Elmer Soderblom
L · #25
· Pittsburgh Penguins
· 6'8" · 252 lb
· L-handed
· 25 yrs
· Draft: 2019 Rd 6 (#159 overall)
Compare with
Season
59
Games
7–6–13
G–A–P
69
Shots · 10.1%
97 / 24
Hits / Blocks
Contract
Cap hit
$1,125,000
Term2025-26 → 2026-27 (2 yrs)
ExpiryRFA 2027
Signed at age24
Signing GMSteve Yzerman
AgentPatrik Aronsson
Advanced · 2025-26
Corsi %
47.6%39th
xGF% (5v5)
49.3%53rd
Points/60 (5v5)
1.1922nd
Goals Above Expected
+0.253rd
Shooting %
10.1%
Ice Time / Game
11:07
Offensive-zone starts
39%
Takeaways / Giveaways
13 / 46
Archetype — how these are computed →
Grinder
A physical, energy depth forward — presence and puck battles over production.
Why he earned it — his rank vs the league
Hits per 60
9.1
81th
Blocks per 60
2.2
34th
Points per 60
1.22
90th
Defensive Forward
A defensive specialist forward — suppresses chances and plays a low-event, own-zone role.
HD suppression
8.1/60
72th
Shot suppression
57.0/60
24th
Blocks per 60
2.2
34th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · 2025-26Slot
4 G on 29 shots
14%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+3 shots (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
69
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
7
Shooting %
10.1%
Shots / GP
1.2
xG
7.3
Shot Danger Mix
High danger12%
Medium danger39%
Low danger49%
Top Scoring Zones
01
14%
Slot
4 G on 29 shots
02
20%
Left Inner Wing
1 G on 5 shots
03
20%
Crease
1 G on 5 shots
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NHL | Penguins | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Red Wings | 39 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2024-25 | AHL | Grand Rapids Griffins | 38 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Red Wings | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | — |
| 2023-24 | AHL | Grand Rapids Griffins | 61 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | AHL | Grand Rapids Griffins | 20 | 5 | 3 | 8 | — |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Red Wings | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8 | — |
| 2021-22 | EHT | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2021-22 | Champions HL | Frölunda HC | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | — |
| 2021-22 | SHL | Frölunda HC | 52 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 9 |
| 2020-21 | WJC-20 | Sweden U20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2020-21 | J20 Nationell | Frölunda HC U20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 2020-21 | SHL | Frölunda HC | 28 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | J20 SuperElit | Frölunda HC J20 | 36 | 29 | 26 | 55 | — |
| 2019-20 | HockeyAllsvenskan | Tingsryds AIF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019-20 | Champions HL | Frölunda HC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019-20 | SHL | Frölunda HC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018-19 | J18 Allsvenskan | Frölunda HC J18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018-19 | J18 Elit | Frölunda HC J18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2018-19 | J20 SuperElit | Frölunda HC J20 | 44 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | WJC-18 | Sweden U18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2018-19 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | Sweden U18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2017-18 | J18 Div.1 | Frölunda HC J18 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2017-18 | J18 Allsvenskan | Frölunda HC J18 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 |
| 2017-18 | J18 Elit | Frölunda HC J18 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 24 | — |
| 2017-18 | J20 SuperElit | Frölunda HC J20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017-18 | WHC-17 | Sweden U17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2016-17 | J18 Allsvenskan | Frölunda HC J18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2016-17 | J18 Elit | Frölunda HC J18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 2016-17 | U16 SM | Frölunda HC U16 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | — |
| 2016-17 | TV-Pucken | Göteborg | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — |
| 2016-17 | U16 Elit | Frölunda HC U16 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 39 | — |
| 2015-16 | U16 SM | Frölunda HC U16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2015-16 | U16 Div.2 | Frölunda HC U16 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 12 | — |
| 2015-16 | U16 Elit | Frölunda HC U16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 2015-16 | U16 Div.1 | Frölunda HC U16 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 15 | — |
| 2014-15 | U16 Div.1 | Frölunda HC U16 2 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 10 | — |