LW · PIT · NHL id 8481725
Elmer Soderblom has played 1 game for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 0 shots while averaging 12:39 a night (10:49 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 1:50 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 92% of his 5v5 minutes with Connor Dewar and 69% with Blake Lizotte in his only game so far, and the Penguins have controlled 33% of shot attempts with Soderblom on the ice (0-0 in goals, 0% offensive-zone starts). In the Penguins' most recent game against PHI he was on L3 with Connor Dewar and Blake Lizotte and off the power play.
Right now
From the Sep 30 game vs PHI, detected from shift data
- On-ice xGF/60 1.46 (was 2.79)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 12:39 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 · 1 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at PIT: 1 attempts, 0 on goal, 0 goals, 0.07 expected goals; best chance Elmer Soderblom at 0.07 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 59 GP · 13 points vs 16.0 expected
Last 20 games: +57. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 10.1%
- 100.3
- 65.0%
- G vs xG
- 7 / 7.6
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:29 a game, 3 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet improved: 0.108 xG per attempt lately vs 0.072 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 forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 0 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played59
- Goals7376th of 715
- Assists6573rd of 715
- Points13517th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal69447th of 715
- Hits99183rd of 715
- Blocked shots18610th of 715
- Plus/minus−1343rd of 715
- Penalty minutes23394th of 715
- Faceoffs won3392nd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)47.7%480th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)48.1%457th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)50.0%320th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)49.2%364th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)53.9%155th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)48.6%426th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.85367th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.093623rd of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.21596th of 719
- Faceoff win %37.5%
- Draw Equity /100−0.175
Usage
- Ice time per game11:07638th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:10475th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %40.5%571st of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60+0.3790th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1003303rd of 719
- Goals above expected−0.6413th of 715
- Luck Meter−20530th of 828
- Ascension score42317th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.2403rd of 715
- 20+ mph bursts90227th of 715
- Hardest shot92.7163rd of 715
- Offensive-zone time41.6%363rd 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 · 56 of 59 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.041
- Season net
- −0.43xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.85
- Attempts
- 9
- 0.020
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
How his goals happened
11 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 @ STL | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 22.5 | — | |
| Apr 5, 2026 vs FLA | Rebound | dump | 1 | 60.3 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Apr 4, 2026 vs FLA | Deflection | — | 0 | 50.5 | — | |
| Mar 30, 2026 @ NYI | Rebound | — | 0 | 10.3 | rebound | |
| Mar 16, 2026 @ COL | Cycle | — | 4* | 8.1 | — | |
| Dec 20, 2025 @ WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 20.3 | — | |
| Oct 28, 2025 @ STL | Rebound | carry | 0 | 32.8 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Mar 24, 2025 @ UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 68.4 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Mar 4, 2025 vs CAR | Rush | carry | 0 | 57.3 | — | |
| Feb 4, 2025 @ SEA | Rebound | — | 0 | 34.1 | rebound | |
| Jan 27, 2025 vs LAK | Rebound | — | 3* | 42.4 | 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 Soderblom
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Soderblom apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Dewar | C | 1 | 9:54 | 92% | 36.4% | — (0-0) | 0.0% 0:55 | 75.0% 2:39 |
| Blake Lizotte | C | 1 | 7:29 | 69% | 30.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 3:20 | 77.8% 3:18 |
| Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | 1 | 4:42 | 43% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 6:07 | 73.1% 12:41 |
| Kaedan Korczak | D | 1 | 4:01 | 37% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 44.4% 6:48 | 70.8% 11:50 |
| Kris Letang | D | 1 | 3:56 | 36% | — | — (0-0) | 33.3% 6:53 | 70.4% 12:36 |
| Samuel Girard | D | 1 | 3:41 | 34% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 44.4% 7:08 | 69.2% 13:04 |
| Declan Carlile | D | 1 | 3:04 | 28% | 44.4% | — (0-0) | 0.0% 7:45 | 61.9% 11:53 |
| Erik Karlsson | D | 1 | 2:18 | 21% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 0.0% 8:31 | 57.9% 10:22 |
| Nick Robertson | LW | 1 | 1:22 | 13% | 0.0% | — (0-0) | 40.0% 9:27 | 68.0% 12:42 |
| Tommy Novak | C | 1 | 1:12 | 11% | — | — (0-0) | 33.3% 9:37 | 50.0% 10:46 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | @ PHI | W 7-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12:39 | 10:49 | — | 1:50 |
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 | 12:39 | 12:39 | 4 | 13 | 23.5% | 30.0% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0% |
| Even strength | 1 | 10:49 | 10:49 | 4 | 8 | 33.3% | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 10:49 | 10:49 | 4 | 8 | 33.3% | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 1:50 | 1:50 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.5 | — |
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 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 12:39 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | PIT | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0% | 14 | 0 | 10:45 |
| 2025-26 | PIT, DET | 59 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 23 | 69 | 10.1% | 99 | 18 | 11:07 |
| 2024-25 | DET | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 6 | 38 | 10.5% | 43 | 12 | 13:22 |
| 2022-23 | DET | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 16.7% | 21 | 11 | 12:04 |
Elmer Soderblom news
- Elmer Soderblom HomeNHL.com
- Elmer Soderblom StatsNHL.com
- Elmer Soderblom Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- 2026-27 Pittsburgh Penguins Player Projections: Elmer SoderblomThe Hockey News
- Video - 2026-27 Pittsburgh Penguins Player Projections: Elmer SoderblomThe Hockey News
- Canucks News & Rumours: Tolvanen, Söderblom & Seeking an Inexpensive AddThe Hockey Writers
- 3 Penguins Who Need to Have a Breakout SeasonThe Hockey Writers
- Penguins A to Z: Elmer Soderblom thrived with a change of sceneryTribLIVE.com
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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.