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Alexander Wennberg
Center #21 Sharks
Player Information

Alexander Wennberg has 31 points (9 goals, 22 assists) in 44 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 401 points (110 goals, 291 assists) in 833 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: 31.3 yrs (22.09.1994)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 14th in 2013
    Draft Team: Team logoColumbus Blue Jackets
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 31-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Sharks controlling 53% 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 significantly better when he plays.

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

  • 74

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 75th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 51st of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.08
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.53
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.60
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.54
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    1.08
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.41
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.68
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.62
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.25
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.88
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.35
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    1.88
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.22
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.86
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.34
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.66
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.29
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.37
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.34
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    9.22
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $5.000M
Player Contract Value: $4.400M
Remaining: 4 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2029 UFA
Age at the end: 35.8 yrs (22.09.1994)
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Alexander Wennberg
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
31.12.2025 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 21:58 0 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 0 19:37 0 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 1 2 3 1 21:13 3 33.3% 0
07.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 1 1 1 21:25 0 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Stars 1 1 0 1 -1 23:58 4 25.0% 0
Total 5 2 3 5 1 7 28.6% 0
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 44 9 22 31 -11 20:40 54 16.7% 10
Season Projection 82 17 41 58 -20 20:40 101 16.8% 19
Total 833 110 291 401 -54 1005 10.9% 179
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 MatchPowered by CORE
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 31.3 yrs 188 cm / 86 kg 0.70 0.48 70 80 $5.000M
87% Marcus Johansson Team Logo LW 35.3 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.73 0.53 72 82 $0.800M
87% Matty Beniers Team Logo C 23.2 yrs 188 cm / 82 kg 0.65 0.60 72 78 $7.143M
83% Andrew Copp Team Logo C 31.5 yrs 185 cm / 91 kg 0.57 0.44 68 76 $5.625M
82% Pavel Zacha Team Logo C 28.8 yrs 193 cm / 96 kg 0.70 0.56 73 78 $4.750M
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