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Elias Lindholm

#28 · Centre · Boston Bruins

Born Dec 2, 1994 in Boden, SWE (age 31) · 6'1", 204 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 5th overall in 2013 by CAR (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Anthony Mantha VGK · 44 P in 74 GP Evander Kane EDM · 44 P in 77 GP Jordan Eberle SEA · 44 P in 78 GP Fabian Zetterlund SJS · 44 P in 82 GP Logan Cooley ARI · 44 P in 82 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.

0204060802013-14: 21 points2113-142014-15: 39 points3914-152015-16: 39 points3915-162016-17: 45 points4516-172017-18: 44 points4417-182018-19: 78 points7818-192019-20: 54 points5419-202020-21: 47 points4720-212021-22: 82 points8221-222022-23: 64 points6422-232023-24: 44 points4423-242024-25: 47 points4724-252025-26: 48 points4825-262026-27: 4 points426-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2013-14 CAR 58 9 12 21 -14 4 70 51 0.36 $925K
2014-15 CAR 81 17 22 39 -23 14 170 106 0.48 $925K
2015-16 CAR 82 11 28 39 -23 24 176 112 0.48 $925K
2016-17 CAR 72 11 34 45 -2 16 151 99 0.63 $2.7M
2017-18 CAR 81 16 28 44 -8 18 153 98 0.54 $2.7M
2018-19 CGY 81 27 51 78 30 20 182 82 0.96 $4.85M
2019-20 CGY 70 29 25 54 -8 22 169 93 0.77 $4.85M
2020-21 CGY 56 19 28 47 10 22 130 53 0.84 $4.85M
2021-22 CGY 82 42 40 82 61 22 235 66 1.00 $4.85M
2022-23 CGY 80 22 42 64 6 14 186 98 0.80 $4.85M
2023-24 CGY 49 9 23 32 -8 21 131 56 0.65 $4.85M
2023-24 VAN 26 6 6 12 -6 4 42 33 0.46
2024-25 BOS 82 17 30 47 -4 14 152 114 0.57 $7.75M
2025-26 BOS 69 17 31 48 -7 38 114 41 0.70 $7.75M
2026-27 BOS 6 1 3 4 1 4 10 5 0.67 $7.75M
14 seasons Career 975 253 403 656 5 257 2071 1107 0.67

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2018-19 CGY 5 1 1 2 -5 4 13 23 0.40
2019-20 CGY 10 2 4 6 1 2 18 37 0.60
2021-22 CGY 12 5 4 9 -7 6 34 27 0.75
2023-24 VAN 13 5 5 10 4 4 25 36 0.77
2025-26 BOS 6 2 0 2 -3 2 10 19 0.33
5 seasons Playoffs 46 15 14 29 -10 18 100 142 0.63

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 15 29 44 -14 25 173 89 0.59 8.7 19:42

Contract

$4.85MCap hitends in 2024, then UFA
$110KCap dollars per point44 points in 75 games
-$301KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$5.2MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Calgary Flames on Jul 16, 2018, as a new contract: 6 years and $29.1M, beginning in 2018-19. It runs through 2023-24, 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
2018-19 $4.85M $4.85M $0 $4.85M
2019-20 $4.85M $5.85M $0 $5.85M
2020-21 $4.85M $3.85M $0 $3.85M
2021-22 $4.85M $5.85M $0 $5.85M
2022-23 $4.85M $3.85M $0 $3.85M
2023-24 $4.85M $4.85M $0 $4.85M

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, 2024 Boston Bruins New contract 2024-25 to 2030-31 7 $54.25M $7.75M
Jul 16, 2018 Calgary Flames New contract 2018-19 to 2023-24 6 $29.1M $4.85M
Aug 27, 2015 Carolina Hurricanes Extension 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $5.4M $2.7M
Jul 15, 2013 Carolina Hurricanes Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 3 $5.325M $925K

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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.0Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.7Even-strength defence-0.4Power play0.0Penalty kill+0.1Penalties+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.

-5051015202013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

44.7Corsi for %147 attempts for, 182 against
-5.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.9Expected goals for %6.0 expected for, 6.8 against
-4.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
60.0Goals for %9 for, 6 against
107.6PDO15.0% shooting + 92.6% saves
31Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 136 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Elias Lindholm · Dakota Joshua · Conor Garland1198:1545.349.46-3
Elias Lindholm · Elias Pettersson · Nils Hoglander215:4756.461.21-1
Elias Lindholm · Dakota Joshua · Brock Boeser63:4420.08.20-0
J.T. Miller · Elias Lindholm · Dakota Joshua43:1525.00.00-0

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.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.0Expected goalsfrom 41 unblocked attempts
+2.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.73 expected goals per 60 minutes51st
Shot quality 7.4% chance per attempt43rd
Finishing +2.0 goals above expected84thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 74 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

012345Goals 5Expected 3.0

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 18, 2024 @ WPG L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 17:25
Apr 16, 2024 vs CGY W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 17:31
Apr 13, 2024 @ EDM W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 17:54
Apr 10, 2024 vs ARI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 18:30
Mar 23, 2024 vs CGY W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 15:42
Mar 21, 2024 vs MTL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 16:22
Mar 19, 2024 vs BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 18:05
Mar 16, 2024 vs WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:54
Mar 13, 2024 vs COL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 18:23
Mar 9, 2024 vs WPG W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:29
Mar 7, 2024 @ VGK W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:16
Mar 5, 2024 @ LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:45
Mar 3, 2024 @ ANA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:51
Feb 29, 2024 vs LAK L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:31
Feb 27, 2024 vs PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:25
Feb 24, 2024 vs BOS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 18:02
Feb 22, 2024 @ SEA L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 22:18
Feb 20, 2024 @ COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 20:06
Feb 19, 2024 @ MIN L 7-10 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 19:00
Feb 17, 2024 vs WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 21:04
Feb 15, 2024 vs DET W 4-1 2 0 2 3 0 4 0 18:15
Feb 13, 2024 @ CHI W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:32
Feb 11, 2024 @ WSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:26
Feb 10, 2024 @ DET L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 21:22
Feb 8, 2024 @ BOS L 0-4 0 0 0 -4 0 0 1 14:11
Feb 6, 2024 @ CAR W 3-2 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 21:01
Jan 27, 2024 vs CHI W 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 21:47
Jan 25, 2024 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:23
Jan 23, 2024 vs STL L 3-4 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 19:54
Jan 20, 2024 vs EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 -3 0 2 5 22:20
Jan 18, 2024 vs TOR L 3-4 0 1 1 0 2 5 1 20:37
Jan 16, 2024 vs ARI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 2 3 0 21:14
Jan 13, 2024 @ VGK W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:45
Jan 11, 2024 @ ARI W 6-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 17:52
Jan 9, 2024 vs OTT W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 18:32
Jan 7, 2024 @ CHI L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 21:14
Jan 6, 2024 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 11 3 1 18:20
Jan 4, 2024 @ NSH W 6-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 21:18
Jan 2, 2024 @ MIN W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 21:15
Dec 31, 2023 vs PHI W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 21:40
Dec 27, 2023 vs SEA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 19:27
Dec 23, 2023 @ LAK L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 21:02
Dec 21, 2023 @ ANA W 3-0 1 2 3 1 0 4 2 23:10
Dec 18, 2023 vs FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 21:17
Dec 16, 2023 vs TBL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 20:58
Dec 14, 2023 @ MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 4 24:56
Dec 12, 2023 @ VGK L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 20:41
Dec 11, 2023 @ COL L 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:23
Dec 9, 2023 vs NJD L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:54
Dec 7, 2023 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:05
Dec 5, 2023 vs MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 17:27
Dec 2, 2023 vs VAN L 3-4 2 0 2 -1 0 4 1 23:05
Nov 30, 2023 vs DAL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 21:34
Nov 27, 2023 vs VGK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 22:41
Nov 25, 2023 @ COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 21:34
Nov 24, 2023 @ DAL W 7-4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 17:40
Nov 22, 2023 @ NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 21:30
Nov 20, 2023 @ SEA W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 19:40
Nov 18, 2023 vs NYI L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 19:48
Nov 16, 2023 vs VAN W 5-2 1 2 3 4 0 2 1 19:33
Nov 14, 2023 @ MTL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:39
Nov 11, 2023 @ OTT L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 18:39
Nov 10, 2023 @ TOR L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 22:01
Nov 7, 2023 vs NSH W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:01
Nov 4, 2023 @ SEA W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 22:13
Nov 1, 2023 vs DAL L 3-4 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 22:11
Oct 29, 2023 @ EDM L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 21:47
Oct 26, 2023 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 19:17
Oct 24, 2023 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 23:04
Oct 22, 2023 @ DET L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 4 0 1 18:46
Oct 20, 2023 @ CBJ L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 0 6 0 21:14
Oct 19, 2023 @ BUF W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 22:47
Oct 16, 2023 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:50
Oct 14, 2023 @ PIT L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 19:50
Oct 11, 2023 vs WPG W 5-3 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 21:46