RW · NYR · NHL id 8480009
Eeli Tolvanen has played 2 games for the New York Rangers in 2026-27, scoring 1 goal and 0 assists (1 points) on 3 shots while averaging 14:07 a night (11:42 at even strength, 0:52 on the power play and 1:30 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 89% of his 5v5 minutes with Noah Laba and 81% with Will Cuylle over the last 2 games, and the Rangers have controlled 48% of shot attempts with Tolvanen on the ice (1-1 in goals, 56% offensive-zone starts). In the Rangers' most recent game against TBL he was on L3 with Will Cuylle and Noah Laba and off the power play; moved up to L3 (from L4) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs TBL, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 14:03 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 6 attempts, 3 on goal, 1 goal
Shot map, OPP at NYR: 6 attempts, 3 on goal, 1 goal, 0.32 expected goals; best chance Eeli Tolvanen at 0.24 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 78 GP · 36 points vs 32.2 expected
Last 20 games: -60. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 8.5%
- 99.3
- 62.1%
- G vs xG
- 12 / 17.0
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (3 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.048 xG per attempt lately vs 0.078 before.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played78
- Goals12256th of 715
- Assists24202nd of 715
- Points36218th of 715
- Power-play points14125th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal141175th of 715
- Hits18733rd of 715
- Blocked shots81137th of 715
- Plus/minus−18662nd of 715
- Penalty minutes30294th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)43.1%683rd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)42.7%689th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)41.8%675th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)42.2%668th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)34.6%716th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)41.8%679th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /601.47117th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.010164th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.20614th of 719
- Faceoff win %0.0%
- Draw Equity /100−0.697
Usage
- Ice time per game16:03367th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:50216th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %40.7%566th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.24441st of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO993420th of 719
- Goals above expected−5.0682nd of 715
- Luck Meter−22545th of 828
- Ascension score50180th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.9500th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts50408th of 715
- Hardest shot92.8159th of 715
- Offensive-zone time40.1%536th of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 78 of 78 games through the sequence engine
- −0.025
- Season net
- −0.40xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.47
- Attempts
- 24
- 0.047
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 22, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Dec 14, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Nov 23, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Oct 23, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 17, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3Mar 8, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 1, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Oct 26, 2023 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 vs TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 14.0 | — | |
| Mar 7, 2026 vs OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 82.6 | — | |
| Jan 31, 2026 @ VGK | Rebound | carry | 0 | 37.2 | rebound | |
| Jan 19, 2026 vs PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 66.5 | one-timer | |
| Jan 15, 2026 @ BOS | Rebound | — | 0 | 42.5 | rebound | |
| Jan 12, 2026 @ NYR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 30.4 | 3-on-1 | |
| Dec 28, 2025 vs PHI | Rush | carry | 0 | 55.5 | — | |
| Dec 28, 2025 vs PHI | Deflection | loose | 1 | 11.4 | 2-on-0 | |
| Dec 20, 2025 @ SJS | Rush | carry | 0 | 62.4 | — | |
| Dec 4, 2025 @ EDM | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 58.8 | — | |
| Nov 15, 2025 vs SJS | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 69.4 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Nov 13, 2025 vs WPG | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 44.9 | 5-on-4 | |
| Nov 8, 2025 @ STL | Rebound | — | 0 | 57.1 | rebound | |
| Apr 15, 2025 vs LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 3 | 57.1 | — | |
| Mar 29, 2025 vs DAL | Rebound | carry | 0 | 8.1 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Mar 14, 2025 vs UTA | Rush | carry | 0 | 57.2 | — | |
| Mar 14, 2025 vs UTA | Rebound | loose | 0 | 27.4 | rebound | |
| Mar 12, 2025 vs MTL | Dump and chase | dump | 4* | 61.4 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 1, 2025 vs VAN | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 49.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 1, 2025 vs VAN | Deflection | — | 0 | 6.7 | — | |
| Feb 6, 2025 vs TOR | Odd-man rush | carry | 3 | 72.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 30, 2025 vs SJS | Rush | carry | 0 | 67.8 | — | |
| Jan 28, 2025 vs ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 65.8 | one-timer | |
| Jan 27, 2025 @ EDM | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 29.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 25, 2025 vs PIT | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 65.7 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Jan 14, 2025 @ PIT | Rebound | carry | 2* | 38.2 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Jan 9, 2025 @ CBJ | Rush | carry | 2 | 66.2 | — | |
| Jan 9, 2025 @ CBJ | Rush | loose | 1 | 78.3 | — | |
| Dec 8, 2024 @ NYR | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 49.2 | one-timer | |
| Dec 3, 2024 @ CAR | Rebound | carry | 0 | 42.4 | 4-on-2, rebound | |
| Nov 27, 2024 vs ANA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 52.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 12, 2024 vs CBJ | Deflection | — | 4 | 23.8 | rebound | |
| Oct 31, 2024 @ TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 57.2 | — | |
| Oct 29, 2024 @ MTL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 35.6 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Oct 17, 2024 vs PHI | Rebound | — | 0 | 24.4 | rebound | |
| Oct 8, 2024 vs STL | Deflection | — | 2* | 28.7 | deflection | |
| Mar 26, 2024 vs ANA | Rebound | — | 0 | 31.7 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Mar 2, 2024 vs EDM | Cycle | — | 3* | 19.5 | — | |
| Feb 15, 2024 @ BOS | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 69.6 | 3-on-1, one-timer | |
| Jan 26, 2024 vs STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 28.6 | one-timer |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Tolvanen
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Tolvanen apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Laba | C | 2 | 20:42 | 89% | 47.7% | 50% (1-1) | 50.0% 2:41 | 0.0% 3:42 |
| Will Cuylle | LW | 2 | 19:01 | 81% | 56.4% | 50% (1-1) | 11.1% 4:22 | 0.0% 4:48 |
| Braden Schneider | D | 2 | 10:37 | 45% | 38.9% | 100% (1-0) | 53.3% 12:46 | 36.1% 18:02 |
| Alberts Smits | D | 2 | 8:48 | 38% | 35.7% | 100% (1-0) | 52.9% 14:35 | 37.8% 22:15 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | D | 2 | 8:46 | 37% | 52.9% | 0% (0-1) | 45.2% 14:37 | 57.4% 24:40 |
| Marcus Pettersson | D | 2 | 6:28 | 28% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 46.7% 16:55 | 40.9% 28:10 |
| Sean Durzi | D | 2 | 6:25 | 27% | 52.9% | — (0-0) | 45.2% 16:58 | 46.5% 26:14 |
| Adam Fox | D | 2 | 5:49 | 25% | 61.5% | 0% (0-1) | 42.9% 17:34 | 55.6% 25:21 |
| Tye Kartye | LW | 1 | 1:52 | 8% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 73.3% 8:36 | 40.0% 6:33 |
| Joseph Veleno | C | 1 | 1:15 | 5% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 42.3% 11:40 | 34.8% 13:12 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs TBL | W 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 14:18 | 10:28 | 1:00 | 2:41 |
| Sep 29 | @ BOS | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13:56 | 12:55 | 0:43 | 0:18 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 28:14 | 14:07 | 25 | 27 | 48.1% | 52.9% | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 1.3 | 1.0 | 56% |
| Even strength | 2 | 23:23 | 11:42 | 23 | 25 | 47.9% | 53.3% | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.9 | 0.9 | 56% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 23:23 | 11:42 | 23 | 25 | 47.9% | 53.3% | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0.9 | 0.9 | 56% |
| Power play | 2 | 1:43 | 0:52 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 2:59 | 1:30 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | — |
| 4v5 | 2 | 2:59 | 1:30 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NYR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 33.3% | 4 | 1 | 14:07 |
| 2025-26 | SEA | 78 | 12 | 24 | 36 | -18 | 30 | 141 | 8.5% | 187 | 81 | 16:03 |
| 2024-25 | SEA | 81 | 23 | 12 | 35 | +3 | 23 | 137 | 16.8% | 237 | 65 | 14:19 |
| 2023-24 | SEA | 81 | 16 | 25 | 41 | -15 | 24 | 153 | 10.5% | 210 | 75 | 15:39 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | SEA | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 6 | 28 | 10.7% | 48 | 12 | 16:20 |
| 2022-23 | SEA, NSH | 61 | 18 | 13 | 31 | +8 | 14 | 116 | 15.5% | 91 | 51 | 14:31 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | NSH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 25.0% | 5 | 4 | 11:04 |
| 2021-22 | NSH | 75 | 11 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 16 | 151 | 7.3% | 176 | 45 | 13:26 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | NSH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0% | 8 | 3 | 19:01 |
| 2020-21 | NSH | 40 | 11 | 11 | 22 | -10 | 4 | 65 | 16.9% | 78 | 16 | 14:48 |
| 2018-19 | NSH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | 2 | 13:16 |
| 2017-18 | NSH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 12:07 |
Eeli Tolvanen news
- Eeli Tolvanen News: First goal with new squadRotoWire
- Rangers' Eeli Tolvanen: First goal with new squadCBS Sports
- Eeli Tolvanen StatsNHL.com
- Eeli Tolvanen Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Why signing with Rangers 'good opportunity' for Eeli TolvanenYahoo Sports
- What Was Behind the Nashville Predators Trading Luke Evangelista?NHLRumors.com
- Pros and Cons of NY Rangers Signing Eeli TolvanenYahoo Sports
- Projecting Eeli Tolvanen's Role with NY RangersSports Illustrated
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.
