Pittsburgh Penguins · #25 · Left wing

Elmer Soderblom

Age 25 · Shoots left · 6′8″ · 254 lb · Born Gothenburg, SWE

Drafted 2019, #159 overall by Detroit

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Games12026-27 · missed 2 Small sample

Goals0T-11th on PIT

Assists0T-15th on PIT

Points0T-16th on PIT

P / GP0.00

Shots0

TOI / GP12:3917th on PIT

2025-262025-26: 59 games, 7-6-13, 0.22 points per game Season detail →

Elmer Soderblom has 0 points in 1 game of 2026-27, after 13 points in 59 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 1 game Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 1 game for the 13th-placed Pittsburgh

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Elmer Soderblom has 1.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-16th on PIT

Points per game0.00

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-15th on PIT

Shooting %—

Ice time12:3917th on PIT

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who kills penalties

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Pittsburgh's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength10:49

Power play0:00

Shorthanded1:50

Total12:39

16.0 shifts a game, averaging 47 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-4th on PIT

PP assists0T-6th on PIT

PP points0T-9th on PIT · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP4Pittsburgh total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every PIT PPG

PP TOI share0.0%of PIT PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 22.14 mph, hardest shot 28.32 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.

Tracking percentiles need 2 games in 2026-27; Elmer Soderblom has 1.

Top speed, mph22.14Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph28.32Forward average 74.7

Distance skated2.0 mi2.03 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts12.5%62.5% defensive · 25.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

45.0%All situations39.2%

47.9%Even strength36.5%

26.9%Shorthanded56.2%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22.14@PHI30 Sep · 1st 02:04
20.42@PHI30 Sep · 3rd 05:08
19.24@PHI30 Sep · 3rd 09:33
19.07@PHI30 Sep · 3rd 14:41
18.65@PHI30 Sep · 2nd 05:08
18.55@PHI30 Sep · 2nd 05:50
18.34@PHI30 Sep · 2nd 09:02
18.01@PHI30 Sep · 2nd 17:36

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph1 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph1 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph6 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

28.32@PHI30 Sep · 1st 17:37

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph0 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.03@PHI30 Sep · 12:39 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.03 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

Takeaways1T-4th on PIT

Giveaways0

TK / GV ratio—

Hits2T-8th on PIT

Blocked shots0T-17th on PIT

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Washington, a point in two of five

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

12 Apr 2026@

WSHL 0-30002013:22

11 Apr 2026vs

WSHL 3-60110+115:25

29 Jan 2026vs

WSHOTL 3-4 SO0000−111:29

21 Dec 2025vs

WSHW 3-2 OT000108:34

20 Dec 2025@

WSHW 5-21011+110:26

2025-26 · The season

13 points in 59 games on a team that finished 10th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Hits9969th

Penalty differential+466th

Takeaways1335th

Goals / 600.6434th

Shooting %10.1%30th

Shots / GP1.1727th

Points / GP0.2213th

PP points013th

Assists / 600.5511th

Blocked shots1811th

Ice time11:0710th

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.2). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points1318th on PIT

Points per game0.22492nd in NHL

Goals7T-376th in NHL

Assists6T-21st on PIT

Shooting %10.1%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time11:0738th on PIT

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Pittsburgh's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength10:52

Power play0:10

Shorthanded0:04

Total11:07

14.8 shifts a game, averaging 45 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-13th on PIT

PP assists0T-13th on PIT

PP points0T-13th on PIT · T-453rd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-13th on PIT

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 7 goals and 6 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-11th on PIT

Overtime goals0T-4th on PIT

First goal of the game1

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals7

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st2

2nd5

3rd0

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied1

Leading5

Trailing1

1 of 7 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Pittsburgh trailing.

Assists

Primary4 · 67%

Secondary2 · 33%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.19

Goals / 600.64

Shots / 606.3

ES points / 601.2213 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease18 att · 1 G

Slot63 att · 5 G

Wing55 att · 1 G

Point6 att · 0 G

Neutral zone3 att · 0 G

145 attempts across the 54 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.1510th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.1

Unblocked attempts1

xG per attempt.082

ixG per 600.39

2026-27 · 1 game. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

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 leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Hardest shot in the 88th percentile of forwards: 92.73 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.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

90+ mph shots797th

Hardest shot, mph92.7388th

Average shot, mph53.963rd

Distance / 60, mi9.6959th

20+ mph bursts9048th

22+ mph bursts244th

Defensive-zone time40.3%43rd

Offensive-zone time41.6%41st

Top speed, mph22.1630th

Distance skated, mi105.99th

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph22.16Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph92.73Forward average 87.1

Distance skated105.9 mi2.41 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts25.2%40.8% defensive · 34.1% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

41.6%All situations40.3%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph2 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph88 · avg 102

18-20 mph333 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph7 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph13 · avg 15

70-79 mph15 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Draws more penalties than he takes

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways13T-12th on PIT

Giveaways46

TK / GV ratio0.28

Hits994th on PIT

Blocked shots1823rd on PIT

Discipline

Penalty minutes23

Minors9

Majors1

Penalties drawn14

Net penalties+4drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken80.1 a game

Won3

Win %37.5%

Offensive zone2 of 4

A winger: fewer than one draw a game.

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (11 of 59)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point1119% of games

Multi-point games23%

Goals in7 games12%

Pointless games4881%

Streaks

Longest point streak3 games28 Mar – 31 Mar

Longest goal streak2 games

Longest pointless run20 games

Final ten8 in 10point in 7

Game log

Against Washington, a point in two of five

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

12 Apr 2026@

WSHL 0-30002013:22

11 Apr 2026vs

WSHL 3-60110+115:25

29 Jan 2026vs

WSHOTL 3-4 SO0000−111:29

21 Dec 2025vs

WSHW 3-2 OT000108:34

20 Dec 2025@

WSHW 5-21011+110:26

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home, and at his best against tonight's opponent

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Home2560.24

Road3470.21

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Washington520.40

vs Metropolitan1630.19

vs Western Conf.2760.22

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October710.14

November600.00

December1220.17

January1100.00

February300.00

March1350.38

April750.71

Contract

Final season of his deal: a restricted free agent next summer

In 2025-26 he scored 11.6 points per $1M of cap hit, 109th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$1.13M1.1% of the $104M ceiling

Term2 yearsYear 2 of 2

Expires2026-27RFA at 25

Cap value$2.3MCap hit × 2 years

2027 free agents Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

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 1 Oct 2026.