C · VAN · NHL id 8480012
Elias Pettersson has played 2 games for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026-27, scoring 2 goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots while averaging 18:30 a night (13:12 at even strength, 2:23 on the power play and 2:27 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 84% of his 5v5 minutes with Jake DeBrusk and 55% with Jonathan Lekkerimäki over the last 2 games, and the Canucks have controlled 36% of shot attempts with Pettersson on the ice (3-2 in goals, 71% offensive-zone starts). In the Canucks' most recent game against EDM he was on L2 with Jake DeBrusk and Linus Karlsson and on PP1; dropped to L3 (from L1) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs EDM, detected from shift data
- 4 P in last 2 (0.65/GP before)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 18:02 average time on ice, PP1 in 2 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, 2 goals
Shot map, OPP at VAN: 6 attempts, 3 on goal, 2 goals, 0.24 expected goals; best chance Elias Pettersson at 0.12 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 74 GP · 51 points vs 60.9 expected
Last 20 games: -62. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 11.4%
- 97.2
- 63.8%
- G vs xG
- 15 / 21.7
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (PP share 57% → 69%, 1 promotion event): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.050 xG per attempt lately vs 0.089 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, 2 G, 2 A, 2 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played74
- Goals15190th of 715
- Assists3687th of 715
- Points51123rd of 715
- Power-play points2259th of 715
- Shorthanded points1111th of 715
- Shots on goal132199th of 715
- Hits67296th of 715
- Blocked shots10869th of 715
- Plus/minus−30704th of 715
- Penalty minutes20442nd of 715
- Faceoffs won64220th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)44.5%653rd of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)45.6%613th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)43.4%640th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)43.7%633rd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)48.7%423rd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)44.3%638th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.67448th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.00295th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.27401st of 719
- Faceoff win %47.4%144th of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.020129th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game18:58181st of 715
- Power-play time per game3:0589th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %55.0%253rd of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.6031st of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO972597th of 719
- Goals above expected−6.7698th of 715
- Luck Meter−71808th of 828
- Ascension score5773rd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.7210th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts107176th of 715
- Hardest shot91.8190th of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.8%257th 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 · 74 of 74 games through the sequence engine
- −0.020
- Season net
- −0.33xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.020
- Season
- −0.27G
- 47.5%1353 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 301-285 · NZ 149-193 · DZ 192-233
- Per 60
- 0.67
- Attempts
- 11
- 0.022
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 PP2Jan 25, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Oct 26, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Feb 8, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L3Nov 16, 2023 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Mar 21, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Dec 30, 2021 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 EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 79.0 | one-timer | |
| Sep 29, 2026 @ EDM | Deflection | — | 2* | 38.4 | deflection | |
| Mar 17, 2026 vs FLA | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 26.9 | — | |
| Mar 17, 2026 vs FLA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 73.3 | one-timer | |
| Jan 13, 2026 @ OTT | Forecheck turnover | loose | 1 | 59.9 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Jan 12, 2026 @ MTL | Rebound | — | 0 | 28.5 | rebound | |
| Jan 6, 2026 @ BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 50.3 | — | |
| Jan 3, 2026 vs BOS | Deflection | — | 3* | 24.3 | — | |
| Dec 29, 2025 @ SEA | Rush | carry | 1* | 54.7 | — | |
| Nov 28, 2025 @ SJS | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 12.6 | 1-on-0 | |
| Nov 20, 2025 vs DAL | Rebound | — | 0 | 9.7 | rebound | |
| Nov 17, 2025 @ FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 39.8 | 4-on-2 | |
| Nov 17, 2025 @ FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 46.6 | 3-on-1 | |
| Nov 14, 2025 @ CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 59.5 | — | |
| Oct 26, 2025 vs EDM | Cycle | — | 6 | 58.8 | one-timer | |
| Oct 25, 2025 vs MTL | Rebound | carry | 0 | 53.9 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Oct 19, 2025 @ WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 41.4 | — | |
| Mar 15, 2025 vs CHI | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 43.1 | — | |
| Mar 12, 2025 @ CGY | Rebound | pass | 0 | 50.1 | rebound | |
| Mar 11, 2025 vs MTL | Point shot | — | 4* | 63.5 | — | |
| Mar 7, 2025 vs MIN | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 66.7 | one-timer | |
| Jan 21, 2025 vs BUF | Rebound | — | 1* | 55.0 | rebound | |
| Dec 23, 2024 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 66.1 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2024 vs SJS | Rebound | carry | 0 | 50.1 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Dec 10, 2024 vs STL | Cycle | — | 2* | 19.1 | — | |
| Nov 27, 2024 @ PIT | Rebound | — | 3* | 30.4 | rebound | |
| Nov 17, 2024 vs NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 67.2 | one-timer | |
| Nov 16, 2024 vs CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 3 | 11.6 | — | |
| Nov 12, 2024 vs CGY | Deflection | — | 0 | 28.4 | one-timer | |
| Nov 9, 2024 vs EDM | Deflection | — | 0 | 54.7 | — | |
| Nov 5, 2024 @ ANA | Deflection | carry | 1 | 73.1 | 4-on-3 | |
| Oct 26, 2024 vs PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 55.1 | one-timer | |
| May 10, 2024 vs EDM | Forecheck turnover | carry | 3* | 55.5 | 5-on-4, one-timer | |
| Apr 10, 2024 vs ARI | Cycle | — | 2 | 48.4 | — | |
| Mar 19, 2024 vs BUF | Rebound | — | 0 | 26.1 | rebound | |
| Mar 9, 2024 vs WPG | Cycle | — | 3* | 24.9 | — | |
| Mar 5, 2024 @ LAK | Cycle | — | 1 | 33.1 | — | |
| Feb 19, 2024 @ MIN | Cycle | — | 3* | 60.6 | — | |
| Feb 10, 2024 @ DET | Rebound | — | 4* | 2.1 | rebound | |
| Jan 27, 2024 vs CBJ | Deflection | — | 2* | 5.8 | rebound |
* 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 Pettersson
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Pettersson apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake DeBrusk | LW | 2 | 21:27 | 84% | 32.3% | 67% (2-1) | 45.5% 4:07 | 0.0% 3:33 |
| Jonathan Lekkerimäki | RW | 2 | 14:06 | 55% | 40.0% | 100% (2-0) | 29.4% 11:28 | 66.7% 8:47 |
| Tom Willander | D | 2 | 12:50 | 50% | 10.5% | 0% (0-1) | 56.5% 12:44 | 37.5% 23:34 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | D | 2 | 12:31 | 49% | 25.0% | 50% (1-1) | 50.0% 13:03 | 32.5% 24:12 |
| Zeev Buium | D | 2 | 9:59 | 39% | 33.3% | 67% (2-1) | 36.7% 15:35 | 49.2% 28:56 |
| Filip Hronek | D | 2 | 8:42 | 34% | 53.3% | 75% (3-1) | 25.9% 16:52 | 42.2% 24:18 |
| Linus Karlsson | C | 1 | 6:38 | 26% | 57.1% | 50% (1-1) | 37.5% 4:04 | 14.3% 5:08 |
| Luke Schenn | D | 2 | 3:42 | 14% | 62.5% | — (0-0) | 29.4% 21:52 | 62.9% 21:00 |
| Elias Pettersson | D | 2 | 3:32 | 14% | 83.3% | — (0-0) | 27.8% 22:02 | 51.4% 22:44 |
| Drew O'Connor | LW | 1 | 2:15 | 9% | 16.7% | 0% (0-1) | 33.3% 12:37 | 44.4% 13:00 |
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs EDM | L 7-9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 50% | 17:36 | 10:42 | 3:24 | 2:34 |
| Sep 29 | @ EDM | W 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50% | 19:23 | 15:42 | 1:22 | 2:19 |
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 | 36:59 | 18:30 | 28 | 40 | 41.2% | 40.0% | 16 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 63% | 1.1 | 2.2 | 53% |
| Even strength | 2 | 26:24 | 13:12 | 15 | 27 | 35.7% | 35.5% | 9 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 60% | 0.6 | 1.3 | 63% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 25:34 | 12:47 | 15 | 27 | 35.7% | 35.5% | 9 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 60% | 0.6 | 1.3 | 71% |
| Power play | 2 | 4:46 | 2:23 | 9 | 1 | 90.0% | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0.4 | 0.2 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 4:53 | 2:27 | 0 | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 2 | 4:46 | 2:23 | 9 | 1 | 90.0% | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 0.4 | 0.2 | 100% |
| 4v5 | 2 | 4:53 | 2:27 | 0 | 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0% |
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 | VAN | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.7% | 8 | 2 | 18:30 |
| 2025-26 | VAN | 74 | 15 | 36 | 51 | -30 | 20 | 132 | 11.4% | 67 | 108 | 18:58 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 64 | 15 | 30 | 45 | -10 | 14 | 109 | 13.8% | 74 | 77 | 18:40 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | VAN | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 4.5% | 28 | 11 | 19:08 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 82 | 34 | 55 | 89 | +20 | 12 | 207 | 16.4% | 125 | 68 | 19:39 |
| 2022-23 | VAN | 80 | 39 | 63 | 102 | +16 | 14 | 257 | 15.2% | 74 | 89 | 20:33 |
| 2021-22 | VAN | 80 | 32 | 36 | 68 | +1 | 12 | 192 | 16.7% | 49 | 43 | 18:36 |
| 2020-21 | VAN | 26 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 63 | 15.9% | 11 | 9 | 18:34 |
| 2019-20 | VAN | 68 | 27 | 39 | 66 | +16 | 18 | 162 | 16.7% | 63 | 42 | 18:32 |
| 2018-19 | VAN | 71 | 28 | 38 | 66 | +3 | 12 | 144 | 19.4% | 42 | 51 | 18:14 |
Elias Pettersson news
- Canucks News & Rumours: Rossi, Pettersson & a Team That Doesn’t QuitThe Hockey Writers
- 10 NHL Players Facing the Most Pressure in 2026-27The Hockey Writers
- NHL Rumors: Montreal Canadiens, and the Vancouver CanucksNHLRumors.com
- A First NHL Trade Board of the YearNHLRumors.com
- Canucks News & Rumours: Pettersson, Buium, Lekkerimäki & Camp Taking ShapeThe Hockey Writers
- Frank Seravalli Predicts Elias Pettersson Trade This SeasonNHL Trade Talk
- It’s All About Following the Rebuild Plan for the Vancouver CanucksNHLRumors.com
- Canucks Weekly: Preseason Opener, Battles to Watch & Cootes DebateThe Hockey Writers
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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.