Ottawa Senators · Left wing · Shoots R

Fabian Zetterlund

Age 27 · 5'11" · 208 lb · Born in Karlstad, SWE

Cap hit

$4.275M

4.1% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2025-26 regular season

Goals

12.9% shooting

Assists

10 primary

Points

0.40 per game

TOI/GP

12:55

PP 1:10 · PK 0:03

xGF%

56.2

5v5, +11.8 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.04

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

3 W · 5 L

Plus/minus

-1

Blocks 32 · Hits 155

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	A	SOG	HIT	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Apr 25 vs CAR · L 4-2	0	3	2	9:37	1:08	0:00	—	0	0	0	0	-0.19
Apr 23 vs CAR · L 2-1	0	1	4	8:28	1:40	0:00	—	100	1	0	0	-0.17
Apr 20 @ CAR · OTL 3-2	0	2	2	15:27	2:06	0:00	—	40	1	1	0	-0.13
Apr 18 @ CAR · L 2-0	0	0	3	11:26	1:44	0:09	0-1	0	0	0	-1	-0.33
Apr 15 vs TOR · W 3-1	1	3	2	12:51	1:13	0:00	—	50	0	1	0	-0.21

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 · 936 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%56.9%

93rd percentile

Relative xGF%+1.1

61st percentile

HDCF%57.4%

86th percentile

CF%52.7%

80th percentile

Relative CF%-0.3

50th percentile

FF%53.5%

83rd percentile

GF%51.1%

60th percentile

CF/6060.7

74th percentile

CA/6054.6

74th percentile

ixG/601.01

55th percentile

Goals above expected+1.2

72nd percentile

IPP55.6%

25th percentile

PDO98.8

37th percentile

OZS%67.9%

91st 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 styleAggressive two-way winger

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Zetterlund is a relentless, physical forward who controls the puck at an elite level and generates consistent shot volume through strong forechecking. His defensive impact lags behind his offensive tools, making him a streaky contributor who needs to tighten his game away from the puck.

High-volume shooterPhysical forecheckerPuck technician

Shooting volume: 75
Playmaking: 47
Zone entries(est.): 52
Forechecking: 80
Physicality: 74
Defensive impact: 35
Puck management: 92
Speed: 64

Where he shoots from

Slot 41% · Mid-range 44% · Perimeter 15%(213 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Puck management in the 92nd percentile, rarely turns it over.
Shooting volume at 75th percentile, consistently gets pucks to the net.
Forechecking at 80th percentile, wins battles in the corners and along boards.

Watch-outs

Defensive impact at 35th percentile, below average at transition defense.
Playmaking at 47th percentile, not a primary option to set up teammates.

Similar style: Brendan Gallagher (VAN), Dylan Holloway (STL)

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 +3.4 goals, or +0.04 per game.

Even strength offense: +1.2
Even strength defense: +1.0
Power play: -0.7
Finishing: +1.3
Playmaking: -1.2
Penalties: +1.9

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	OTT	82	17	16	33	-1	132	12:55	—	+0.04
2024-25	OTT, SJS	84	19	22	41	+7	181	16:21	59.6%	-0.04
2023-24	SJS	82	24	20	44	-34	204	18:51	32.9%	-0.05
2022-23	NJD, SJS	67	6	17	23	-6	118	13:15	—	-0.07

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

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 22.5 mph; 65th pct
20+ mph bursts: 121
Hardest shot: 94.3 mph; 95th pct
Distance: 169.7 mi
OZ time: 44.8%; 84th pct
DZ time: 37.7%