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Oliver Bjorkstrand

#28 · Right wing · New York Rangers

Born Apr 10, 1995 in Herning, DNK (age 31) · 6'0", 176 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 89th overall in 2013 by CBJ (round 3)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

A.J. Greer FLA · 32 P in 78 GP Nick Robertson TOR · 32 P in 78 GP Mackie Samoskevich FLA · 32 P in 77 GP Trevor Moore LAK · 32 P in 69 GP Cole Perfetti WPG · 32 P in 68 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

020402015-16: 8 points815-162016-17: 13 points1316-172017-18: 40 points4017-182018-19: 36 points3618-192019-20: 36 points3619-202020-21: 44 points4420-212021-22: 57 points5721-222022-23: 45 points4522-232023-24: 59 points5923-242024-25: 46 points4624-252025-26: 32 points3225-262026-27: 3 points326-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 CBJ 12 4 4 8 6 0 25 9 0.67 $656K
2016-17 CBJ 26 6 7 13 4 6 55 14 0.50 $656K
2017-18 CBJ 82 11 29 40 4 9 163 64 0.49 $656K
2018-19 CBJ 77 23 13 36 8 8 161 43 0.47 $2.5M
2019-20 CBJ 49 21 15 36 8 12 162 43 0.73 $2.5M
2020-21 CBJ 56 18 26 44 -15 23 143 42 0.79 $2.5M
2021-22 CBJ 80 28 29 57 -35 16 215 85 0.71 $5.4M
2022-23 SEA 81 20 25 45 -1 16 198 63 0.56 $5.4M
2023-24 SEA 82 20 39 59 -20 12 186 67 0.72 $5.4M
2024-25 SEA 61 16 21 37 -1 14 124 61 0.61 $5.4M
2024-25 TBL 18 5 4 9 3 4 30 13 0.50
2025-26 TBL 80 12 20 32 -14 16 130 85 0.40 $5.4M
2026-27 NYR 7 2 1 3 0 5 10 3 0.43 $4.5M
12 seasons Career 711 186 233 419 -53 141 1602 592 0.59

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 CBJ 5 0 1 1 -2 0 10 7 0.20
2017-18 CBJ 6 1 2 3 0 0 3 4 0.50
2018-19 CBJ 10 2 3 5 -1 0 26 11 0.50
2019-20 CBJ 10 3 0 3 -5 0 25 7 0.30
2022-23 SEA 14 4 4 8 -5 0 36 23 0.57
2025-26 TBL 4 0 0 0 -3 0 5 8 0.00
6 seasons Playoffs 49 10 10 20 -16 0 105 60 0.41

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 12 20 32 -14 16 130 85 0.40 9.2 13:38

Contract

$5.4MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$169KCap dollars per point32 points in 80 games
$1.596MCap dollars per goal above replacement3.4 goals above replacement
$3.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.8MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Jan 6, 2021, as an extension of the contract he was on: 5 years and $27M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2025-26, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2021-22 $5.4M $4.5M $0 $4.5M
2022-23 $5.4M $5.25M $0 $5.25M M-NTC
2023-24 $5.4M $5.35M $0 $5.35M M-NTC
2024-25 $5.4M $5.9M $0 $5.9M M-NTC
2025-26 $5.4M $6M $0 $6M M-NTC

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2026 New York Rangers New contract 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $4.5M $4.5M
Jan 6, 2021 Columbus Blue Jackets Extension 2021-22 to 2025-26 5 $27M $5.4M
Jul 15, 2018 Columbus Blue Jackets New contract 2018-19 to 2020-21 3 $7.5M $2.5M
Dec 26, 2013 Columbus Blue Jackets Entry-level 2015-16 to 2017-18 signed for 2013-14, slid 3 $2.8M $656K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2025-26 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2025-26 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.5Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.2Even-strength defence+0.5Power play0.0Penalty kill0.0Penalties+0.0

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on.

0510152015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

51.9Corsi for %41 attempts for, 38 against
-3.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
68.8Expected goals for %2.2 expected for, 1.0 against
+13.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
20.0Goals for %1 for, 4 against
77.7PDO4.3% shooting + 73.3% saves
13Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Gage Goncalves · Dominic James434:4950.071.20-4
Yanni Gourde · Zemgus Girgensons · Oliver Bjorkstrand22:1080.0100.00-0
Yanni Gourde · Oliver Bjorkstrand · Gage Goncalves11:02100.0100.00-0
Nikita Kucherov · Oliver Bjorkstrand · Anthony Cirelli11:000.00.00-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.7Expected goalsfrom 10 unblocked attempts
-0.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.93 expected goals per 60 minutes59th
Shot quality 7.4% chance per attempt32nd
Finishing -0.7 goals above expected38thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 81 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.7Goals 0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 15, 2026 vs NYR L 2-4 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 19:16
Apr 13, 2026 vs DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 08:55
Apr 11, 2026 @ BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:48
Apr 9, 2026 @ MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 10:46
Apr 7, 2026 @ OTT L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 15:01
Apr 6, 2026 @ BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 14:57
Apr 4, 2026 vs BOS W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 10:19
Apr 2, 2026 vs PIT W 6-3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 09:28
Mar 29, 2026 vs NSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:19
Mar 28, 2026 vs OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 07:11
Mar 26, 2026 vs SEA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 08:19
Mar 22, 2026 @ CGY L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 09:55
Mar 21, 2026 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 10:10
Mar 19, 2026 @ VAN W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 12:33
Mar 17, 2026 @ SEA W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:01
Mar 14, 2026 vs CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 14:19
Mar 12, 2026 vs DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:38
Mar 10, 2026 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:49
Mar 8, 2026 @ BUF L 7-8 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:02
Mar 7, 2026 @ TOR W 5-2 1 0 1 -1 0 2 3 14:56
Mar 5, 2026 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 15:25
Mar 3, 2026 @ MIN L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 15:56
Feb 28, 2026 vs BUF L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 4 2 16:24
Feb 26, 2026 @ CAR L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:01
Feb 25, 2026 vs TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 12:29
Feb 5, 2026 vs FLA W 6-1 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 16:01
Feb 3, 2026 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:04
Feb 1, 2026 vs BOS W 6-5 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 4 2 11:43
Jan 29, 2026 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:58
Jan 26, 2026 vs UTA W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:44
Jan 24, 2026 @ CBJ L 5-8 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 15:58
Jan 23, 2026 @ CHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:57
Jan 20, 2026 vs SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:44
Jan 18, 2026 @ DAL W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 14:19
Jan 16, 2026 @ STL L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 12:55
Jan 13, 2026 @ PIT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:18
Jan 12, 2026 @ PHI W 5-1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 15:39
Jan 10, 2026 @ PHI W 7-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:04
Jan 6, 2026 vs COL W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 13:43
Jan 3, 2026 @ SJS W 7-3 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 14:28
Jan 1, 2026 @ LAK W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 10:21
Dec 31, 2025 @ ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:35
Dec 28, 2025 vs MTL W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 13:27
Dec 27, 2025 @ FLA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 12:13
Dec 22, 2025 vs STL W 4-1 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 16:24
Dec 20, 2025 vs CAR W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:01
Dec 18, 2025 vs LAK L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 20:54
Dec 15, 2025 vs FLA L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 17:28
Dec 13, 2025 @ NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:14
Dec 11, 2025 @ NJD W 8-4 2 1 3 0 0 3 1 13:47
Dec 9, 2025 @ MTL W 6-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 15:59
Dec 8, 2025 @ TOR L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:30
Dec 6, 2025 vs NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:43
Dec 4, 2025 vs PIT L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:24
Dec 2, 2025 @ NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:36
Nov 29, 2025 @ NYR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:25
Nov 28, 2025 @ DET W 6-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 15:09
Nov 26, 2025 vs CGY W 5-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:53
Nov 24, 2025 vs PHI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:21
Nov 22, 2025 @ WSH W 5-3 1 0 1 -2 0 2 2 12:10
Nov 20, 2025 vs EDM W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:48
Nov 18, 2025 vs NJD W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 14:25
Nov 16, 2025 vs VAN L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 17:14
Nov 15, 2025 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:18
Nov 12, 2025 vs NYR L 3-7 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 18:57
Nov 8, 2025 vs WSH W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:07
Nov 6, 2025 @ VGK W 6-3 0 2 2 2 0 4 1 17:06
Nov 4, 2025 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:08
Nov 2, 2025 @ UTA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 10:36
Oct 30, 2025 vs DAL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 13:11
Oct 28, 2025 @ NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:48
Oct 26, 2025 vs VGK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 15:18
Oct 25, 2025 vs ANA W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:34
Oct 23, 2025 vs CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:50
Oct 18, 2025 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:39
Oct 17, 2025 @ DET L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:51
Oct 14, 2025 @ WSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:49
Oct 13, 2025 @ BOS W 4-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 12:14
Oct 11, 2025 vs NJD L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 12:16
Oct 9, 2025 vs OTT L 4-5 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 14:39