New York Rangers · Defense · Shoots L

Marcus Pettersson

Age 30 · 6'4" · 179 lb · Born in Skelleftea, SWE

Cap hit

$5.5M

5.3% of $104M cap

Term

5 yrs

Through 2030-31, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

+$97K

vs. $5.597M market estimate

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

22:23

PP 0:07 · PK 3:46

xGF%

43.4

5v5, +1.1 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.28

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

Blocks 7 · Hits 1

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Oct 1 vs TBL · W 5-1	1	0	5	21:38	0:00	6:05	—	50	1	1	+1	-0.35
Sep 29 @ BOS · L 3-0	1	1	2	23:08	0:13	1:26	—	50	3	1	0	-0.21
Apr 16 @ EDM · L 6-1	0	0	1	19:06	0:00	3:13	—	25	1	0	-1	-0.18
Apr 14 vs LAK · W 4-3	0	0	0	21:53	0:00	3:05	—	20	2	2	-1	-0.13
Apr 12 @ ANA · W 4-3	0	1	0	23:36	0:00	1:47	—	43	0	0	0	-0.14

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 · 1,464 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%42.4%

6th percentile

Relative xGF%-0.4

49th percentile

HDCF%43.6%

18th percentile

CF%43.6%

7th percentile

Relative CF%-4.4

14th percentile

FF%43.9%

8th percentile

GF%38.5%

11th percentile

CF/6047.3

6th percentile

CA/6061.2

23rd percentile

ixG/600.16

31st percentile

Goals above expected-0.8

25th percentile

IPP31.9%

39th percentile

PDO98.5

27th percentile

OZS%34.1%

7th 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 styleShutdown defenseman

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26

Pettersson anchors the defense with elite positioning and reads of the game, shutting down opponents with rare consistency. He moves the puck safely and plays a physical game, but rarely generates offense or beats defenders with speed.

defensive anchorpossession-neutralrisk-averse

Shooting volume: 18
Playmaking: 15
Zone entries(est.): 41
Forechecking: 14
Physicality: 54
Defensive impact: 91
Puck management: 50
Speed: 13

Where he shoots from

Slot 5% · Mid-range 19% · Perimeter 76%(125 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Elite defensive impact in 91st percentile, locking down scoring chances
Physical presence at 54th percentile, using his frame effectively
Safe puck management at 50th percentile, avoiding turnovers cleanly

Watch-outs

Shooting volume near bottom at 18th percentile, minimal offensive push
Speed in 13th percentile limits transition play and breakout effectiveness
Playmaking at 15th percentile, rarely orchestrating plays from the blue line

Similar style: Hunter Brzustewicz, Dylan DeMelo (WPG)

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 · 82 GP · goals above average

Season total -12.2 goals, or -0.15 per game.

Even strength offense: -2.5
Even strength defense: -1.0
Power play: -0.1
Penalty kill: -0.6
Finishing: -0.8
Playmaking: -3.8
Penalties: -3.4

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
2026-27	NYR	2	0	0	0	+1	2	22:23	—	-0.28
2025-26	VAN	82	3	15	18	-19	66	21:27	—	-0.15
2024-25	PIT, VAN	78	4	25	29	+6	70	21:41	—	+0.02
2023-24	PIT	82	4	26	30	+28	106	22:40	—	-0.04
2022-23	PIT	68	1	23	24	+4	96	20:35	—	-0.02

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

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 defensemen · production index

202937

At 30, defensemen typically produce 89% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 34, when the typical level is 71%.

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

2026-27, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 18.3 mph; 2nd pct
20+ mph bursts: 0
Hardest shot: 81.8 mph; 66th pct
Distance: 3.2 mi
OZ time: 44.3%; 74th pct
DZ time: 35.4%