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Elias Pettersson

Position	Left Defense	Current Team	Vancouver Canucks
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	3 years
Height	6'2"	Expires	2026-27
Weight (lbs)	185	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	23
Age	21 (Feb 16, 2004)	Expiry Status	RFA
Drafted	2022, Round 3, Overall 80 (VAN)

News and Opinions

Cinq joueurs qui espèrent rebondir la saison prochaine at HABSolument Fan (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
Vancouver Canucks' Thatcher Demko Opens Up on the Drama Between Elias Pettersson & J.T. Miller at Canucks Daily (Mon Jul 21, 2025)
Vancouver Canucks Forward Elias Pettersson Makes Surprise Return Ahead of the Summer 2025-26 Season at Canucks Daily (Mon Jul 21, 2025)
Canucks 2025-26 Season Schedule: 10 Must-Watch Home Games at The Hockey Writers (Mon Jul 21, 2025)
Canucks Defenseman Pours Cold Water on Quinn Hughes, Devils Speculation at New Jersey Hockey Now (Wed Jul 16, 2025)
Vancouver Canucks Defenseman Tyler Myers Opens Up in Detail About Feud Between J.T. Miller & Elias Pettersson at Canucks Daily (Wed Jul 16, 2025)
Blue Line Brings It - Canucks Possible Defence Pairs at Nucks Misconduct (Tue Jul 8, 2025)
Canucks Falling in Line at Forward at Nucks Misconduct (Sun Jul 6, 2025)
The Quinn Hughes dream must wait another year after Canucks go all-in at Pucks and Pitchforks (Wed Jul 2, 2025)
5 trades the Canucks could make on Draft Day 1 at The Canuck Way (Fri Jun 27, 2025)
Sabres might actually get better by trading Tuch, Peterka and Byram at Sabres Noise (Tue Jun 10, 2025)
2 trade targets to help the Hurricanes fix their 2C and bolster the lineup for 2025-26 at Cardiac Cane (Wed Jun 4, 2025)
This bold Peterka and Byram trade pitch could quietly rescue the Sabres at Sabres Noise (Wed Jun 4, 2025)
Will the Vancouver Canucks keep any of their free agents this offseason? at The Canuck Way (Sun Jun 1, 2025)
Canucks trade rumors: Star forward linked to Eastern Conference team... again at The Canuck Way (Sun Jun 1, 2025)
Canucks legend worried about Elias Pettersson performances and future at The Canuck Way (Sun Jun 1, 2025)
Canadiens' answer at second-line center could be on another Canadian team at A Winning Habit (Sat May 31, 2025)
Can (or should) the Canucks make Brock Boeser a last-minute contract offer? at The Canuck Way (Sat May 31, 2025)
Canucks offseason: Can (or should) Bo Horvat return to Vancouver? at The Canuck Way (Sat May 24, 2025)
Devils Aim To Snap Short Losing Skid Versus Canucks at Devils Army (Mon Mar 24, 2025)

Date	Team	Transaction
Feb 18, 2025	Vancouver Canucks	Recalled from AHL
Feb 9, 2025	Vancouver Canucks	Assigned to AHL
Feb 4, 2025	Vancouver Canucks	Recalled from AHL
Feb 3, 2025	Vancouver Canucks	Assigned to AHL
Jan 23, 2025	Vancouver Canucks	Recalled from AHL
Nov 19, 2024	Vancouver Canucks	Assigned to AHL
Nov 17, 2024	Vancouver Canucks	Recalled from AHL
Oct 1, 2024	Vancouver Canucks	Assigned to AHL
Apr 19, 2023	Vancouver Canucks	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2018-19	U16 Div.1	Västerås IK Ungdom U16	1	1	0	1
2018-19	U16 SM	Västerås IK U16	2	0	0	0
2018-19	U16 Region	Västerås IK U16	23	1	6	7		10				3	1	3	4
2019-20	TV-Pucken	VÃ¤stmanland	4	0	1	1
2019-20	U16 SM	Västerås IK U16	3	0	4	4
2019-20	U16 Region	Västerås IK U16	18	0	9	9		12
2020-21	J18 Region	Örebro HK J18	12	4	9	13		12
2021-22	SHL	Örebro HK	17	0	1	1	+4
2021-22	WJC-18	Sweden U18	6	0	0	0	+1	2
2021-22	J20 Nationell	Örebro HK J20	37	10	8	18	+5	38				6	2	8	10	+12	4
2021-22	J18 Region	Örebro HK J18	9	4	9	13		10
2021-22	J18 Nationell	Örebro HK J18	1	0	1	1	+1					3		2	2	-1	2
2021-22	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Sweden U18	5	1	1	2	+5	8
2022-23	SHL	Örebro HK	43	1	6	7	+6	6				13				-1
2022-23	WJC-20	Sweden U20	7	0	3	3	+4	6
2022-23	J20 Nationell	Örebro HK J20	14	5	10	15	+1	10				2				-5
2023-24	SHL	Örebro HK	4	0	0	0
2023-24	HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	34	3	11	14	-1	8
2023-24	WJC-20	Sweden U20	7	0	2	2	-2
2023-24	J20 Nationell	Örebro HK J20	4	0	7	7	+4
2023-24	AHL	Abbotsford Canucks	8	0	2	2	+4	6				1					2
2024-25	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	28	1	2	3	-4	17	19	5.3	12:49
2024-25	AHL	Abbotsford Canucks	38	1	12	13	+7	38
NHL Career			28	1	2	3	-4	17	19	5.3	12:49

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2024-25	VAN	28	346:52	0.17	0.35	0.52	0.20	-0.03	5.56	6.55	-0.99	0.00	2.33

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	VAN	28	346:52	38.57	0.86	2.24	39.78	1.38	2.25	38.46	49.95	-0.07	-0.31	2.52

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022-23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2023-24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-25	28	23.7	0.3	8.9	8.9	92.1	73.0	68.8	25.0	6.2	37.5	18.6	43.9

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	Forbort, D	VAN	86:00	0.70	2.09	25.00	1.32	2.32	36.16	-1.02	-0.26	-11.35
2024-25	Hronek, F	VAN	82:27	0.00	0.00	-	3.00	2.34	56.15	0.78	-0.18	9.32
2024-25	Soucy, C	VAN	51:06	1.17	2.35	33.33	2.10	2.06	50.42	-0.12	-0.49	3.87
2024-25	Hughes, Q	VAN	46:10	1.30	1.30	50.00	2.48	2.41	50.67	0.32	-0.18	5.17
2024-25	Pettersson, M	VAN	34:06	1.76	1.76	50.00	1.73	2.68	39.30	-0.60	0.18	-9.00

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Entry Level Contract

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	19	$870,000	$950,000	-	$95,000	-	$95,000	-	ELC
2024-25	20	$838,333	$918,333	$80,000	$95,000	$775,000	$870,000	$82,500	ELC
2025-26	21	$838,333	$918,333	$80,000	$95,000	$775,000	$870,000	$82,500	ELC
2026-27	22	$838,333	$918,333	$80,000	-	$775,000	$775,000	$82,500	ELC
Total				$240,000	$285,000	$2,325,000	$2,610,000	$247,500

Signed: Apr 19, 2023

Team: Vancouver Canucks

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

*Age is as of September 15