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Alexander Wennberg
Center #21 Sharks $0.892M
Player Information

Alexander Wennberg has 37 points (10 goals, 27 assists) in 55 games for the San Jose Sharks this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 14) of the 2013 NHL Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets, he has 407 points (111 goals, 296 assists) in 844 regular-season games for the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Florida Panthers, the Seattle Kraken, the New York Rangers and the San Jose Sharks.

He also has 19 points (8 goals, 11 assists) in 58 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 31.4 yrs (22.09.1994)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 14th in 2013
    Draft Team: Team logoColumbus Blue Jackets
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 31-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Sharks controlling 51% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Alexander Wennberg is off the ice, the Sharks control 45% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 34% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 35% in the defensive zone.

  • 74

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 79th of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 54th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.06
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.51
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.73
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.56
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.95
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.45
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.67
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.55
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.28
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.83
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.34
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    1.97
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.37
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.78
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.28
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.84
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.28
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.34
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.35
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    9.37
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.892M
Player Contract Value: $4.400M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 32.8 yrs (22.09.1994)
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Alexander Wennberg
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 1 1 0 20:06 2 0.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 0 0 -1 21:10 0 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 1 1 -1 24:30 2 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 -1 21:26 1 0.0% 2
04.02.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 1 1 0 20:11 1 0.0% 2
Total 5 0 3 3 -3 6 0.0% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Blue Jackets 68 4 16 20 -19 15:37 85 4.7% 22
2015-16 Team Logo Blue Jackets 69 8 32 40 -1 15:52 97 8.2% 2
2016-17 Team Logo Blue Jackets 80 13 46 59 9 18:22 109 11.9% 21
2017-18 Team Logo Blue Jackets 66 8 27 35 22 18:07 74 10.8% 12
2018-19 Team Logo Blue Jackets 75 2 23 25 -1 15:04 64 3.1% 12
2019-20 Team Logo Blue Jackets 57 5 17 22 -5 16:40 72 6.9% 16
2020-21 Team Logo Panthers 56 17 12 29 6 18:10 82 20.7% 8
2021-22 Team Logo Kraken 80 11 26 37 -26 17:51 95 11.6% 28
2022-23 Team Logo Kraken 82 13 25 38 -7 18:41 101 12.9% 20
2023-24 Team Logo Kraken 60 9 16 25 1 18:49 80 11.2% 14
2023-24 Team Logo Rangers 19 1 4 5 -1 15:22 10 10.0% 0
2024-25 Team Logo Sharks 77 10 25 35 -21 18:51 82 12.2% 14
2025-26 Team Logo Sharks 55 10 27 37 -16 20:48 64 15.6% 14
Season Projection 82 15 40 55 -24 20:48 95 15.8% 21
Total 844 111 296 407 -59 1015 10.9% 183
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Blue Jackets 5 0 1 1 -3 19:26 10 0.0% 2
2017-18 Team Logo Blue Jackets 3 1 1 2 -1 17:22 4 25.0% 0
2018-19 Team Logo Blue Jackets 4 0 0 0 0 10:28 0 0
2019-20 Team Logo Blue Jackets 10 3 2 5 5 16:49 11 27.3% 2
2020-21 Team Logo Panthers 6 1 1 2 -1 17:41 4 25.0% 0
2022-23 Team Logo Kraken 14 2 5 7 -5 19:16 13 15.4% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Rangers 16 1 1 2 -2 16:25 13 7.7% 4
Total 58 8 11 19 -7 55 14.5% 10
Player Match
Player
Match
Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G
Career
P/G
Offense
Rating
Defense
Rating
Actual AAV
Alexander Wennberg Team Logo C 31.4 yrs 188 cm / 86 kg 0.67 0.48 69 82 $0.892M
88% Marcus Johansson Team Logo LW 35.4 yrs 185 cm / 91 kg 0.70 0.53 71 84 $0.800M
87% Matty Beniers Team Logo C 23.3 yrs 188 cm / 81 kg 0.66 0.60 74 79 $7.143M
87% Andrew Copp Team Logo C 31.6 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.57 0.44 70 80 $5.625M
84% Thomas Novak Team Logo C 28.8 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.55 0.57 73 83 $3.500M
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