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Joel Kiviranta
Left Wing #94 Avalanche $1.250M
Player Information

Joel Kiviranta has 7 points (2 goals, 5 assists) in 28 games for the Colorado Avalanche this season.

As an undrafted Left Wing, he has 67 points (37 goals, 30 assists) in 326 regular-season games for the Dallas Stars and the Colorado Avalanche.

He also has 14 points (7 goals, 7 assists) in 51 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 29.9 yrs (23.03.1996)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 83 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: Undrafted
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 29-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Avalanche controlling 57% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Joel Kiviranta is off the ice, the Avalanche control 55% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 24% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 37% in the defensive zone.

  • 71

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 162nd of 258 Wings
    Defense:Def: 25th of 258 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.02
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.57
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    9.78
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.47
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.47
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.71
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.71
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.56
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.36
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.47
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.24
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    1.96
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.12
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.71
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.89
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.71
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.12
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.37
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $1.250M
Player Contract Value: $3.400M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 31.3 yrs (23.03.1996)
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Joel Kiviranta
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 -1 11:40 0 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 1 0 1 1 11:13 1 100.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 1 1 1 13:34 2 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 14:03 2 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 0 0 -2 13:10 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 1 2 -1 6 16.7% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Stars 11 1 0 1 -1 10:39 13 7.7% 4
2020-21 Team Logo Stars 26 6 5 11 3 12:10 31 19.4% 6
2021-22 Team Logo Stars 56 1 6 7 -6 9:31 59 1.7% 10
2022-23 Team Logo Stars 70 8 1 9 -9 12:09 85 9.4% 40
2023-24 Team Logo Avalanche 56 3 6 9 -1 9:49 48 6.2% 12
2024-25 Team Logo Avalanche 79 16 7 23 15 12:31 84 19.0% 20
2025-26 Team Logo Avalanche 28 2 5 7 0 10:03 23 8.7% 6
Season Projection 55 4 10 14 0 10:03 45 8.9% 12
Total 326 37 30 67 1 343 10.8% 98
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Stars 14 5 1 6 7 12:46 21 23.8% 4
2021-22 Team Logo Stars 7 0 1 1 -2 9:35 5 0.0% 4
2022-23 Team Logo Stars 15 1 4 5 0 12:37 12 8.3% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Avalanche 8 1 1 2 3 11:46 7 14.3% 4
2024-25 Team Logo Avalanche 7 0 0 0 0 10:04 9 0.0% 2
Total 51 7 7 14 8 54 13.0% 16
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Joel Kiviranta Team Logo LW 29.9 yrs 180 cm / 83 kg 0.25 0.21 62 88 $1.250M
87% Justin Hryckowian Team Logo C 25 yrs 180 cm / 89 kg 0.32 0.31 60 87 $0.870M
86% Nick Cousins Team Logo C 32.6 yrs 180 cm / 86 kg 0.29 0.30 62 86 $0.825M
86% Alex Turcotte Team Logo C 25 yrs 180 cm / 88 kg 0.24 0.28 68 89 $0.775M
85% Noel Acciari Team Logo C 34.2 yrs 180 cm / 92 kg 0.36 0.24 58 86 $2.000M
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