Emil
Bemstrom
C · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 35
- WAR
- 0.1
- PTS
- 5
2023-24№ 342 / 608
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Emil Bemstrom
#52C
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 86 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : May 31, 1999 · Nykoping, Sweden
Drafted : 2017 · CBJ · round 4, pick #117
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 24 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 32 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 55 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 41 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 56 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 |
| NHL totals | 242 | 34 | 41 | 75 | 30 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Playoff totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Emil Bemstrom: our analysis
2023-24 season: 24 GP, 3 G, 2 A, 5 PTS, 0 +/-, 8:47 TOI. WAR 0.1 (342nd of 608) · PAL 35, below average.
In 2023-24, Emil Bemstrom, 27, posts a PAL Rating of 35 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 0.1 ranks 342nd among 608 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: creation (72, above average) and power play (65, above average). On the other hand, discipline (17, well below average) and penalty kill (20, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: power play (+0.2); his biggest cost: finishing (-0.8).
A slight dip from 2022-23, when his PAL was 38; his WAR, though, went from -0.0 to 0.1.
Emil Bemstrom's story
Raised in Trosa, Emil Bemström took his first organized steps in hockey with Järna SK before moving into Leksands IF’s development system, where he climbed through the junior ranks. He broke into pro hockey in 2016–17 with Leksand, a season interrupted by an inflammation of the pericardium that sidelined him for about two months. After Leksand dropped to HockeyAllsvenskan, Bemström continued to develop, scoring his first league goals and earning interest from NHL scouts.
Selected 117th overall in the fourth round of the 2017 NHL Draft by Columbus, he left Leksand and signed a two-year deal with Djurgårdens IF in May 2018, returning to the SHL. The 2018–19 campaign was a breakout: he scored his first SHL goal in the season opener and went on to lead the league in goals and power-play goals, winning Rookie of the Year and the regular-season scoring title.
Columbus signed him to an entry-level contract on 15 May 2019, and Bemström made the Blue Jackets roster as a rookie, finishing with ten goals in 56 games. With the 2020–21 season affected by the pandemic, he accepted a loan to HIFK in Finland, where he produced strongly before returning to North America. His first NHL hat trick came on 3 May 2021 against Nashville.
The following years saw Bemström move between the NHL and AHL. He agreed to a two-year extension with Columbus in August 2022, led the AHL in scoring with Cleveland before being recalled, and was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on 23 February 2024. He scored on his Penguins debut on 25 February 2024 and split time thereafter between Pittsburgh and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, posting a productive AHL season that included selection to the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic. After the 2024–25 season he became an unrestricted free agent and subsequently signed a one-year deal with SC Bern for 2025–26.
Internationally, Bemström represented Sweden at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in 2016, at the 2019 World Juniors and at the senior 2022 IIHF World Championship. His game is defined by an eye for the net and a natural scoring instinct: he consistently looks to be in the right areas to finish chances.
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Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 8:20
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:18
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.07
- EV points
- 1
- Hits
- 12
- Blocks
- 3
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 58.5 %
- Off. zone starts
- 31.8 %
- Faceoffs
- 66.7 %
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Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 56 %
73
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 85
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 72
- Confidence 61 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 61
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 64
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 68
- Confidence 61 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 71
- Confidence 41 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 72
- Confidence 61 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 75
- Confidence 56 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 72
- Confidence 56 %
- DF
- Defense
- 76
- Confidence 51 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 64
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating85
- Top speed (35 %)36.6 · 85
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)7.38 · 85
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.9 · 77
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.9 · 83
ST — Strength72
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.927 · 77
- Body mass (50 %)-0.756 · 69
EN — Endurance61
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.4 · 61
- Total ice time (20 %)609 · 62
- Shift length (15 %)44.9 · 72
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.9 · 61
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.607 · 66
DU — Durability64
- Share of games played (100 %)0.72 · 64
CK — Checking68
- Hits /60 (70 %)3.712 · 71
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.693 · 62
- Season volume (10 %)3.611 · 66
FG — Fighting71
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.855 · 71
DI — Discipline72
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.004 · 71
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.573 · 79
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.595 · 64
PA — Passing75
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.666 · 74
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.431 · 73
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.03 · 71
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.634 · 80
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.584 · 77
SC — Scoring72
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.834 · 72
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.895 · 76
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.197 · 71
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.236 · 72
- xG per shot (10 %)0.077 · 68
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)15.6 · 79
DF — Defense76
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0 · 74
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.189 · 84
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.821 · 67
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.008 · 75
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.107 · 71
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)60.1 · 71
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.801 · 83
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)31.9 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience64
- Career regular-season games (65 %)77
- Career playoff games (25 %)34
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall73
- SC · Scoring (28 %)72
- PA · Passing (22 %)75
- DF · Defense (18 %)76
- SK · Skating (12 %)85
- EN · Endurance (8 %)61
- DI · Discipline (5 %)72
- ST · Strength (4 %)72
- CK · Checking (3 %)68
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 73 | 85 | 72 | 76 |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 81 | 72 | 73 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
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.
PAL Rating
35/ 100
Performance · Below average
284 of 464 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 48
- Defense
- 50
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- Offense
- 45
- Creation
- 72
- Shooting
- 40
- Possession
- 40
- Defense
- 59
- Discipline
- 17
- Power play
- 65
- Penalty kill
- 20
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | PIT | 0.1 | 35 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | CBJ | -0.0 | 38 | — | — |
WAR, 2024-25
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
-0.2 to 0.1 — 90% interval
467 of 596 forwards
-0.6 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.1
- EV defense
- +0.1
- Power play
- +0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -1.1
- Penalties
- +0.2
- Average → replacement
- +0.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | PIT | 13 | -0.1 | -0.2 to 0.1 | 467/596 |
| 2023-24 | PIT | 56 | 0.1 | -0.7 to 1.3 | 342/608 |
| 2022-23 | CBJ | 55 | -0.0 | -0.8 to 0.5 | 422/617 |
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
- 134.1 km/h35th percentileleague avg. 135.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.3 km/h15th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1925th percentileleague avg. 76
- Offensive zone time
- 41.5 %43rd percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 30.8 km18th percentileleague avg. 204.5 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.93 km28th percentileleague avg. 4.67 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.4 %55th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 19.3 %100th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 39.2 %61st percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1321st percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 316th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 421st percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 11, 2025 | @ NJD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:23 |
| March 30, 2025 | vs OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:57 |
| March 27, 2025 | @ BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:20 |
| March 25, 2025 | @ TBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:03 |
| March 15, 2025 | vsNJD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:13 |
Emil Bemstrom: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Emil Bemstrom have in 2024-25?
Emil Bemstrom has 0 goals and 1 point (1 assist) in 14 games in 2024-25.
How old is Emil Bemstrom?
Emil Bemstrom is 27 years old: he was born on June 1, 1999.
How tall is Emil Bemstrom, and how much does he weigh?
Emil Bemstrom is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 190 lb (86 kg).
Where is Emil Bemstrom from?
Sweden: Emil Bemstrom was born in Nykoping, Sweden.
How good is Emil Bemstrom?
Emil Bemstrom produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 467th of 596 players at his position in the NHL.
Is Emil Bemstrom a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 467th of 596 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Emil Bemstrom getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 38 in 2022-23 to 35 in 2023-24 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Emil Bemstrom's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Emil Bemstrom has 242 games, 34 goals, 41 assists and 75 points. His best season: 2022-23, with 22 points in 55 games.
Where was Emil Bemstrom drafted?
Emil Bemstrom was drafted 117th overall (round 4) by Columbus Blue Jackets in 2017.
How does Emil Bemstrom perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Emil Bemstrom has 5 games and 0 points in his career. His pace (0.00 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.31).
Is Emil Bemstrom related to anyone famous?
Yes: Jörgen Bemström (father, played 517 SHL games and five games for the Sweden men's national ice hockey team).
What is Emil Bemstrom's nationality?
Emil Bemstrom is Swedish. Internationally: Sweden: junior team at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament (August 2016), junior team at the World Juniors (2019), senior team at the IIHF World Championship (2022).
What awards has Emil Bemstrom won?
Rookie of the Year (SHL) — 2018–19 season ; SHL scoring title (regular season) — 2018–19 (23 goals) ; Junior player of the year by the Swedish ice hockey journalist association — 2018–19 ; Selected to the AHL All‑Star Classic (representing Wilkes‑Barre/Scranton) — 2025.
Where did Emil Bemstrom play before turning pro?
Grew up in Trosa; began playing hockey at Järna SK; played youth hockey within the Leksands IF organization; made his professional debut in 2016–17 with Leksands IF.
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