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Alexander Wennberg

#21 · Centre · San Jose Sharks

Born Sep 22, 1994 in Stockholm, SWE (age 32) · 6'2", 190 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 14th overall in 2013 by CBJ (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.

Ondrej Palat TBL · 40 P in 62 GP Chris Kunitz PIT · 40 P in 80 GP Alex Killorn TBL · 40 P in 81 GP Brock Nelson NYI · 40 P in 81 GP Bo Horvat VAN · 40 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.

020402014-15: 20 points2014-152015-16: 40 points4015-162016-17: 59 points5916-172017-18: 35 points3517-182018-19: 25 points2518-192019-20: 22 points2219-202020-21: 29 points2920-212021-22: 37 points3721-222022-23: 38 points3822-232023-24: 30 points3023-242024-25: 35 points3524-252025-26: 55 points5525-262026-27: 1 points126-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2014-15 CBJ 68 4 16 20 -19 22 85 58 0.29 $925K
2015-16 CBJ 69 8 32 40 -1 2 97 32 0.58 $925K
2016-17 CBJ 80 13 46 59 9 21 109 58 0.74 $925K
2017-18 CBJ 66 8 27 35 22 12 74 28 0.53 $4.9M
2018-19 CBJ 75 2 23 25 -1 12 64 34 0.33 $4.9M
2019-20 CBJ 57 5 17 22 -5 16 72 21 0.39 $4.9M
2020-21 FLA 56 17 12 29 6 8 82 29 0.52 $2.25M
2021-22 SEA 80 11 26 37 -26 28 95 47 0.46 $4.5M
2022-23 SEA 82 13 25 38 -7 20 101 43 0.46 $4.5M
2023-24 SEA 60 9 16 25 1 14 80 37 0.42 $4.5M
2023-24 NYR 19 1 4 5 -1 0 10 9 0.26
2024-25 SJS 77 10 25 35 -21 14 82 30 0.45 $5M
2025-26 SJS 80 18 37 55 -25 18 93 28 0.69 $5M
2026-27 SJS 5 0 1 1 -1 0 6 1 0.20 $6M
13 seasons Career 874 119 307 426 -69 187 1050 455 0.49

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 CBJ 5 0 1 1 -3 2 10 4 0.20
2017-18 CBJ 3 1 1 2 -1 0 4 2 0.67
2018-19 CBJ 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00
2019-20 CBJ 10 3 2 5 5 2 11 8 0.50
2020-21 FLA 6 1 1 2 -1 0 4 2 0.33
2022-23 SEA 14 2 5 7 -5 2 13 23 0.50
2023-24 NYR 16 1 1 2 -2 4 13 11 0.13
7 seasons Playoffs 58 8 11 19 -7 10 55 54 0.33

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
69 8 32 40 -1 2 97 32 0.58 8.2 15:52

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2017, then RFA
$23KCap dollars per point40 points in 69 games
$102KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.1 goals above replacement
$6.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$5.4MValueworth 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 Columbus Blue Jackets on May 26, 2014, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $4.2M, beginning in 2014-15. It runs through 2016-17, 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
2014-15 $925K $833K $93K $475K $925K
2015-16 $925K $833K $93K $475K $925K
2016-17 $925K $833K $93K $475K $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
Jan 4, 2026 San Jose Sharks Extension 2026-27 to 2028-29 3 $18M $6M
Jul 1, 2024 San Jose Sharks New contract 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $10M $5M
Jul 28, 2021 Seattle Kraken New contract 2021-22 to 2023-24 3 $13.5M $4.5M
Oct 9, 2020 Florida Panthers New contract 2020-21 to 2020-21 1 $2.25M $2.25M
Sep 1, 2017 Columbus Blue Jackets New contract bought out, Oct 8, 2020 2017-18 to 2019-20 6 $29.4M $4.9M
May 26, 2014 Columbus Blue Jackets Entry-level 2014-15 to 2016-17 3 $4.2M $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

+9.1Goals above replacement80th of 675 skaters, 58th of 445 forwards
+1.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.0Goals 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+0.8 64th percentileEven-strength defence+1.0 71st percentilePower play+1.2 90th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 72nd percentilePenalties+2.9 98th 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.

-505102014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

49.3Corsi for %782 attempts for, 805 against
+1.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.4Expected goals for %36.5 expected for, 34.5 against
0.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.9Goals for %36 for, 32 against
101.1PDO8.9% shooting + 92.1% saves
114Attempts 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
Scott Hartnell · Brandon Saad · Alexander Wennberg34280:3850.356.316-8
Scott Hartnell · Nick Foligno · Alexander Wennberg2399:5951.848.04-4
Scott Hartnell · Cam Atkinson · Alexander Wennberg1772:1352.746.73-3
Nick Foligno · Brandon Saad · Alexander Wennberg1638:1653.354.71-2

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
13.6Expected goalsfrom 138 unblocked attempts
-5.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.74 expected goals per 60 minutes61st
Shot quality 9.8% chance per attempt96th
Finishing -5.6 goals above expected6thOne 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.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 13.6Goals 8

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 vs CHI W 5-4 (OT) 1 2 3 3 0 1 0 15:19
Apr 8, 2016 @ BUF W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:03
Apr 6, 2016 @ TOR W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 14:54
Apr 4, 2016 vs NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:17
Apr 2, 2016 @ CAR W 5-1 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 14:12
Mar 31, 2016 @ NYI L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 16:28
Mar 28, 2016 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 14:47
Mar 26, 2016 @ NSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:20
Mar 24, 2016 vs CAR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:56
Mar 22, 2016 vs PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:52
Mar 19, 2016 vs NJD W 6-3 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 14:55
Mar 17, 2016 vs DET L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 17:49
Mar 13, 2016 vs TBL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 19:21
Mar 11, 2016 vs PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:31
Mar 8, 2016 vs DET W 5-3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 17:48
Mar 5, 2016 @ PHI L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 17:11
Mar 4, 2016 vs EDM W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:09
Feb 29, 2016 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:28
Feb 27, 2016 vs FLA W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 16:15
Feb 25, 2016 vs NJD W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:53
Feb 23, 2016 @ DET L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:29
Feb 22, 2016 @ BOS W 6-4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 15:39
Feb 19, 2016 vs BUF L 0-4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 17:41
Feb 16, 2016 vs BOS L 1-2 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 15:58
Feb 13, 2016 vs OTT W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 15:44
Feb 11, 2016 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 17:47
Feb 9, 2016 vs NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 18:49
Feb 5, 2016 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:32
Feb 4, 2016 @ VAN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:16
Feb 2, 2016 @ EDM L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:36
Jan 26, 2016 @ MTL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16:26
Jan 25, 2016 vs MTL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 17:00
Jan 23, 2016 @ BOS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:04
Jan 21, 2016 vs CGY L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20:05
Jan 19, 2016 vs WSH L 3-6 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 19:17
Jan 16, 2016 vs COL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:29
Jan 13, 2016 @ TOR W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 16:30
Jan 12, 2016 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:44
Jan 9, 2016 vs CAR L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 20:53
Jan 8, 2016 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:02
Jan 5, 2016 vs MIN L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 16:51
Jan 2, 2016 vs WSH W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15:09
Dec 29, 2015 vs DAL W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:22
Dec 27, 2015 @ FLA L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 18:54
Dec 26, 2015 @ TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:04
Dec 21, 2015 @ PIT L 2-5 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 16:29
Dec 19, 2015 vs PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 21:37
Dec 17, 2015 @ ARI W 7-5 1 2 3 3 0 2 1 17:20
Dec 15, 2015 @ DAL L 1-5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 15:00
Dec 14, 2015 vs TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 13:08
Dec 12, 2015 vs NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12:44
Dec 10, 2015 @ WPG L 4-6 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 17:50
Dec 8, 2015 vs LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:31
Dec 5, 2015 @ PHI W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 13:46
Dec 4, 2015 vs FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:02
Dec 1, 2015 @ MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:28
Nov 28, 2015 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:38
Nov 27, 2015 vs PIT W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 07:10
Nov 25, 2015 @ NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 09:15
Nov 10, 2015 vs VAN L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 08:42
Nov 6, 2015 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:40
Nov 5, 2015 @ LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:49
Oct 31, 2015 vs WPG L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 11:48
Oct 30, 2015 @ WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:46
Oct 27, 2015 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:37
Oct 24, 2015 @ COL W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:21
Oct 22, 2015 @ MIN L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 16:55
Oct 20, 2015 vs NYI L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:29
Oct 9, 2015 vs NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:29