It’s no secret that the 2024–25 season was a rough one for Pettersson. Coming off an 89-point year in 2023–24, expectations were that he would repeat a similar performance despite only having a goal and five assists in 13 postseason games. This ultimately didn’t happen, as Pettersson faced injuries and other setbacks that resulted in him putting up a career-low points-per-game pace of 0.7.