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Centre · #40 · VAN

Elias Pettersson

Shoots
Left
Height
6′2″
Weight
176 lb
Born
Nov 12, 1998 (age 27)
Birthplace
Sundsvall, Sweden
Draft
2017, VAN, round 1, 5th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

2026-27 · All situations

GP
20
VAN
TOI
411
20:33 a game
CF%
47.2
353–395
xGF%
43.8
19.2–24.7
GF%
50.8
30–29

2026-27 individual

G
4
P
20
iSF
25
Sh%
16.0
ixG
3.18

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's forwards.

Measure2026-27BeforeΔLeague
Sh%16.015.3+0.713.3
On-ice Sh%17.513.1+4.411.7
PDO102.3101.6+0.7100.3
G−ixG+0.82–––

Sh% z +0.1. Within what chance gives: at the 15.2% expected of him, his 25 shots could well have brought this. Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps
On the ice, against the league
For · his team's attempts37.1 FF/60 · league 40.2
−1.3+1.3
Against · at his net36.8 FF/60 · league 40.2
−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 411 min.

His attempts
On goal · snap · 0.19 xG · Oct 1 vs EDM · P2 19:58On goal · snap · 0.16 xG · Oct 13 vs NYI · P1 11:27On goal · snap · 0.14 xG · Oct 3 vs CGY · P2 16:23On goal · wrist · 0.14 xG · Oct 10 vs NJD · P2 5:29On goal · snap · 0.12 xG · Oct 8 vs CAR · P3 2:57Missed · slap · 0.12 xG · Oct 22 vs DET · P1 6:51Missed · tip-in · 0.12 xG · Oct 27 vs ANA · P1 19:59Missed · tip-in · 0.12 xG · Nov 3 vs ANA · P3 12:02Missed · wrist · 0.10 xG · Oct 15 vs FLA · P3 3:19On goal · backhand · 0.10 xG · Oct 27 vs ANA · P3 6:29Missed · tip-in · 0.09 xG · Oct 13 vs NYI · P2 14:01Missed · slap · 0.09 xG · Oct 3 vs CGY · P2 13:59On goal · slap · 0.08 xG · Oct 29 vs SJS · P3 18:51On goal · tip-in · 0.08 xG · Oct 10 vs NJD · P2 12:54On goal · wrist · 0.08 xG · Oct 29 vs SJS · P3 17:03Missed · wrist · 0.07 xG · Nov 9 vs PHI · P3 13:58On goal · tip-in · 0.07 xG · Nov 9 vs PHI · P1 11:06Missed · tip-in · 0.07 xG · Oct 25 vs MIN · P2 3:59Missed · tip-in · 0.07 xG · Nov 3 vs ANA · P1 7:05Missed · wrist · 0.06 xG · Nov 5 vs WPG · P3 3:35Missed · snap · 0.06 xG · Oct 13 vs NYI · P2 7:32On goal · tip-in · 0.06 xG · Oct 11 vs NYR · P1 16:54On goal · slap · 0.05 xG · Oct 10 vs NJD · P1 10:27On goal · slap · 0.05 xG · Oct 27 vs ANA · P2 12:17Missed · wrist · 0.05 xG · Oct 29 vs SJS · P1 15:06On goal · wrist · 0.05 xG · Oct 4 vs VGK · P2 10:49Missed · slap · 0.05 xG · Oct 13 vs NYI · P2 18:45Missed · wrist · 0.05 xG · Oct 17 vs TBL · P3 2:49Missed · wrist · 0.05 xG · Oct 20 vs CAR · P3 13:51On goal · backhand · 0.05 xG · Oct 25 vs MIN · P1 17:12On goal · slap · 0.04 xG · Oct 4 vs VGK · P1 2:52On goal · wrist · 0.04 xG · Oct 4 vs VGK · P3 19:58Missed · wrap-around · 0.04 xG · Oct 10 vs NJD · P1 13:36Missed · snap · 0.04 xG · Oct 10 vs NJD · P3 18:25On goal · backhand · 0.00 xG · Oct 13 vs NYI · P2 0:37On goal · wrist · 0.01 xG · Oct 17 vs TBL · P1 6:53Missed · wrist · 0.02 xG · Oct 20 vs CAR · P3 0:45Missed · wrist · 0.01 xG · Oct 25 vs MIN · P1 3:44On goal · wrist · 0.01 xG · Oct 29 vs SJS · P1 13:18On goal · wrist · 0.01 xG · Oct 31 vs TOR · P1 19:20Missed · wrist · 0.01 xG · Nov 3 vs ANA · P3 15:56Goal · tip-in · 0.12 xG · Sep 29 vs EDM · P3 5:15Goal · slap · 0.09 xG · Oct 1 vs EDM · P3 7:37Goal · slap · 0.09 xG · Oct 22 vs DET · P1 7:02Goal · wrist · 0.08 xG · Oct 17 vs TBL · P2 4:35

Select a shot for its type, xG and game.

on goal missgoal
Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

45 unblocked · 25 SOG · 4 G · 3.18 ixG.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
ZoneFFSOGGSh%Lg Sh%
Inner slot116116.720.6
High slot4300.018.2
Circles1910330.09.9
Point and perimeter11600.04.4
Behind the net000–4.7

By season

On-ice CF%, xGF% and GF% by season
SeasonGPTOICF%GF%xGF%xGF% RelxGFxGASh%Sv%PDO
2019-20
68126062.167.559.8+17.979.5953.4512.990.4103.3
2020-21
2648361.660.060.6+22.833.7321.9513.887.5101.3
2021-22
80148758.663.058.8+13.4105.8974.0711.391.2102.5
2022-23
80164456.458.657.3+13.9114.8085.6714.187.3101.4
2023-24
82161157.864.560.0+11.5113.4875.7915.389.0104.3
2024-25
64119454.356.056.2+11.264.4950.2413.487.2100.6
2025-26
74140352.446.850.5+11.183.7881.9611.186.197.2
2026-27
2041147.250.843.8+8.619.2424.7217.584.7102.3
Total
VAN
494949456.859.156.8+13.6615.00467.8513.288.3101.6

2026-27 game by game