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Mikael Granlund

#64 · Centre · Anaheim Ducks

Born Feb 26, 1992 in Oulu, FIN (age 34) · 5'10", 192 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 9th overall in 2010 by MIN (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.

William Karlsson VGK · 60 P in 70 GP Johnny Gaudreau CBJ · 60 P in 81 GP Charlie Coyle BOS · 60 P in 82 GP Frank Vatrano ANA · 60 P in 82 GP Jamie Benn DAL · 60 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.

02040602012-13: 8 points812-132013-14: 41 points412014-15: 39 points3914-152015-16: 44 points442016-17: 69 points6916-172017-18: 67 points672018-19: 54 points5418-192019-20: 30 points302020-21: 27 points2720-212021-22: 64 points642022-23: 41 points4122-232023-24: 60 points602024-25: 66 points6624-252025-26: 41 points412026-27: 7 points726-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2012-13 MIN 27 2 6 8 -4 6 36 15 0.30 $900K
2013-14 MIN 63 8 33 41 -3 22 104 38 0.65 $900K
2014-15 MIN 68 8 31 39 17 20 99 47 0.57 $900K
2015-16 MIN 82 13 31 44 -12 20 160 86 0.54 $3M
2016-17 MIN 81 26 43 69 23 12 177 50 0.85 $3M
2017-18 MIN 77 21 46 67 13 18 193 47 0.87 $5.75M
2018-19 MIN 63 15 34 49 -2 20 160 28 0.78 $5.75M
2018-19 NSH 16 1 4 5 -6 4 29 18 0.31
2019-20 NSH 63 17 13 30 -4 28 130 42 0.48 $5.75M
2020-21 NSH 51 13 14 27 -1 14 74 46 0.53 $3.75M
2021-22 NSH 80 11 53 64 -9 33 117 92 0.80 $5M
2022-23 NSH 58 9 27 36 -16 12 83 57 0.62 $5M
2022-23 PIT 21 1 4 5 1 8 38 21 0.24
2023-24 SJS 69 12 48 60 -23 32 134 62 0.87 $5M
2024-25 SJS 52 15 30 45 -8 20 126 37 0.87 $5M
2024-25 DAL 31 7 14 21 8 8 43 20 0.68
2025-26 ANA 58 19 22 41 -9 18 117 32 0.71 $7M
2026-27 ANA 5 2 5 7 0 0 10 0 1.40 $7M
15 seasons Career 965 200 458 658 -35 295 1830 738 0.68

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2013-14 MIN 13 4 3 7 3 2 35 14 0.54
2014-15 MIN 10 2 4 6 2 0 18 18 0.60
2015-16 MIN 6 1 2 3 -2 0 22 7 0.50
2016-17 MIN 5 0 2 2 0 2 10 6 0.40
2017-18 MIN 5 1 2 3 -1 0 6 5 0.60
2018-19 NSH 6 1 1 2 1 2 12 2 0.33
2019-20 NSH 4 0 1 1 -3 2 7 8 0.25
2020-21 NSH 6 2 3 5 -3 2 10 8 0.83
2021-22 NSH 4 0 3 3 -1 0 10 9 0.75
2024-25 DAL 18 5 5 10 -2 8 29 40 0.56
2025-26 ANA 12 5 5 10 -3 4 20 26 0.83
11 seasons Playoffs 89 21 31 52 -9 22 179 143 0.58

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
69 12 48 60 -23 32 134 62 0.87 9.0 20:58

Contract

$5MCap hitends in 2025, then UFA
$83KCap dollars per point60 points in 69 games
$7.106MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.7 goals above replacement
$1.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.7MValueworth 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 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Nashville Predators on Jul 28, 2021, as a new contract: 4 years and $20M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2024-25, with 1 season 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
2021-22 $5M $4M $0 $4M
2022-23 $5M $5M $0 $5M
2023-24 $5M $6M $0 $6M
2024-25 $5M $5M $0 $5M

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, 2025 Anaheim Ducks New contract 2025-26 to 2027-28 3 $21M $7M
Jul 28, 2021 Nashville Predators New contract 2021-22 to 2024-25 4 $20M $5M
Dec 23, 2020 Nashville Predators New contract 2020-21 to 2020-21 1 $3.75M $3.75M
Aug 1, 2017 Minnesota Wild New contract 2017-18 to 2019-20 3 $17.25M $5.75M
Jul 1, 2015 Minnesota Wild New contract 2015-16 to 2016-17 2 $6M $3M
May 25, 2012 Minnesota Wild Entry-level 2012-13 to 2014-15 3 $6.3M $900K

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 analytics

Rating

+0.7Goals above replacement459th of 721 skaters, 315th of 469 forwards
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 469 ranked forwards: 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.

Even-strength offence+0.4 57th percentileEven-strength defence-3.3 8th percentilePower play+0.2 74th percentilePenalty kill-1.1 2nd percentilePenalties+0.4 59th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.

-50510152012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

42.5Corsi for %891 attempts for, 1204 against
-2.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.3Expected goals for %38.3 expected for, 54.5 against
+1.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
45.3Goals for %43 for, 52 against
101.0PDO9.8% shooting + 91.2% saves
154Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 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
Mikael Granlund · Anthony Duclair · Fabian Zetterlund32305:4243.043.216-14
Mikael Granlund · Fabian Zetterlund · William Eklund34113:5946.243.87-9
Mikael Granlund · Klim Kostin · Fabian Zetterlund12111:3146.844.65-10
Mikael Granlund · Fabian Zetterlund · Alexander Barabanov1166:5146.942.21-4

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.

12Goalsnot counting empty-netters
13.3Expected goalsfrom 184 unblocked attempts
-1.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.55 expected goals per 60 minutes18th
Shot quality 7.2% chance per attempt35th
Finishing -1.3 goals above expected37thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 438 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 13.3Goals 12

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 18, 2024 @ CGY L 1-5 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 21:17
Apr 15, 2024 @ EDM L 2-9 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 18:18
Apr 13, 2024 vs MIN L 2-6 0 2 2 1 0 4 1 21:10
Apr 11, 2024 @ SEA W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 22:08
Apr 9, 2024 vs CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 24:24
Apr 7, 2024 vs ARI L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 0 4 0 25:52
Apr 6, 2024 vs STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 3 0 25:33
Apr 4, 2024 vs LAK L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 24:22
Apr 1, 2024 vs SEA L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 20:18
Mar 30, 2024 @ STL W 4-0 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 20:45
Mar 28, 2024 @ MIN L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 2 2 0 19:48
Mar 26, 2024 vs DAL L 3-6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 19:29
Mar 23, 2024 vs CHI L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -4 0 0 0 21:24
Mar 21, 2024 vs TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:33
Mar 19, 2024 @ NSH L 2-8 1 0 1 -3 0 2 1 18:48
Mar 17, 2024 @ CHI L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:32
Mar 16, 2024 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 19:57
Mar 14, 2024 @ PIT L 3-6 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 21:41
Mar 12, 2024 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23:07
Mar 9, 2024 vs OTT W 2-1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 23:39
Mar 7, 2024 vs NYI L 2-7 0 0 0 -3 2 0 2 17:46
Mar 5, 2024 vs DAL L 6-7 (OT) 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 19:35
Mar 3, 2024 @ MIN L 3-4 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 22:18
Mar 2, 2024 @ DAL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 24:21
Feb 29, 2024 vs ANA L 4-6 0 3 3 -1 0 2 0 25:28
Feb 27, 2024 vs NJD L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 20:44
Feb 24, 2024 vs NSH L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 23:27
Feb 19, 2024 vs VGK L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:37
Feb 17, 2024 vs CBJ L 3-4 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 20:25
Feb 15, 2024 @ CGY W 6-3 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 21:00
Feb 14, 2024 @ WPG L 0-1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 19:09
Jan 16, 2024 @ CHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:43
Jan 15, 2024 @ BUF L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 18:37
Jan 13, 2024 @ OTT L 4-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 21:31
Jan 11, 2024 @ MTL W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22:31
Jan 9, 2024 @ TOR L 1-7 0 1 1 -2 0 1 2 18:42
Jan 6, 2024 vs TOR L 1-4 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 17:56
Jan 4, 2024 vs WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:44
Jan 2, 2024 vs DET L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 22:24
Dec 31, 2023 @ COL L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 2 1 2 20:53
Dec 28, 2023 vs EDM L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:12
Dec 27, 2023 @ LAK L 1-5 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 18:54
Dec 23, 2023 @ VAN L 4-7 1 1 2 -2 0 4 1 23:20
Dec 21, 2023 vs ARI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 16:33
Dec 19, 2023 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 20:03
Dec 17, 2023 @ COL L 2-6 0 2 2 -2 0 3 0 20:08
Dec 15, 2023 @ ARI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:56
Dec 12, 2023 vs WPG W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 25:09
Dec 10, 2023 @ VGK L 4-5 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 21:41
Dec 7, 2023 @ DET W 6-5 (OT) 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 18:47
Dec 5, 2023 @ NYI W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 2 0 4 0 24:51
Dec 3, 2023 @ NYR L 5-6 0 1 1 1 0 7 1 21:51
Dec 1, 2023 @ NJD W 6-3 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 20:32
Nov 30, 2023 @ BOS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 22:46
Nov 27, 2023 vs WSH W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 21:38
Nov 25, 2023 vs VAN W 4-3 1 1 2 0 0 4 2 23:02
Nov 24, 2023 vs MTL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 21:48
Nov 22, 2023 @ SEA L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 21:26
Nov 20, 2023 @ VAN L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 5 21:41
Nov 16, 2023 vs STL W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:44
Nov 14, 2023 vs FLA L 3-5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 22:27
Nov 12, 2023 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 19:08
Nov 10, 2023 @ VGK L 0-5 0 0 0 -3 0 4 3 18:05
Nov 9, 2023 vs EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 20:23
Nov 7, 2023 vs PHI W 2-1 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 21:03
Nov 4, 2023 vs PIT L 2-10 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:52
Nov 2, 2023 vs VAN L 1-10 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 19:53
Oct 29, 2023 @ WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 17:47
Oct 12, 2023 vs VGK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:36