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Joseph Veleno
Center #90 Canadiens $0.900M
Player Information

Joseph Veleno has 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists) in 49 games for the Montreal Canadiens this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 30) of the 2018 NHL Draft by the Detroit Red Wings, he has 85 points (40 goals, 45 assists) in 355 regular-season games for the Detroit Red Wings, the Chicago Blackhawks and the Montreal Canadiens.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 26.1 yrs (13.01.2000)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 90 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 30th in 2018
    Draft Team: Team logoDetroit Red Wings
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 26-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Canadiens controlling 45% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Joseph Veleno is off the ice, the Canadiens control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 31% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 36% in the defensive zone.

  • 62

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 226th of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 43rd of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.06
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.45
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    12.29
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.21
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.21
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.50
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.24
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.70
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.64
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.31
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.79
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.87
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.64
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.44
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.74
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    1.49
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.36
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5.41
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.900M
Player Contract Value: $1.200M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 27.5 yrs (13.01.2000)
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Joseph Veleno
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
20.01.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 13:54 2 0.0% 0
22.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 10:01 1 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 -1 10:33 0 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 11:24 0 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 0 12:34 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -1 4 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2020-21 Team Logo Red Wings 5 1 0 1 0 15:05 8 12.5% 4
2021-22 Team Logo Red Wings 66 8 7 15 -14 13:13 73 11.0% 22
2022-23 Team Logo Red Wings 81 9 11 20 -12 12:46 85 10.6% 30
2023-24 Team Logo Red Wings 80 12 16 28 -16 13:56 86 14.0% 25
2024-25 Team Logo Red Wings 56 5 5 10 -14 11:56 50 10.0% 13
2024-25 Team Logo Blackhawks 18 3 4 7 -9 12:37 25 12.0% 4
2025-26 Team Logo Canadiens 49 2 2 4 -8 12:13 45 4.4% 15
Season Projection 74 3 3 6 -12 12:14 68 4.4% 23
Total 355 40 45 85 -73 372 10.8% 113
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Joseph Veleno Team Logo C 26.1 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.08 0.24 51 84 $0.900M
85% Beck Malenstyn Team Logo LW 28.1 yrs 191 cm / 94 kg 0.14 0.18 50 81 $1.350M
85% Sam Carrick Team Logo C 34.1 yrs 183 cm / 91 kg 0.16 0.22 54 84 $1.000M
85% Kyle MacLean Team Logo C 26.8 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.14 0.17 52 77 $0.775M
85% Landon Slaggert Team Logo LW 23.7 yrs 183 cm / 81 kg 0.17 0.19 55 87 $0.900M
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