Anton
Frondell
C · CHI · Offensive · Below average
- PAL
- 25
- WAR
- -0.1
- Value
- 37
- PTS
- 9
2025-26№ 485 / 615
Anton Frondell (Chicago Blackhawks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Anton Frondell
#16CPlays: Centre · 83% of faceoffs
Chicago Blackhawks
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 90 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : May 6, 2007 · Trangsund, Sweden
Drafted : 2025 · CHI · round 1, pick #3
Contract : $975,000 · 2025-26 → 2027-28 · Entry-Level Contract · RFA · Signing bonus $97,500
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Chicago Blackhawks | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Chicago Blackhawks | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| NHL totals | 30 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 | |
Anton Frondell: our analysis
2025-26 season: 12 GP, 3 G, 6 A, 9 PTS, -1 +/-, 17:42 TOI. WAR -0.1 (485th of 615) · PAL 25, below average.
Anton Frondell is in his first season in the league. In 2025-26, He posts a PAL Rating of 25 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.1 ranks 485th among 615 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: power play (73, above average), creation (71, above average) and offense (68, above average). On the other hand, possession (10, among the weakest in the league) and defense (17, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), no component is positive; the costliest: finishing (-0.9).
Contract-wise, his Value score of 37 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Anton Frondell's story
The first headlines around Anton Frondell began in Stockholm, where he skated with FoC Farsta before entering Djurgårdens IF’s junior system and advancing rapidly through the age groups. He represented Stockholm South at TV‑pucken in 2022, the national U16 tournament, helping the district side to a second‑place finish and showing an early knack for scoring in big games.
At 16, Frondell made his senior debut in HockeyAllsvenskan during the 2023–24 season while still playing mostly at the under‑20 level. He appeared sparingly that season and missed the end of it due to a foot injury. The following year began with a knee setback, but he recovered to net his first Allsvenskan goal on 13 November 2024 and produced several multi‑point outings, signalling his transition from promising junior to impact player.
The 2024–25 campaign established him statistically: 11 goals and 25 points across 29 regular‑season games, the second‑highest points total ever for a player under 18 in HockeyAllsvenskan, and steady contributions in the playoffs that helped Djurgårdens earn promotion to the SHL. Chicago selected him third overall in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft; he signed a three‑year entry‑level contract on 15 July 2025 but remained on loan with Djurgårdens for the 2025–26 SHL season.
Frondell adapted quickly to Sweden’s top tier. He scored his first SHL goal on 27 September 2025 and recorded a hat trick on 4 October 2025, becoming the second‑youngest player in SHL history to do so at 18 years and 150 days. He finished the 2025–26 regular season with 20 goals and 28 points, a goals total that ranks fourth all‑time for players aged 18 or younger in the SHL.
Internationally, Frondell captained Sweden to bronze at the 2023 World U‑17 Hockey Challenge, led Sweden in goals at the 2024 U18 Five Nations Tournament, and was part of the Swedish roster that won gold at the 2026 World Junior Championships. He also featured for the senior national team at events in spring 2026. His game is characterised by precise finishing around the net, consistent point production in key moments and an offensive awareness uncommon for his age.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 16:54
- PP TOI/GP
- 2:00
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:32
- Pts/GP
- 0.44
- EV points
- 7
- Hits
- 13
- Blocks
- 14
- Takeaways
- 3
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 44.0 %
- Off. zone starts
- 29.3 %
- Faceoffs
- 40.7 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Prospect value
Scout Report Center →Rank
4
among all 32 teams' prospects
Rating
99/ 100
percentile among prospects at his position
Potential
75/ 80
First line or top pair
Ceiling: 13.8 WAR from age 21 to 26
NHL probability
93 %
of playing 200 NHL games from age 21 to 26
Expected WAR, age 21-26
6.8
the most likely outcome
NHLe
33
NHL points over 82 games, from 2025-26 (SHL, 43 games)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
52between 30 and 74 (80% range)
- Goals
- 19
- Assists
- 34
- Games
- 80
So far: 8 pts in 18 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.71 pts per game (last season: 0.75).
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.
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 17 %
71
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 64
- Confidence 40 %
- ST
- Strength
- 74
- Confidence 20 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 73
- Confidence 0 %
- DU
- Durability
- 49
- Confidence 40 %
- CK
- Checking
- 70
- Confidence 20 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 80
- Confidence 7 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 69
- Confidence 20 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 80
- Confidence 17 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 79
- Confidence 17 %
- DF
- Defense
- 63
- Confidence 15 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 26
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating64
- Top speed (35 %)35.1 · 58
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)5.843 · 75
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.4 · 76
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.7 · 63
ST — Strength74
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.083 · 75
- Body mass (50 %)-0.205 · 75
EN — Endurance73
- Ice time per game (45 %)15.7 · 78
- Total ice time (20 %)206 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)48.2 · 83
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.821 · 79
DU — Durability49
- Share of games played (100 %)0.613 · 49
CK — Checking70
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.887 · 75
- Season volume (10 %)2.197 · 46
FG — Fighting80
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.955 · 80
DI — Discipline69
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.002 · 68
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.625 · 76
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.638 · 69
PA — Passing80
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.779 · 80
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.613 · 83
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.054 · 77
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.299 · 72
SC — Scoring79
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.878 · 78
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.906 · 82
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.239 · 75
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.388 · 79
- xG per shot (10 %)0.082 · 72
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)14.8 · 84
DF — Defense63
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.02 · 70
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.161 · 63
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.96 · 52
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.739 · 66
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)60.9 · 60
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.063 · 82
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience26
- Career regular-season games (65 %)36
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)24
OV — Overall71
- SC · Scoring (20 %)79
- PA · Passing (20 %)80
- DF · Defense (20 %)63
- SK · Skating (12 %)64
- EN · Endurance (8 %)73
- DI · Discipline (5 %)69
- ST · Strength (3 %)74
- CK · Checking (2 %)70
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
-0.1
wins above replacement
485 of 615
PAL Rating
25/ 100
Performance · Below average
347 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
37/ 100
Poor return
0.98 M$ · expected PAL 37
ProfileOffensiveValue comes mostly from offense
- Offense
- 59
- Defense
- 13
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- Offense
- 68
- Creation
- 71
- Shooting
- 58
- Possession
- 10
- Defense
- 17
- Discipline
- 23
- Power play
- 73
- Penalty kill
- 28
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
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
65/ 100
Average
better than 65% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
45/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
71/ 100
Very good
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, 147 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 90
- Shot selection
- 40
- Penalties drawn
- 32
- Puck management
- 44
Defense
- Takeaways
- 41
- Discipline
- 60
- Safe zone exits
- 84
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.
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.1
wins above replacement
-0.6 to 0.3 — 90% interval
485 of 615 forwards
-0.8 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.0
- EV defense
- -0.3
- Power play
- +0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.9
- Penalties
- -0.2
- Average → replacement
- +0.5
In goals.
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
- 151.6 km/h98th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.7 km/h65th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1646th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 39.1 %19th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 80.3 km86th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.20 km74th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.0 %15th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.4 %68th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.5 %20th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3480th percentile | 366th percentile | 8.8 %24th percentile |
| High danger | 646th percentile | 157th percentile | 16.7 %43rd percentile |
| Mid range | 1590th percentile | 177th percentile | 6.7 %36th percentile |
| Long range | 272nd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th 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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VGKAnton Frondell: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Anton Frondell have in 2026-27?
Anton Frondell has 3 goals and 8 points (5 assists) in 18 games in 2026-27.
How old is Anton Frondell?
Anton Frondell is 19 years old: he was born on May 7, 2007.
How tall is Anton Frondell, and how much does he weigh?
Anton Frondell is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 198 lb (90 kg).
Where is Anton Frondell from?
Sweden: Anton Frondell was born in Trangsund, Sweden.
What team does Anton Frondell play for?
Anton Frondell plays for the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL, at C, wearing number 16.
Is Anton Frondell injured?
No: Anton Frondell is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Anton Frondell?
Anton Frondell produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 485th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 25 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Anton Frondell make?
Anton Frondell earns $975K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 37 out of 100 (poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Anton Frondell's contract end?
Anton Frondell's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Anton Frondell overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 37 out of 100 (poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Anton Frondell a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 485th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Anton Frondell played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Anton Frondell has 2 points (2 goals, 0 assists).
What are Anton Frondell's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Anton Frondell has 30 games, 6 goals, 11 assists and 17 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 9 points in 12 games.
Where was Anton Frondell drafted?
Anton Frondell was drafted 3rd overall (round 1) by Chicago Blackhawks in 2025.
Is Anton Frondell better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.44 points per game at home (4 in 9 games) and 0.44 on the road (4 in 9 games).
How does Anton Frondell perform in the playoffs?
Anton Frondell has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Is Anton Frondell a good fantasy pick?
A useful depth pick: our projection has him at 52 points in 2026-27, or 0.65 points per game.
What is Anton Frondell's nationality?
Anton Frondell is Swedish. Internationally: Sweden: captain at the 2023 World U‑17 Hockey Challenge (bronze medal); first place at the 2024 under‑18 Five Nations Tournament; member of Sweden's gold‑medal team at the 2026 World Junior Championships; selected for the 2026 Czech Hockey Games and the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
How many championships has Anton Frondell won?
4: Djurgårdens IF promoted to the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) in 2025 (playoffs); First place at the 2024 under‑18 Five Nations Tournament with Sweden; Gold medal with Sweden at the 2026 World Junior Championships; Bronze medal with Sweden at the 2023 World U‑17 Hockey Challenge.
Where did Anton Frondell play before turning pro?
FoC Farsta (local Stockholm club); developed in Djurgårdens IF junior program from the 2021–22 season (U16, J18, then promoted to J20 the following season); participated in the 2022 TV‑pucken representing Stockholm South..
How many points is Anton Frondell projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 52 points in 80 games in 2026-27 (30 to 74 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Chicago Blackhawks teammates
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