D · DET · NHL id 8484223
Axel Sandin-Pellikka has played 1 game for the Detroit Red Wings in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 2 shots while averaging 16:27 a night (12:30 at even strength, 1:46 on the power play and 2:11 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 83% of his 5v5 minutes with Ben Chiarot and 32% with J.T. Compher in his only game so far, and the Red Wings have controlled 59% of shot attempts with Sandin-Pellikka on the ice (0-0 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Red Wings' most recent game against NYR he was on D3 with Ben Chiarot and on PP2.
Right now
From the Oct 2 game vs NYR, detected from shift data
- +2:55 TOI a game
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 16:27 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 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 1 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 · 3 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at DET: 3 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals, 0.02 expected goals; best chance Axel Sandin-Pellikka at 0.01 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 68 GP · 21 points vs 20.1 expected
Last 20 games: -20. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 10.3%
- 96.4
- 47.7%
- G vs xG
- 7 / 4.5
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 3:09 a game, 3 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- • Shot diet improved: 0.043 xG per attempt lately vs 0.032 before (more from the slot).
- 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 defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played68
- Goals7376th of 715
- Assists14384th of 715
- Points21393rd of 715
- Power-play points7211th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal68452nd of 715
- Hits17647th of 715
- Blocked shots54228th of 715
- Plus/minus−20675th of 715
- Penalty minutes18477th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)50.2%288th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)49.6%344th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)44.1%616th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)44.0%623rd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)45.6%564th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)45.7%581st of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.45531st of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.097637th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.24491st of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game16:13357th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:45225th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %51.3%324th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.22428th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO964646th of 719
- Goals above expected+2.592nd of 715
- Luck Meter+10297th of 828
- Ascension score51190th of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.5606th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts28541st of 715
- Hardest shot98.038th of 715
- Offensive-zone time43.3%205th of 715
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 · 66 of 68 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.076
- Season net
- −1.18xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.45
- Attempts
- 7
- 0.012
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
- Moved up to D1 from D3Nov 28, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Nov 26, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Nov 16, 2025 alerts →
How the goals happened
7 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2026 vs MIN | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 56.6 | — | |
| Jan 18, 2026 vs OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 61.1 | — | |
| Jan 8, 2026 vs VAN | Forecheck turnover | loose | 1* | 62.5 | — | |
| Dec 16, 2025 vs NYI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 31.3 | — | |
| Dec 10, 2025 @ CGY | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 59.1 | one-timer | |
| Nov 13, 2025 vs ANA | Rebound | — | 4* | 43.8 | rebound | |
| Oct 17, 2025 vs TBL | Point shot | carry | 3* | 67.1 | 4-on-3 |
* 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 Sandin-Pellikka
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Sandin-Pellikka apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Chiarot | D | 1 | 10:20 | 83% | 61.5% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 2:10 | 50.0% 5:26 |
| J.T. Compher | LW | 1 | 3:57 | 32% | 42.9% | — (0-0) | 70.0% 8:33 | 50.0% 9:08 |
| Andrew Copp | C | 1 | 3:53 | 31% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 64.3% 8:37 | 45.0% 11:54 |
| Michael Rasmussen | C | 1 | 3:45 | 30% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 58.3% 8:45 | 85.7% 7:02 |
| Lucas Raymond | LW | 1 | 3:45 | 30% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 64.3% 8:45 | 52.2% 12:41 |
| Alex DeBrincat | RW | 1 | 3:33 | 28% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 60.0% 8:57 | 47.4% 12:51 |
| Keegan Kolesar | RW | 1 | 3:25 | 27% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 9:05 | 75.0% 6:17 |
| Mason Appleton | C | 1 | 2:53 | 23% | 85.7% | — (0-0) | 40.0% 9:37 | 100.0% 4:19 |
| Emmitt Finnie | C | 1 | 2:39 | 21% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 9:51 | 41.7% 8:58 |
| Marco Kasper | C | 1 | 2:36 | 21% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 9:54 | 73.3% 6:28 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | LW | 1 | 2:10 | 17% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 10:20 | 42.9% 11:03 |
| Michael Brandsegg-Nygård | RW | 1 | 1:51 | 15% | 85.7% | — (0-0) | 40.0% 10:39 | 40.0% 6:47 |
| Nate Danielson | C | 1 | 1:43 | 14% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 53.8% 10:47 | 66.7% 6:59 |
| Anton Johansson | D | 1 | 1:42 | 14% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 57.1% 10:48 | 56.5% 16:23 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 929 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
21st percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
36th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Plays with weaker-than-usual linemates.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Sandin-Pellikka's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Sandin-Pellikka's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vs NYR | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 16:27 | 12:30 | 1:46 | 2:11 |
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 | 1 | 16:27 | 16:27 | 13 | 10 | 56.5% | 55.6% | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 1.1 | 0.5 | 100% |
| Even strength | 1 | 12:30 | 12:30 | 10 | 7 | 58.8% | 57.1% | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.4 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 12:30 | 12:30 | 10 | 7 | 58.8% | 57.1% | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 0.4 | 100% |
| Power play | 1 | 1:46 | 1:46 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 2:11 | 2:11 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.2 | — |
| 4v5 | 1 | 2:11 | 2:11 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.2 | — |
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 | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 16:27 |
| 2025-26 | DET | 68 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -20 | 18 | 68 | 10.3% | 17 | 54 | 16:13 |
Axel Sandin-Pellikka news
- "I'm Excited": Axel Sandin-Pellikka Looks Forward To Second Year With Red WingsThe Hockey News
- Defensive play will determine Axel Sandin-Pellikka's futureOctopus Thrower
- Axel Sandin-Pellikka Statsnhl.com
- Axel Sandin-Pellikka Homenhl.com
- Axel Sandin-Pellikka Bio, Awards & Draft Infonhl.com
- Red Wings' Axel Sandin-Pellikka On First NHL Goal: "It's Unbelievable"sports.yahoo.com
- The Detroit Red Wings Could Tempt Teams with their Depth of ProspectsNHLRumors.com
- Axel Sandin-Pellikka News: Heads to AHLRotoWire
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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.