Oliver Bjorkstrand
Age 31 · Shoots right · 6′0″ · 176 lb · Born Herning, DNK
Drafted 2013, #89 overall by Columbus
2025-262025-26: 80 games, 12-20-32, 0.40 points per game Season detail →
Oliver Bjorkstrand has 3 points in 5 games of 2026-27, after 32 points in 80 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 5 games Small sample3 points in 5 games for the 1st-placed NY Rangers
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 (0.6). 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 NY Rangers'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 2 goals broke a tie
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
2 of 2 goals broke a tie; 0 came with NY Rangers trailing.
Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
11 attempts across the 4 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 5 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 80 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 leadersDistance per 60 in the 63rd percentile of forwards: 9.86 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.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 20.53vs
TBL1 Oct · 3rd 04:53 - 20.20vs
UTA4 Oct · 3rd 04:36 - 20.09vsTBL1 Oct · 1st 15:50
- 19.94vsUTA4 Oct · 1st 14:46
- 19.74@
BOS29 Sep · 1st 00:10 - 19.63vsTBL1 Oct · 1st 00:32
- 19.46@
DET2 Oct · 3rd 03:33 - 19.32@DET2 Oct · 3rd 02:53
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 72.86@BOS29 Sep · 1st 03:22
- 67.35vsTBL1 Oct · 3rd 05:04
- 59.70@BOS29 Sep · 2nd 08:52
- 47.96@BOS29 Sep · 2nd 16:05
- 27.99@BOS29 Sep · 2nd 18:41
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 1.43vs
NYI6 Oct · 8:58 TOI - 1.24vsUTA4 Oct · 7:49 TOI
- 2.27@DET2 Oct · 13:22 TOI
- 2.04vsTBL1 Oct · 12:25 TOI
- 2.42@BOS29 Sep · 14:33 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.88 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
A point in one game of three (2 of 5)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Washington, a point in one of three
WSHW 5-31012−212:10WSHW 3-20001−116:07WSHOTL 2-3 OT0001016:49NYIW 5-22023+18:58UTAW 4-2000007:49DETL 0-20000013:22TBLW 5-10111+112:25BOSW 3-00004014:3332 points in 80 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 (0.4). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of NY Rangers's power play went through him.
Special teams
The power play drives the goal total
How the 12 goals and 20 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
3 of 12 goals broke a tie; 4 came with NY Rangers trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
276 attempts across the 78 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 5 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 80 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 21.95 mph, hardest shot 85.58 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
Points come in bunches, not every night (26 of 80)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Washington, a point in one of three
WSHW 5-31012−212:10WSHW 3-20001−116:07WSHOTL 2-3 OT0001016:49NYRL 2-41012+119:16DETW 4-3 OT011108:55BOSW 2-10000012:48
MTLL 1-20000010:46
OTTL 2-60002−215:01
BUFL 2-40001014:57BOSW 3-10113+110:19
PITW 6-30002+19:28
NSHW 3-2000008:19OTTW 4-20000−17:11NYIW 5-22023+18:58UTAW 4-2000007:49DETL 0-20000013:22TBLW 5-10111+112:25BOSW 3-00004014:33Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer
In 2025-26 he scored 7.1 points per $1M of cap hit, 257th 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 NY Rangers
One season · 2026-27 to 2026-27Alexis Lafrenière 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