Bogdan Trineyev becomes first player other than Sidney Crosby to wear no. 87 in an NHL game since the 2022-23 season
When Bogdan Trineyev took the ice at Canada Life Centre, he became the 89th player from the 2020 NHL Draft and just…
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38
GAMES PLAYED
3
GOALS
1
ASSISTS
4
POINTS
9.1
AVG TOI
Player Rating
15
Percentile among forwards
Goal %
33%
7th percentile among
forwards
Expected Goal %
44%
18th percentile among
forwards
Shot Attempt %
47%
35th percentile among
forwards
Liam O’Brien: Career stats
| Season | Team | Age | GP | Goals G | Assists A | Points P | ATOI | Shots | Sh% | GF% | SA% | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 15 | WSH | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.5 | 16 | 6.3 | 100.0 | 54.0 | 59.9 |
| 2016-17 17 | WSH | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | - | 56.3 | 86.0 |
| 2017-18 18 | WSH | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 1 | 0.0 | - | 37.0 | 28.6 |
| 2020-21 21 | COL | 26 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6.6 | 6 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 51.4 | 64.1 |
| 2021-22 22 | ARI | 27 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9.5 | 36 | 5.6 | 53.8 | 40.1 | 36.5 |
| 2022-23 23 | ARI | 28 | 56 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11.4 | 39 | 7.7 | 41.0 | 39.4 | 41.1 |
| 2023-24 24 | ARI | 29 | 75 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9.7 | 72 | 6.9 | 51.9 | 43.6 | 47.9 |
| 2024-25 25 | UTA | 30 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.3 | 34 | 0.0 | 56.3 | 49.2 | 49.3 |
| 2025-26 26 | UTA | 31 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9.1 | 35 | 8.6 | 33.3 | 47.6 | 44.8 |
| Career | — | 265 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 9.6 | 239 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
Liam O’Brien: On-ice rates 2025-26
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Emoji placement represents the rate of events that happen, both by the player's team and their opponents, when the player is on the ice during five-on-five. Current season only.
Liam O'Brien: Player rating per season
The player rating is a comparison of the player’s on-ice impact compared to other players in that position. The number is a weighted rolling average from previous seasons, and it ranges from 0 to 100.
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