- Age
- 31
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 176 lb
- Shoots
- R
- Born
- Herning, DNK
- GP
- 8
- G
- 2
- A
- 1
- P
- 3
- +/-
- 0
- SOG
- 10
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2013 · Round 3, #89 overall (CBJ)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 8 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 8 | 4 | 8 |
| G | 2 | 1 | 1+1 |
| A | 1 | 2 | 2-1 |
| P | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| SOG | 10 | 5 | 8+2 |
| PPP | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| +/- | 0 | +1 | +1-1 |
| PIM | 5 | 0 | 0+5 |
| TOI/GP | 10:32 | 14:00−3:27 | 14:14−3:42 |
| SH% | 20.0 | 20.0 | 12.5+7.5 |
Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.
Shooting:Bjorkstrand is shooting 20.0% (2 on 10 shots) against 11.3% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.
Shot quality says 1.0 expected goals this season (G − xG +1.0).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 50.0
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 49.8
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- +4.6
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 0.966
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 1.0
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- +1.0
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 33.3
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 9:19
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
16 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Bjorkstrand is used
#28 · R · New York Rangers
Oliver Bjorkstrand
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts
- Line 4
- PP2
- Ice time / game
- 9:45
- 9:19 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 33.3%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 49.8%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 50.0%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
Average shift
Bjorkstrand42.8s
NHL average47.4s
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Bjorkstrand15%
NHL average24%
Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.
Most-used linemates · 5v5
Jaroslav Chmelar27.1 min together55%shot attempts
Cole Beaudoin26.2 min together53%shot attempts
Adam Fox20.0 min together48%shot attempts
daily.hockeyUpdated after every game
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | New York Rangers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025–26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 80 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Seattle Kraken | 61 | 16 | 21 | 37 |
| 2024–25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2023–24 | Seattle Kraken | 82 | 20 | 39 | 59 |
| 2022–23 | Seattle Kraken | 81 | 20 | 25 | 45 |
| 2022–23 (P) | Seattle Kraken | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021–22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 80 | 28 | 29 | 57 |
| 2020–21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 56 | 18 | 26 | 44 |
| 2019–20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 49 | 21 | 15 | 36 |
| 2019–20 (P) | Columbus Blue Jackets | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 77 | 23 | 13 | 36 |
| 2018–19 (P) | Columbus Blue Jackets | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2017–18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 11 | 29 | 40 |
| 2017–18 (P) | Columbus Blue Jackets | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016–17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2016–17 (P) | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | vs TBL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:35 |
| Sun, Oct 11 | vs VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:18 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | @ WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 9:18 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | vs NYI | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 8:58 |
| Sun, Oct 4 | vs UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:49 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | @ DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | vsTBL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:25 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | @ BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:33 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Denmark · OG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Denmark · OGQ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017–18 | Denmark · WC | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016–17 | Denmark · OGQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | Cleveland Monsters · AHL | 37 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| 2015–16 | Lake Erie · AHL | 51 | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| 2015–16 (P) | Lake Erie · AHL | 17 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2014–15 | Portland · WHL | 59 | 63 | 55 | 118 |
| 2014–15 | Denmark · WJC-A | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014–15 | Denmark · WC-A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014–15 (P) | Portland · WHL | 17 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 2013–14 | Portland · WHL | 69 | 50 | 59 | 109 |
| 2013–14 (P) | Portland · WHL | 21 | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| 2012–13 | Portland · WHL | 65 | 31 | 32 | 63 |
| 2012–13 (P) | Portland · WHL | 21 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2012–13 (P) | Portland · M-Cup | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011–12 | Herning II · Den-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011–12 | Herning · Denmark | 36 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 2011–12 (P) | Herning · Denmark | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010–11 | Herning U17 · Den-U17 | 19 | 28 | 26 | 54 |
| 2010–11 | Herning Jr. · Den-Jr. | 11 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2010–11 (P) | Herning Jr. · Den-Jr. | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2010–11 (P) | Herning II · Den-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Herning U17 · Den-U17 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
Bjorkstrand in the news
Rangers' Oliver Bjorkstrand responds to move to fourth line with 2-goal gameBjorkstrand was impactful and efficient Tuesday against the Islanders. His two goals came in only 8:58 of ice time.The Athletic - New York Rangers · 2026-10-07
Rangers Recap: Lafrenière's Hat Trick Lifts Rangers Past Islanders, 5-2After the Islanders erased a two-goal lead in the second period, Oliver Bjorkstrand's power-play goal put the Rangers back in front for good and pushed their win streak to four.Blueshirt Banter · 2026-10-07
Oliver Bjorkstrand Sees Rangers As Chance To Bounce Back From A Season He Describes As Not His BestAmong the New York Rangers' offseason additions, Oliver Bjorkstrand may be the one that slid under the radar.The Hockey News - New York Rangers · 2026-10-06
Rangers' offseason additions are already driving early-season successAnalyzing the early impact of the New York Rangers' offseason additions through three games. How Pavel Dorofeyev, Sean Durzi, Oliver Bjorkstrand, and Eeli Tolvanen are driving the team's strong 2-1-0 start to the…Blue Line Station · 2026-10-03