Jonathan
Lekkerimäki
R · VAN · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 26
- WAR
- 0.2
- Value
- 41
- PTS
- 6
2024-25№ 316 / 596
Jonathan Lekkerimäki (Vancouver Canucks) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Jonathan Lekkerimäki
#88RPlays: Right wing · 0% of faceoffs
Vancouver Canucks
HEIGHT : 180 cm · WEIGHT : 78 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : July 23, 2004 · Tullinge, Sweden
Drafted : 2022 · VAN · round 1, pick #15
Contract : $950,000 · 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 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | Vancouver Canucks | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Vancouver Canucks | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 56 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 10 | |
Jonathan Lekkerimäki: our analysis
2024-25 season: 24 GP, 3 G, 3 A, 6 PTS, -6 +/-, 12:30 TOI. WAR 0.2 (316th of 596) · PAL 26, below average.
In 2024-25, Jonathan Lekkerimäki, 22, posts a PAL Rating of 26 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 0.2 ranks 316th among 596 regulars, in the bottom half.
His strengths: discipline (62, above average). On the other hand, offense (27, below average) and penalty kill (30, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+0.2); his biggest cost: EV defense (-0.1).
Contract-wise, his Value score of 41 (poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Jonathan Lekkerimäki's story
Growing up in Huddinge, Jonathan Lekkerimäki came through Sweden’s regional youth system and caught early attention at TV‑Pucken playing for Södermanland, where he helped his region earn a bronze medal. He moved to Djurgården as a teenager and rose quickly through the club’s youth ranks, appearing for U16, U18 and then U20 sides while sharpening his scoring touch.
Lekkerimäki’s 2021–22 season was the turning point: he split time between Djurgården’s J20 team and the senior squad, posting 35 points in 26 J20 games and seven goals in 26 SHL contests — a rare output for a 17‑year‑old. Internationally that season he led scoring at the IIHF U18 World Championship, finishing with five goals and ten assists as Sweden took gold.
Selected 15th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, he chose to remain in Sweden to continue his development. The following campaign saw him skate with Djurgården in Allsvenskan, where a foot injury cut short his regular season but he returned to produce at a point‑per‑game pace in the playoffs. In May 2023 he signed a three‑year entry‑level deal with Vancouver and immediately moved on loan to Örebro HK to get top‑level minutes in the SHL.
The 2023–24 SHL season elevated his profile: 19 goals and 12 assists in 46 games and a string of individual honours, including SHL Rookie of the Year, the Elite Prospects award for top SHL junior, and the Young Player of the Year at the European Hockey Awards; Örebro fans also voted him team MVP. He was assigned to Abbotsford in March 2024, made his NHL debut on 12 November 2024 and scored his first NHL goal two nights later. In 2025 he scored the game‑winner in Game 4 of the Calder Cup Final, helping Abbotsford capture the franchise’s first Calder Cup.
Lekkerimäki’s game is defined by finishing ability and an eye for production in critical moments. From leading Sweden in scoring at the U18s to being named MVP at the 2024 World Junior Championship after a decisive goal against Czechia, he’s shown a consistent knack for delivering offensively when it matters most.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 15:09
- PP TOI/GP
- 2:37
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.74
- EV points
- 9
- Hits
- 15
- Blocks
- 5
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 42.2 %
- Off. zone starts
- 32.2 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
26between 15 and 37 (80% range)
- Goals
- 11
- Assists
- 14
- Games
- 43
So far: 14 pts in 19 games. The team has played 19 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.48 pts per game (last season: 0.23).
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, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 23 %
63
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 62
- Confidence 40 %
- ST
- Strength
- 61
- Confidence 27 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 62
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 56
- Confidence 40 %
- CK
- Checking
- 71
- Confidence 27 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 80
- Confidence 13 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 77
- Confidence 27 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 72
- Confidence 23 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 72
- Confidence 23 %
- DF
- Defense
- 73
- Confidence 20 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 85
- Confidence 14 %
- EX
- Experience
- 32
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating62
- Top speed (35 %)34.7 · 55
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.808 · 73
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.1 · 71
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.3 · 63
ST — Strength61
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.253 · 74
- Body mass (50 %)-1.768 · 52
EN — Endurance62
- Ice time per game (45 %)14 · 69
- Total ice time (20 %)293 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)43.4 · 66
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.1 · 71
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.149 · 75
DU — Durability56
- Share of games played (100 %)0.657 · 56
CK — Checking71
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.46 · 76
- Season volume (10 %)2.833 · 54
FG — Fighting80
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.904 · 80
DI — Discipline77
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.023 · 76
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.53 · 80
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.664 · 70
PA — Passing72
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.571 · 68
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.476 · 75
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.075 · 75
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.15 · 70
SC — Scoring72
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.858 · 72
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.805 · 71
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.137 · 76
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.275 · 74
- xG per shot (10 %)0.078 · 73
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)13.9 · 74
DF — Defense73
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.008 · 73
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.027 · 71
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.568 · 77
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.04 · 79
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.968 · 76
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.9 · 80
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.057 · 69
PS — Penalty shot85
- Shootouts (60 %)33.5 · 86
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience32
- Career regular-season games (65 %)45
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)24
OV — Overall63
- SC · Scoring (28 %)72
- PA · Passing (22 %)72
- DF · Defense (18 %)73
- SK · Skating (12 %)62
- EN · Endurance (8 %)62
- DI · Discipline (5 %)77
- ST · Strength (4 %)61
- CK · Checking (3 %)71
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.
PAL Rating
26/ 100
Performance · Below average
322 of 451 at the position
Value Rating
41/ 100
Poor return
0.92 M$ · expected PAL 32
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 31
- Defense
- 38
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- Offense
- 27
- Creation
- 34
- Shooting
- 35
- Possession
- 51
- Defense
- 39
- Discipline
- 62
- Power play
- 53
- Penalty kill
- 30
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2024-25
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
38/ 100
Below average
better than 38% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
31/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
47/ 100
Average
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, 246 of 399 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 20
- Shot selection
- 31
- Penalties drawn
- 37
- Puck management
- 86
Defense
- Takeaways
- 30
- Discipline
- 74
- Safe zone exits
- 30
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.
0.3
wins above replacement
-0.1 to 0.6 — 90% interval
276 of 615 forwards
+1.5 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.2
- EV defense
- -0.1
- Power play
- -0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- +1.1
- Penalties
- +0.3
- Average → replacement
- +0.4
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VAN | 13 | 0.3 | -0.1 to 0.6 | 276/615 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 24 | 0.2 | -0.0 to 0.6 | 316/596 |
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
- 141.9 km/h84th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.5 km/h11th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 822nd percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 41.0 %39th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 72.2 km73rd percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.72 km57th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 38.4 %12th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.0 %9th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.0 %25th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3480th percentile | 687th percentile | 17.7 %71st percentile |
| High danger | 752nd percentile | 274th percentile | 28.6 %75th percentile |
| Mid range | 1590th percentile | 288th percentile | 13.3 %54th percentile |
| Long range | 797th percentile | 199th percentile | 14.3 %91st 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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CGYJonathan Lekkerimäki: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Jonathan Lekkerimäki have in 2026-27?
Jonathan Lekkerimäki has 6 goals and 14 points (8 assists) in 19 games in 2026-27.
How old is Jonathan Lekkerimäki?
Jonathan Lekkerimäki is 22 years old: he was born on July 24, 2004.
How tall is Jonathan Lekkerimäki, and how much does he weigh?
Jonathan Lekkerimäki is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 172 lb (78 kg).
Where is Jonathan Lekkerimäki from?
Sweden: Jonathan Lekkerimäki was born in Tullinge, Sweden.
What team does Jonathan Lekkerimäki play for?
Jonathan Lekkerimäki plays for the Vancouver Canucks in the NHL, at R, wearing number 88.
Is Jonathan Lekkerimäki injured?
No: Jonathan Lekkerimäki is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Jonathan Lekkerimäki?
Jonathan Lekkerimäki produced 0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 276th of 615 players at his position in the NHL.
How much does Jonathan Lekkerimäki make?
Jonathan Lekkerimäki carries a cap hit of $950K per season, on a contract worth $4.3M in total over 3 years.
When does Jonathan Lekkerimäki's contract end?
Jonathan Lekkerimäki's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Jonathan Lekkerimäki a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 276th 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 Jonathan Lekkerimäki played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Jonathan Lekkerimäki has 9 points (4 goals, 5 assists).
What are Jonathan Lekkerimäki's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Jonathan Lekkerimäki has 56 games, 11 goals, 12 assists and 23 points. His best season: 2026-27, with 14 points in 19 games.
Where was Jonathan Lekkerimäki drafted?
Jonathan Lekkerimäki was drafted 15th overall (round 1) by Vancouver Canucks in 2022.
Is Jonathan Lekkerimäki better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.75 points per game at home (6 in 8 games) and 0.73 on the road (8 in 11 games).
How does Jonathan Lekkerimäki perform in the playoffs?
Jonathan Lekkerimäki has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Is Jonathan Lekkerimäki a good fantasy pick?
A useful depth pick: our projection has him at 26 points in 2026-27, or 0.60 points per game.
What is Jonathan Lekkerimäki's nationality?
Jonathan Lekkerimäki is Swedish. Internationally: Represented Sweden: gold medal at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship (led tournament scoring with 5 goals and 10 assists in 6 games); silver medal at the 2024 World Junior Championship (led team scoring with 7 goals and 3 assists in 7 games), scored the game-winning goal vs Czechia to send Sweden to the gold-medal game, named tournament MVP.
What awards has Jonathan Lekkerimäki won?
SHL Rookie of the Year (2023–24) ; Elite Prospects Award as top SHL junior-aged player (2023–24) ; European Hockey Awards Young Player of the Year (2024) ; Örebro HK Fans' MVP of the Season (2023–24) ; 2024 World Junior Championship MVP.
How many championships has Jonathan Lekkerimäki won?
2: Gold medal with Sweden at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championship; 2025 Calder Cup with the Abbotsford Canucks (scored the game-winning goal in Game 4 of the Final).
Where did Jonathan Lekkerimäki play before turning pro?
Djurgårdens IF J20 (2021–22 season, 26 games: 20 goals and 15 assists).
How many points is Jonathan Lekkerimäki projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 26 points in 43 games in 2026-27 (15 to 37 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Vancouver Canucks teammates
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