Anaheim Ducks · Center · Shoots L

Mikael Granlund

Age 34 · 5'10" · 192 lb · Born in Oulu, FIN

Cap hit

$7M

6.7% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then UFA

Clause

NTC

Surplus value

+$592K

vs. $7.592M market estimate

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2025-26 regular season

Goals

16.2% shooting

Assists

12 primary

Points

0.71 per game

TOI/GP

19:10

PP 3:11 · PK 1:44

xGF%

53.3

5v5, +10.1 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.05

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

49.7

381 W · 385 L

Plus/minus

-9

Blocks 41 · Hits 32

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
May 14 vs VGK · L 5-1	1	0	4	2	0	24:09	5:45	0:00	6-13	75	0	-2	+0.26
May 12 @ VGK · OTL 3-2	0	0	0	0	0	22:36	1:43	0:49	8-8	67	1	0	-0.38
May 10 vs VGK · W 4-3	1	0	2	5	0	19:29	2:56	2:03	5-7	100	1	+1	+0.90
May 8 vs VGK · L 6-2	0	1	2	2	1	15:55	2:14	0:26	5-4	67	1	0	-0.32
May 6 @ VGK · W 3-1	0	0	2	1	1	17:07	2:59	2:48	8-5	50	0	0	+0.09

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 740 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%54.2%

81st percentile

Relative xGF%+3.5

80th percentile

HDCF%56.4%

83rd percentile

CF%51.7%

72nd percentile

Relative CF%-2.1

30th percentile

FF%53.3%

82nd percentile

GF%46.4%

38th percentile

CF/6064.8

89th percentile

CA/6060.5

28th percentile

ixG/601.43

84th percentile

Goals above expected+1.4

75th percentile

IPP68.8%

65th percentile

PDO97.6

24th percentile

OZS%46.1%

30th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleOffensive playmaker

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Granlund is a shifty, pass-first center who creates chances through smart positioning and puck control rather than speed or physicality. He enters the zone cleanly and controls play at even strength, though he avoids engagement in forechecking situations.

Skilled passerRush creatorLow-contact

Shooting volume: 64
Playmaking: 63
Zone entries(est.): 87
Forechecking: 15
Physicality: 24
Defensive impact: 51
Puck management: 66
Speed: 55

Where he shoots from

Slot 52% · Mid-range 41% · Perimeter 7%(180 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Exceptional zone entry timing at 87th percentile
Strong puck management and control at 66th percentile
Solid offensive output with 41 points in 58 games

Watch-outs

Forechecking effort ranks only 15th percentile for centers
Physicality minimal at 24th percentile among peers
Below-average skating speed at 55th percentile limits transition play

Similar style: Nico Hischier (NJD), Brock Nelson (COL)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 58 GP · goals above average

Season total +3.0 goals, or +0.05 per game.

Even strength offense: +1.6
Even strength defense: -0.4
Penalty kill: +0.1
Finishing: +1.5
Playmaking: -0.5
Penalties: +0.8

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2025-26	ANA	58	19	22	41	-9	117	19:10	49.7%	+0.05
2024-25	DAL, SJS	83	22	44	66	0	169	19:27	49.6%	+0.08
2023-24	SJS	69	12	48	60	-23	134	20:58	46.8%	-0.06
2022-23	NSH, PIT	79	10	31	41	-15	121	17:50	44.5%	-0.11

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

NHL forwards · production index

202937

At 34, forwards typically produce 63% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 35, when the typical level is 56%.

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 22.3 mph; 56th pct
20+ mph bursts: 82
Hardest shot: 83.4 mph; 41st pct
Distance: 166.2 mi
OZ time: 43.7%; 72nd pct
DZ time: 38.6%