🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

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2026-27 Projection

Viktor Arvidsson

DET · Age 33.3 · 🇸🇪 Sweden · 5′10″, 185 lb · Draft 2014, 112th overall (NSH)
DETteam
LW,RWposition
82position rank
230skater rank
22overall
6offense
16peripherals

Value over replacement, based on 82 games played.
Ideal for H2H 12-team banger category leagues, 16 roster spots.

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2669 GPH239 GPH130 GPPrev 3144 GP · 2y
TOI14.5814.6014.0113.7416.12
PP TOI1.882.011.902.151.72
G2430352323
A2735402726
PTS5164755049
PPP1311111116
SOG201208213202220
PIM2629194127
Hits2729292932
Blocks3343434330

Sample: 69 GP · 820 5v5 min (2025-26) — how much ice time backs these rates

Positional rankingLeft wing · league-wide (of 281)
offenseperipheralsvalue over replacement

Counts = projected deployment × projected /60 rate, per 82 GP. Rates regress off the process metric (ixG, shot-driving), not last year's finishing %. PP points = projected PP rate (anchored on the 2nd-half PP1 role, finishing regressed) × projected PP TOI.

Metrics worth highlighting

The charts that move this projection — where he broke from his own 3-year rate, where the season split in half, and where we’re taking the number next year
Second-half surge
1A/60
3-yr 0.551.10Q1Q2Q3Q4

1A/60 finished the year 80% above where it started (0.64 in the first half, 1.14 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

Above his 3-year rate
iSH%
13.0722-2323-2424-2525-26

iSH% ran 76% above his 3-year rate last season (13.07 against 7.41).

Second-half surge
ixG/60
3-yr 0.830.97Q1Q2Q3Q4

ixG/60 finished the year 57% above where it started (0.81 in the first half, 1.28 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

We project it down
BLK
3322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

We’re projecting blocks 23% below last season, 43 to 33.

Picked automatically from every chart on this card, ranked by how far each number moved. Each claim is measured off the chart drawn beside it.

Similar & complementary players

Similar makeup Forward
Closest across all seven categories — match % is the whole-profile fit
Complementary Forward
Same position, opposite profile — strong where Viktor Arvidsson is weak or average, light where he’s strong
Profile shape — per-82 category values vs the league p99 for the position (same scale as the hero bars)
This player
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
the profile below
vs Similar
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
similar players hug the shape
vs Complementary
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
complements fill the gaps

Deployment

Deployment projection — next-year TOI & PP TOI vs the last two years (the role that drives every count)
Coaching
2026-27 · Todd McLellan (DET)
Last year (BOS, traded): Marco Sturm full season (1st yr) — no change
Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
TOI14.5814.6016.12-9%
5v5 TOI11.9911.8813.56-12%
PP TOI1.882.011.72+17%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  20 · 10 · 21 · 18
TOI*
3-yr 16.1213.96Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 13.5612.12Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 1.721.84Q1Q2Q3Q4
*Total TOI by quarter reconstructs 5v5+PP quarterly totals plus a held-flat season PK/GP — NST has no all-strength quarterly export. Level is accurate; quarter-to-quarter movement comes from 5v5+PP.
By season — year over year
TOI
14.5822-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
11.9922-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
1.8822-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

Shooting — volume & conversion

How much and how well he shoots — volume (SOG), finishing (% vs chance quality), and the individual shot-quality funnel (iCF ⊇ iSCF ⊇ iHDCF).

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
SOG/609.8010.109.53+6%
G/601.071.320.71+87%
iSH%10.9213.077.41+76%
ixG/601.090.83+32%
iCF/6021.5818.10+19%
iSCF/6010.469.47+11%
iHDCF/604.762.98+60%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  20 · 10 · 21 · 18
SOG/60
3-yr 9.538.25Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 7.4116.61Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.830.97Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 18.1019.52Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 9.479.35Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 2.984.67Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
10.1022-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
13.0722-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
1.0922-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
21.5822-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
10.4622-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
4.7622-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
2422-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
20122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
TailwindProcess rising: 5v5 ixG/60 1.09 (98th pct league-wide) up on the 3-yr 0.83 — the shot quality is real, so the projected goal rate leans on chances, not a hot %.
TailwindTrajectory: 5v5 ixG/60 climbed 0.81→1.28 across the year — process trending the right way into next season.
RiskAge 33 — modest past-prime drag on scoring rates.

Assists — playmaking & on-ice offense

Primary vs secondary helpers, plus the on-ice offense and luck signals underneath them.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
on-ice SH%12.7014.026.67+110%
IPP75.3277.7264.38+21%
1A/600.700.880.55+59%
2A/600.430.880.18+380%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  20 · 10 · 21 · 18
1A/60
3-yr 0.551.10Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.181.65Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.8822-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.8822-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
2722-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
PTS
5122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
RiskAssists projected DOWN: on-ice SH% 14.0% (3-yr 6.7%) AND IPP 77.7% (3-yr 64.4%) both ran hot — team finishing + participation luck stacked. Regressing both trims the assist rate ~9%.
TailwindShot-driving up (5v5 iCF/60 21.58 vs 18.10) — real creation underneath, so don't over-regress the helpers.
TailwindHigh-danger setups up (iHDCF/60 4.76 vs 2.98) — the dangerous chances that turn into primary assists are trending up.
RiskAssist gain leans on secondary helpers (2A/60 0.88 vs 3-yr 0.18) — the least repeatable slice; projected back toward baseline.

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PP TOI1.882.011.72+17%
PP iSH%17.8615.3819.65-22%
PP SOG/6011.5411.2513.58-17%
PP ixG/602.232.18+2%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  20 · 10 · 21 · 18
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 1.721.84Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 13.585.43Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 2.181.53Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
2.0122-2323-2424-2525-26
PP SOG/60
11.2522-2323-2424-2525-26
PP ixG/60
2.2322-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PPP
1322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPG
522-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPA
822-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. PPG and PPA are the 2 halves of the PPP above them, split by the projection's own goal/assist mix. PP-only, so the halves are exact.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
ContextPP role steady at ~1.9 PP TOI/gp.

Physical — PIM · hits · blocks

Peripheral counting categories. Noisier and scorer-biased — read as role over the years, not pure talent.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PIMs/601.071.171.35-13%
Hits/601.581.681.63+3%
Blks/601.952.341.36+72%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  20 · 10 · 21 · 18
PIMs/60
3-yr 1.351.10Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 1.631.65Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 1.362.20Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
1.1722-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
1.6822-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
2.3422-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
2622-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
2722-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
3322-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
ContextHits role-stable at 1.68/60 (19th pct league-wide) → 1.58 projected.
ContextBlocks role-stable at 2.34/60 (44th pct league-wide) → 1.95 projected.