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PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Mikael Granlund
Sabres
Official NHL.com
Mikael Granlund
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Mikael Granlund

#64
C/LW/RW Two-Way Center Reasonable PNHL Sabres
Stars:
1st 2
2nd 0
3rd 0
4-Game Point Streak
CK59
FG34
DI87
SK59
ST76
EN90
DU82
PH61
FO87
PA59
SC60
DF70
PS76
EX86
LD78
MO61
OV61

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: February 26, 1992
Age: 34 yrs
Height / Weight: 178 cm • 88 kg
Draft Pedigree: 2010 • #10 overall (1st Round) by Lightning
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 4 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $5,000,000
Cap Percentage: 5.43%
Remaining Cap Hit: $4,589,744
Expiry Status: UFA 2030
Contract Structure: One-Way
Roster Status: Active NHL Roster

Statistical Spotlight • NHL 2026-27 Campaign

GP7
G3
A7
PTS10
+/-+5
PIM0
TOI/G21:38
PPG0
GWG0
S%9.4%
HITS15
82G Pace117P

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

FORWARDS
Skating & Speed 92th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)
Shooting & Finishing 91th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)
Playmaking & Vision 90th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)
Defense 91th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)
Physical & Grit 15th Pct
Developing
Character & IQ 96th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)

Current Season Analytics

NHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Balanced Baseline
Season S%: 9.4% (3G / 32S) Career: 9.2%

Shooting percentage closely mirrors player's established career baseline.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 3G (30%) • 7A (70%)
Goals Split: 3 EV / 0 PP / 0 SH Bargain Value
1.43
Points / GP
0.43
Goals / GP
1.00
Assists / GP
NHL Season Ice Time 21:38 TOI/G
5v5: 17:06 (79%)
PP: 02:52 (13%)
PK: 01:40 (8%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP1014
G214
A407
PTS621
+/-+139
P/G0.61
PIM183
TOI/G16:43
PPG37
BKS256
S%9.2%
FO%50.4%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 28 2018-19
Assists 47 2025-26
Points 69 2025-26
+/- +38 2017-18
Hits 133 2022-23
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 14:22
PP: 01:37
PK: 00:44

179 pts

Career Stars (23-33-44)

36 GWG

Career GWG Total

1-0-0

Career Fights

972

Career Body Checks

NHL Regular Season Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PKG GWG S S% HITS BKS FO% TOI/G P/G
2012-13 TBL 7 0 3 3 -7 4 0 0 0 19 0.0% 5 0 61.5% 15:36 0.43
2013-14 TBL 70 4 9 13 -38 6 2 0 0 104 3.8% 60 18 49.9% 15:00 0.19
2014-15 TBL 69 2 19 21 4 6 1 0 1 81 2.5% 53 22 53.2% 14:29 0.30
2015-16 TBL 82 13 36 49 21 16 1 0 4 126 10.3% 45 19 55.7% 13:04 0.60
2016-17 TBL 82 4 23 27 7 2 1 0 1 155 2.6% 41 17 50.3% 13:51 0.33
2017-18 TBL 82 26 25 51 38 2 3 0 6 165 15.8% 70 37 31.9% 18:19 0.62
2018-19 CBJ 82 28 34 62 15 10 7 0 4 198 14.1% 88 50 46.3% 16:03 0.76
2019-20 CBJ 82 16 38 54 32 14 5 0 3 171 9.4% 86 26 46.2% 17:47 0.66
2020-21 VGK 82 17 16 33 4 8 1 0 0 166 10.2% 43 12 44.3% 12:20 0.40
2021-22 CGY 82 16 35 51 13 22 2 0 3 283 5.7% 68 22 51.3% 19:55 0.62
2022-23 CGY 70 27 36 63 7 33 8 1 8 210 12.9% 133 11 51.9% 18:49 0.90
2023-24 CGY 78 17 43 60 4 24 3 0 1 214 7.9% 130 10 50.5% 20:22 0.77
2024-25 BUF 61 19 36 55 19 20 2 0 3 167 11.4% 65 7 50.6% 18:04 0.90
2025-26 BUF 78 22 47 69 15 16 1 0 2 227 9.7% 70 5 49.4% 19:05 0.88
2026-27 BUF 7 3 7 10 5 0 0 0 0 32 9.4% 15 0 50.0% 21:38 1.43
ON PACE (82G) 82 35 82 117 59 0 0 0 0 375 9.4% 176 0 50.0% 21:38 1.43
NHL CAREER TOTAL 1014 214 407 621 139 183 37 36 2318 9.2% 972 256 50.4% 16:43 0.61

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Statistics

PLAYOFFS
Playoffs Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2015 Playoffs TBL 6 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 7 0.0% 2 0 58.1% 11:51 0.17
2016 Playoffs TBL 12 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 16 6.3% 17 3 46.9% 14:19 0.33
2017 Playoffs TBL 5 2 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 12 16.7% 9 2 25.0% 18:26 0.40
2019 Playoffs CBJ 5 0 2 2 -3 6 0 0 0 9 0.0% 7 1 33.3% 18:02 0.40
2021 Playoffs CGY 7 0 3 3 -1 0 0 0 0 21 0.0% 6 1 56.0% 21:03 0.43
2022 Playoffs CGY 9 1 5 6 5 6 0 0 0 30 3.3% 15 2 51.5% 19:04 0.67
2023 Playoffs CGY 7 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 19 10.5% 12 3 47.1% 22:37 0.71
2024 Playoffs BUF 22 4 16 20 -1 4 1 0 0 62 6.5% 27 6 50.0% 19:27 0.91
2025 Playoffs BUF 9 3 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 28 10.7% 14 4 46.1% 21:05 0.44

AHL Minor League Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2012-13 TBL 71 52 58 110 -30 38 8 1 6 271 19.2% 63 39 54.3% 21:37 1.55

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins COL • 33 yrs • 6 PTS (7 GP)
$12,000,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Sep 08, 2026
CK 58
SK 60
PH 62
PA 62
SC 59
DF 70
Pavel Buchnevich NSH • 31 yrs • 4 PTS (6 GP)
$6,000,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 18, 2025
CK 59
SK 58
PH 58
PA 58
SC 58
DF 70
Brock Nelson FLA • 34 yrs • 2 PTS (5 GP)
$6,400,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jul 08, 2024
CK 59
SK 58
PH 62
PA 59
SC 64
DF 72
Sean Monahan VGK • 32 yrs • 4 PTS (8 GP)
$5,000,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2024
CK 60
SK 57
PH 59
PA 59
SC 56
DF 70
Elias Lindholm WSH • 31 yrs • 6 PTS (5 GP)
$5,800,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jun 20, 2026
CK 62
SK 59
PH 59
PA 61
SC 58
DF 70
Valeri Nichushkin NYR • 31 yrs • 7 PTS (8 GP)
$6,300,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 22, 2026
CK 64
SK 60
PH 59
PA 61
SC 60
DF 70
Artturi Lehkonen FLA • 31 yrs • 7 PTS (7 GP)
$6,200,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 30, 2026
CK 61
SK 58
PH 56
PA 58
SC 61
DF 69
Ryan O'Reilly COL • 35 yrs • 5 PTS (7 GP)
$4,600,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2025
CK 57
SK 59
PH 63
PA 65
SC 60
DF 72
Total Remaining Contract
--
4 yr(s) remaining • $5,000,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
--
50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 8 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Contract Signing
20.06.2026 14:14
Mikael Granlund signed with Sabres for $5,000,000 for 4 year(s).
Official League Trade 13.06.2024 9:16
Sabres receives:
Mikael Granlund
Flames receives:
Hudson Fasching, 5th DET 2025, 2nd BUF 2026
Contract Signing
13.05.2022 0:15
Mikael Granlund signed with Flames for 5 800 000 Kč for 4 year(s).
Official League Trade 25.11.2021 20:35
Flames receives:
Mikael Granlund, 3 100 000 Kč (Salary Cap)
Golden Knights receives:
Sonny Milano
Official League Trade 23.04.2021 20:59
Golden Knights receives:
Mikael Granlund
Islanders receives:
Boo Nieves, 3rd VGK 2022, 3rd VGK 2023
Official League Trade 23.04.2021 20:58
Islanders receives:
Michael Amadio, Mikael Granlund, 3rd CBJ 2021, 5th CBJ 2021
Blue Jackets receives:
Phillip Danault
Official League Trade 15.01.2019 20:47
Blue Jackets receives:
Mikael Granlund, 6th TBL 2020
Lightning receives:
Jesse Puljujarvi, Jordan Greenway (P), 2nd CBJ 2019, 3rd CBJ 2019
Contract Signing
06.08.2018 0:00
Mikael Granlund signed with Lightning for $6,200,000 for 4 year(s).
Contract Signing
22.07.2016 0:00
Mikael Granlund signed with Lightning for $2,800,000 for 2 year(s).
Contract Signing
17.07.2013 7:41
Mikael Granlund signed with Lightning for 1 000 000 Kč for 3 year(s).
Contract Signing Entry Level Contract
12.07.2013 0:00
Mikael Granlund signed with Lightning for $1,000,000 for 3 year(s) .
NHL Entry Draft
2010
Selected in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft (#10th overall, 1st Round) by Lightning