GRIT & GF
Elias Pettersson

Vancouver Canucks, Centre

Elias Pettersson

  • Physical
  • Playmaker
Points, 2026–27
10
3 G, 7 A in 10 GP
Individual xG
1.8
3 goals from it
Ice time per game
19:33
16 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
44.8
share of chances while he's on

Elias Pettersson has 3 goals and 7 assists (10 points) in 10 games for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026–27, with 16 shots on goal and 19:33 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 99.6 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

10 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

99.6050100
Rated above 99% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.4
Wins
+0.07
Physicality99thGF4thIntimidation99thChemistry85thClutch41th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +1.77, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 99.3% of 402 rated players

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Physicality

+3.44 SD · 99th percentile · weight 38% · +0.6 goals

What he does with his body: hits, blocks and takeaways (scaled toward per-game totals by his ice time), penalties drawn, and penalties taken against him.

  • Hitsper 60All situations, pulled toward average when the sample is small.7.086th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.2.984th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.1.2790th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.1.2389th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.3199th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.1.1088th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 132 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.

  1. vs CGY

    Saturday, October 3

    Physical

    Elias Pettersson threw 8 hits. He has 5 points in 3 games this season. He played 22:24 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-1 for the Canucks.

  2. vs EDM

    Thursday, October 1

    Big night

    Three points for Elias Pettersson: one goal and two assists. He also threw 8 hits. He has 2 goals this season. The Canucks lost 9-7 to the Oilers.

  3. at SJS

    Saturday, April 11

    Volume

    Elias Pettersson had 9 shot attempts. Seven got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 4.0 attempts a game. The Canucks beat the Sharks 4-3 in a shootout.

  4. vs FLA

    Tuesday, March 17

    Two goals

    Elias Pettersson scored twice. It was his first goal in 20 games. That was his 15th goal of the season. It finished 5-2 for the Canucks.

  5. vs WPG

    Wednesday, February 25

    Shot blocker

    Elias Pettersson got in front of 7 shots. He has 35 points in 50 games this season. The Canucks lost 3-2 to the Jets in overtime.

  6. vs NYI

    Monday, January 19

    Volume

    Elias Pettersson had 10 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.2. The Canucks fell 4-3 to the Islanders.

  7. vs UTA

    Friday, December 5

    Volume

    Elias Pettersson had 11 shot attempts. Five reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.1. The Canucks fell 4-1 to the Mammoth.

  8. vs DAL

    Thursday, November 20

    Streak

    Elias Pettersson has a point in 5 straight games. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 3.7. The Canucks fell 4-2 to the Stars.

Player card

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

Scoring

  • Ice time per game19:33
    87
  • Points per 603.07
    85
  • Goals per 600.92
    60
  • Individual xG per 600.56
    18
  • Shots per 604.9
    29

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.11
    31
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.61
    39
  • xGF%44.8%
    28

Physical

  • Hits per 609.2
    79
  • Blocks per 603.4
    77
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    88

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed21.3 mph
    32
  • Bursts over 20 mph14
    68
  • Distance skated31 mi
    98

Shooting

  • Hardest shot91.5 mph
    96
  • Shots on goal16
    75
  • Shooting %18.8%
    75

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time38.1%
    15
  • Offensive zone time, even strength35.1%
    2

Who he plays with

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

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Jake DeBrusk, Jonathan Lekkerimäki873:3549–822.5–3.74–440%
Linus Karlsson, Marco Rossi217:3910–260.4–0.40–050%
Jake DeBrusk, Linus Karlsson59:537–70.4–0.31–252%
Linus Karlsson, Liam Ohgren53:593–10.3–0.01–0100%
Jonathan Lekkerimäki, Liam Ohgren52:492–10.1–0.00–095%
Brock Boeser, Jake DeBrusk72:284–10.2–0.00–099%
Brock Boeser, Liam Ohgren52:101–20.0–0.00–050%
Brock Boeser, Paul Cotter62:061–50.1–0.30–026%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 3 goals from 24 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

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

ixGGoal
0.000.200.400.60
03-3010-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27103710161.819:33301144.8
2025–267415365113218.318:586711642.7
2024–256415304510913.818:40748350.5
2023–248234558920730.119:401257452.9

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1718:001020.12100
2026-10-1521:360000.12230
2026-10-1321:030120.33100
2026-10-1117:040010.04410
2026-10-1017:320030.38110
2026-10-0820:200210.14200
2026-10-0420:290130.12330
2026-10-0322:240110.24810
2026-10-0117:361220.23800
2026-09-2919:231010.11020
2026-04-1615:590000.06200
2026-04-1418:020210.34010
2026-04-1221:070010.11020
2026-04-1118:330170.41100
2026-04-0919:310030.06210
2026-04-0720:540010.20110
2026-04-0418:580000.00020
2026-04-0218:070110.14210
2026-04-0120:040110.17100
2026-03-3018:120140.05210