- Age
- 21
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 189 lb
- Shoots
- R
- Born
- Gallivare, SWE
- GP
- 5
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- P
- 1
- +/-
- -1
- SOG
- 6
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2023 · Round 1, #17 overall (DET)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 5 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| G | 0 | 0 | 1-1 |
| A | 1 | 0 | 0+1 |
| P | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SOG | 6 | 4 | 8-2 |
| PPP | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| +/- | -1 | -2 | -3+2 |
| PIM | 2 | 2 | 6-4 |
| TOI/GP | 13:20 | 21:02−7:42 | 20:04−6:44 |
| SH% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5-12.5 |
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.
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 46.5
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 50.4
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- -4.2
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 1.017
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 0.2
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- -0.2
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 52.0
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 10:37
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
11 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Sandin-Pellikka is used
#44 · D · Detroit Red Wings
Axel Sandin-Pellikka
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 4 games with shift charts
- Pair 2
- PP2
- PK · rarely
- Ice time / game
- 12:33
- 10:37 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 52.0%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 50.4%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 46.5%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL defensemen
Average shift
Sandin-Pellikka45.6s
NHL average49.1s
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Sandin-Pellikka20%
NHL average26%
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
Ben Chiarot15.2 min together49%shot attempts
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård15.1 min together55%shot attempts
Emmitt Finnie15.0 min together66%shot attempts
daily.hockeyUpdated after every game
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Detroit Red Wings | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025–26 | Detroit Red Wings | 68 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | vs NJD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 14:18 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | @ MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:50 |
| Tue, Oct 6 | vs OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:27 |
| Sun, Oct 4 | vs WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 15:37 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | vs NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:27 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Grand Rapids Griffins · AHL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Grand Rapids Griffins · AHL | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024–25 | Skellefteå AIK · SHL | 46 | 12 | 17 | 29 |
| 2024–25 | Skellefteå AIK · Champions HL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Sweden U20 · WJC-20 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2024–25 | Sweden · EHT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Grand Rapids Griffins · AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024–25 (P) | Skellefteå AIK · SHL | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2024–25 (P) | Grand Rapids Griffins · AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Skellefteå AIK · SHL | 39 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2023–24 | Skellefteå AIK · Champions HL | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2023–24 | Sweden U20 · WJC-20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023–24 (P) | Skellefteå AIK · SHL | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022–23 | Sweden U18 · Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | Skellefteå AIK J20 · J20 Nationell | 31 | 16 | 20 | 36 |
| 2022–23 | Skellefteå AIK · SHL | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022–23 | Skellefteå AIK · Champions HL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Sweden U20 · WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Sweden U18 · WJC-18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2022–23 (P) | Skellefteå AIK J20 · J20 Nationell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022–23 (P) | Skellefteå AIK J18 · J18 Nationell | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | Skellefteå AIK J18 · J18 Region | 16 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2021–22 | Skellefteå AIK J20 · J20 Nationell | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | Skellefteå AIK J18 · J18 Nationell | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020–21 | Skellefteå AIK J18 · J18 Region | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | Västerbotten · TV-Pucken | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | Skellefteå AIK U16 · U16 Region | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | Skellefteå AIK U16 · U16 Elit | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2019–20 | Skellefteå AIK J18 · J18 Elit | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Skellefteå AIK U16 · U16 SM | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019–20 (P) | Skellefteå AIK U16 · U16 Elit | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018–19 (P) | Kiruna IF U16 · U16 Div.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Sweden Selects U13 · WSI U13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | Sweden Selects U12 · WSI U12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sandin-Pellikka in the news
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Tonight's game is imperative for Axel Sandin-Pellikka's successThe Detroit Red Wings play their fourth game of the season tonight against the Seattle Kraken. In a small sample size, we've seen a great number of odd things.Octopus Thrower · 2026-10-09
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