Not on an NHL roster · Defense · Shoots L

Erik Brannstrom

Age 27 · 5'10" · 185 lb · Born in Eksjo, SWE

No contract on file.

2024-25 regular season

Goals

9.1% shooting

Assists

3 primary

Points

0.29 per game

TOI/GP

14:56

PP 0:33 · PK 0:28

xGF%

48.7

5v5, -3.7 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.06

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

-4

Blocks 39 · Hits 14

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Dec 31 @ CGY · L 3-1	1	1	1	4	17:40	1:48	0:00	—	67	2	0	-1	-0.12
Dec 28 vs SEA · OTL 5-4	0	3	0	0	19:49	1:31	0:00	—	50	0	0	0	-0.18
Dec 18 @ UTA · OTL 3-2	0	0	0	0	11:52	0:23	0:00	—	67	1	0	-1	-0.34
Dec 16 vs COL · W 3-1	0	1	0	1	10:39	0:05	0:04	—	—	1	0	0	-0.25
Dec 14 vs BOS · L 5-1	0	0	0	1	14:18	0:41	1:29	—	0	0	1	-2	-0.20

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 · 2024-25 · 367 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%48.7%

44th percentile

Relative xGF%-2.1

33rd percentile

HDCF%44.9%

26th percentile

CF%49.3%

47th percentile

Relative CF%+0.6

61st percentile

FF%49.2%

45th percentile

GF%46.9%

38th percentile

CF/6053.9

25th percentile

CA/6055.4

77th percentile

ixG/600.21

51st percentile

Goals above expected+1.7

83rd percentile

IPP46.7%

87th percentile

PDO99.3

38th percentile

OZS%70.5%

98th 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 style

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2024-25

Shooting volume: 73
Playmaking: 73
Zone entries(est.): —
Forechecking: —
Physicality: 50
Defensive impact: 25
Puck management: 23
Speed: —

Where he shoots from

No unblocked shots yet.

Strengths

Shooting volume: 73rd percentile among defensemen.
Playmaking: 73rd percentile among defensemen.

Watch-outs

Puck management: 23rd percentile among defensemen.
Defensive impact: 25th percentile among defensemen.

Similar style: Mathew Dumba, Alex Pietrangelo

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. A written scouting summary appears once Claude play-style writing is switched on.

Where his Game Score comes from

2024-25 · 28 GP · goals above average

Season total +1.7 goals, or +0.06 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.2
Even strength defense: +0.1
Power play: -0.1
Penalty kill: +0.1
Finishing: +1.7
Playmaking: +0.2

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
2024-25	VAN	28	3	5	8	-4	33	14:56	—	+0.06
2023-24	OTT	76	3	17	20	+5	77	16:35	—	-0.04
2022-23	OTT	74	2	16	18	+5	74	16:07	—	-0.03

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 27, defensemen typically produce 97% of their peak (age 24).

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

No NHL EDGE data yet. It refreshes weekly.