Juuso Välimäki

Carolina Hurricanes·D·#8·FIN·Age 28·Shoots L

6'2"201 lbsTampereDrafted 16th Overall, 2017 (CGY)

GP8

PTS3

+/-7

S%25.0%

TOI/GP14:21

GWG0

OTG—

SHG0

PPP0

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Tampere, FIN · Draft: 2017 · Round 1, pick 16 (#16 overall) · CGY · 4 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 276
G: 12
A: 62
PTS: 74
+/-: -1

Playoffs

GP: 2
G: 0
A: 1
PTS: 1
+/-: 1

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-29	vs CBJ	0	0	0	1	0	12:49
2026-10-27	vs BOS	0	0	0	1	1	13:43
2026-10-24	@ STL	0	0	0	0	2	16:13
2026-10-22	@ EDM	1	0	1	3	1	14:17
2026-10-20	@ VAN	0	1	1	1	1	11:29

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Hits4#561 of 654
Hits per game0.50#499 of 654
Hits per 602.08#468 of 654
Blocked shots8#340 of 654
Takeaways0#588 of 654
Giveaways5#80 of 654

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)0.65#537 of 654
Expected goals per 600.34#442 of 654
Goals above expected+1.35#104 of 654
xG per shot (shot quality)0.046#473 of 654
High-danger shots1#496 of 654

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)61.6%#7 of 654
Corsi relative to team+6.4%#64 of 654
Fenwick (unblocked share)65.2%#3 of 654
PDO at 5v51.098#17 of 654
Offensive zone starts75.7%#11 of 654
Time on ice per game14:22#430 of 654

Ranks among 654 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

No faceoffs taken this season.

Game LogLast 10 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 6	@ NYI	0	0	0	-1	0	12:44	W
Nov 4	@ NSH	0	0	0	0	1	17:58	L
Nov 1	WPG	1	0	1	2	2	15:39	W
Oct 29	CBJ	0	0	0	1	0	12:49	W
Oct 28	BOS	0	0	0	1	1	13:43	W
Oct 24	@ STL	0	0	0	0	2	16:13	W
Oct 23	@ EDM	1	0	1	3	1	14:17	L
Oct 21	@ VAN	0	1	1	1	1	11:29	W
Sep 24	NSH	1	0	1	1	2	0:00	W
Sep 20	@ FLA	0	0	0	-3	2	21:43	L

Show all 82 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 6	@ NYI	0	0	0	-1	0	12:44	W
Nov 4	@ NSH	0	0	0	0	1	17:58	L
Nov 1	WPG	1	0	1	2	2	15:39	W
Oct 29	CBJ	0	0	0	1	0	12:49	W
Oct 28	BOS	0	0	0	1	1	13:43	W
Oct 24	@ STL	0	0	0	0	2	16:13	W
Oct 23	@ EDM	1	0	1	3	1	14:17	L
Oct 21	@ VAN	0	1	1	1	1	11:29	W
Sep 24	NSH	1	0	1	1	2	0:00	W
Sep 20	@ FLA	0	0	0	-3	2	21:43	L
Apr 14	VAN	0	0	0	1	0	24:55	L
Apr 11	SEA	0	0	0	1	2	21:58	L
Apr 8	ANA	0	1	1	1	1	22:55	W
Apr 7	@ SEA	0	0	0	-2	1	19:13	L
Apr 4	@ SEA	0	0	0	-3	2	21:08	L
Apr 2	SJS	0	0	0	-2	2	20:49	L
Apr 1	DAL	1	0	1	-2	1	21:58	L
Mar 28	EDM	0	0	0	0	0	23:45	L
Mar 26	COL	0	1	1	0	2	23:48	L
Mar 25	@ COL	0	0	0	-1	2	20:41	L
Mar 23	@ EDM	0	0	0	0	2	21:39	L
Mar 22	@ WPG	0	0	0	1	1	21:20	L
Mar 19	CHI	1	2	3	2	4	22:47	W
Mar 17	VAN	0	0	0	-1	4	21:56	W
Mar 15	CGY	0	2	2	1	2	24:46	W
Mar 13	MIN	0	2	2	2	2	24:59	W
Mar 11	@ COL	0	0	0	0	2	22:42	L
Mar 10	NSH	0	0	0	-1	1	23:47	W
Mar 8	STL	0	0	0	2	1	20:54	W
Mar 6	NJD	0	2	2	0	1	23:56	L
Mar 4	CAR	0	0	0	-2	0	23:32	L
Mar 2	@ DAL	0	2	2	-2	1	23:46	L
Mar 1	CHI	0	0	0	2	0	20:55	W
Feb 27	NSH	0	0	0	1	1	23:51	L
Feb 23	CGY	0	1	1	-1	0	20:21	L
Feb 20	CBJ	0	0	0	1	2	22:01	W
Feb 19	@ LAK	0	1	1	-1	1	25:04	L
Feb 16	TBL	0	0	0	0	2	26:10	W
Feb 14	@ NSH	0	0	0	2	1	21:42	W
Feb 12	@ STL	0	4	4	0	1	21:52	L
Feb 11	@ CHI	0	1	1	1	3	23:24	L
Feb 7	MIN	0	1	1	0	5	20:20	W
Jan 29	@ ANA	0	0	0	-1	1	22:27	L
Jan 27	STL	0	0	0	3	1	21:43	W
Jan 25	ANA	0	0	0	-2	0	6:30	L
Jan 23	VGK	0	1	1	1	0	14:50	W
Jan 22	@ DAL	0	0	0	0	1	12:31	L
Jan 20	WSH	0	0	0	-2	1	12:05	L
Jan 18	DET	0	0	0	1	1	15:35	W
Jan 16	@ WPG	0	0	0	-1	2	14:36	L
Jan 15	@ MIN	0	0	0	0	1	15:30	L
Jan 13	OTT	0	1	1	0	3	17:16	L
Jan 11	SJS	0	0	0	-3	0	14:39	L
Jan 9	PIT	0	0	0	-1	2	12:27	L
Jan 7	@ CHI	0	0	0	-1	2	15:54	L
Jan 6	@ PHI	0	0	0	-1	1	17:13	L
Jan 4	@ FLA	0	1	1	-2	2	13:36	L
Dec 31	@ TBL	0	0	0	0	0	14:18	L
Dec 30	TOR	0	1	1	0	0	12:39	W
Dec 28	COL	0	1	1	2	0	17:28	W
Dec 24	LAK	0	0	0	0	2	20:32	W
Dec 22	@ VGK	1	0	1	-1	1	12:21	L
Dec 20	MTL	0	0	0	0	0	6:44	L
Dec 18	BUF	0	0	0	0	1	10:38	L
Dec 17	NYI	0	0	0	0	1	9:04	W
Dec 14	@ SJS	0	0	0	0	1	9:15	L
Dec 12	PHI	0	0	0	-2	2	10:32	W
Dec 10	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	8:37	W
Dec 8	@ EDM	0	0	0	-4	1	15:16	L
Dec 6	@ CGY	0	0	0	0	0	12:19	L
Dec 4	@ VAN	0	1	1	1	0	11:15	L
Nov 27	@ MIN	0	0	0	2	2	20:00	L
Nov 26	@ DET	0	0	0	0	0	15:53	L
Nov 22	@ NSH	0	0	0	0	0	15:22	L
Nov 18	@ VGK	0	0	0	-1	1	17:30	L
Nov 14	@ NYR	0	0	0	-2	1	19:17	L
Nov 13	@ NJD	0	1	1	-1	0	17:15	L
Nov 11	@ NYI	0	0	0	0	1	17:42	W
Nov 9	@ BUF	0	1	1	2	2	19:06	W
Nov 5	@ WSH	0	0	0	1	1	16:29	W
Nov 4	DAL	1	0	1	0	4	15:36	L
Nov 2	FLA	0	0	0	0	0	17:17	W

Career Arc

4 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP
2026-27	CAR	5	1	1	2	+6	2	5	20.0	13:42
2021-22	CGY	9	0	2	2	0	10	11	0.0	15:42
2020-21	CGY	49	2	9	11	-2	26	72	2.8	15:26
2018-19	CGY	24	1	2	3	-2	12	28	3.6	15:29

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