Elias
Pettersson
D · VAN · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 2
- WAR
- 0.0
- Value
- 11
- PTS
- 10
2025-26№ 202 / 325
Elias Pettersson (Vancouver Canucks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Elias Pettersson
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 84 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : February 15, 2004 · Vasteras, Sweden
Drafted : 2022 · VAN · round 3, pick #80
Contract : $870,000 · 2023-24 → 2026-27 · Entry-Level Contract · RFA · Signing bonus $95,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Vancouver Canucks | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | Vancouver Canucks | 70 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 39 |
| 2024-25 | Vancouver Canucks | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| NHL totals | 117 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 64 | |
Elias Pettersson: our analysis
2025-26 season: 70 GP, 3 G, 7 A, 10 PTS, -16 +/-, 14:59 TOI. WAR 0.0 (202nd of 325) · PAL 2, very poor.
In 2025-26, Elias Pettersson, 22, posts a PAL Rating of 2 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of 0.0 ranks 202nd among 325 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: discipline (94, among the best in the league). On the other hand, possession (3, among the weakest in the league) and defense (6, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+1.3); his biggest cost: EV defense (-1.9).
A marked decline: his PAL was 44 in 2024-25, against 2 now; his WAR went from 0.2 to 0.0.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 11 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Elias Pettersson's story
Growing up in Västerås after his birth on 16 February 2004, Pettersson developed through local programs before moving into the junior ranks with Örebro HK. In 2020–21 he skated 43 games for Örebro’s junior club, collected seven points and averaged only 9:39 of ice time per game, experiences that gave him steady competition despite limited minutes.
Vancouver selected him 80th overall in the third round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, and he signed a three-year entry-level contract on 20 April 2023. The Canucks and Pettersson agreed that he would stay in Sweden for 2023–24 so that his NHL contract would not begin until the 2024–25 season, a common approach for European prospects to continue developing at home.
During 2023–24 Örebro loaned him to his hometown club, Västerås of HockeyAllsvenskan, a move intended to increase his playing opportunities. Pettersson acknowledged he would have liked to remain with Örebro but valued the extra ice time at Västerås. He suffered a concussion in November that sidelined him for several games, while also appearing in a junior national team match. The Canucks announced he would travel to North America after the Allsvenskan season; he joined Abbotsford on 13 March and finished that stint with two assists in eight games.
He returned to Abbotsford to open 2024–25 and was named an AHL All‑Star, though he did not play in the All‑Star game because Vancouver called him up. Pettersson made his NHL debut on 25 January 2025, sharing a roster with the Canucks’ forward Elias Pettersson; he recorded his first NHL assist and point on 2 February and scored his first NHL goal on 5 April, part of a five‑goal outburst in just 4 minutes 30 seconds that stood as the fastest such stretch in team history at the time.
On the international stage he represented Sweden at the 2023 World Junior Championships and again at the 2024 World Juniors, where he earned a silver medal. Observers describe his on‑ice approach as strong and physical, the kind of defensive presence that alters matchups and minutes.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 18:53
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:03
- SH TOI/GP
- 2:35
- Pts/GP
- 0.21
- EV points
- 3
- Hits
- 44
- Blocks
- 31
- Takeaways
- 4
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 47.2 %
- Off. zone starts
- 19.2 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
12between 4 and 19 (80% range)
- Goals
- 6
- Assists
- 6
- Games
- 67
So far: 4 pts in 19 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.17 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: 0.11 in 24-25, 0.14 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 44 → 2
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 22: usually still improving
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 57 %
58
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 86
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 69
- Confidence 63 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 59
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 66
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 89
- Confidence 63 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 80
- Confidence 37 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 91
- Confidence 63 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 60
- Confidence 57 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 70
- Confidence 57 %
- DF
- Defense
- 56
- Confidence 53 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 46
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating86
- Top speed (35 %)36.6 · 89
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.392 · 80
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.4 · 80
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.8 · 92
ST — Strength69
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.608 · 78
- Body mass (50 %)-0.782 · 61
EN — Endurance59
- Ice time per game (45 %)16.1 · 56
- Total ice time (20 %)1,039 · 69
- Shift length (15 %)44.1 · 62
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)14.1 · 55
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.551 · 60
DU — Durability66
- Share of games played (100 %)0.743 · 66
CK — Checking89
- Hits /60 (70 %)6.249 · 89
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)5.459 · 89
- Season volume (10 %)4.92 · 88
FG — Fighting80
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.968 · 80
DI — Discipline91
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.01 · 91
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.687 · 72
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.742 · 92
PA — Passing60
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.191 · 51
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.375 · 71
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.059 · 68
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.228 · 78
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.16 · 64
SC — Scoring70
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.202 · 73
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.148 · 60
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.41 · 81
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.042 · 56
- xG per shot (10 %)0.033 · 64
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)8.936 · 69
DF — Defense56
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.062 · 64
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.149 · 63
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.915 · 51
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.118 · 64
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.798 · 53
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.2 · 76
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)4.64 · 77
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience46
- Career regular-season games (65 %)65
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)37
OV — Overall58
- DF · Defense (30 %)56
- PA · Passing (22 %)60
- SK · Skating (12 %)86
- SC · Scoring (12 %)70
- EN · Endurance (9 %)59
- ST · Strength (6 %)69
- DI · Discipline (5 %)91
- CK · Checking (4 %)89
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58 | 86 | 70 | 56 |
| 2024-25 | 79 | 90 | 76 | 74 |
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
202 of 325
PAL Rating
2/ 100
Performance · Very poor
241 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
11/ 100
Very poor return
0.84 M$ · expected PAL 37
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 2
- Defense
- 3
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- Offense
- 13
- Creation
- 7
- Shooting
- 23
- Possession
- 3
- Defense
- 6
- Discipline
- 94
- Power play
- 42
- Penalty kill
- 14
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 | VAN | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | 0.84 M$ |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 0.2 | 44 | 67 | 0.84 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
7/ 100
Low
better than 7% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
31/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
8/ 100
Low
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, 209 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 4
- Shot selection
- 2
- Penalties drawn
- 90
- Puck management
- 67
Defense
- Takeaways
- 38
- Discipline
- 35
- Safe zone exits
- 2
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 | VAN | 7 | 31 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 63 | 98 | 6 |
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
-0.4 to 0.8 — 90% interval
202 of 325 defensemen
0.0 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -1.6
- EV defense
- -1.9
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.4
- Shooting
- +1.3
- Penalties
- +0.3
- Average → replacement
- +2.2
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VAN | 70 | 0.0 | -0.4 to 0.8 | 202/325 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 24 | 0.2 | -0.1 to 0.5 | 144/314 |
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
- 146.9 km/h71st percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.1 km/h52nd percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 963rd percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 38.2 %12th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 78.3 km73rd percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.75 km39th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.0 %17th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 16.8 %3rd percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 45.1 %5th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1764th percentile | 395th percentile | 17.7 %98th percentile |
| High danger | 287th percentile | 2100th percentile | 100.0 %91st percentile |
| Mid range | 473rd percentile | 190th percentile | 25.0 %83rd percentile |
| Long range | 864th percentile | 077th percentile | 0.0 %67th 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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CGYElias Pettersson: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Elias Pettersson have in 2026-27?
Elias Pettersson has 3 goals and 4 points (1 assist) in 19 games in 2026-27.
How old is Elias Pettersson?
Elias Pettersson is 22 years old: he was born on February 16, 2004.
How tall is Elias Pettersson, and how much does he weigh?
Elias Pettersson is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 185 lb (84 kg).
Where is Elias Pettersson from?
Sweden: Elias Pettersson was born in Vasteras, Sweden.
What team does Elias Pettersson play for?
Elias Pettersson plays for the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL, at D, wearing number 25.
Is Elias Pettersson injured?
No: Elias Pettersson is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Elias Pettersson?
Elias Pettersson produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 202nd of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 2 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Elias Pettersson make?
Elias Pettersson earns $838K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 11 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Elias Pettersson's contract end?
Elias Pettersson's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Elias Pettersson overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 11 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Elias Pettersson a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 202nd of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Elias Pettersson getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 44 in 2024-25 to 2 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Elias Pettersson played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Elias Pettersson has 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist).
What are Elias Pettersson's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Elias Pettersson has 117 games, 7 goals, 10 assists and 17 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 10 points in 70 games.
Where was Elias Pettersson drafted?
Elias Pettersson was drafted 80th overall (round 3) by Vancouver Canucks in 2022.
Is Elias Pettersson better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.25 points per game at home (2 in 8 games) and 0.18 on the road (2 in 11 games).
How does Elias Pettersson perform in the playoffs?
Elias Pettersson has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Elias Pettersson?
Simon Benoit: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Simon Benoit's page →Is Elias Pettersson a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 12 points in 2026-27, or 0.18 points per game.
What is Elias Pettersson's nationality?
Elias Pettersson is Swedish. Internationally: Sweden — played at the 2023 World Junior Championships; won silver at the 2024 World Juniors.
What awards has Elias Pettersson won?
Named to the AHL All-Stars (2024–25 season).
Where did Elias Pettersson play before turning pro?
Örebro HK junior team — 2020–21 season.
How many points is Elias Pettersson projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 12 points in 67 games in 2026-27 (4 to 19 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Vancouver Canucks teammates
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