Elias Lindholm

Stingy
Play-driver

Points, 2026–27: 7; 3 G, 4 A in 9 GP
Individual xG: 3.0; 3 goals from it
Ice time per game: 16:20; 14 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 57.9; share of chances while he's on

Elias Lindholm has 3 goals and 4 assists (7 points) in 9 games for the Boston Bruins in 2026–27, with 14 shots on goal and 16:20 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 58.8 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

9 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 42% of forwards

Goals above average: +0.4
Wins: +0.06

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.08, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 41.8% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+1.51 SD · 96th percentile · weight 11% · +0.3 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.1596th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.1.7087th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 104 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

vs MIN
Saturday, March 28
Two goals
Elias Lindholm scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his 16th goal of the season. It finished 6-3 for the Bruins.
vs WSH
Saturday, March 7
Volume
Elias Lindholm had 10 shot attempts. Four reached the net and one went in. He came in averaging 3.5 attempts a game. His 1.8 expected goals say the goals were no fluke. The Bruins beat the Capitals 3-1.
at NYR
Monday, January 26
Two goals
Elias Lindholm had two goals. He also had 8 shot attempts against an average of 3.5. The Bruins lost 4-3 to the Rangers in overtime.
vs STL
Thursday, December 4
Big night
Elias Lindholm had three points, three assists. He has 16 points in 19 games this season. He played 15:37 and had no shots on goal. The Bruins beat the Blues 5-2.
vs COL
Saturday, October 25
Shot blocker
Elias Lindholm got in front of 6 shots. He has 7 points in 10 games this season. He played 18:49 and had one shot on goal. It finished 3-2 for the Bruins.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game16:20
62
Points per 602.86
79
Goals per 601.22
74
Individual xG per 601.23
82
Shots per 605.7
42

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice2.51
53
xG against per 60, on ice1.82
90
xGF%57.9%
82

Physical

Hits per 602.0
26
Blocks per 602.0
45
Penalty minutes per 601.6
46

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed20.8 mph
15
Bursts over 20 mph8
40
Distance skated22 mi
71

Shooting

Hardest shot83.5 mph
68
Shots on goal14
67
Shooting %21.4%
85

Zone time

Offensive zone time40.1%
30
Offensive zone time, even strength39.4%
27

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Casey Mittelstadt, James Hagens	5	43:37	37–48	2.0–1.6	2–1	56%
David Pastrnak, JJ Peterka	4	37:08	40–35	1.5–1.4	1–2	53%
Casey Mittelstadt, JJ Peterka	5	5:19	2–3	0.0–0.1	0–0	38%
David Pastrnak, Morgan Geekie	5	5:05	6–1	0.2–0.0	0–0	100%
Morgan Geekie, Casey Mittelstadt	5	2:18	3–2	0.3–0.0	0–0	100%
Tanner Jeannot, Mark Kastelic	7	2:00	3–3	0.1–0.0	0–0	64%

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.501.001.50

04-0510-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	9	3	4	7	14	3.0	16:20	5	5	57.9
2025–26	69	17	31	48	114	18.7	17:53	41	69	45.2
2024–25	82	17	30	47	152	21.4	18:05	114	95	50.1
2023–24	75	15	29	44	173	21.0	19:42	89	79	46.5

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	16:45	1	0	3	1.05	0	0	0
2026-10-16	18:30	1	1	1	0.63	0	0	0
2026-10-13	15:26	0	0	0	0.18	0	1	0
2026-10-10	13:47	0	1	1	0.08	0	1	0
2026-10-08	18:15	0	1	0	0.15	2	1	0
2026-10-05	15:32	0	0	2	0.34	1	0	2
2026-10-03	16:56	0	0	2	0.14	0	0	0
2026-10-02	15:53	1	0	5	0.32	1	0	2
2026-09-29	15:59	0	1	0	0.12	1	2	0
2026-05-01	17:22	0	0	2	0.27	4	1	0
2026-04-28	21:01	1	0	3	0.21	4	2	0
2026-04-26	15:41	0	0	2	0.17	3	1	0
2026-04-23	18:34	0	0	0	0.03	1	0	0
2026-04-21	20:18	0	0	1	0.17	3	2	2
2026-04-19	19:18	1	0	2	0.44	4	0	0
2026-04-14	16:46	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0
2026-04-12	16:51	0	0	0	0.12	0	0	0
2026-04-11	17:39	0	0	1	0.09	1	0	2
2026-04-07	21:39	0	1	2	0.21	0	0	0
2026-04-05	19:06	0	0	0	0.21	2	0	0