Erik
Brannstrom
D · Balanced · Above average
- PAL
- 68
- WAR
- 0.7
- PTS
- 8
2024-25№ 76 / 314
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Erik Brannstrom
#26D
HEIGHT : 178 cm · WEIGHT : 84 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : September 1, 1999 · Eksjo, Sweden
Drafted : 2017 · VGK · round 1, pick #15
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Vancouver Canucks | 28 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 2023-24 | Ottawa Senators | 76 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 36 |
| 2022-23 | Ottawa Senators | 74 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 38 |
| 2021-22 | Ottawa Senators | 53 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 30 |
| 2020-21 | Ottawa Senators | 30 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 25 |
| 2019-20 | Ottawa Senators | 31 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 2018-19 | Ottawa Senators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 294 | 10 | 67 | 77 | 162 | |
Erik Brannstrom: our analysis
2024-25 season: 28 GP, 3 G, 5 A, 8 PTS, -4 +/-, 14:56 TOI. WAR 0.7 (76th of 314) · PAL 68, above average.
In 2024-25, Erik Brannstrom, 27, posts a PAL Rating of 68 out of 100 (above average), and his WAR of 0.7 ranks 76th among 314 regulars, in the top quarter.
His strengths: discipline (93, among the best in the league), shooting (83, well above average) and offense (81, well above average). On the other hand, penalty kill (13, among the weakest in the league) and possession (37, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+1.8); his biggest cost: penalty kill (-0.1).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 57 in 2023-24 to 68; his WAR went from 0.6 to 0.7.
Erik Brannstrom's story
Born in Eksjö on 2 September 1999, Brännström came up through HV71’s system, debuting in Sweden’s under-16 competitions in 2013–14 and appearing in the SHL during the 2015–16 campaign. Those formative seasons with HV71 shaped his development as a defenseman comfortable handling the puck from the back end.
Taken 15th overall by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, he signed a three-year entry-level contract on 16 July 2017 and continued his transition to North American professional hockey. He split time between the AHL and NHL organizations early on and earned a spot in the 2019 AHL All-Star Game.
On 25 February 2019 Brännström was included in the trade that sent Mark Stone to Vegas and brought him to the Ottawa Senators; he was assigned to Belleville before making his NHL debut for Ottawa on 14 March 2019 versus St. Louis. His tenure with the Senators involved multiple recalls and reassignments, power-play duties, and moments of adversity—most notably a broken hand sustained while blocking a shot in November 2021.
During the pandemic-affected 2020–21 window he was loaned to the SCL Tigers of the Swiss National League, recording 8 points in 10 games before returning to Ottawa. He scored his first NHL goal on 24 February 2021 against Montreal and produced his most durable season in 2023–24, appearing in a career-high 76 regular-season games, reaching his 200th NHL game on 18 November 2023, and finishing with 20 points.
A sequence of moves in 2024–25 saw him sign with Colorado, be traded to Vancouver, and shuttle between the Canucks and their AHL affiliate—registering his first point for Vancouver on 22 October 2024 and his first goal for the club on 12 November 2024—before later trades sent him to New York and Buffalo. On 26 May he committed to Lausanne HC in the Swiss NL through the 2027–28 season. On the ice, Brännström combines power-play aptitude with a willingness to block shots and take on defensive assignments; he has also been paired frequently with Vincent Desharnais during his time in Vancouver.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 14:56
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:33
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:28
- Pts/GP
- 0.29
- EV points
- 7
- Hits
- 14
- Blocks
- 39
- Takeaways
- 6
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 48.6 %
- Off. zone starts
- 43.8 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 74 %
73
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 70
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 62
- Confidence 78 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 57
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 63
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 67
- Confidence 78 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 79
- Confidence 53 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 73
- Confidence 78 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 79
- Confidence 74 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 78
- Confidence 74 %
- DF
- Defense
- 78
- Confidence 70 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 59
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating70
- Top speed (35 %)34.7 · 65
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.654 · 74
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.5 · 78
- Speed consistency (15 %)33.8 · 66
ST — Strength62
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.204 · 76
- Body mass (50 %)-1.181 · 55
EN — Endurance57
- Ice time per game (45 %)16.7 · 63
- Total ice time (20 %)408 · 37
- Shift length (15 %)43.2 · 60
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)15.3 · 63
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.988 · 70
DU — Durability63
- Share of games played (100 %)0.726 · 63
CK — Checking67
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.72 · 69
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.413 · 69
- Season volume (10 %)2.708 · 56
FG — Fighting79
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.872 · 79
DI — Discipline73
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.041 · 73
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.741 · 68
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.5 · 83
PA — Passing79
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.376 · 77
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.443 · 77
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.092 · 83
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.522 · 59
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.3 · 79
SC — Scoring78
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.227 · 77
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.206 · 76
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.064 · 76
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.144 · 82
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 77
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)10.1 · 77
DF — Defense78
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.077 · 81
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.052 · 77
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.57 · 77
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.176 · 61
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.727 · 73
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)56.7 · 85
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)5.261 · 81
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience59
- Career regular-season games (65 %)80
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)71
OV — Overall73
- DF · Defense (30 %)78
- PA · Passing (22 %)79
- SK · Skating (12 %)70
- SC · Scoring (12 %)78
- EN · Endurance (9 %)57
- ST · Strength (6 %)62
- DI · Discipline (5 %)73
- CK · Checking (4 %)67
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73 | 70 | 78 | 78 |
| 2023-24 | 75 | 77 | 70 | 78 |
| 2022-23 | 75 | 79 | 68 | 79 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25
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
0.7
wins above replacement
76 of 314
PAL Rating
68/ 100
Performance · Above average
75 of 253 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 76
- Defense
- 43
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- Offense
- 81
- Creation
- 70
- Shooting
- 83
- Possession
- 37
- Defense
- 54
- Discipline
- 93
- Power play
- 73
- Penalty kill
- 13
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | VAN | 0.7 | 68 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | OTT | 0.6 | 57 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | OTT | 0.6 | 57 | — | — |
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.7
wins above replacement
0.1 to 1.3 — 90% interval
76 of 314 defensemen
+3.4 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.4
- EV defense
- +0.5
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Shooting
- +1.8
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.9
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | VAN | 28 | 0.7 | 0.1 to 1.3 | 76/314 |
| 2023-24 | OTT | 76 | 0.6 | 0.0 to 1.2 | 77/316 |
| 2022-23 | OTT | 74 | 0.6 | -0.4 to 1.8 | 68/334 |
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
- 143.6 km/h40th percentileleague avg. 144.3 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.7 km/h21st percentileleague avg. 34.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 726th percentileleague avg. 29
- Offensive zone time
- 44.4 %85th percentileleague avg. 41.9 %
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- Total distance, season
- 101.3 km28th percentileleague avg. 218.7 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.18 km42nd percentileleague avg. 5.32 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 44.3 %89th percentileleague avg. 42.2 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.3 %76th percentileleague avg. 17.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 37.4 %89th percentileleague avg. 40.3 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3334th percentile | 352nd percentile | 9.1 %94th percentile |
| High danger | 125th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 428th percentile | 143rd percentile | 25.0 %97th percentile |
| Long range | 2037th percentile | 269th percentile | 10.0 %99th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | @ CGY | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 17:40 |
| December 28, 2024 | vs SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:49 |
| December 18, 2024 | @ UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:52 |
| December 16, 2024 | vs COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:39 |
| December 14, 2024 | vs BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:18 |
Erik Brannstrom: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Erik Brannstrom have in 2024-25?
Erik Brannstrom has 3 goals and 8 points (5 assists) in 28 games in 2024-25.
How old is Erik Brannstrom?
Erik Brannstrom is 27 years old: he was born on September 2, 1999.
How tall is Erik Brannstrom, and how much does he weigh?
Erik Brannstrom is 5'10" (178 cm) and weighs 185 lb (84 kg).
Where is Erik Brannstrom from?
Sweden: Erik Brannstrom was born in Eksjo, Sweden.
How good is Erik Brannstrom?
Erik Brannstrom produced 0.7 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 76th of 314 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 68 out of 100: above average for his position.
Is Erik Brannstrom a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 76th of 314 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Erik Brannstrom getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 57 in 2023-24 to 68 in 2024-25 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Erik Brannstrom's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Erik Brannstrom has 294 games, 10 goals, 67 assists and 77 points. His best season: 2023-24, with 20 points in 76 games.
Where was Erik Brannstrom drafted?
Erik Brannstrom was drafted 15th overall (round 1) by Vegas Golden Knights in 2017.
How does Erik Brannstrom perform in the playoffs?
Erik Brannstrom has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Does Erik Brannstrom have siblings?
Yes: his brother Isac Brännström (professional hockey player with Luleå HF).
What is Erik Brannstrom's nationality?
Erik Brannstrom is Swedish.
Where did Erik Brannstrom play before turning pro?
HV71 (junior hockey); debuted at under-16 level in 2013–14; moved to J20 SuperElit the following season; made SHL debut in 2015–16.
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