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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 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dylan Cozens OTT · 47 P in 82 GP Pavel Zacha BOS · 47 P in 82 GP Matt Coronato CGY · 47 P in 77 GP Dmitri Voronkov CBJ · 47 P in 73 GP Mason Marchment DAL · 47 P in 62 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

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 17 30 47 -4 14 152 114 0.57 11.2 18:05

Contract

$7.75MCap hitends in 2031, then UFA
$165KCap dollars per point47 points in 82 games
$1.21MCap dollars per goal above replacement6.4 goals above replacement
$5.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2MValueworth 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 698 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 6 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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Rating

+6.4Goals above replacement151st of 698 skaters, 109th of 456 forwards
+1.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 456 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+0.5 58th percentileEven-strength defence+1.8 80th percentilePower play-1.0 7th percentilePenalty kill0.0 32nd percentilePenalties+1.1 81st 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.

-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

48.8Corsi for %972 attempts for, 1020 against
+1.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.9Expected goals for %40.8 expected for, 39.3 against
+3.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.4Goals for %46 for, 37 against
102.2PDO10.1% shooting + 92.1% saves
200Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 598 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
Brad Marchand · Charlie Coyle · Elias Lindholm32214:2947.450.39-6
Brad Marchand · Elias Lindholm · Justin Brazeau22149:5455.556.27-7
Brad Marchand · Elias Lindholm · David Pastrnak3696:1555.958.04-4
Elias Lindholm · David Pastrnak · Morgan Geekie3489:3353.468.316-4

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.

16Goalsnot counting empty-netters
20.1Expected goalsfrom 234 unblocked attempts
-4.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.82 expected goals per 60 minutes62nd
Shot quality 8.6% chance per attempt76th
Finishing -4.1 goals above expected10thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 428 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 20.1Goals 16

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 15, 2025 vs NJD L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18:46
Apr 13, 2025 @ PIT W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 16:09
Apr 10, 2025 vs CHI L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 18:50
Apr 8, 2025 @ NJD W 7-2 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 17:02
Apr 6, 2025 @ BUF L 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 17:27
Apr 5, 2025 vs CAR W 5-1 1 2 3 5 0 4 0 16:29
Apr 3, 2025 @ MTL L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 17:49
Apr 1, 2025 vs WSH L 3-4 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 16:59
Mar 29, 2025 @ DET L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 17:43
Mar 26, 2025 @ ANA L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 16:48
Mar 23, 2025 @ LAK L 2-7 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 15:13
Mar 22, 2025 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:52
Mar 20, 2025 @ VGK L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:28
Mar 17, 2025 vs BUF L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 18:54
Mar 15, 2025 vs TBL L 2-6 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 18:04
Mar 13, 2025 @ OTT L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 16:56
Mar 11, 2025 vs FLA W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 17:44
Mar 8, 2025 @ TBL W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 16:13
Mar 6, 2025 @ CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 17:17
Mar 4, 2025 vs NSH L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 17:03
Mar 2, 2025 @ MIN L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 19:55
Mar 1, 2025 @ PIT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 20:18
Feb 27, 2025 vs NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 23:05
Feb 25, 2025 vs TOR L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 23:00
Feb 22, 2025 vs ANA L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 18:55
Feb 8, 2025 vs VGK L 3-4 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 20:31
Feb 5, 2025 @ NYR L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 20:15
Feb 4, 2025 vs MIN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:46
Feb 1, 2025 vs NYR W 6-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:06
Jan 30, 2025 vs WPG L 2-6 1 1 2 -1 0 1 2 18:21
Jan 28, 2025 @ BUF L 2-7 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 15:07
Jan 25, 2025 vs COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:01
Jan 23, 2025 vs OTT W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:42
Jan 22, 2025 @ NJD L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:12
Jan 20, 2025 vs SJS W 6-3 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 17:05
Jan 18, 2025 @ OTT L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 2 3 5 21:40
Jan 14, 2025 vs TBL W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 18:01
Jan 11, 2025 @ FLA W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 23:09
Jan 9, 2025 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 16:42
Jan 7, 2025 vs EDM L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 17:46
Jan 5, 2025 vs NYI L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -4 0 1 1 15:18
Jan 4, 2025 @ TOR L 4-6 0 0 0 -3 2 1 2 17:10
Jan 2, 2025 @ NYR L 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 21:28
Dec 31, 2024 @ WSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:18
Dec 28, 2024 vs CBJ W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 16:42
Dec 27, 2024 @ CBJ L 2-6 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18:01
Dec 23, 2024 vs WSH W 4-1 1 0 1 3 4 2 0 19:34
Dec 21, 2024 vs BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 17:15
Dec 19, 2024 @ EDM L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 18:32
Dec 17, 2024 @ CGY W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 7 1 19:05
Dec 14, 2024 @ VAN W 5-1 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 14:25
Dec 12, 2024 @ SEA L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 06:56
Dec 10, 2024 @ WPG L 1-8 0 0 0 -3 0 2 3 14:51
Dec 7, 2024 vs PHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 22:35
Dec 4, 2024 @ CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 18:32
Dec 3, 2024 vs DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:37
Dec 1, 2024 vs MTL W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15:58
Nov 29, 2024 vs PIT L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 21:36
Nov 27, 2024 @ NYI W 6-3 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 15:56
Nov 26, 2024 vs VAN L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 19:55
Nov 23, 2024 @ DET W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18:13
Nov 21, 2024 vs UTA W 1-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 19:11
Nov 18, 2024 vs CBJ L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 20:30
Nov 16, 2024 vs STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 18:19
Nov 14, 2024 @ DAL L 2-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:39
Nov 12, 2024 @ STL W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16:48
Nov 9, 2024 vs OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 18:09
Nov 7, 2024 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 18:13
Nov 5, 2024 @ TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:53
Nov 3, 2024 vs SEA W 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 21:12
Nov 2, 2024 @ PHI W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 17:24
Oct 31, 2024 @ CAR L 2-8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15:21
Oct 29, 2024 vs PHI L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 20:00
Oct 26, 2024 vs TOR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:37
Oct 24, 2024 vs DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 18:37
Oct 22, 2024 @ NSH L 0-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 15:39
Oct 19, 2024 @ UTA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:20
Oct 16, 2024 @ COL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:55
Oct 14, 2024 vs FLA L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 19:54
Oct 12, 2024 vs LAK W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 17:35
Oct 10, 2024 vs MTL W 6-4 1 2 3 2 0 1 2 18:27
Oct 8, 2024 @ FLA L 4-6 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 19:20