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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 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jakob Silfverberg ANA · 39 P in 82 GP Troy Brouwer STL · 39 P in 82 GP Eric Staal NYR · 39 P in 83 GP Carl Hagelin PIT · 39 P in 80 GP Jamie McGinn ANA · 39 P in 84 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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 11 28 39 -23 24 176 112 0.48 6.3 18:07

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2016, then extended to 2018
$24KCap dollars per point39 points in 82 games
$156KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.9 goals above replacement
$4.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.4MValueworth 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 668 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, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Carolina Hurricanes on Aug 27, 2015, 2 years and $5.4M at $2.7M a season, beginning in 2016-17.

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 not begun 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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Rating

+5.9Goals above replacement174th of 675 skaters, 121st of 445 forwards
+1.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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 58th percentileEven-strength defence-0.2 43rd percentilePower play+0.4 79th percentilePenalty kill+0.5 93rd percentilePenalties+0.7 64th 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

53.6Corsi for %1137 attempts for, 985 against
+3.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.9Expected goals for %51.2 expected for, 43.8 against
+5.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
40.5Goals for %32 for, 47 against
96.4PDO5.4% shooting + 91.0% saves
223Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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 · Kris Versteeg · Elias Lindholm28306:2658.358.112-8
Jordan Staal · Joakim Nordstrom · Elias Lindholm26196:5150.750.74-8
Eric Staal · Victor Rask · Elias Lindholm22165:2861.161.16-7
Jeff Skinner · Victor Rask · Elias Lindholm29142:1347.344.64-5

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.

10Goalsnot counting empty-netters
16.8Expected goalsfrom 233 unblocked attempts
-6.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.68 expected goals per 60 minutes49th
Shot quality 7.2% chance per attempt42nd
Finishing -6.8 goals above expected3rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 16.8Goals 10

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 9, 2016 @ FLA L 2-5 1 1 2 1 0 5 3 18:26
Apr 7, 2016 vs MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 16:51
Apr 5, 2016 @ BOS W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 18:31
Apr 2, 2016 vs CBJ L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 16:20
Mar 31, 2016 vs NYR W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:56
Mar 29, 2016 @ NYI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 20:51
Mar 27, 2016 vs NJD W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 19:39
Mar 26, 2016 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 20:04
Mar 24, 2016 @ CBJ W 3-2 1 0 1 0 4 1 2 16:45
Mar 22, 2016 vs BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 21:09
Mar 19, 2016 @ MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 6 4 19:25
Mar 17, 2016 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 18:28
Mar 15, 2016 @ WSH L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:31
Mar 12, 2016 @ BUF L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 20:45
Mar 10, 2016 @ BOS W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 2 1 0 19:45
Mar 8, 2016 vs OTT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 21:27
Mar 5, 2016 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20:45
Mar 1, 2016 @ NJD W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 18:17
Feb 28, 2016 vs STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 19:23
Feb 26, 2016 vs BOS L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 20:59
Feb 25, 2016 @ TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 17:28
Feb 23, 2016 vs PHI W 3-1 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 18:58
Feb 21, 2016 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:05
Feb 19, 2016 vs SJS W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:32
Feb 18, 2016 @ OTT L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 19:12
Feb 16, 2016 vs WPG W 2-1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 16:44
Feb 13, 2016 vs NYI W 6-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:50
Feb 12, 2016 vs PIT L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 22:38
Feb 7, 2016 @ MTL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:03
Feb 5, 2016 @ WPG W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 16:45
Feb 3, 2016 @ CGY L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 18:14
Jan 26, 2016 vs CHI W 5-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:55
Jan 24, 2016 vs CGY W 5-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 17:01
Jan 22, 2016 vs NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 16:29
Jan 21, 2016 @ TOR W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 18:51
Jan 17, 2016 @ PIT L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:48
Jan 15, 2016 vs VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 21:33
Jan 14, 2016 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:52
Jan 12, 2016 vs PIT W 3-2 (OT) 0 3 3 1 2 3 3 21:20
Jan 9, 2016 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 17:57
Jan 8, 2016 vs CBJ W 4-1 2 0 2 2 0 3 1 19:34
Jan 6, 2016 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 18:05
Jan 4, 2016 @ EDM L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:26
Jan 2, 2016 vs NSH L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:07
Dec 31, 2015 vs WSH W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 20:14
Dec 29, 2015 @ NJD L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:33
Dec 27, 2015 @ CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:43
Dec 26, 2015 vs NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 16:51
Dec 21, 2015 vs WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 20:13
Dec 19, 2015 @ PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:44
Dec 18, 2015 vs FLA L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 20:10
Dec 15, 2015 @ PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 19:27
Dec 12, 2015 @ ARI W 5-4 (OT) 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 18:59
Dec 11, 2015 @ ANA W 5-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 17:11
Dec 8, 2015 @ DAL L 5-6 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 18:38
Dec 6, 2015 vs ARI W 5-4 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 16:22
Dec 5, 2015 vs MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 5 4 20:03
Dec 3, 2015 vs NJD L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 5 4 16:09
Nov 30, 2015 @ NYR L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 21:19
Nov 27, 2015 @ BUF L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 16:34
Nov 25, 2015 vs EDM W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 17:02
Nov 23, 2015 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 16:44
Nov 22, 2015 vs LAK W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 4 5 20:54
Nov 20, 2015 vs TOR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 13:27
Nov 16, 2015 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 19:01
Nov 14, 2015 vs PHI L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 15:42
Nov 12, 2015 vs MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 20:03
Nov 10, 2015 @ NYR L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 17:42
Nov 7, 2015 vs OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 17:25
Nov 6, 2015 vs DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:34
Nov 1, 2015 vs TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:55
Oct 30, 2015 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:45
Oct 29, 2015 @ NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:31
Oct 27, 2015 @ DET W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:51
Oct 24, 2015 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 16:33
Oct 23, 2015 @ LAK L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 20:13
Oct 21, 2015 @ COL W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:42
Oct 17, 2015 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:54
Oct 16, 2015 @ DET W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 13:06
Oct 13, 2015 vs FLA L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 16:01
Oct 10, 2015 vs DET L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 24:25
Oct 8, 2015 @ NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 19:44