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Juuso Välimäki #4
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Selected in the 1st round (No. 16) of the 2017 NHL Draft by the Calgary Flames, he has 72 points (11 goals, 61 assists) in 271 regular-season games for the Calgary Flames, the Arizona Coyotes and the Utah Hockey Club.

He also has 1 points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 2 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 27.3 yrs (06.10.1998)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 91 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 16th in 2017
    Draft Team: Team logoCalgary Flames
    Awards: -
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The 27-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Hurricanes controlling 46% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Juuso Välimäki is off the ice, the Hurricanes control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 38% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 22% in the defensive zone.

  • 62

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 196th of 282 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 227th of 282 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    68.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.11
    0.05
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    19.09
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.09
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.28
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.42
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.17
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.79
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    2.96
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.23
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    8.32
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    2.74
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    2.26
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.28
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    4.16
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    0.60
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    0.88
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.29
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    0.00
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Actual AAV: $0.850M
Player Contract Value: $1.100M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 28.7 yrs (06.10.1998)
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Juuso Välimäki
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
18.01.2025 Team Logo Blues 1 0 1 1 0 16:18 1 0.0% 0
20.01.2025 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 1 14:43 1 0.0% 0
23.01.2025 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 1 16:58 2 0.0% 0
24.01.2025 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 0 15:40 0 0
26.01.2025 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 15:46 1 0.0% 2
Total 5 0 1 1 2 5 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Flames 24 1 2 3 -2 15:28 28 3.6% 12
2020-21 Team Logo Flames 49 2 9 11 -2 15:25 72 2.8% 26
2021-22 Team Logo Flames 9 0 2 2 0 15:41 11 0.0% 10
2022-23 Arizona Coyotes 78 4 30 34 -10 18:10 93 4.3% 59
2023-24 Arizona Coyotes 68 2 15 17 12 19:06 69 2.9% 12
2024-25 Utah Hockey Club 43 2 3 5 -5 16:33 40 5.0% 14
Total 271 11 61 72 -7 313 3.5% 133
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Flames 2 0 1 1 1 16:46 3 0.0% 0
Total 2 0 1 1 1 3 0.0% 0