Mikael Granlund
Anaheim Ducks · C · #64- HT
- 5'10"
- WT
- 193 lb
- Age
- 34
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Oulu, FIN
- Draft
- 2010 MIN · R1 #9
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 43 GP tracked · 14h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 827 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$7.00M
cap hit
$7.28M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (+$0.3M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mikael Granlund | 79 | Middle-Six Engine | 41 P · 58 GP | $7.00M | $7.28M | C+$0.3M | this player |
 Frank Nazar | 75 | Middle-Six Engine | 41 P · 66 GP | $0.95M | $5.99M | A++$5.0M | 90% |
 Elias Lindholm | 79 | Middle-Six Engine | 48 P · 69 GP | $7.75M | $7.28M | C−$0.5M | 88% |
 Joel Eriksson Ek | 80 | Two-Way Force | 51 P · 70 GP | $5.25M | $7.61M | A+$2.4M | 87% |
 Logan Cooley | 80 | Middle-Six Engine | 43 P · 54 GP | $0.95M | $7.61M | A++$6.7M | 86% |
Chemistry
Top connection: John Carlson · 6 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Mikael’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ EDM
0P
0G 0A
@ EDM 03-28
0G 0A · 1 shots · 21:15 TOI
vs TOR
1P
0G 1A
vs TOR 03-30
0G 1A · 1 shots · 24:53 TOI
@ SJS
0P
0G 0A
@ SJS 04-01
0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:30 TOI
vs STL
0P
0G 0A
vs STL 04-03
0G 0A · 0 shots · 20:32 TOI
vs CGY
0P
0G 0A
vs CGY 04-04
0G 0A · 3 shots · 20:54 TOI
vs NSH
0P
0G 0A
vs NSH 04-07
0G 0A · 3 shots · 23:35 TOI
vs SJS
2P
0G 2A
vs SJS 04-09
0G 2A · 0 shots · 15:38 TOI
vs VAN
0P
0G 0A
vs VAN 04-12
0G 0A · 3 shots · 23:13 TOI
@ MIN
1P
0G 1A
@ MIN 04-14
0G 1A · 3 shots · 20:53 TOI
@ NSH
3P
0G 3A
@ NSH 04-16
0G 3A · 3 shots · 18:08 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the inner slot - 6 of 19 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 14 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 44 blocks · 9 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | Minnesota Wild | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -4 |
| 2013-14 | Minnesota Wild | 63 | 8 | 33 | 41 | -3 |
| 2014-15 | Minnesota Wild | 68 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 17 |
| 2015-16 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 13 | 31 | 44 | -12 |
| 2016-17 | Minnesota Wild | 81 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 23 |
| 2017-18 | Minnesota Wild | 77 | 21 | 46 | 67 | 13 |
| 2018-19 | Minnesota Wild | 63 | 15 | 34 | 49 | -2 |
| 2018-19 | Nashville Predators | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -6 |
| 2019-20 | Nashville Predators | 63 | 17 | 13 | 30 | -4 |
| 2020-21 | Nashville Predators | 51 | 13 | 14 | 27 | -1 |
| 2021-22 | Nashville Predators | 80 | 11 | 53 | 64 | -9 |
| 2022-23 | Nashville Predators | 58 | 9 | 27 | 36 | -16 |
| 2022-23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | San Jose Sharks | 69 | 12 | 48 | 60 | -23 |
| 2024-25 | San Jose Sharks | 52 | 15 | 30 | 45 | -8 |
| 2024-25 | Dallas Stars | 31 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8 |
| 2025-26 | Anaheim Ducks | 58 | 19 | 22 | 41 | -9 |
| Career | 6 teams | 960 | 198 | 453 | 651 | -35 |