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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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jakob Silfverberg ANA · 39 P in 81 GP Nick Bonino VAN · 39 P in 75 GP Nazem Kadri TOR · 39 P in 73 GP Erik Cole DET · 39 P in 68 GP Mikael Granlund MIN · 39 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.

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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 17 22 39 -23 14 170 106 0.48 10.0 16:25

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2016, then RFA
$24KCap dollars per point39 points in 81 games
$330KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.8 goals above replacement
$2.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.3MValueworth 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

Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes on Jul 15, 2013, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $5.325M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2015-16, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $925K $833K $93K $850K $925K
2014-15 $925K $833K $93K $850K $925K
2015-16 $925K $833K $93K $850K $925K

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 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

Rating

+2.8Goals above replacement322nd of 665 skaters, 223rd of 432 forwards
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.9Goals 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+0.9 61st percentileEven-strength defence-1.8 14th percentilePower play-0.5 17th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 55th percentilePenalties+0.5 56th 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.

-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

53.5Corsi for %1074 attempts for, 935 against
+1.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.2Expected goals for %45.7 expected for, 41.7 against
+0.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
39.2Goals for %31 for, 48 against
95.7PDO5.3% shooting + 90.5% saves
233Attempts 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
Eric Staal · Jordan Staal · Elias Lindholm25197:0658.863.48-8
Jeff Skinner · Victor Rask · Elias Lindholm25165:3550.243.24-10
Nathan Gerbe · Riley Nash · Elias Lindholm22119:4149.857.95-2
Riley Nash · Jeff Skinner · Elias Lindholm26109:4047.640.21-9

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.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
17.8Expected goalsfrom 220 unblocked attempts
-2.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.80 expected goals per 60 minutes69th
Shot quality 8.1% chance per attempt75th
Finishing -2.8 goals above expected21stOne 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.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 17.8Goals 15

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 11, 2015 vs DET L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 21:48
Apr 9, 2015 @ PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:16
Apr 7, 2015 @ DET L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 14:49
Apr 6, 2015 @ BUF L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 14:55
Apr 4, 2015 vs PHI W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 2 0 3 3 19:36
Apr 2, 2015 @ FLA L 1-6 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 16:59
Mar 31, 2015 @ WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:29
Mar 29, 2015 vs BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:57
Mar 28, 2015 vs NJD W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 21:38
Mar 26, 2015 vs PIT W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14:50
Mar 23, 2015 vs CHI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 6 2 18:36
Mar 21, 2015 vs NYR L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 4 18:55
Mar 19, 2015 @ MTL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 14:47
Mar 17, 2015 vs OTT L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 5 4 15:23
Mar 15, 2015 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:52
Mar 14, 2015 vs FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:32
Mar 12, 2015 vs DAL L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 14:48
Mar 10, 2015 vs CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:01
Mar 8, 2015 vs EDM W 7-4 3 2 5 3 0 3 1 15:53
Mar 6, 2015 vs MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 16:21
Mar 2, 2015 @ CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 13:22
Feb 28, 2015 @ NYI W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:54
Feb 27, 2015 vs WSH W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 12:09
Feb 24, 2015 vs PHI W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 19:04
Feb 21, 2015 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:07
Feb 20, 2015 vs TOR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 14:03
Feb 17, 2015 vs NYI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 12:47
Feb 16, 2015 @ OTT W 6-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 16:04
Feb 14, 2015 @ MIN L 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 11:12
Feb 12, 2015 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 15:19
Feb 7, 2015 @ SJS W 5-4 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 16:38
Feb 5, 2015 @ ARI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:34
Feb 3, 2015 @ ANA L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 16:53
Jan 30, 2015 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 12:53
Jan 27, 2015 vs TBL W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 14:37
Jan 19, 2015 @ TOR W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 14:12
Jan 17, 2015 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 11:43
Jan 16, 2015 vs VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 16:13
Jan 13, 2015 vs COL W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 18:45
Jan 10, 2015 @ STL L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 16:57
Jan 8, 2015 vs BUF W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14:29
Jan 6, 2015 @ NSH L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 17:03
Jan 4, 2015 vs BOS W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:52
Jan 2, 2015 vs PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:40
Dec 31, 2014 @ PIT L 1-2 0 1 1 0 2 5 2 18:22
Dec 29, 2014 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:40
Dec 27, 2014 @ TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 14:12
Dec 23, 2014 @ NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19:42
Dec 21, 2014 @ NYR L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 13:36
Dec 20, 2014 vs NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20:45
Dec 18, 2014 vs TOR W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 8 0 15:53
Dec 16, 2014 @ MTL L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 2 0 3 15:28
Dec 13, 2014 @ PHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:54
Dec 11, 2014 @ TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:39
Dec 8, 2014 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:33
Dec 7, 2014 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:53
Dec 4, 2014 vs WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:57
Dec 2, 2014 vs NSH W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:07
Nov 29, 2014 vs PIT L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 2 2 2 15:27
Nov 28, 2014 @ PIT W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 19:53
Nov 26, 2014 @ FLA L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:55
Nov 22, 2014 @ COL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:30
Nov 20, 2014 @ LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 6 3 20:55
Nov 18, 2014 @ DAL W 6-4 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 18:18
Nov 16, 2014 vs SJS L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 17:55
Nov 15, 2014 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:34
Nov 13, 2014 vs WPG L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 17:01
Nov 10, 2014 vs CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 18:24
Nov 8, 2014 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 16:50
Nov 7, 2014 vs CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 16:18
Nov 4, 2014 @ CBJ W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 16:30
Nov 2, 2014 vs LAK W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 4 4 17:34
Nov 1, 2014 vs ARI W 3-0 2 0 2 2 0 4 3 14:29
Oct 28, 2014 @ VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 17:30
Oct 24, 2014 @ EDM L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 17:12
Oct 23, 2014 @ CGY L 0-5 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 15:01
Oct 21, 2014 @ WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:43
Oct 16, 2014 @ NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:52
Oct 14, 2014 vs BUF L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 22:33
Oct 11, 2014 @ NYI L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:14
Oct 10, 2014 vs NYI L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16:04