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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 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Artturi Lehkonen COL · 48 P in 70 GP Brock Boeser VAN · 48 P in 75 GP Rickard Rakell PIT · 48 P in 60 GP Taylor Hall CAR · 48 P in 80 GP Pavel Buchnevich STL · 48 P in 81 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

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
69 17 31 48 -7 38 114 41 0.70 14.9 17:53

Contract

$7.75MCap hitends in 2031, then UFA
$161KCap dollars per point48 points in 69 games
$58.638MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.1 goals above replacement
$887KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$6.9MValueworth 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 Boston Bruins on Jul 1, 2024, as a new contract: 7 years and $54.25M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2030-31, with 5 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2024-25 $7.75M $6M $4M $10M NMC
2025-26 $7.75M $6M $3M $9M NMC
2026-27 $7.75M $5.5M $3.5M $9M NMC
2027-28 $7.75M $5.5M $2M $7.5M NMC
2028-29 $7.75M $4.75M $2M $6.75M NMC
2029-30 $7.75M $4M $2M $6M M-NTC
2030-31 $7.75M $4M $2M $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, 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 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

-0.1Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.0Even-strength defence-0.3Power play-0.2Penalty kill+0.0Penalties+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.

-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

41.8Corsi for %61 attempts for, 85 against
-5.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.8Expected goals for %3.0 expected for, 3.9 against
-1.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
37.5Goals for %3 for, 5 against
95.3PDO10.0% shooting + 85.3% 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
Elias Lindholm · David Pastrnak · Morgan Geekie535:0333.835.22-2
Elias Lindholm · Morgan Geekie · Casey Mittelstadt318:3055.970.71-0
Elias Lindholm · Casey Mittelstadt · Lukas Reichel15:0863.643.90-1
Elias Lindholm · Michael Eyssimont · Alex Steeves14:0666.7100.00-0

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.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.5Expected goalsfrom 17 unblocked attempts
+0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.78 expected goals per 60 minutes46th
Shot quality 8.6% chance per attempt64th
Finishing +0.5 goals above expected69thOne 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.

00.511.52Goals 2Expected 1.5

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 14, 2026 vs NJD W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:46
Apr 12, 2026 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 16:51
Apr 11, 2026 vs TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 17:39
Apr 7, 2026 @ CAR L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 21:39
Apr 5, 2026 @ PHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 19:06
Apr 4, 2026 @ TBL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 16:16
Apr 2, 2026 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:53
Mar 31, 2026 vs DAL W 6-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 14:55
Mar 29, 2026 @ CBJ W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 15:55
Mar 28, 2026 vs MIN W 6-3 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 17:49
Mar 25, 2026 @ BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 16:41
Mar 24, 2026 vs TOR L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 19:34
Mar 21, 2026 @ DET W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 4 0 15:40
Mar 19, 2026 vs WPG W 6-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 16:39
Mar 17, 2026 @ MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:14
Mar 16, 2026 @ NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:38
Mar 14, 2026 @ WSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 20:16
Mar 12, 2026 vs SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:25
Mar 10, 2026 vs LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:29
Mar 8, 2026 @ PIT L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:35
Mar 7, 2026 vs WSH W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 21:36
Mar 5, 2026 @ NSH L 3-6 0 1 1 -3 0 1 1 15:29
Mar 3, 2026 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 19:43
Feb 28, 2026 @ PHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:57
Feb 26, 2026 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 19:35
Jan 27, 2026 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:03
Jan 26, 2026 @ NYR L 3-4 (OT) 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 20:43
Jan 24, 2026 vs MTL W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:25
Jan 22, 2026 vs VGK W 4-3 1 1 2 -1 0 3 0 19:44
Jan 20, 2026 @ DAL L 2-6 0 1 1 -2 2 0 1 20:11
Jan 17, 2026 @ CHI W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 18:28
Jan 15, 2026 vs SEA W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19:13
Jan 13, 2026 vs DET W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20:17
Jan 11, 2026 vs PIT W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:34
Jan 10, 2026 vs NYR W 10-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 12:05
Jan 8, 2026 vs CGY W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:35
Jan 6, 2026 @ SEA L 4-7 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 18:25
Jan 3, 2026 @ VAN W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 18:49
Dec 31, 2025 @ EDM W 6-2 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 17:34
Dec 29, 2025 @ CGY L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:39
Dec 27, 2025 @ BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:27
Dec 23, 2025 vs MTL L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 7 1 18:04
Dec 21, 2025 vs OTT L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 17:44
Dec 20, 2025 vs VAN L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 20:29
Dec 18, 2025 vs EDM L 1-3 0 1 1 -2 12 2 0 19:33
Dec 16, 2025 vs UTA W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:05
Dec 14, 2025 @ MIN L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 16:49
Dec 11, 2025 @ WPG W 6-3 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 14:19
Dec 9, 2025 @ STL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14:29
Dec 6, 2025 vs NJD W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 15:53
Dec 4, 2025 vs STL W 5-2 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 15:37
Dec 2, 2025 @ DET L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:30
Nov 29, 2025 vs DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 2 2 1 2 2 0 14:52
Nov 28, 2025 vs NYR L 2-6 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 16:51
Nov 26, 2025 @ NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:25
Nov 23, 2025 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:41
Oct 30, 2025 vs BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:37
Oct 28, 2025 vs NYI W 5-2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 17:34
Oct 27, 2025 @ OTT L 2-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 18:23
Oct 25, 2025 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:49
Oct 23, 2025 vs ANA L 5-7 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 17:46
Oct 21, 2025 vs FLA L 3-4 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 19:06
Oct 19, 2025 @ UTA L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 19:40
Oct 18, 2025 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 14:27
Oct 16, 2025 @ VGK L 5-6 0 1 1 -1 2 3 2 20:34
Oct 13, 2025 vs TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 20:34
Oct 11, 2025 vs BUF W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 18:11
Oct 9, 2025 vs CHI W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 17:12
Oct 8, 2025 @ WSH W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 5 18:07