Elias Pettersson

Elias Pettersson (C)

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C · 6'2" · 176 lb · Shoots L
Age 27
Career
0.93
P / GP
517P in 554 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$11.6M
Signed through 2032
Career points
517
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
1.9
21 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
+0.1
vs expected
5v5 ixG
1.4
13 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-1.4
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
4.6
152 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
4.9
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
48.2
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+3
8 GF · 5 GA

Statistical comparables

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Career journey

Rookie
2018–19 · age 20
Vancouver Canucks
0.93 P/GP
71 GP · 28G · 38A
Emerging
2019–20 → 2021 · age 21–22
Vancouver Canucks
0.93 P/GP
94 GP · 37G · 50A
Prime
2021–22 → 2027 · age 23–28
Vancouver Canucks
0.94 P/GP
389 GP · 137G · 227A

Elias Pettersson, a center for the Vancouver Canucks, is entering his age-28 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 9 points (2 goals, 7 assists) in 9 games, a 1.00 points-per-game pace, 4 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 50.4% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +0.3. HighDanger's model projects 68 points for 2026-27, in a 56 to 80 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–23803963102+16142520:331.27
2023–2482345589+20123119:391.09
2024–2564153045-10141618:400.70
2025–2674153651-30202218:580.69
2026–279279+10419:431.00
Career554202315517+17108176—0.93

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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