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Isak

Rosen

R · WPG · Balanced · Below average

PAL
34
WAR
0.5
Value
49
PTS
3

2025-26№ 230 / 615

Isak Rosen (Winnipeg Jets) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.

Isak Rosen

#27RPlays: Right wing · 1% of faceoffsWinnipeg Jets logoWinnipeg Jets

HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 84 kg · SHOOTS : L

Born : March 14, 2003 · Solna, Sweden

Drafted : 2021 · BUF · round 1, pick #14

Contract : $925,000 · 2026-27 → 2027-28 · Standard Contract (Extension) · RFA

NHL record

Year Team GPGAPTSPIM
2026-27Winnipeg Jets171120
2025-26Winnipeg Jets213030
2025-26Buffalo Sabres163470
2024-25Buffalo Sabres80110
2023-24Buffalo Sabres70000
NHL totals6876130

Isak Rosen: our analysis

2025-26 season: 21 GP, 3 G, 0 A, 3 PTS, -2 +/-, 10:42 TOI. WAR 0.5 (230th of 615) · PAL 34, below average.

In 2025-26, Isak Rosen, 23, posts a PAL Rating of 34 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 0.5 ranks 230th among 615 regulars, in the top half.

His strengths: discipline (87, among the best in the league). On the other hand, possession (20, well below average) and creation (21, well below average) hold him back.

Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+1.7); his biggest cost: EV offense (-0.4).

His WAR went from -0.1 in 2024-25 to 0.5.

Contract-wise, his Value score of 49 (fair value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.

Isak Rosen's story

At Leksands IF Rosén moved up quickly through the club’s age groups: a twelve-year-old appearance with the under-16s preceded seasons where he led scoring charts at junior levels. He stood out at the TV-Pucken tournament as a top scorer and, in 2019–2020, finished as the leading U17 point producer in Sweden’s J20 competition.

His first exposure to top-level Swedish hockey came in 2019–20 with a single SHL outing, and he made his professional debut on 10 March 2020 versus Örebro HK. Over the following seasons he began to compile offensive milestones: his first recorded point arrived on 12 December 2020 against Skellefteå AIK and his first SHL goal came on 11 September 2021 versus Malmö Redhawks.

Selected 14th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2021 NHL Draft, Rosén advanced toward the NHL ladder. He inked a three-year entry-level contract with Buffalo on 1 June 2022 and eventually stepped onto NHL ice for the first time on 25 November 2023 in a game against the New Jersey Devils while wearing a Sabres uniform.

A significant roster move occurred in March 2026 when he was traded to the Winnipeg Jets on 6 March as part of a deal that included Jacob Bryson and future draft picks; shortly afterwards, on 12 March 2026, he scored his first goal as a member of Winnipeg. Internationally, Rosén represented Sweden at the World U17 Challenge (6th place in 2020), earned a bronze medal at the 2021 U18 World Championship and played in two games at the 2022 World Junior Championship before that tournament was cancelled.

Listed as a right wing, Rosén’s profile is built on junior-era scoring and playmaking. His youth awards and point totals reflect an offensive-minded forward who creates chances and fills the scoresheet, traits that have accompanied him from Swedish junior leagues into the North American professional ranks.

Isak Rosén standing on ice in game action
Coachella Valley Firebirds hosting the AHL All-Star Classic at Acrisure Arena, Feb 2–3, 2025.Photo: TheAHL · CC BY 2.0

Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.

Advanced stats

TOI/GP
12:29
PP TOI/GP
1:09
SH TOI/GP
0:00
Pts/GP
0.12
EV points
2
Hits
9
Blocks
7
Takeaways
2
Corsi % (SAT)
46.6 %
Off. zone starts
18.8 %

Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)

2026-27 projection

Projected points

12between 2 and 22 (80% range)

Goals
6
Assists
6
Games
56

So far: 2 pts in 17 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.26 pts per game (last season: 0.27).

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 35 %

69

Depth

SK
Skating
71
Confidence 67 %
ST
Strength
74
Confidence 40 %
EN
Endurance
61
Confidence 50 %
DU
Durability
42
Confidence 67 %
CK
Checking
70
Confidence 40 %
FG
Fighting
78
Confidence 25 %
DI
Discipline
86
Confidence 40 %
FO
Faceoffs
—
PA
Passing
69
Confidence 35 %
SC
Scoring
72
Confidence 35 %
DF
Defense
76
Confidence 31 %
PS
Penalty shot
76
Confidence 0 %
EX
Experience
41
Confidence 100 %
Why these ratings?

SK — Skating71

  • Top speed (35 %)35.5 · 65
  • Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.297 · 79
  • Distance /60 (20 %)16.3 · 80
  • Speed consistency (15 %)34.2 · 59

ST — Strength74

  • Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.679 · 81
  • Body mass (50 %)-0.96 · 67

EN — Endurance61

  • Ice time per game (45 %)12.8 · 63
  • Total ice time (20 %)408 · 37
  • Shift length (15 %)43.1 · 64
  • Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.4 · 68
  • Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.819 · 70

DU — Durability42

  • Share of games played (100 %)0.552 · 42

CK — Checking70

  • Hits /60 (70 %)3.863 · 72
  • Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)3.533 · 75
  • Season volume (10 %)2.89 · 57

FG — Fighting78

  • Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.887 · 78

DI — Discipline86

  • Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.054 · 84
  • Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.39 · 90
  • Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.712 · 72

PA — Passing69

  • Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.683 · 75
  • Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.289 · 53
  • Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.03 · 68
  • Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.156 · 71
  • Assist consistency (10 %)0.552 · 77

SC — Scoring72

  • Goals /60 (25 %)0.897 · 73
  • Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.777 · 68
  • Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.347 · 79
  • High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.223 · 70
  • xG per shot (10 %)0.078 · 70
  • Shot attempts /60 (10 %)14.4 · 76

DF — Defense76

  • RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.013 · 72
  • Relative xG against (20 %)-0.098 · 80
  • On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.593 · 76
  • Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.696 · 71
  • Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.7 · 73
  • Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.653 · 79

PS — Penalty shot76

  • Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
  • Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76

EX — Experience41

  • Career regular-season games (65 %)56
  • Career playoff games (25 %)0
  • NHL seasons (10 %)47

OV — Overall69

  • SC · Scoring (28 %)72
  • PA · Passing (22 %)69
  • DF · Defense (18 %)76
  • SK · Skating (12 %)71
  • EN · Endurance (8 %)61
  • DI · Discipline (5 %)86
  • ST · Strength (4 %)74
  • CK · Checking (3 %)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.

ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates

Offense
36
Defense
37
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Offense
46
Creation
21
Shooting
60
Possession
20
Defense
49
Discipline
87
Power play
48
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

41/ 100

Average
better than 41% of forwards, offense and defense combined

Offensive IQ

17/ 100

Low
passing, shots, puck

Defensive IQ

72/ 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, 249 of 424 forwards.

See full details

Offense

Playmaking passes
27
Shot selection
19
Penalties drawn
20
Puck management
81

Defense

Takeaways
41
Discipline
97
Safe zone exits
26

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.

Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.

0.5

wins above replacement

-0.1 to 1.4 — 90% interval

230 of 615 forwards

+2.8 goals above replacement

Full leaderboard →
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EV offense
-0.4
EV defense
-0.2
Power play
-0.1
Penalty kill
0.0
Shooting
+1.7
Penalties
+0.7
Average → replacement
+1.1

In goals.

Season by season
SeasonTeamGPWARRank
2025-26WPG370.5230/615
2024-25BUF8-0.1444/596
2023-24BUF7-0.0419/608

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.

Season
Hardest shot
144.2 km/h90th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
Top skating speed
34.6 km/h32nd percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
Bursts over 20 mph, season
2974th percentileleague avg. 21
Offensive zone time
41.5 %45th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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Total distance, season
55.3 km43rd percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
Distance, single-game high
4.27 km40th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
Offensive zone at 5v5
41.5 %58th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
Neutral zone time
19.1 %91st percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
Defensive zone time
39.4 %54th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %

Shooting

Shots on goalGoalsShooting %
All1743rd percentile139th percentile5.9 %13th percentile
High danger221st percentile034th percentile0.0 %10th percentile
Mid range972nd percentile054th percentile0.0 %32nd percentile
Long range031st percentile092nd percentile0.0 %0th percentile

Shots on goal by zone

Neutral zone : 2 · 96th percentileOutside left : 1 · 68th percentileOutside right : 1 · 70th percentileLeft point : 0 · 60th percentileRight point : 0 · 61th percentileCenter point : 0 · 62th percentileLeft circle : 1 · 46th percentileRight circle : 4 · 82th percentileHigh slot : 4 · 85th percentileLeft of the net : 0 · 58th percentileRight of the net : 2 · 93th percentileLow slot : 2 · 24th percentileCrease : 0 · 50th percentileLeft corner : 0 · 95th percentileBehind the net : 0 · 79th percentileRight corner : 0 · 97th percentile2110001440220000
Beyond the red line : 0

2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.

Game log, 2026-27

DateOpponentGAPTS+/-
Nov 8vsTampa Bay Lightning logoTBL000-1
Nov 5vsVancouver Canucks logoVAN0000
Nov 1@Carolina Hurricanes logoCAR000-1
Oct 30@Florida Panthers logoFLA0000
Oct 29@Tampa Bay Lightning logoTBL000-1
Oct 27vsFlorida Panthers logoFLA000-1
Oct 25vsMontreal Canadiens logoMTL101+1
Oct 22@Dallas Stars logoDAL0000
Oct 20@St. Louis Blues logoSTL0000
Oct 17vsCarolina Hurricanes logoCAR000+1

Isak Rosen: frequently asked questions

How many goals does Isak Rosen have in 2026-27?

Isak Rosen has 1 goal and 2 points (1 assist) in 17 games in 2026-27.

How old is Isak Rosen?

Isak Rosen is 23 years old: he was born on March 15, 2003.

How tall is Isak Rosen, and how much does he weigh?

Isak Rosen is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 185 lb (84 kg).

Where is Isak Rosen from?

Sweden: Isak Rosen was born in Solna, Sweden.

What team does Isak Rosen play for?

Isak Rosen plays for the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL, at R, wearing number 27.

Is Isak Rosen injured?

No: Isak Rosen is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.

How good is Isak Rosen?

Isak Rosen produced 0.5 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 230th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 34 out of 100: below average for his position.

How much does Isak Rosen make?

Isak Rosen earns $894K for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 49 out of 100 (fair value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.

When does Isak Rosen's contract end?

Isak Rosen's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.

Is Isak Rosen overpaid?

Neither: he delivers about what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 49 out of 100 (fair value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.

Is Isak Rosen a top-10 player at his position?

No: by WAR, he ranks 230th 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 Isak Rosen played lately?

Over his last 10 games, Isak Rosen has 1 point (1 goal, 0 assists).

What are Isak Rosen's career stats?

Over his NHL career, Isak Rosen has 68 games, 7 goals, 6 assists and 13 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 7 points in 16 games.

Where was Isak Rosen drafted?

Isak Rosen was drafted 14th overall (round 1) by Buffalo Sabres in 2021.

Is Isak Rosen better at home or on the road?

No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.11 points per game at home (1 in 9 games) and 0.13 on the road (1 in 8 games).

How does Isak Rosen perform in the playoffs?

Isak Rosen has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.

Which player is most similar to Isak Rosen?

Cole Reinhardt: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.

Cole Reinhardt's page →

Is Isak Rosen a good fantasy pick?

Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 12 points in 2026-27, or 0.21 points per game.

What is Isak Rosen's nationality?

Isak Rosen is Swedish.

Where did Isak Rosen play before turning pro?

Leksands IF (SHL), 2019–20 season — one game.

How many points is Isak Rosen projected to score in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 12 points in 56 games in 2026-27 (2 to 22 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.

See also: his Winnipeg Jets teammates

Full roster →

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