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Markus Granlund

#60 · Centre · Edmonton Oilers

Born Apr 16, 1993 in Oulu, FIN · 6'0", 180 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 45th overall in 2011 by CGY (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dmitrij Jaskin STL · 18 P in 54 GP Tomas Jurco DET · 18 P in 63 GP Ryan Spooner BOS · 18 P in 29 GP Casey Cizikas NYI · 18 P in 70 GP James Sheppard NYR · 18 P in 71 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.

01020302013-14: 3 points313-142014-15: 18 points1814-152015-16: 10 points1015-162016-17: 32 points3216-172017-18: 12 points1217-182018-19: 22 points2218-192019-20: 4 points419-20

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 CGY 7 2 1 3 2 0 9 3 0.43
2014-15 CGY 48 8 10 18 -4 16 65 44 0.38 $768K
2015-16 CGY 31 4 3 7 -1 8 37 21 0.23 $768K
2015-16 VAN 16 2 1 3 -3 6 19 10 0.19
2016-17 VAN 69 19 13 32 -19 14 122 32 0.46 $900K
2017-18 VAN 53 8 4 12 -10 8 93 47 0.23 $900K
2018-19 VAN 77 12 10 22 -4 20 123 46 0.29 $1.475M
2019-20 EDM 34 3 1 4 -1 14 26 15 0.12 $1.3M
7 seasons Career 335 58 43 101 -40 86 494 218 0.30

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 CGY 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0.33
1 season Playoffs 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0.33

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
48 8 10 18 -4 16 65 44 0.38 12.3 13:22

Contract

$768KCap hit2014-15
$43KCap dollars per point18 points in 48 games
$276KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.8 goals above replacement
$2.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.5MValueworth 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 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2019-20 to 2019-20 $1.3M
2018-19 to 2018-19 $1.475M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $900K
2014-15 to 2015-16 $768K

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.8Goals above replacement324th of 665 skaters, 225th of 432 forwards
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 432 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+0.0 50th percentileEven-strength defence+0.1 45th percentilePower play0.0 63rd percentilePenalty kill+0.0 58th percentilePenalties+0.9 70th 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. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-20242013-142014-152015-162016-172017-182018-192019-20Goals 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

41.2Corsi for %435 attempts for, 621 against
-4.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.9Expected goals for %18.0 expected for, 23.0 against
-2.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.0Goals for %23 for, 27 against
99.9PDO10.0% shooting + 90.0% saves
107Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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
Jiri Hudler · Johnny Gaudreau · Markus Granlund27143:5344.751.17-7
Mason Raymond · Joe Colborne · Markus Granlund855:1440.047.72-1
Paul Byron · Micheal Ferland · Markus Granlund644:5250.052.90-1
Mason Raymond · Paul Byron · Markus Granlund520:4940.538.51-3

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. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.2Expected goalsfrom 82 unblocked attempts
+1.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.58 expected goals per 60 minutes30th
Shot quality 7.5% chance per attempt55th
Finishing +1.8 goals above expected74thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 415 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Goals 8Expected 6.2

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. 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 11, 2015 @ WPG L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:11
Apr 9, 2015 vs LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 08:07
Apr 7, 2015 vs ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 07:49
Apr 4, 2015 @ EDM W 4-0 2 0 2 2 0 4 1 12:17
Apr 2, 2015 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:31
Mar 30, 2015 @ DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:57
Mar 27, 2015 @ MIN L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 09:39
Mar 25, 2015 vs DAL L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 11:19
Mar 23, 2015 vs COL W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 12:04
Mar 21, 2015 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:34
Mar 19, 2015 vs PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:51
Feb 27, 2015 @ NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 07:44
Feb 25, 2015 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10:17
Feb 24, 2015 @ NYR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 08:05
Feb 20, 2015 vs ANA L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:20
Jan 19, 2015 @ LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:33
Jan 17, 2015 @ SJS W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13:35
Jan 10, 2015 @ VAN W 1-0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 11:03
Jan 9, 2015 vs FLA L 5-6 0 0 0 -3 0 0 2 10:52
Jan 2, 2015 vs NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:18
Dec 31, 2014 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:25
Dec 29, 2014 vs LAK W 2-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 14:44
Dec 27, 2014 vs EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 16:33
Dec 22, 2014 @ LAK W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:08
Dec 20, 2014 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 13:54
Dec 19, 2014 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 13:14
Dec 16, 2014 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:00
Dec 14, 2014 @ CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:16
Dec 12, 2014 @ PIT L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 14:56
Dec 11, 2014 @ BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:03
Dec 9, 2014 @ TOR L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 3 15:00
Dec 6, 2014 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:35
Dec 4, 2014 vs COL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:19
Dec 2, 2014 vs ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 15:39
Nov 29, 2014 @ ARI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 16:49
Nov 26, 2014 @ SJS W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:55
Nov 25, 2014 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 13:37
Nov 22, 2014 vs NJD W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 14:46
Nov 20, 2014 vs CHI L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 15:25
Nov 18, 2014 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 3 2 1 1 21:13
Nov 15, 2014 vs OTT W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 17:43
Nov 13, 2014 vs ARI W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 15:32
Nov 10, 2014 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 15:15
Nov 8, 2014 @ FLA W 6-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 20:33
Nov 6, 2014 @ TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 13:35
Nov 4, 2014 @ WSH W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 15:47
Nov 2, 2014 @ MTL W 6-2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 13:45
Oct 31, 2014 vs NSH W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:57