Viktor Arvidsson
Age 33 · Shoots right · 5′10″ · 181 lb · Born Skelleftea, SWE
Drafted 2014, #112 overall by Nashville
2025-262025-26: 69 games, 25-29-54, 0.78 points per game Season detail →
Viktor Arvidsson has 3 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 54 points in 69 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample3 points in 3 games for the 26th-placed Detroit
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (1.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-six forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Detroit's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
The power play drives the goal total
How the 2 goals and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
0 of 2 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Detroit trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
14 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 69 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersHardest shot in the 96th percentile of forwards: 89.69 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 20.72vs
WPG4 Oct · 3rd 13:35 - 20.55vsWPG4 Oct · 2nd 14:49
- 19.58vsWPG4 Oct · 1st 18:06
- 19.55vs
NYR2 Oct · 1st 11:46 - 19.47vsWPG4 Oct · 1st 05:01
- 19.16vsNYR2 Oct · 1st 08:10
- 18.10vsNYR2 Oct · 1st 16:48
- 18.03vsWPG4 Oct · 3rd 01:12
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 70.79vsWPG4 Oct · 3rd 01:12
- 43.47vsNYR2 Oct · 1st 09:39
- 5.84vsWPG4 Oct · 2nd 16:52
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.59vs
OTT6 Oct · 17:20 TOI - 2.85vsWPG4 Oct · 21:24 TOI
- 2.48vsNYR2 Oct · 16:17 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.64 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Against Seattle, a point in two of two
SEAW 4-21013+114:44SEAL 4-71124−112:01OTTW 5-31123017:20WPGL 2-31014021:24NYRL 0-20001−116:1754 points in 69 games
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.8). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays on the power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Detroit's power play went through him.
Special teams
Clutch numbers to match the totals
How the 25 goals and 29 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
6 of 25 goals broke a tie; 7 came with Detroit trailing.
Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
367 attempts across the 72 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 69 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersHardest shot in the 94th percentile of forwards: 94.63 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Draws more penalties than he takes
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
A point in every other game (41 of 69)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Seattle, a point in two of two
SEAW 4-21013+114:44SEAL 4-71124−112:01
NJDW 4-01011+113:17
TBLL 1-20004−116:01
CAROTL 5-6 OT0221+115:54
PHIOTL 1-2 OT0001014:27TBLL 1-30113−215:57
FLAL 1-20001−114:37
DALW 6-33035+114:20
CBJW 4-3 SO0333+115:14
MINW 6-31122+312:24
BUFW 4-3 OT1013+113:32OTTW 5-31123017:20WPGL 2-31014021:24NYRL 0-20001−116:17Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
$5M a season through 2027-28
In 2025-26 he scored 10.8 points per $1M of cap hit, 125th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.
Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.
With Detroit
Andrew Copp sets him up more than anyone
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Who sets him up
Assists on his 2 goals, 2026-27.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsTwelve seasons, with 4 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct