Nashville Predators · Center · Shoots L

Adam Edstrom

Age 25 · 6'7" · 232 lb · Born in Karlstad, SWE

Cap hit

$975K

0.9% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then RFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

+$929K

vs. $1.904M market estimate

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

12:25

PP 0:00 · PK 0:43

Plus/minus

Hits

Blocks 1

PIM

Game Score

+0.39

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Oct 3 vs DAL · W 2-1	4	6	0	13:59	0:00	0:34	0-1	25	1	1	0	+0.42
Oct 1 vs MIN · L 3-1	1	1	1	10:50	0:00	0:52	—	0	0	0	0	+0.35
Mar 23 vs OTT · L 2-1	0	3	0	5:06	0:00	0:00	—	—	1	0	0	+0.05
Mar 22 vs WPG · OTL 3-2	0	4	2	7:12	0:00	0:00	0-3	—	0	0	0	+0.19
Mar 19 @ CBJ · L 6-3	2	0	1	8:21	0:00	0:00	2-2	50	0	0	-1	+0.11

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.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 326 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%45.4%

22nd percentile

Relative xGF%-3.0

29th percentile

HDCF%53.5%

72nd percentile

CF%46.8%

26th percentile

Relative CF%-2.7

26th percentile

FF%45.5%

16th percentile

GF%50.0%

51st percentile

CF/6054.6

44th percentile

CA/6062.2

17th percentile

ixG/600.76

29th percentile

Goals above expected-1.1

42nd percentile

IPP45.5%

8th percentile

PDO102.2

79th percentile

OZS%37.8%

14th percentile

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.

Play styleAggressive two-way forward

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Edstrom plays with high physicality and speed, winning battles and generating rush chances through intense forechecking. He struggles to convert opportunities into scoring chances and create for others, making his game more about effort than skill production.

PhysicalFastHigh-effortLow-production

Shooting volume: 35
Playmaking: 23
Zone entries(est.): 68
Forechecking: 85
Physicality: 91
Defensive impact: 20
Puck management: 26
Speed: 87

Where he shoots from

Slot 64% · Mid-range 25% · Perimeter 11%(44 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Elite forechecking intensity and physicality at 85th and 91st percentiles
Excellent speed and rush chance generation at 87th percentile
Concentrated shots in dangerous slot areas, 64% from close range

Watch-outs

Bottom-tier playmaking creation at 23rd percentile limits linemate production
Low defensive impact at 20th percentile despite physical play
Below-average shooting volume at 35th percentile restrains goal output

Similar style: Brett Howden (VGK), Emmitt Finnie (DET)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

NHL regular season NHL playoffs All leagues

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
2014-15	U16 Div.1	Hammarö HC U16	15	9	7	16	—	8
2015-16	J18 Div.1	Hammarö HC J18	21	26	23	49	—	20
2015-16	J20 Elit	Hammarö HC J20	6	1	0	1	—	2
2015-16	U16 Div.1	Hammarö HC U16	5	12	7	19	—	2
2016-17	J18 Elit	Mora IK J18	21	11	8	19	—	70
2016-17	J20 SuperElit	Mora IK J20	28	2	1	3	-6	6
2016-17 (playoffs)	J20 SuperElit	Mora IK J20	2	0	1	1	+2	0
2017-18	J18 Elit	Mora IK J18	19	16	12	28	—	24
2017-18	J20 SuperElit	Mora IK J20	21	6	2	8	-12	10
2017-18 (playoffs)	J18 Elit	Mora IK J18	1	0	0	0	-1	2
2017-18 (playoffs)	J20 SuperElit	Mora IK J20	2	5	1	6	+5	0
2018-19	J20 SuperElit	Mora IK J20	20	11	5	16	-2	12
2018-19	SHL	Mora IK	15	0	1	1	-2	0
2018-19	HockeyEttan	Malungs IF	2	2	0	2	+3	0
2018-19 (playoffs)	J20 SuperElit	Mora IK J20	2	2	2	4	+2	0
2019-20	SHL	Rögle BK	46	4	5	9	-7	14
2019-20	J20 SuperElit	Rögle BK J20	1	0	0	0	-1	0
2020-21	SHL	Rögle BK	43	3	7	10	+6	33
2020-21 (playoffs)	SHL	Rögle BK	11	3	3	6	+5	6
2021-22	SHL	Rögle BK	43	7	2	9	+2	6
2021-22	Champions HL	Rögle BK	9	1	0	1	-1	2
2021-22 (playoffs)	SHL	Rögle BK	13	3	1	4	+1	4
2022-23	SHL	Rögle BK	42	9	10	19	+4	35
2022-23	Champions HL	Rögle BK	9	1	0	1	+1	2
2022-23	AHL	Hartford Wolf Pack	3	1	0	1	+1	0
2022-23 (playoffs)	SHL	Rögle BK	9	2	1	3	0	6
2022-23 (playoffs)	AHL	Hartford Wolf Pack	5	0	1	1	+1	2
2023-24	NHL	New York Rangers	11	2	0	2	+2	2
2023-24	AHL	Hartford Wolf Pack	40	11	5	16	-4	16
2024-25	NHL	New York Rangers	51	5	4	9	-5	27
2025-26	NHL	New York Rangers	35	3	2	5	+1	2
2026-27	NHL	Nashville Predators	2	0	0	0	0	0

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

Latest news

Headlines from news outlets and team blogs

No news about him in the last 30 days.

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Recent Game Scores

Last 10 games · goals above average

+0.2

+0.2CGY3/10

+1.0

+1.0WPG3/12

+0.1

+0.1MIN3/14

-0.0LAK3/16

-0.3NJD3/18

+0.1

+0.1CBJ3/19

+0.2

+0.2WPG3/22

+0.0

+0.0OTT3/23

+0.4

+0.4MIN10/1

+0.4

+0.4DAL10/3

Average +0.21 per game over these 10.

Where his Game Score comes from

+0.24 per game

2025-26 · 35 GP

Season total +8.6, or +0.24 per game.

Scoring: +4.4
Shooting: +2.3
Physical play: +2.4
Puck battles: -0.7
Penalties: +0.2
Faceoffs: -0.1

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.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 23.8 mph; 98th pct
20+ mph bursts: 69
Hardest shot: 82.7 mph; 34th pct
Distance: 53.5 mi
OZ time: 40.2%; 24th pct
DZ time: 42.4%

Usage

Last game: vs DAL, Oct 3

Not on a regular line last game.

From the NHL's shift chart.

Age curve

At 25: 100% of peak

NHL forwards · production index

202937

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.

Contract by season

1 season left

Season	Team	Cap hit	% of cap
2026-27	NSH	$975K	0.9%

RFA after 2026-27. $975K 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).