Elias Pettersson
Age 22 · Shoots left · 6′2″ · 185 lb · Born Vasteras, SWE
Drafted 2022, #80 overall by Vancouver
2025-262025-26: 70 games, 3-7-10, 0.14 points per game Season detail →
Elias Pettersson has 1 point in 4 games of 2026-27, after 10 points in 70 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample1 point in 4 games for the 17th-placed Vancouver
Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A third-pair defenceman who kills penalties
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Vancouver'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.
1 of 1 goal broke a tie
How the 1 goal and 0 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
1 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Vancouver trailing.
Assists at 5-on-5
Five-on-five only, while the all-situations goal index fills in.
Most attempts from the point, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
10 attempts across the 4 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 70 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 leadersTop speed 20.27 mph, hardest shot 83.16 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 20.27vs
VGK4 Oct · 3rd 11:37 - 19.81vs
EDM1 Oct · 3rd 10:09 - 19.78vs
CGY3 Oct · 1st 10:10 - 19.51vsVGK4 Oct · 1st 04:35
- 19.32vsCGY3 Oct · 1st 04:20
- 18.95@EDM29 Sep · 2nd 15:47
- 18.93vsEDM1 Oct · 2nd 02:22
- 18.88@EDM29 Sep · 1st 05:02
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.
Hardest shots
- 83.16vsEDM1 Oct · 1st 09:51
- 80.97@EDM29 Sep · 2nd 10:15
- 78.24vsEDM1 Oct · 2nd 10:57
- 71.04@EDM29 Sep · 2nd 12:21
- 70.97@EDM29 Sep · 2nd 19:38
- 66.88vsCGY3 Oct · 2nd 05:45
- 66.68vsCGY3 Oct · 1st 04:49
- 60.04vsVGK4 Oct · 2nd 06:52
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.34vsVGK4 Oct · 17:04 TOI
- 2.19vsCGY3 Oct · 14:47 TOI
- 2.36vsEDM1 Oct · 16:17 TOI
- 2.31@EDM29 Sep · 16:01 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.30 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 Carolina, a point in zero of two
CARL 4-60004018:31CAROTL 3-4 OT0001021:05VGKL 2-30000−117:04CGYW 4-11011+214:47EDML 7-90000+216:17EDMOTL 5-6 OT0002016:0110 points in 70 games on a team that finished 32nd
Where he ranks among NHL defencemen with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.1). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A third-pair defenceman who plays mostly at even strength
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Vancouver'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.
2 of 3 goals broke a tie
How the 3 goals and 7 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
2 of 3 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Vancouver trailing.
Most attempts from the point, goals from the point
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
141 attempts across the 64 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 70 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 87th percentile of defencemen: 98.17 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL defenceman.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the defenceman average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Points come in bunches, not every night (10 of 70)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Carolina, a point in zero of two
CARL 4-60004018:31CAROTL 3-4 OT0001021:05EDML 1-60001−214:53
LAKW 4-3 OT1011+113:15
ANAW 4-3 OT0000+216:07
SJSW 4-3 SO0002013:48LAKL 1-40000−114:20VGKL 1-20000+116:09
MINL 2-50000−211:28
COLW 8-60001+117:31VGKL 2-40000−213:53LAKL 0-40001−115:35VGKL 2-30000−117:04CGYW 4-11011+214:47EDML 7-90000+216:17EDMOTL 5-6 OT0002016:01Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
Final season of his deal: a restricted free agent next summer
In 2025-26 he scored 11.5 points per $1M of cap hit, 27th of 191 defencemen with 40 or more games and a current contract.
Contract terms from public reports. 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.
With Vancouver
Three seasons · 2024-25 to 2026-27Liam Ohgren 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 1 goal, 2026-27.
By opponent
Edmonton0 P in 20.00 P/GPFranchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsThree seasons, all with the Canucks
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct