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John Leonard has 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists) in 8 games for the Detroit Red Wings this season.

Selected in the 6th round (No. 182) of the 2018 NHL Draft by the San Jose Sharks, he has 21 points (8 goals, 13 assists) in 78 regular-season games for the San Jose Sharks, the Nashville Predators, the Arizona Coyotes and the Detroit Red Wings.

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 27.4 yrs (07.08.1998)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 87 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 182nd in 2018
    Draft Team: Team logoSan Jose Sharks
    Awards: -
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The 27-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Red Wings controlling 50% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When John Leonard is off the ice, the Red Wings control 52% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 38% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 21% in the defensive zone.

  • 67

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 185th of 251 Wings
    Defense:Def: 58th of 251 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    44.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    -0.02
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    11.26
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    0.36
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    0.85
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.36
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    0.58
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.27
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    2.18
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    0.24
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.38
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.28
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.78
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.12
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    2.06
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.57
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.33
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.21
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
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Actual AAV: $0.775M
Player Contract Value: $2.200M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 28.9 yrs (07.08.1998)
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John Leonard
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
21.12.2025 Team Logo Capitals 1 1 0 1 -1 14:00 2 50.0% 0
23.12.2025 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 -1 13:33 2 0.0% 0
27.12.2025 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 1 1 -1 12:40 0 0
28.12.2025 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 0 7:31 1 0.0% 0
05.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 11:03 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 1 2 -3 6 16.7% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2020-21 Team Logo Sharks 44 3 10 13 -7 11:15 60 5.0% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Sharks 14 1 1 2 -5 11:16 25 4.0% 0
2022-23 Team Logo Predators 6 1 0 1 0 11:31 4 25.0% 2
2023-24 Arizona Coyotes 6 1 0 1 -1 6:52 5 20.0% 0
2025-26 Team Logo Red Wings 8 2 2 4 -2 12:07 9 22.2% 0
Season Projection 46 12 12 24 -12 12:06 52 23.1% 0
Total 78 8 13 21 -15 103 7.8% 4
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
John Leonard Team Logo LW 27.4 yrs 180 cm / 87 kg 0.50 0.27 62 78 $0.775M
86% Connor Dewar Team Logo C 26.5 yrs 178 cm / 84 kg 0.34 0.24 62 77 $1.100M
86% Noah Ostlund Team Logo C 21.8 yrs 180 cm / 82 kg 0.40 0.32 66 78 $0.887M
84% Dominic James Team Logo C 23.5 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.30 0.30 63 77 $0.910M
84% Jonny Brodzinski Team Logo C 32.6 yrs 183 cm / 93 kg 0.31 0.27 64 78 $0.788M
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