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Maxim Shabanov

New York Islanders
Position R
Age 25
Height 5'9"
Weight 167LBS
Shoots L
Birth Place Chelyabinsk, RUS
Born Oct 6, 2000

Key Insights

2025-26
This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Shabanov with Heineman, Horvat, Pulock and Schaefer, 33 minutes at 5v5.

33.7% of the expected goals, 3 goals for and 2 against
His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Shabanov has been shuffled through 25 different five-man units, and only 1 of them have settled.

units of at least 5 minutes; 30 minutes counts as settled
The same few teammates are on the ice with him all night

10 teammates have played at least 100 5v5 minutes with Shabanov this season.

each of them also has that long apart from him, so every split below is a real split
Matthew Schaefer is the partner who brings the best out of him
Matthew Schaefer

Shabanov is at his best beside Schaefer: 51.3% of the expected goals together against 35.9% apart.

175 minutes together, 329 minutes apart
It stops working when he is paired with Bo Horvat
Bo Horvat

The pairing with Horvat is the one that costs him: 32.3% of the expected goals together, 43.6% apart.

100 minutes together, 404 minutes apart
Teammates tend to play worse when he is on their line
Bo Horvat

Horvat does better away from him: 51.6% of the expected goals apart against 32.3% together.

100 minutes together, 815 minutes apart

Lineup and with-you/without-you numbers are built from shift charts, which are loaded per season. Seasons without shift data show no lineups. With-you/without-you totals exclude empty-net play, so a 6-on-5 push does not land in a with-or-without-you number. xG is Digest’s estimated model.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Oct 6, 2000
Birth Place Chelyabinsk, RUS
Height 5'9"
Weight 167 LBS
Shoots/Catches L