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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
26 (2000)
Contract
$1,500,000 × 2yr
Expires
RFA 2028 · age 28
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
Free Agent · Jul 2026
Drafted
2018 Rd 1 (#15) PIT
Vitals
6'1" · 201 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 482 fwds
CK 92 95th
FG 56 67th
DI 90 72nd
SK 86 88th
ST 74 59th
EN 62 24th
DU 78 31st
PH 62 27th
FO 70 66th
PA 55 14th
SC 56 12th
DF 79 81st
PS 25 34th
EX 68 53rd
LD 68 48th
OV 66 36th

Contract

Cap hit $1,500,000 1.4% of cap
Year 1 of 2
2026-27
2027-28
Expiry Status
RFA
2028 age 28
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2022-23 COL 2 1 0 1 0.50 -1 2 0 0 0 2 50.0% 2
2024-25 BOS 1 0 0 0 0.00 -1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2
2025-26 COL 82 12 23 35 0.43 -25 39 2 4 0 103 11.7% 127
CAREER 3 yrs 85 13 23 36 0.42 -27 41 2 4 0 -- 12.4% 131
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2024-25 NYI 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1
CAREER 1 app. 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 -- - 1
2026-27 · no games in this range

No games logged in this range.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2025-26 NYR 61 2 3 5 -12 19 1 0 0 52 12:05
On Pace - 82 3 4 7 -16 26 1 0 0 70 -
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2020-21 DET 5 1 0 1 0.20 0 4 0 1 1 12.5% 15:06
2021-22 DET 66 8 7 15 0.23 -14 22 0 0 0 11.0% 13:13
2022-23 DET 81 9 11 20 0.25 -12 30 1 1 4 10.6% 12:47
2023-24 DET 80 12 16 28 0.35 -16 25 1 3 5 14.0% 13:57
2024-25 DET 56 5 5 10 0.18 -14 13 0 0 0 10.0% 11:57
2024-25 CHI 18 3 4 7 0.39 -9 4 0 0 0 12.0% 12:38
2025-26 MTL 61 2 3 5 0.08 -12 19 1 0 0 3.8% 12:05
Career NHL 367 40 46 86 0.23 -77 117 3 5 10 10.6% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2022-23 22 C COL 84 45 89 82 75 65 64 62 72 60 62 69 25 52 52 64
2023-24 23 C COL 84 45 89 82 75 65 64 62 72 60 62 69 25 52 52 64
2024-25 24 C NYI 79 54 90 82 71 66 98 70 76 65 68 72 25 64 64 68
2025-26 25 C COL 84 55 92 80 74 62 91 61 65 61 60 71 25 66 66 65
2026-27 26 C COL 92 56 90 86 74 62 78 62 70 55 56 79 25 68 68 66
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2022-23 22 C COL 84 45 89 82 75 65 64 62 72 60 62 69 25 52 52 64
2023-24 23 C COL · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
2024-25 24 C NYI −5 +9 +1 · −4 +1 +34 +8 +4 +5 +6 +3 · +12 +12 +4
2025-26 25 C COL +5 +1 +2 −2 +3 −4 −7 −9 −11 −4 −8 −1 · +2 +2 −3
2026-27 26 C COL +8 +1 −2 +6 · · −13 +1 +5 −6 −4 +8 · +2 +2 +1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2022-23 COL $1,212,917 3 yr 1.5% 22 ELC Rookie
2025-26 COL $1,500,000 1 yr 1.6% 25 RFA
2026-27 COL $1,500,000 2 yr 1.4% 26 RFA CURRENT
2022-23
Aug 23 2022
2022-23
to PENGUINS
Oct 30 2022
2022-23
to COYOTES
  • Joe Veleno 64
  • $1
to PENGUINS
  • $1
Mar 9 2023
2022-23
to AVALANCHE
to COYOTES
2024-25
Oct 26 2024
2024-25
to BRUINS
  • Joseph Veleno 68
to AVALANCHE
Nov 10 2024
2024-25
to ISLANDERS
2025-26
Oct 13 2025
2025-26
to AVALANCHE
  • Joseph Veleno 65
to ISLANDERS
  • $100,000

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