Adam
Edstrom
C · NSH · Balanced · Very poor
- PAL
- 19
- WAR
- 0.0
- Value
- 31
- PTS
- 5
2025-26№ 373 / 615
Adam Edstrom (Nashville Predators) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Adam Edstrom
#84CPlays: Winger · 7% of faceoffs
Nashville Predators
HEIGHT : 201 cm · WEIGHT : 105 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : October 11, 2000 · Karlstad, Sweden
Drafted : 2019 · NYR · round 6, pick #161
Contract : $975,000 · 2025-26 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract (Extension) · RFA (Arb) · Signing bonus $200,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Nashville Predators | 17 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | New York Rangers | 35 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | New York Rangers | 51 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 |
| 2023-24 | New York Rangers | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 114 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 31 | |
Adam Edstrom: our analysis
2025-26 season: 35 GP, 3 G, 2 A, 5 PTS, +1 +/-, 9:28 TOI. WAR 0.0 (373rd of 615) · PAL 19, very poor.
In 2025-26, Adam Edstrom, 26, posts a PAL Rating of 19 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of 0.0 ranks 373rd among 615 regulars, in the bottom half.
On the other hand, possession (19, well below average) and offense (22, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+0.2); his biggest cost: finishing (-0.8).
A marked decline: his PAL was 42 in 2024-25, against 19 now; his WAR went from 0.1 to 0.0.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 31 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Adam Edstrom's story
Taken in the sixth round of the 2019 draft, Adam Edström cut his teeth in Sweden before making the jump to North America. In 2018–19 he split time between Mora IK's SHL roster and their J20 junior team, a season that introduced him to professional opponents and helped him adjust to senior hockey’s physical demands. Those early years shaped the foundation of his game.
Edström moved on to Rögle BK, where he spent three seasons solidifying his role at SHL level and earning more consistent minutes. New York had selected him in 2019, and on 16 May 2022 the Rangers signed him to a three-year, entry-level deal, bringing his rights across the Atlantic after his development in Sweden.
Following camp with New York in 2022–23, he returned to Rögle to finish the season and was later assigned to Hartford, the Rangers' AHL affiliate. A brief recall came on 28 November 2023 but he did not play that day; his actual NHL debut arrived on 15 December when he scored his first NHL goal in a 5–1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. He was sent back to Hartford after the game, suffered an upper-body injury shortly afterwards, and was recalled again on 11 February 2024.
A strong training camp earned him a spot on the Rangers' opening-night roster for 2024–25. His career took another turn on 27 June 2026 when New York traded him to the Nashville Predators in exchange for a fifth-round pick and Massimo Rizzo. The sequence of drafts, signings, recalls and an eventual trade maps a player whose role has been built step by step between Europe and North America.
On the ice, Edström is known for size and a physical approach. He plays like a power-oriented forward who works the front of the net and uses his frame to create space, traits that have carried him through SHL competition, AHL minutes and into the NHL.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 15:03
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:01
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:38
- Pts/GP
- 0.41
- EV points
- 5
- Hits
- 78
- Blocks
- 17
- Takeaways
- 6
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 46.6 %
- Off. zone starts
- 15.3 %
- Faceoffs
- 33.3 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
15between 7 and 24 (80% range)
- Goals
- 12
- Assists
- 3
- Games
- 56
So far: 7 pts in 17 games. The team has played 17 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.20 pts per game (last season: 0.14).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Slight decline
- Points per game: 0.18 in 24-25, 0.14 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 42 → 19
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 25: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 47 %
73
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 88
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 90
- Confidence 53 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 46
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 51
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 87
- Confidence 53 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 80
- Confidence 38 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 81
- Confidence 53 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 65
- Confidence 47 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 75
- Confidence 47 %
- DF
- Defense
- 74
- Confidence 43 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 47
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating88
- Top speed (35 %)37.3 · 90
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)10.5 · 88
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.1 · 68
- Speed consistency (15 %)36.3 · 88
ST — Strength90
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.888 · 73
- Body mass (50 %)2.073 · 97
EN — Endurance46
- Ice time per game (45 %)11.6 · 50
- Total ice time (20 %)329 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)42.2 · 63
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)10.8 · 55
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.047 · 52
DU — Durability51
- Share of games played (100 %)0.623 · 51
CK — Checking87
- Hits /60 (70 %)8.328 · 86
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)9.269 · 90
- Season volume (10 %)4.19 · 77
FG — Fighting80
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.956 · 80
DI — Discipline81
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.037 · 81
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.539 · 80
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.754 · 75
PA — Passing65
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.553 · 68
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.289 · 51
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.013 · 71
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.737 · 79
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.411 · 71
SC — Scoring75
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.751 · 73
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.776 · 75
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.249 · 74
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.408 · 80
- xG per shot (10 %)0.084 · 80
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11.2 · 69
DF — Defense74
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.007 · 74
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.035 · 74
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.655 · 72
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.025 · 74
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.727 · 67
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.3 · 68
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.874 · 89
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience47
- Career regular-season games (65 %)65
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)47
OV — Overall73
- SC · Scoring (20 %)75
- PA · Passing (20 %)65
- DF · Defense (20 %)74
- SK · Skating (12 %)88
- EN · Endurance (8 %)46
- DI · Discipline (5 %)81
- ST · Strength (3 %)90
- CK · Checking (2 %)87
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 73 | 88 | 75 | 74 |
| 2024-25 | 78 | 86 | 76 | 78 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.0
wins above replacement
373 of 615
PAL Rating
19/ 100
Performance · Very poor
376 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
31/ 100
Poor return
0.98 M$ · expected PAL 37
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 23
- Defense
- 34
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- Offense
- 22
- Creation
- 38
- Shooting
- 34
- Possession
- 19
- Defense
- 43
- Discipline
- 56
- Power play
- 42
- Penalty kill
- 31
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NYR | 0.0 | 19 | 31 | 0.98 M$ |
| 2024-25 | NYR | 0.1 | 42 | 60 | 0.85 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
31/ 100
Below average
better than 31% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
45/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
31/ 100
Below average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 291 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 32
- Shot selection
- 65
- Penalties drawn
- 23
- Puck management
- 69
Defense
- Takeaways
- 51
- Discipline
- 86
- Safe zone exits
- 3
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NYR | 31 | 45 | 31 |
| 2024-25 | NYR | 69 | 82 | 40 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.0
wins above replacement
-0.5 to 0.5 — 90% interval
373 of 615 forwards
+0.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.1
- EV defense
- -0.0
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.8
- Penalties
- +0.2
- Average → replacement
- +0.9
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NYR | 35 | 0.0 | -0.5 to 0.5 | 373/615 |
| 2024-25 | NYR | 51 | 0.1 | -0.5 to 0.7 | 333/596 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 11 | 0.3 | 0.0 to 0.6 | 263/608 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 133.1 km/h54th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.5 km/h84th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 5897th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 39.4 %21st percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 65.5 km62nd percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.55 km49th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.3 %34th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.6 %74th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.0 %25th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2664th percentile | 687th percentile | 23.1 %91st percentile |
| High danger | 1792nd percentile | 386th percentile | 17.7 %44th percentile |
| Mid range | 550th percentile | 288th percentile | 40.0 %97th percentile |
| Long range | 031st percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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MINAdam Edstrom: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Adam Edstrom have in 2026-27?
Adam Edstrom has 6 goals and 7 points (1 assist) in 17 games in 2026-27.
How old is Adam Edstrom?
Adam Edstrom is 26 years old: he was born on October 12, 2000.
How tall is Adam Edstrom, and how much does he weigh?
Adam Edstrom is 6'7" (201 cm) and weighs 231 lb (105 kg).
Where is Adam Edstrom from?
Sweden: Adam Edstrom was born in Karlstad, Sweden.
What team does Adam Edstrom play for?
Adam Edstrom plays for the Nashville Predators in the NHL, at C, wearing number 84.
Is Adam Edstrom injured?
No: Adam Edstrom is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Adam Edstrom?
Adam Edstrom produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 373rd of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 19 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Adam Edstrom make?
Adam Edstrom earns $975K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 31 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Adam Edstrom's contract end?
Adam Edstrom's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Adam Edstrom overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 31 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Adam Edstrom a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 373rd of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Adam Edstrom getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 42 in 2024-25 to 19 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Adam Edstrom played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Adam Edstrom has 4 points (3 goals, 1 assist).
What are Adam Edstrom's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Adam Edstrom has 114 games, 16 goals, 7 assists and 23 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 9 points in 51 games.
Where was Adam Edstrom drafted?
Adam Edstrom was drafted 161st overall (round 6) by New York Rangers in 2019.
Is Adam Edstrom better at home or on the road?
At home: in 2026-27, he averages 0.45 points per game at home (5 in 11 games) and 0.33 on the road (2 in 6 games).
How does Adam Edstrom perform in the playoffs?
Adam Edstrom has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Adam Edstrom?
John Beecher: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
John Beecher's page →Is Adam Edstrom a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 15 points in 2026-27, or 0.27 points per game.
What is Adam Edstrom's nationality?
Adam Edstrom is Swedish.
Where did Adam Edstrom play before turning pro?
Junior club and teams before the pros: Mora IK junior team (J20 SuperElit) in 2018–19; joined Rögle BK (SHL) the following season and played three seasons with the club (2019–2022)..
How many points is Adam Edstrom projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 15 points in 56 games in 2026-27 (7 to 24 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Nashville Predators teammates
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