Artem Zub
Ottawa Senators · #2 · Defenseman · age 31 · 6'3" · 201 lb · shoots RBorn 🇷🇺 Khabarovsk, RUS · Undrafted
4 points in 9 games — 84th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
26HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMES ↑ +9hotter than 80% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
65ENERGY · MODERATEaverage defenseman 92 · last game yesterday
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 26 lately — hotter than 80% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 26 · +9 over these 9 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
3 points in 5 games — 1.3× his usual pace, and 1.8× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | — |
| Assists | 3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Points | 3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Shots | 5 | 4 | 6 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | — |
| Plus/minus | +7 | +5.0 | +0.0 | +2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 19:26 | 19:02 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | @ ANA | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 18:53 | 26 |
| Oct 31 | @ SJS | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 18:52 | 17 |
| Oct 29 | @ LAK | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 21:00 | 9 |
| Oct 27 | @ VGK | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:37 | 9 |
| Oct 24 | vs NYR | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 19:49 | 0 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points84th of 228 defensemen4leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals114th of 228 defensemen0leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists57th of 228 defensemen4leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots169th of 228 defensemen7leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus9th of 228 defensemen+9leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game113th of 228 defensemen19:02leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: plus/minus (97th), assists (82nd). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), goals (0th).
■ Zub this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 36 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 30 in 2025–26.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | OTT | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.44 | +9 |
| 2025–26 · best | OTT | 81 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 0.37 | +22 |
| 2024–25 | OTT | 56 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.23 | +3 |
| 2023–24 | OTT | 69 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 0.36 | +5 |
| 2022–23 | OTT | 53 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.19 | +2 |
| 2021–22 | OTT | 81 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0.27 | +1 |
| 2020–21 | OTT | 47 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.30 | +4 |