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Joel Armia
Right Wing #40 Kings $2.500M
Player Information

Joel Armia has 20 points (10 goals, 10 assists) in 51 games for the Los Angeles Kings this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 16) of the 2011 NHL Draft by the Buffalo Sabres, he has 227 points (113 goals, 114 assists) in 637 regular-season games for the Buffalo Sabres, the Winnipeg Jets, the Montreal Canadiens and the Los Angeles Kings.

He also has 17 points (10 goals, 7 assists) in 49 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 32.7 yrs (31.05.1993)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 97 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 16th in 2011
    Draft Team: Team logoBuffalo Sabres
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 32-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Kings controlling 49% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Joel Armia is off the ice, the Kings control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 31% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 28% in the defensive zone.

  • 71

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 172nd of 253 Wings
    Defense:Def: 23rd of 253 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.02
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.49
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    14.59
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.86
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.60
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.17
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.71
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.63
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.14
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.26
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.31
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.70
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.40
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.94
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.31
    13
    Takeaways/60
    2.14
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.17
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.28
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5.81
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $2.500M
Player Contract Value: $3.100M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 35.1 yrs (31.05.1993)
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Joel Armia
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 -1 16:46 2 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 0 0 -1 16:23 2 0.0% 0
01.02.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 0 14:07 1 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 0 13:48 0 2
05.02.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 1 1 1 15:39 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 -1 7 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 14:46 0 0
2015-16 Team Logo Jets 43 4 6 10 2 12:10 52 7.7% 12
2016-17 Team Logo Jets 57 10 9 19 -8 15:07 111 9.0% 20
2017-18 Team Logo Jets 79 12 17 29 3 12:35 128 9.4% 22
2018-19 Team Logo Canadiens 57 13 10 23 0 15:48 134 9.7% 14
2019-20 Team Logo Canadiens 58 16 14 30 2 17:13 155 10.3% 28
2020-21 Team Logo Canadiens 41 7 7 14 10 14:41 73 9.6% 10
2021-22 Team Logo Canadiens 60 6 8 14 -15 13:43 103 5.8% 14
2022-23 Team Logo Canadiens 43 7 7 14 -7 14:56 69 10.1% 22
2023-24 Team Logo Canadiens 66 17 8 25 4 15:33 139 12.2% 34
2024-25 Team Logo Canadiens 81 11 18 29 -2 14:18 104 10.6% 16
2025-26 Team Logo Kings 51 10 10 20 3 14:34 65 15.4% 24
Season Projection 77 15 15 30 5 14:35 98 15.3% 36
Total 637 113 114 227 -8 1133 10.0% 216
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2017-18 Team Logo Jets 13 2 0 2 -1 10:48 24 8.3% 2
2019-20 Team Logo Canadiens 10 3 2 5 5 15:55 27 11.1% 10
2020-21 Team Logo Canadiens 21 5 3 8 -1 13:40 40 12.5% 10
2024-25 Team Logo Canadiens 5 0 2 2 2 12:24 4 0.0% 2
Total 49 10 7 17 5 95 10.5% 24
Player Match
Player
Match
Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G
Career
P/G
Offense
Rating
Defense
Rating
Actual AAV
Joel Armia Team Logo RW 32.7 yrs 191 cm / 97 kg 0.39 0.36 61 88 $2.500M
90% Noah Laba Team Logo C 22.6 yrs 191 cm / 96 kg 0.30 0.30 58 90 $0.870M
86% Fraser Minten Team Logo C 21.6 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.51 0.41 66 85 $0.817M
85% Mark Jankowski Team Logo LW 31.5 yrs 193 cm / 90 kg 0.29 0.30 64 92 $0.800M
85% Eric Robinson Team Logo LW 30.7 yrs 188 cm / 99 kg 0.34 0.32 63 82 $1.700M
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