Elias
Salomonsson
D · WPG · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 38
- WAR
- -0.0
- Value
- 51
- PTS
- 5
2025-26№ 221 / 325
Elias Salomonsson (Winnipeg Jets) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Elias Salomonsson
#57D
Winnipeg Jets
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 78 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : August 30, 2004 · Skelleftea, Sweden
Drafted : 2022 · WPG · round 2, pick #55
Contract : $870,000 · 2022-23 → 2026-27 · Entry-Level Contract · RFA · Signing bonus $95,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Winnipeg Jets | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | Winnipeg Jets | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| NHL totals | 38 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
Elias Salomonsson: our analysis
2025-26 season: 32 GP, 1 G, 4 A, 5 PTS, -6 +/-, 17:58 TOI. WAR -0.0 (221st of 325) · PAL 38, below average.
In 2025-26, Elias Salomonsson, 22, posts a PAL Rating of 38 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.0 ranks 221st among 325 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: creation (83, well above average) and power play (77, well above average). On the other hand, discipline (18, well below average) and offense (22, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV offense (+0.2); his biggest cost: penalties (-0.9).
Contract-wise, his Value score of 51 (fair value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Elias Salomonsson's story
Raised through the ranks at Skellefteå AIK, Elias Salomonsson made his first professional strides within that Swedish organization before attracting attention beyond his native leagues. He moved up from youth and junior levels to appear in the Swedish Hockey League, gaining early exposure to men's professional hockey in Sweden.
His path to North America began at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, when Winnipeg selected him in the second round, 55th overall. The Jets then converted that selection into an entry-level contract, signing Salomonsson to a three-year deal on 16 July 2022. That agreement established his formal connection to the NHL club and set the timetable for his transition overseas.
Salomonsson's NHL breakthrough came in the 2025–2026 season: he was called up to Winnipeg's main roster on 25 November 2025 and made his league debut the next day against the Washington Capitals. He reached another milestone on 27 February 2026 when he scored his first NHL goal, recorded in a 5–4 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.
Internationally, he represented Sweden at the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, contributing to a run that ended with a silver medal. That tournament remains a key international highlight on his early résumé and demonstrates his involvement with Sweden's top junior competitors.
At his core he is a defenceman whose career so far follows a clear progression: development at Skellefteå AIK, selection in the 2022 draft, an entry-level contract the same summer, NHL debut in late 2025 and a first NHL goal in early 2026. Those milestones sketch the contours of his game and professional development to date.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 18:20
- PP TOI/GP
- 2:09
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:45
- Pts/GP
- 0.00
- EV points
- 0
- Hits
- 7
- Blocks
- 5
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 48.8 %
- Off. zone starts
- 33.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Prospect value
Scout Report Center →Rank
72
among all 32 teams' prospects
Rating
93/ 100
percentile among prospects at his position
Potential
70/ 80
First line or top pair
Ceiling: 4.6 WAR from age 21 to 26
NHL probability
54 %
of playing 200 NHL games from age 21 to 26
Expected WAR, age 21-26
1.6
the most likely outcome
NHLe
12
NHL points over 82 games, from 2025-26 (AHL, 29 games)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
8between 0 and 15 (80% range)
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 6
- Games
- 51
So far: 0 pts in 6 games. The team has played 0 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.18 pts per game (last season: 0.16).
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.
Injured reserve· Personal· expected back November 30
OV · OverallConfidence 36 %
71
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 76
- Confidence 40 %
- ST
- Strength
- 62
- Confidence 41 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 68
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 59
- Confidence 40 %
- CK
- Checking
- 80
- Confidence 41 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 79
- Confidence 17 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 67
- Confidence 41 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 74
- Confidence 36 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 73
- Confidence 36 %
- DF
- Defense
- 74
- Confidence 32 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 34
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating76
- Top speed (35 %)35.3 · 73
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)1.955 · 76
- Distance /60 (20 %)14.3 · 78
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.8 · 78
ST — Strength62
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.612 · 79
- Body mass (50 %)-1.627 · 46
EN — Endurance68
- Ice time per game (45 %)18.5 · 73
- Total ice time (20 %)561 · 57
- Shift length (15 %)45.8 · 68
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)17.5 · 76
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.93 · 69
DU — Durability59
- Share of games played (100 %)0.683 · 59
CK — Checking80
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.352 · 80
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.204 · 83
- Season volume (10 %)3.932 · 75
FG — Fighting79
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.916 · 79
DI — Discipline67
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.064 · 67
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.644 · 75
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.265 · 61
PA — Passing74
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.32 · 70
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.344 · 67
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.021 · 77
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.444 · 84
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.238 · 75
SC — Scoring73
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.181 · 70
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.206 · 76
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.12 · 71
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.116 · 77
- xG per shot (10 %)0.034 · 72
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11 · 80
DF — Defense74
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.015 · 74
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.089 · 80
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.567 · 78
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.001 · 76
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-2.706 · 56
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.4 · 73
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)3.786 · 65
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience34
- Career regular-season games (65 %)49
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)24
OV — Overall71
- DF · Defense (30 %)74
- PA · Passing (22 %)74
- SK · Skating (12 %)76
- SC · Scoring (12 %)73
- EN · Endurance (9 %)68
- ST · Strength (6 %)62
- DI · Discipline (5 %)67
- CK · Checking (4 %)80
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
221 of 325
PAL Rating
38/ 100
Performance · Below average
154 of 250 at the position
Value Rating
51/ 100
Fair value
0.82 M$ · expected PAL 36
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 56
- Defense
- 43
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- Offense
- 22
- Creation
- 83
- Shooting
- 47
- Possession
- 59
- Defense
- 39
- Discipline
- 18
- Power play
- 77
- Penalty kill
- 56
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
13/ 100
Low
better than 13% of defensemen, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
20/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
19/ 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, 195 of 225 defensemen.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 12
- Shot selection
- 28
- Penalties drawn
- 14
- Puck management
- 89
Defense
- Takeaways
- 2
- Discipline
- 51
- Safe zone exits
- 29
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.
-0.0
wins above replacement
-0.3 to 0.4 — 90% interval
221 of 325 defensemen
-0.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +0.2
- EV defense
- +0.1
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +0.0
- Shooting
- -0.7
- Penalties
- -0.9
- Average → replacement
- +1.2
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
- 137.2 km/h35th percentileleague avg. 139.7 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 31.9 km/h6th percentileleague avg. 34.0 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 00th percentileleague avg. 8
- Offensive zone time
- 43.0 %68th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 25.7 km21st percentileleague avg. 56.1 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.90 km45th percentileleague avg. 4.98 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 41.7 %45th percentileleague avg. 42.8 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.8 %33rd percentileleague avg. 16.9 %
- Defensive zone time
- 39.3 %65th percentileleague avg. 40.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1454th percentile | 049th percentile | 0.0 %27th percentile |
| High danger | 175th percentile | 084th percentile | 0.0 %60th percentile |
| Mid range | 251st percentile | 073rd percentile | 0.0 %50th 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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TBLElias Salomonsson: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Elias Salomonsson have in 2026-27?
Elias Salomonsson has 0 goals and 0 points (0 assists) in 6 games in 2026-27.
How old is Elias Salomonsson?
Elias Salomonsson is 22 years old: he was born on August 31, 2004.
How tall is Elias Salomonsson, and how much does he weigh?
Elias Salomonsson is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 172 lb (78 kg).
Where is Elias Salomonsson from?
Sweden: Elias Salomonsson was born in Skelleftea, Sweden.
What team does Elias Salomonsson play for?
Elias Salomonsson plays for the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL, at D, wearing number 57.
Is Elias Salomonsson injured?
Yes: Elias Salomonsson is on injured reserve (personal). He is expected back around November 30.
How good is Elias Salomonsson?
Elias Salomonsson produced -0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 221st of 325 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 38 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Elias Salomonsson make?
Elias Salomonsson earns $815K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 51 out of 100 (fair value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Elias Salomonsson's contract end?
Elias Salomonsson's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Elias Salomonsson overpaid?
Neither: he delivers about what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 51 out of 100 (fair value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Elias Salomonsson a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 221st of 325 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
How has Elias Salomonsson played lately?
Over his last 6 games, Elias Salomonsson has 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists).
What are Elias Salomonsson's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Elias Salomonsson has 38 games, 1 goal, 4 assists and 5 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 5 points in 32 games.
Where was Elias Salomonsson drafted?
Elias Salomonsson was drafted 55th overall (round 2) by Winnipeg Jets in 2022.
How does Elias Salomonsson perform in the playoffs?
Elias Salomonsson has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Elias Salomonsson?
Michael Kesselring: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Michael Kesselring's page →Is Elias Salomonsson a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 8 points in 2026-27, or 0.16 points per game.
What is Elias Salomonsson's nationality?
Elias Salomonsson is Swedish. Internationally: Sweden — silver medal at the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
Where did Elias Salomonsson play before turning pro?
youth club and professional debut: Skellefteå AIK (SHL).
How many points is Elias Salomonsson projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 8 points in 51 games in 2026-27 (0 to 15 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Winnipeg Jets teammates
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