Elias Pettersson

Shoots left · 27 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	5	2	6	8	8	20:02
Last season	74	15	36	51	132	18:58

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Role

Where he fits on Vancouver right now.

Line: L1 with J. DeBrusk and J. Lekkerimäki · 11:34 a game together
Power play: PP1
Penalty kill: Second wave 14 of 17 kills · 0:36 a kill · starts only 6
Ice time: 20:02 a game, most among Vancouver forwards · 13:23 5-on-5 · 3:57 PP · 1:41 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 93% of forwards · home 81%, road 99%
Tougher opponents than 64% of forwards · home easier than 64%

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

Shot blockingTop 10
blocking score 1694.87 blocks /60better than 95% of centersmore than 98% of centers
Staying out of the box
0.39 penalties taken /60better than 91% of forwards
Hardest shot
91.8 mphharder than 89% of centers
Takeaways
takeaway score 1331.32 takeaways /60better than 88% of forwardsmore than 87% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Shooting volume
8.1 shot attempts /60behind 92% of centers
Creating his own chances
0.54 expected goals /60behind 92% of centers
Time in the offensive zone
39.2% of his timeless than 91% of forwards

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Hitting
hitting score 17412.57 hits /60better than 85% of forwardsmore than 90% of forwards
Setting up goals
0.63 first assists /60better than 79% of forwards

Behind most at his position

Time in the offensive zone
35.0% of his timeless than 96% of forwards
Top speed
20.4 mphslower than 91% of forwards
Shooting volume
9.0 shot attempts /60behind 85% of centers

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other forwards.

Elias PetterssonAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 74, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.

This season’s 5 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
−0.04 expected goals /60bottom 33%
−0.03 expected goals /60bottom 37%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
no measurable changebottom 42%
−0.04 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
8.1 shot attempts /60bottom 8%
9.0 shot attempts /60bottom 15%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.54 expected goals /60bottom 8%
0.62 expected goals /60bottom 27%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 40%
−0.2 goals above expected /100 shotstop 30%
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.55 first assists /60average
0.63 first assists /60top 21%

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
1.74 expected goals /60bottom 30%
1.81 expected goals /60average
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.84 expected goals for /60bottom 44%
0.85 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 168top 17%3.51 hits /60bottom 44%
hitting score 174top 15%12.57 hits /60top 10%
Shot blockingTop 10
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 169top 5%4.87 blocks /60top 2%
blocking score 112top 38%3.59 blocks /60top 15%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 133top 12%1.32 takeaways /60top 13%
takeaway score 108top 32%1.20 takeaways /60top 22%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
1.10 penalties drawn /60top 14%
0.97 penalties drawn /60top 26%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.39 penalties taken /60top 9%
0.56 penalties taken /60top 32%
Faceoffs
Loses drawsWins draws
47.8% wonbottom 34%
48.9% wonbottom 43%

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

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229 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 7 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

9 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left29
Wide right30
Over the net19
Off the post or crossbar8
Short or other4

90 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

Wide left0
Wide right0
Over the net1
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

1 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

Top speed
SlowerBurner
22.7 mphtop 39%
20.4 mphbottom 9%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
4.5 bursts /60bottom 40%
3.0 bursts /60bottom 23%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
91.8 mphtop 11%
83.4 mphtop 22%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
9.37 miles /60bottom 19%
9.59 miles /60bottom 40%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
39.2% of his timebottom 9%
35.0% of his timebottom 4%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.