Elias Lindholm
Boston Bruins · C · #28- HT
- 6'1"
- WT
- 200 lb
- Age
- 31
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Boden, SWE
- Draft
- 2013 CAR · R1 #5
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 · 13h 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 · 978 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$7.75M
cap hit
$7.28M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (−$0.5M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Elias Lindholm | 79 | Middle-Six Engine | 48 P · 69 GP | $7.75M | $7.28M | C−$0.5M | this player |
 Mikael Granlund | 79 | Middle-Six Engine | 41 P · 58 GP | $7.00M | $7.28M | C+$0.3M | 88% |
 Elias Pettersson | 78 | Two-Way Force | 51 P · 74 GP | $11.60M | $6.95M | F−$4.7M | 85% |
 Frank Nazar | 75 | Middle-Six Engine | 41 P · 66 GP | $0.95M | $5.99M | A++$5.0M | 85% |
 Kyle Palmieri | 80 | Middle-Six Engine | 18 P · 25 GP | $4.75M | $7.61M | A+$2.9M | 84% |
Chemistry
Top connection: David Pastrnak · 18 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Elias’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs MIN
2P
2G 0A
vs MIN 03-28
2G 0A · 3 shots · 17:49 TOI
@ CBJ
0P
0G 0A
@ CBJ 03-29
0G 0A · 4 shots · 15:55 TOI
vs DAL
2P
1G 1A
vs DAL 03-31
1G 1A · 2 shots · 14:55 TOI
@ FLA
0P
0G 0A
@ FLA 04-02
0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:53 TOI
@ TBL
0P
0G 0A
@ TBL 04-04
0G 0A · 2 shots · 16:16 TOI
@ PHI
0P
0G 0A
@ PHI 04-05
0G 0A · 0 shots · 19:06 TOI
@ CAR
1P
0G 1A
@ CAR 04-07
0G 1A · 2 shots · 21:39 TOI
vs TBL
0P
0G 0A
vs TBL 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 17:39 TOI
@ CBJ
0P
0G 0A
@ CBJ 04-12
0G 0A · 0 shots · 16:51 TOI
vs NJD
0P
0G 0A
vs NJD 04-14
0G 0A · 0 shots · 16:46 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 - 5 of 17 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 19 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 69 blocks · 8 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | Carolina Hurricanes | 58 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -14 |
| 2014-15 | Carolina Hurricanes | 81 | 17 | 22 | 39 | -23 |
| 2015-16 | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 11 | 28 | 39 | -23 |
| 2016-17 | Carolina Hurricanes | 72 | 11 | 34 | 45 | -2 |
| 2017-18 | Carolina Hurricanes | 81 | 16 | 28 | 44 | -8 |
| 2018-19 | Calgary Flames | 81 | 27 | 51 | 78 | 30 |
| 2019-20 | Calgary Flames | 70 | 29 | 25 | 54 | -8 |
| 2020-21 | Calgary Flames | 56 | 19 | 28 | 47 | 10 |
| 2021-22 | Calgary Flames | 82 | 42 | 40 | 82 | 61 |
| 2022-23 | Calgary Flames | 80 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | Calgary Flames | 49 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -8 |
| 2023-24 | Vancouver Canucks | 26 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 |
| 2024-25 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 17 | 30 | 47 | -4 |
| 2025-26 | Boston Bruins | 69 | 17 | 31 | 48 | -7 |
| Career | 4 teams | 969 | 252 | 400 | 652 | 4 |