GRIT & GF
Elias Pettersson

Vancouver Canucks, Defence

Elias Pettersson

  • Finisher
  • Heavy
Points, 2026–27
3
3 G, 0 A in 10 GP
Individual xG
0.8
3 goals from it
Ice time per game
18:18
11 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
46.3
share of chances while he's on

Elias Pettersson has 3 goals and 0 assists (3 points) in 10 games for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026–27, with 11 shots on goal and 18:18 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 83.0 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

83.0050100
Rated above 98% of defencemen
Goals above average
+0.7
Wins
+0.12
Physicality98thGF68thIntimidation82thChemistry79thClutch13th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to +0.48, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 97.8% of 223 rated players

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Physicality

+1.92 SD · 98th percentile · weight 38% · +0.2 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.5.192th pct
  • Blocked shotsper 60All situations.4.871th pct
  • Takeawaysper 60As recorded by the arena scorer, which varies by building.0.7442th pct
  • Penalties drawnper 60How often he gets under someone's skin enough to put his team on the power play.0.9696th pct
  • Penalties takenper 60Counts against him, at half the weight of penalties drawn.0.7356th pct
  • Ice time× position averagePer-game ice time against his position's average. Physical rates are scaled by this to the power 0.75.0.8945th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 153 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 LAK

    Tuesday, April 14

    Drought over

    Elias Pettersson scored for the first time in 21 games. That was his third goal of the season. The Canucks beat the Kings 4-3 in overtime.

  2. at VGK

    Wednesday, February 4

    Drought over

    Elias Pettersson scored for the first time in 20 games. He played 21:41, about 7 minutes over his average. The Canucks fell 5-2 to the Golden Knights.

  3. vs TOR

    Saturday, January 31

    Ice time

    Elias Pettersson played 21:11, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 7 points in 45 games this season. The Canucks lost 3-2 to the Maple Leafs in a shootout.

  4. vs MIN

    Saturday, December 6

    Drought over

    Elias Pettersson scored for the first time in 31 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 11:42 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-2 for the Canucks.

  5. at CAR

    Friday, November 14

    Ice time

    Elias Pettersson played 21:05, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 2 points in 18 games this season. The Canucks lost 4-3 to the Hurricanes in overtime.

  6. vs EDM

    Sunday, October 26

    Ice time

    Elias Pettersson played 20:22, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 1 point in 10 games this season. It finished 4-3 for the Canucks in overtime.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game18:18
    39
  • Points per 600.98
    57
  • Goals per 600.98
    98
  • Individual xG per 600.26
    63
  • Shots per 603.6
    52

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice2.17
    29
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.53
    48
  • xGF%46.3%
    34

Physical

  • Hits per 606.9
    89
  • Blocks per 605.2
    66
  • Penalty minutes per 601.3
    55

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

  • Top speed20.9 mph
    52
  • Bursts over 20 mph3
    41
  • Distance skated25 mi
    76

Shooting

  • Hardest shot91.3 mph
    82
  • Shots on goal11
    75
  • Shooting %27.3%
    100

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time38.5%
    17
  • Offensive zone time, even strength40.2%
    24

Who he plays with

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

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Filip Hronek961:2346–682.0–3.61–336%
Luke Schenn741:4842–311.5–0.81–065%
Tom Willander1026:5032–141.0–0.62–063%
Victor Mancini212:0410–130.6–1.01–037%
Zeev Buium94:574–20.3–0.20–064%
Jamie Oleksiak94:081–70.1–0.30–218%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 3 goals from 18 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
0.000.100.200.30
03-2610-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–2710303110.818:18211646.3
2025–26703710461.814:591368638.8
2024–2528123191.012:49391648.5

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1721:420010.09420
2026-10-1522:351020.24220
2026-10-1316:370000.00212
2026-10-1121:301020.11400
2026-10-1019:310000.02220
2026-10-0816:570030.10110
2026-10-0417:040000.04220
2026-10-0314:471010.13110
2026-10-0116:170000.01000
2026-09-2916:010020.05352
2026-04-1614:530010.03227
2026-04-1413:151010.03400
2026-04-1216:070000.00510
2026-04-1113:480020.14200
2026-04-0914:200000.03322
2026-04-0716:090000.00010
2026-04-0211:280000.00100
2026-04-0117:310010.17320
2026-03-3013:530000.00302
2026-03-2615:350010.01110