114.3
2026-10-15 @ FLA · L 2-3 OT	@ FLA	L 2-3 OT	28.2	0.0	22.5	19	0.59	2.05	0.0	93.8	93.8
2026-10-13 @ NYI · L 2-3	@ NYI	L 2-3	52.9	0.0	48.5	17	0.98	1.04	0.0	81.8	81.8
2026-10-11 @ NYR · L 2-6	@ NYR	L 2-6	44.1	0.0	30.5	22	0.51	1.17	0.0	80.0	80.0
2026-10-10 @ NJD · L 1-4	@ NJD	L 1-4	37.5	0.0	29.4	25	0.69	1.64	0.0	93.8	93.8
2026-10-08 @ CAR · L 2-7	@ CAR	L 2-7	43.3	100.0	21.9	24	0.50	1.78	20.0	100.0	120.0
2026-10-04 vs VGK · L 2-3	vs VGK	L 2-3	51.7	0.0	32.2	20	0.30	0.63	0.0	80.0	80.0
2026-10-03 vs CGY · W 4-1	vs CGY	W 4-1	38.3	–	61.2	23	1.08	0.69	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-01 vs EDM · L 7-9	vs EDM	L 7-9	55.0	28.6	42.9	21	1.20	1.60	16.7	54.5	71.2
2026-09-29 @ EDM · W 6-5 OT	@ EDM	W 6-5 OT	46.3	75.0	50.9	23	0.95	0.92	23.1	91.7	114.7