Oliver Bjorkstrand
New York Rangers · RW · #28- HT
- 6'0"
- WT
- 175 lb
- Age
- 31
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Herning, DNK
- Draft
- 2013 CBJ · R3 #89
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedWinger toolkit
vs. wingers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 50 GP tracked · 11h 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 · 841 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$5.40M
cap hit
$3.94M
Alpha-market value
D
Paying a premium (−$1.5M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oliver Bjorkstrand | 68 | Depth Forward | 32 P · 80 GP | $5.40M | $3.94M | D−$1.5M | this player |
 Andre Burakovsky | 67 | Depth Forward | 33 P · 75 GP | $5.50M | $3.68M | D−$1.8M | 80% |
 Bobby Brink | 69 | Depth Forward | 30 P · 68 GP | $1.50M | $4.22M | A+$2.7M | 79% |
 David Perron | 68 | Depth Forward | 28 P · 65 GP | - | $3.94M | - | 79% |
 Jonathan Huberdeau | 70 | Depth Forward | 25 P · 50 GP | $10.50M | $4.50M | F−$6.0M | 79% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Jake Guentzel · 10 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Oliver’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs OTT
0P
0G 0A
vs OTT 03-28
0G 0A · 0 shots · 7:11 TOI
vs NSH
0P
0G 0A
vs NSH 03-29
0G 0A · 0 shots · 8:19 TOI
vs PIT
0P
0G 0A
vs PIT 04-02
0G 0A · 2 shots · 9:28 TOI
vs BOS
1P
0G 1A
vs BOS 04-04
0G 1A · 3 shots · 10:19 TOI
@ BUF
0P
0G 0A
@ BUF 04-06
0G 0A · 1 shots · 14:57 TOI
@ OTT
0P
0G 0A
@ OTT 04-07
0G 0A · 2 shots · 15:01 TOI
@ MTL
0P
0G 0A
@ MTL 04-09
0G 0A · 0 shots · 10:46 TOI
@ BOS
0P
0G 0A
@ BOS 04-11
0G 0A · 0 shots · 12:48 TOI
vs DET
1P
0G 1A
vs DET 04-13
0G 1A · 1 shots · 8:55 TOI
vs NYR
1P
1G 0A
vs NYR 04-15
1G 0A · 2 shots · 19:16 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 crease doorstep - 6 of 12 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 22 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 48 blocks · 4 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| 2016-17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 77 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 49 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 8 |
| 2020-21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 56 | 18 | 26 | 44 | -15 |
| 2021-22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 80 | 28 | 29 | 57 | -35 |
| 2022-23 | Seattle Kraken | 81 | 20 | 25 | 45 | -1 |
| 2023-24 | Seattle Kraken | 82 | 20 | 39 | 59 | -20 |
| 2024-25 | Seattle Kraken | 61 | 16 | 21 | 37 | -1 |
| 2024-25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 80 | 12 | 20 | 32 | -14 |
| Career | 3 teams | 704 | 184 | 232 | 416 | -53 |