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Artem Zub

#2 · Defence · Ottawa Senators

Born Oct 3, 1995 in Khabarovsk, RUS (age 31) · 6'3", 201 lb · Shoots right

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

John Marino NJD · 25 P in 75 GP Josh Manson COL · 25 P in 76 GP Cody Ceci EDM · 25 P in 79 GP Jake Middleton MIN · 25 P in 80 GP Matt Roy LAK · 25 P in 81 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

01020302020-21: 14 points1420-212021-22: 22 points2221-222022-23: 10 points1022-232023-24: 25 points2523-242024-25: 13 points1324-252025-26: 30 points3025-26

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2020-21 OTT 47 3 11 14 4 26 39 89 0.30 $925K
2021-22 OTT 81 6 16 22 1 60 92 155 0.27 $2.5M
2022-23 OTT 53 3 7 10 2 39 41 131 0.19 $2.5M
2023-24 OTT 69 5 20 25 5 32 85 139 0.36 $4.6M
2024-25 OTT 56 2 11 13 3 34 57 58 0.23 $4.6M
2025-26 OTT 81 5 25 30 22 57 92 66 0.37 $4.6M
6 seasons Career 387 24 90 114 37 248 406 638 0.29

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2024-25 OTT 6 0 1 1 0 2 3 3 0.17
2025-26 OTT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00
2 seasons Playoffs 7 0 1 1 0 2 3 6 0.14

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
69 5 20 25 5 32 85 139 0.36 5.9 21:01

Contract

$4.6MCap hitends in 2027, then UFA
$184KCap dollars per point25 points in 69 games
$1.063MCap dollars per goal above replacement4.3 goals above replacement
$4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$612KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Ottawa Senators on Dec 21, 2022, as an extension of the contract he was on: 4 years and $18.4M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2026-27, with 3 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $4.6M $4M $0 $4M M-NTC
2024-25 $4.6M $4.8M $0 $4.8M M-NTC
2025-26 $4.6M $4.8M $0 $4.8M M-NTC
2026-27 $4.6M $4.8M $0 $4.8M M-NTC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Dec 21, 2022 Ottawa Senators Extension 2023-24 to 2026-27 4 $18.4M $4.6M
May 14, 2021 Ottawa Senators Extension 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $5M $2.5M
May 1, 2020 Ottawa Senators Entry-level 2020-21 to 2020-21 1 $1.775M $925K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2023-24 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2023-24 analytics

Rating

+4.3Goals above replacement249th of 721 skaters, 63rd of 252 defencemen
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 252 ranked defencemen: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+0.2 75th percentileEven-strength defence+0.7 69th percentilePower play-0.1 34th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 52nd percentilePenalties-1.4 23rd percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

-2024682020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

53.0Corsi for %1263 attempts for, 1122 against
+3.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.4Expected goals for %50.3 expected for, 45.7 against
+3.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
49.1Goals for %53 for, 55 against
98.4PDO8.3% shooting + 90.0% saves
177Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jake Sanderson · Artem Zub66810:4953.854.338-35
Thomas Chabot · Artem Zub35124:0454.046.87-6
Jakob Chychrun · Artem Zub51107:4950.045.84-6
Erik Brannstrom · Artem Zub4591:4756.155.53-6

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.8Expected goalsfrom 127 unblocked attempts
+1.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.12 expected goals per 60 minutes19th
Shot quality 2.2% chance per attempt14th
Finishing +1.2 goals above expected75thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 250 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 4Expected 2.8

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 16, 2024 @ BOS W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 1 5 25:58
Apr 15, 2024 @ NYR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 18:54
Apr 13, 2024 vs MTL W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:45
Apr 11, 2024 @ TBL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 19:12
Apr 9, 2024 @ FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 19:00
Apr 7, 2024 @ WSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 21:32
Apr 6, 2024 vs NJD L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 20:50
Apr 4, 2024 vs FLA L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 20:33
Apr 2, 2024 @ MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:53
Mar 30, 2024 @ WPG W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 22:14
Mar 28, 2024 vs CHI W 2-0 0 0 0 1 4 3 3 23:49
Mar 27, 2024 @ BUF W 6-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 21:11
Mar 24, 2024 vs EDM W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 22:51
Mar 23, 2024 @ NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 22:15
Mar 21, 2024 vs STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 20:33
Mar 19, 2024 @ BOS L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:51
Mar 17, 2024 vs CAR L 2-7 0 0 0 -4 0 1 3 21:42
Mar 16, 2024 @ NYI W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 6 21:45
Mar 14, 2024 @ CBJ W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 21:27
Mar 12, 2024 vs PIT W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 21:48
Mar 9, 2024 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 24:53
Mar 7, 2024 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 25:42
Mar 6, 2024 @ ANA L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 19:24
Mar 2, 2024 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 19:03
Mar 1, 2024 vs ARI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 20:53
Feb 22, 2024 vs DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 18:50
Feb 20, 2024 @ FLA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 5 20:11
Feb 19, 2024 @ TBL W 4-2 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 21:01
Feb 17, 2024 @ CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:03
Feb 10, 2024 vs TOR W 5-3 0 1 1 3 0 1 3 21:42
Jan 31, 2024 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24:20
Jan 29, 2024 vs NSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 20:54
Jan 27, 2024 vs NYR L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 4 0 2 20:10
Jan 25, 2024 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19:21
Jan 23, 2024 @ MTL W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 19:49
Jan 21, 2024 @ PHI W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 26:19
Jan 20, 2024 vs WPG L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 21:23
Jan 18, 2024 vs MTL W 6-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 22:09
Jan 16, 2024 vs COL L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 20:40
Jan 13, 2024 vs SJS W 5-4 0 3 3 3 0 7 2 20:47
Jan 11, 2024 @ BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:55
Jan 6, 2024 @ EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 16:56
Jan 4, 2024 @ SEA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:49
Jan 2, 2024 @ VAN L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 20:29
Dec 31, 2023 vs BUF W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 21:50
Dec 29, 2023 vs NJD L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 18:04
Dec 27, 2023 @ TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 24:45
Dec 23, 2023 vs PIT W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 24:07
Dec 21, 2023 @ COL L 4-6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 21:54
Dec 19, 2023 @ ARI L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 24:38
Dec 17, 2023 @ VGK L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 5 21:10
Dec 15, 2023 @ DAL L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 22:07
Dec 14, 2023 @ STL L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 22:59
Dec 12, 2023 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 19:50
Dec 9, 2023 @ DET W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 22:31
Dec 7, 2023 vs TOR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 22:19
Dec 5, 2023 vs NYR W 6-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 24:42
Dec 2, 2023 vs SEA W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21:57
Dec 1, 2023 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 19:37
Nov 27, 2023 vs FLA L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 19:47
Nov 24, 2023 vs NYI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 20:11
Nov 18, 2023 vs MIN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:39
Nov 16, 2023 vs DET W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 20:08
Nov 11, 2023 vs CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 20:13
Nov 9, 2023 vs VAN L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 21:12
Oct 18, 2023 vs WSH W 6-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 14:11
Oct 15, 2023 vs TBL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 19:22
Oct 14, 2023 vs PHI W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 4 0 4 18:17
Oct 11, 2023 @ CAR L 3-5 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 19:59