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Joel Edmundson
Defenseman #6 Kings $3.850M
Player Information

Joel Edmundson has 16 points (2 goals, 14 assists) in 56 games for the Los Angeles Kings this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 46) of the 2011 NHL Draft by the St. Louis Blues, he has 146 points (37 goals, 109 assists) in 659 regular-season games for the St. Louis Blues, the Carolina Hurricanes, the Montreal Canadiens, the Washington Capitals, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Los Angeles Kings.

He also has 23 points (6 goals, 17 assists) in 88 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 32.7 yrs (28.06.1993)
    Height / Weight: 196 cm / 99 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 46th in 2011
    Draft Team: Team logoSt. Louis Blues
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
Player Evaluation

The 32-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Kings controlling 42% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Joel Edmundson is off the ice, the Kings control 55% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 26% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 42% in the defensive zone.

  • 66

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 137th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 211th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.13
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.42
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    18.32
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.12
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.19
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.68
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.20
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.45
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.35
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.38
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.97
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.49
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.58
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.43
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.53
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.42
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    7.67
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $3.850M
Player Contract Value: $1.700M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 UFA
Age at the end: 36.0 yrs (28.06.1993)
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Joel Edmundson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 -1 17:52 3 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 0 0 0 20:33 0 0
01.02.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 -1 23:51 1 0.0% 2
04.02.2026 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 -1 17:55 1 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 -2 17:25 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -5 6 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Blues 67 1 8 9 0 14:55 90 1.1% 63
2016-17 Team Logo Blues 69 3 12 15 11 17:46 81 3.7% 60
2017-18 Team Logo Blues 69 7 10 17 -1 20:43 124 5.6% 57
2018-19 Team Logo Blues 64 2 9 11 8 19:22 102 2.0% 68
2019-20 Team Logo Hurricanes 68 7 13 20 7 18:26 97 7.2% 72
2020-21 Team Logo Canadiens 55 3 10 13 28 20:03 77 3.9% 25
2021-22 Team Logo Canadiens 24 3 3 6 -1 19:34 32 9.4% 35
2022-23 Team Logo Canadiens 61 2 11 13 -29 19:34 69 2.9% 58
2023-24 Team Logo Capitals 44 1 5 6 -5 16:25 41 2.4% 19
2023-24 Team Logo Maple Leafs 9 0 0 0 3 17:48 5 0.0% 4
2024-25 Team Logo Kings 73 6 14 20 25 20:34 91 6.6% 22
2025-26 Team Logo Kings 56 2 14 16 7 18:23 74 2.7% 21
Season Projection 82 3 20 23 10 18:23 108 2.8% 31
Total 659 37 109 146 53 883 4.2% 504
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Blues 16 1 0 1 -4 10:55 15 6.7% 8
2016-17 Team Logo Blues 11 3 3 6 12 21:06 9 33.3% 14
2018-19 Team Logo Blues 22 1 6 7 -2 16:31 22 4.5% 10
2019-20 Team Logo Hurricanes 4 1 0 1 4 23:40 16 6.2% 2
2020-21 Team Logo Canadiens 22 0 6 6 -3 23:22 23 0.0% 10
2023-24 Team Logo Maple Leafs 7 0 1 1 -1 18:40 7 0.0% 6
2024-25 Team Logo Kings 6 0 1 1 2 23:13 2 0.0% 2
Total 88 6 17 23 8 94 6.4% 52
Player Match
Player
Match
Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G
Career
P/G
Offense
Rating
Defense
Rating
Actual AAV
Joel Edmundson Team Logo D 32.7 yrs 196 cm / 99 kg 0.29 0.22 59 69 $3.850M
86% Nicolas Hague Team Logo D 27.2 yrs 198 cm / 110 kg 0.26 0.23 58 73 $5.500M
86% Brandon Carlo Team Logo D 29.2 yrs 196 cm / 102 kg 0.15 0.17 55 65 $0.615M
85% Zach Bogosian Team Logo D 35.6 yrs 191 cm / 104 kg 0.20 0.26 56 72 $1.250M
84% Alex Vlasic Team Logo D 24.7 yrs 198 cm / 98 kg 0.25 0.27 54 74 $4.600M
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