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Mikael Granlund

Position	Center / Right Wing	Current Team	Anaheim Ducks
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	3 years
Height	5'10"	Expires	2027-28
Weight (lbs)	193	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	36
Age	33 (Feb 26, 1992)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2010, Round 1, Overall 9 (MIN)

Date	Team	Transaction
Nov 26, 2025	Anaheim Ducks	Placed on IR
Jul 1, 2025	Anaheim Ducks	Signed 3 years @ $7.000M AAV starting in 2025-26
Feb 1, 2025	Dallas Stars	Acquired from San Jose Sharks
Feb 1, 2025	San Jose Sharks	Traded to Dallas Stars
Jul 28, 2021	Nashville Predators	Signed 4 years @ $5.000M AAV starting in 2021-22
Dec 23, 2020	Nashville Predators	Signed 1 year @ $3.750M AAV starting in 2020-21
Aug 1, 2017	Minnesota Wild	Signed 3 years @ $5.750M AAV starting in 2017-18
Jul 1, 2015	Minnesota Wild	Signed 2 years @ $3.000M AAV starting in 2015-16
May 25, 2012	Minnesota Wild	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

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Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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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.
2015-16	MIN	82	1073:19	0.39	0.95	1.34	0.56	-0.17	6.54	9.33	-2.79	0.72	9.42
2016-17	MIN	81	1110:06	0.59	1.24	1.84	0.59	0.00	8.66	8.62	0.04	5.88	7.06
2017-18	MIN	77	999:46	0.66	1.44	2.10	0.75	-0.09	9.24	10.52	-1.28	2.94	5.29
2018-19	MIN	63	866:23	0.62	1.04	1.66	0.67	-0.05	7.83	8.41	-0.59	2.52	6.92
2018-19	NSH	16	224:12	0.00	0.27	0.27	0.69	-0.69	0.00	10.34	-10.34	3.12	15.62
2018-19	MIN, NSH	79	1090:35	0.50	0.88	1.38	0.67	-0.18	6.43	8.76	-2.33	2.62	8.38
2019-20	NSH	63	854:23	0.63	0.70	1.33	0.69	-0.05	9.68	10.49	-0.81	3.94	7.09
2020-21	NSH	51	669:28	0.63	0.90	1.52	0.49	0.14	13.73	10.70	3.03	5.88	8.82
2021-22	NSH	80	1097:42	0.38	1.20	1.59	0.41	-0.03	9.46	10.11	-0.65	2.78	4.63
2022-23	NSH	58	767:08	0.39	0.94	1.33	0.43	-0.04	11.11	12.12	-1.01	2.82	5.63
2022-23	PIT	21	238:16	0.25	0.76	1.01	0.71	-0.46	3.12	8.83	-5.70	13.89	8.33
2022-23	NSH, PIT	79	1005:24	0.36	0.90	1.25	0.49	-0.14	7.79	10.75	-2.96	6.54	6.54
2023-24	SJS	69	997:50	0.54	1.20	1.74	0.49	0.06	9.68	8.68	0.99	3.31	8.26
2024-25	SJS	52	727:55	0.58	1.32	1.90	0.51	0.06	9.46	8.43	1.03	0.00	4.85
2024-25	DAL	31	412:50	0.58	1.31	1.89	0.56	0.02	12.90	12.41	0.50	1.89	7.55
2024-25	DAL, SJS	83	1140:45	0.58	1.31	1.89	0.53	0.05	10.48	9.60	0.87	0.64	5.77
2025-26	ANA	9	101:06	0.59	2.37	2.97	0.30	0.30	11.11	5.55	5.56	0.00	0.00

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
2015-16	MIN	82	1073:19	42.21	1.79	2.46	42.21	2.35	2.33	43.24	51.37	0.43	0.23	2.22
2016-17	MIN	81	1110:06	39.62	2.92	2.54	41.94	2.16	2.07	57.45	55.11	0.14	-0.15	3.18
2017-18	MIN	77	999:46	42.79	2.88	2.74	41.05	2.22	2.03	56.47	57.43	0.54	-0.25	8.27
2018-19	MIN	63	866:23	45.92	2.01	2.81	39.82	1.80	2.25	52.73	55.54	0.49	0.22	2.10
2018-19	NSH	16	224:12	44.69	1.61	2.35	46.03	2.68	2.51	37.50	48.27	-0.15	-0.02	-1.28
2018-19	MIN, NSH	79	1090:35	45.66	1.93	2.72	41.10	1.98	2.31	49.30	54.09	0.36	0.17	1.58
2019-20	NSH	63	854:23	46.70	2.39	2.75	42.28	2.74	2.44	46.58	52.98	0.26	-0.10	3.51
2020-21	NSH	51	669:28	41.41	2.51	2.44	43.65	2.06	2.51	54.90	49.25	0.04	0.24	-2.13
2021-22	NSH	80	1097:42	41.98	2.84	2.56	43.40	2.68	2.52	51.49	50.44	0.08	0.06	0.22
2022-23	NSH	58	767:08	40.28	2.11	2.53	47.87	2.66	3.12	44.26	44.81	-0.27	0.42	-6.08
2022-23	PIT	21	238:16	41.55	2.27	2.82	41.55	2.01	2.35	52.94	54.49	-0.39	-0.25	-0.77
2022-23	NSH, PIT	79	1005:24	40.58	2.15	2.60	46.37	2.51	2.94	46.15	46.95	-0.31	0.26	-5.17
2023-24	SJS	69	997:50	38.18	2.53	2.15	50.39	3.07	3.30	45.16	39.52	0.06	0.51	-3.38
2024-25	SJS	52	727:55	39.65	2.64	2.22	51.10	2.80	3.02	48.48	42.37	0.29	0.24	1.34
2024-25	DAL	31	412:50	41.57	3.05	2.39	50.43	2.18	3.04	58.33	44.01	0.09	0.49	-3.37
2024-25	DAL, SJS	83	1140:45	40.34	2.79	2.28	50.86	2.58	3.03	51.96	42.97	0.21	0.34	-0.54
2025-26	ANA	9	101:06	54.01	3.56	2.67	53.41	3.56	3.17	50.00	45.77	-0.01	0.16	-1.43

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%
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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 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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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.

News and Opinions

Week two recap for the Anaheim Ducks at Pucks of a Feather (Sun Oct 26, 2025)
In a battle of the backups, the Ducks fight back at Pucks of a Feather (Fri Oct 24, 2025)
Questions Facing Each Anaheim Ducks Forward Heading into the 2025-26 Season at Yahoo Sports NHL (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Predators: Revisiting the Mikael Granlund/Kevin Fiala Trade at The Hockey Writers (Sun Aug 17, 2025)
The Mikael Granlund Contract Should Have Ended the Marco Rossi Debate at Hockey Wilderness (Tue Jul 8, 2025)
Should the Canadiens Target Mason McTavish After Ducks Sign Granlund? at A Winning Habit (Wed Jul 2, 2025)
Blues reportedly preparing offer for Mikael Granlund at Bleedin' Blue (Mon Jun 30, 2025)
3 teams that could steal Mikael Granlund away in free agency at Blackout Dallas (Fri Jun 13, 2025)
Signing this veteran winger could make the Sabres a threat next season at Sabres Noise (Fri Jun 6, 2025)
Sharks could reunite with key contributor this offseason at Blades of Teal (Mon Jun 2, 2025)
San Jose Sharks trade Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci to the Dallas Stars at Blades of Teal (Sat Feb 1, 2025)
What do the San Jose Sharks do with pending UFA forward Mikael Granlund? at Blades of Teal (Fri Jan 31, 2025)

Current Contract

Mikael Granlund signed a $21,000,000 3-year contract with the Anaheim Ducks and General Manager Pat Verbeek on July 1, 2025 with an AAV of $7,000,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2027-28 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 7.33% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	33	NTC	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	-	-	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA
2026-27	34	M-NTC	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	-	-	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA
2027-28	35	M-NTC	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	-	-	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$21,000,000	$21,000,000	$21,000,000

Signed: July 1, 2025

Team: Anaheim Ducks

GM: Pat Verbeek

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 7.33

Clause: Player has a full no trade in 2025-26, a 15 team no trade list in 2026-27 and a 10 team no trade list in 2027-28.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Mikael Granlund signed a $20,000,000 4-year contract with the Nashville Predators and General Manager David Poile on July 28, 2021 with an AAV of $5,000,000. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 6.13% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	29	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2022-23	30	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
2023-24	31	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	-	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
2024-25	32	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$20,000,000	$20,000,000	$20,000,000

Signed: July 28, 2021

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 6.13

Mikael Granlund signed a $3,750,000 1-year contract with the Nashville Predators and General Manager David Poile on December 23, 2020 with an AAV of $3,750,000. This contract will start in 2020-21 and end after the 2020-21 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.60% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	28		$3,750,000	$3,750,000	-	-	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000

Signed: Dec 23, 2020

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.6

Mikael Granlund signed a $17,250,000 3-year contract with the Minnesota Wild and General Manager Chuck Fletcher on August 1, 2017 with an AAV of $5,750,000. This contract will start in 2017-18 and end after the 2019-20 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 7.67% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	25	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	-	-	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	$5,250,000	RFA-arb
2018-19	26	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	-	-	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	RFA-arb
2019-20	27	$5,750,000	$5,750,000	-	-	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$17,250,000	$17,250,000	$17,250,000

Signed: Aug 1, 2017

Team: Minnesota Wild

GM: Chuck Fletcher

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 7.67

Mikael Granlund signed a $6,000,000 2-year contract with the Minnesota Wild and General Manager Chuck Fletcher on July 1, 2015 with an AAV of $3,000,000. This contract will start in 2015-16 and end after the 2016-17 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.20% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2015-16	23	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	-	-	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	$2,800,000	RFA
2016-17	24	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	-	-	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000

Signed: July 1, 2015

Team: Minnesota Wild

GM: Chuck Fletcher

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 4.2

Mikael Granlund signed a $2,700,000 3-year contract with the Minnesota Wild and General Manager Chuck Fletcher on May 25, 2012 with an AAV of $900,000. This contract will start in 2012-13 and end after the 2014-15 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.50% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2012-13	20	$900,000	$2,100,000	$1,200,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2013-14	21	$900,000	$2,100,000	$1,200,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2014-15	22	$900,000	$2,100,000	$1,200,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
Total				$3,600,000	$270,000	$2,430,000	$2,700,000	$202,500

Signed: May 25, 2012

Team: Minnesota Wild

GM: Chuck Fletcher

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2005-06	Jr. C SM-sarja Q	Laser HT U16	11	9	16	25
2006-07	Jr. C SM-sarja Q	Kärpät U16	11	20	17	37		2
2006-07	U16 SM-sarja	Kärpät U16										8	3	7	10
2007-08	Fin-U18	Karpat U18	31	22	27	49		20				5	3	5	8				0.0
2008-09	Fin-Jr.	Karpat Jr.	38	22	44	66		45
2008-09	Finland-2	Suomi U20	6	4	3	7
2008-09	WJ18-A	Finland	6	2	11	13
2008-09	Finland	Karpat	2	0	0	0
2008-09	Fin-U18	Karpat U18										3	2	4	6		2		0.0
2009-10	WJ18-A	Finland	6	4	9	13		4
2009-10	Finland-2	Suomi U20	1	0	0	0
2009-10	Finland	Hifk	43	13	27	40		2				6	1	5	6
2010-11	WC-A	Finland	9	2	7	9	+3	2
2010-11	WJ18-A	Finland	6	2	8	10	+4	6
2010-11	Finland	HIFK	39	8	28	36		14				15	5	11	16		4
2011-12	WC-A	Finland	10	1	4	5	-1	2
2011-12	WJC-A	Finland	7	2	9	11	+4
2011-12	Finland	HIFK	45	20	31	51		18				4		2	2
2012-13	NHL	Minnesota Wild	27	2	6	8	-4	6	36	5.6	13:11
2012-13	WC-A	Finland	4	1	2	3	+1
2012-13	AHL	Houston	29	10	18	28	-1	8	53	1,887.0		5	1	1	2	-2	4	7	1,429.0
2013-14	Olympics	Finland	6	3	4	7	+3	4	20
2013-14	NHL	Minnesota Wild	63	8	33	41	-3	22	104	7.7	17:19	13	4	3	7	+3	2	35	11.4	18:01
2014-15	NHL	Minnesota Wild	68	8	31	39	+17	20	99	8.1	17:54	10	2	4	6	+2		18	11.1	17:50
2015-16	WC-A	Finland	10	4	8	12	+6	2	13
2015-16	NHL	Minnesota Wild	82	13	31	44	-12	20	160	8.1	18:07	6	1	2	3	-2		22	4.6	22:22
2016-17	WCup	Finland	3	0	0	0	-4
2016-17	NHL	Minnesota Wild	81	26	43	69	+23	12	177	14.7	18:49	5		2	2		2	10	0.0	20:32
2017-18	WC	Finland	8	2	7	9	+3	2
2017-18	NHL	Minnesota Wild	77	21	46	67	+13	18	193	10.9	18:47	5	1	2	3	-1		6	16.7	18:24
2018-19	NHL	Minnesota Wild	63	15	34	49	-2	20	160	9.4	18:43
2018-19	NHL	Nashville Predators	16	1	4	5	-6	4	29	3.4	16:54	6	1	1	2	+1	2	12	8.3	15:11
2019-20	NHL	Nashville Predators	63	17	13	30	-4	28	130	13.1	17:48	4		1	1	-3	2	7	0.0	18:43
2020-21	NHL	Nashville Predators	51	13	14	27	-1	14	74	17.6	19:28	6	2	3	5	-3	2	10	20.0	23:39
2021-22	WC	Finland	9	5	6	11	+2	2
2021-22	NHL	Nashville Predators	80	11	53	64	-9	33	117	9.4	20:25	4		3	3	-1		10	0.0	21:52
2022-23	NHL	Nashville Predators	58	9	27	36	-16	12	83	10.8	18:38
2022-23	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	21	1	4	5	+1	8	38	2.6	15:35
2023-24	NHL	San Jose Sharks	69	12	48	60	-23	32	134	9.0	20:58
2023-24	WC	Finland	7	0	5	5		27
2024-25	NHL	San Jose Sharks	52	15	30	45	-8	20	126	11.9	20:51
2024-25	4 Nations	Finland	3	3	1	4	-1		6	50.0	50:18
2024-25	NHL	Dallas Stars	31	7	14	21	+8	8	43	16.3	17:05	18	5	5	10	-2	8	29	17.2	17:27
2025-26	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	10	3	6	9	+1	4	22	13.6	17:12
NHL Career			912	182	437	619	-25	281	1725	10.6	18:36	77	16	26	42	-6	18	159	10.1	18:51