Elmer Soderblom

GS = our Game Score (credit for everything he did; goals and assists count most). FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Season total +18.0, or +0.30 per game.

ScoringiGoals (1.0 each), primary assists (0.7), and secondary assists (0.5).

+10.8

ShootingiShots on goal, 0.075 each.

+5.2

5-on-5 goalsiGoals for minus goals against at 5-on-5 while he was on the ice, 0.15 each.

-0.1

DefenseiExpected goals the other team got at 5-on-5 while he was on the ice, compared with an average player at his position in the same minutes. Allowing fewer adds to his score.

+0.3

Penalty killiExpected goals the other team got on the power play while he was killing the penalty, compared with an average penalty killer in the same minutes.

-0.1

Physical playiBlocked shots (0.05 each) and hits (0.02 each).

+2.9

Puck battlesiTakeaways minus giveaways, 0.05 each.

-1.6

PenaltiesiPenalties drawn minus penalties taken, 0.19 each (what a power play is worth in goals).

+0.8

Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.

Line 3 with Connor Dewar and Blake Lizotte (7:10 together at 5-on-5)

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Average +0.41 per game over these 10.

Top speediHis fastest skating speed this season, from NHL EDGE tracking.

22.1 mph

92nd pct

20+ mph burstsiNumber of times he reached 20 mph or faster this season, from NHL EDGE tracking.

2

Hardest shotiHis hardest shot this season, from NHL EDGE tracking.

28.3 mph

7th pct

DistanceiTotal distance skated this season, from NHL EDGE tracking.

2.0 mi

OZ timeiShare of his time on ice spent in the offensive zone, from NHL EDGE tracking.

45.0%

69th pct

DZ timeiShare of his time on ice spent in the defensive zone, from NHL EDGE tracking.

39.2%

At 25, forwards typically produce 100% of their peak (age 24).

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

RFA after 2026-27. $1.125M in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).