San Jose Sharks · #41 · Left wing

Ivar Stenberg

Age 19 · Shoots left · 5′11″ · 185 lb · Born Gothenburg, SWE

Drafted 2026, #2 overall by San Jose

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Games32026-27 Small sample
Goals0T-8th on SJS
Assists1T-2nd on SJS
Points1T-6th on SJS
P / GP0.33T-274th in the NHL
Shots10.0% shooting
TOI / GP14:1915th on SJS

Ivar Stenberg scored 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist) in 3 games in 2026-27, T-6th on San Jose.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

1 point in 3 games for the 15th-placed San Jose

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

PP points180th
Penalty differential+180th
Takeaways169th
Assists / 601.4063rd
Blocked shots141st
Points / GP0.3340th
Ice time14:1939th
Goals / 600.0026th
Shooting %0.0%25th
Shots / GP0.336th
Hits05th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

0.30.31–3

Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points1T-6th on SJS
Points per game0.33T-274th in NHL
Goals0T-232nd in NHL
Assists1T-2nd on SJS
Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)
Ice time14:1915th on SJS
Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays on the power play

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

Ice time by strength

Even strength13:11
Power play1:08
Shorthanded0:00
Total14:19

17.3 shifts a game, averaging 50 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-3rd on SJS
PP assists1T-2nd on SJS
PP points1T-2nd on SJS · T-51st NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 6017.651st on SJS

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP2San Jose total
Involved in1goals or assists
Share50.0%of every SJS PPG
PP TOI share25.0%of SJS PP time

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


Scoring detail

No goals yet: his one point is an assist

How the 0 goals and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-3rd on SJS
Overtime goals0T-3rd on SJS
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals0
Power-play goals0

Assists

Primary1 · 100%
Secondary0 · 0%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.40
Goals / 600.00
Shots / 601.4
ES points / 600.000 ES points
PP points / 6017.651 PP points

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 77th percentile of forwards: 10.02 miles

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

Distance / 60, mi10.0277th
90+ mph shots048th
Distance skated, mi7.243rd
22+ mph bursts041st
20+ mph bursts227th
Top speed, mph20.5924th
Offensive-zone time38.1%22nd
Defensive-zone time43.9%19th
Hardest shot, mph0.001st
Average shot, mph0.01st

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.59Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph0.00Forward average 74.7
Distance skated7.2 mi2.68 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts50.0%19.2% defensive · 30.8% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

38.1%All situations43.9%
36.9%Even strength45.1%
52.0%Power play29.0%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 20.59vsLAK3 Oct · 2nd 04:06
  2. 20.23vsLAK3 Oct · 2nd 09:15
  3. 19.86@DAL5 Oct · 3rd 03:49
  4. 19.56vsLAK3 Oct · 1st 05:09
  5. 19.31vsLAK3 Oct · 3rd 01:29
  6. 19.27vsLAK3 Oct · 3rd 05:32
  7. 19.27vsFLA1 Oct · 3rd 00:32
  8. 19.19@DAL5 Oct · 1st 11:10

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph2 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph17 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

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

  1. 2.24@DAL5 Oct · 13:45 TOI
  2. 2.68vsLAK3 Oct · 15:37 TOI
  3. 2.26vsFLA1 Oct · 13:35 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.39 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

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

Possession and physical

Takeaways1T-6th on SJS
Giveaways0
TK / GV ratio—
Hits0T-18th on SJS
Blocked shots1T-12th on SJS

Discipline

Penalty minutes0
Minors0
Majors0
Penalties drawn1
Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken41.3 a game
Won1
Win %25.0%
Offensive zone1 of 3

A part-time centre on the draw.


Game log

The last ten games

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
5 OctvsDALW 5-00001−113:45
3 OctvsLAKW 5-4 OT0110−115:37
1 OctvsFLAW 4-3 OT0000013:35

Prediction markets

17% for the Calder Trophy

Season ladders and award futures he is priced for, as the venues' average midpoint.

Calder TrophyRookie of the year17%—Not listed17¢Not listed

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Contract

$1.08M a season through 2028-29

Cap hit$1.08M1.0% of the $104M ceiling
Term3 yearsYear 1 of 3
Expires2028-29RFA at 21
Cap value$3.2MCap hit × 3 years

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 San Jose

Linemates and opponents

350th in franchise points since 1990-91

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points1350th for San Jose
Goals0344th
Assists1329th
Games played3432nd
Team history

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct