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Joe Veleno has 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists) in 39 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 345 regular-season games for the Detroit Red Wings, the Chicago Blackhawks and the Montreal Canadiens.

  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 26 yrs (13.01.2000)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 91 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 30th in 2018
    Draft Team: Team logoDetroit Red Wings
    Awards: -
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The 26-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Canadiens controlling 47% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Joe 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 33% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 35% in the defensive zone.

  • 63

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 204th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 50th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.03
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.47
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    12.23
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.25
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.25
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.55
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.36
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.01
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.75
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.33
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.68
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.27
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.63
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.77
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.75
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    1.51
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.35
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5.47
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.900M
Player Contract Value: $1.300M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 27.5 yrs (13.01.2000)
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Joe Veleno
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
01.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 1 14:10 0 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 0 9:13 0 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 -2 14:40 0 0
07.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 0 14:16 1 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 1 1 2 10:40 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 1 3 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 39 2 2 4 -7 12:13 39 5.1% 13
Season Projection 77 4 4 8 -14 12:13 77 5.2% 26
Total 345 40 45 85 -72 366 10.9% 111
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
Joe Veleno Team Logo C 26 yrs 185 cm / 91 kg 0.10 0.25 54 80 $0.900M
90% Zachary Aston-Reese Team Logo LW 31.4 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.17 0.24 56 80 $0.775M
88% Jesper Boqvist Team Logo C 27.2 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.16 0.28 56 76 $1.500M
86% Juho Lammikko Team Logo C 29.9 yrs 188 cm / 86 kg 0.09 0.15 52 77 $0.800M
85% Liam Ohgren Team Logo LW 22 yrs 183 cm / 84 kg 0.17 0.21 52 76 $0.887M
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