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Juuso Välimäki

#8
Carolina Hurricanes

D · 6'2", 201 lb · 28 years old · Shoots left · Tampere, FIN

Drafted 2017 · CGY · round 1 · #16 overall

Last 5 games

DateOppGAPTSGSTOI
Nov 12@SEA1010.613:59
Nov 5@NYI000-0.512:44
Nov 3@NSH000-0.317:58
Nov 1WPG1010.715:39
Oct 29CBJ000-0.112:49

Against their position

Points / 60: 1.86 — 27th of 240Goals / 60: 1.40 — 1st of 240Assists / 60: 0.47 — 151st of 240Shots / 60: 5.59 — 27th of 240Shooting %: 25.0% — 3rd of 240Even-strength points / 60: 1.86 — 9th of 240Ice time / game: 14:19 — 200th of 240Points/601.86 27thGoals/601.40 1stAssists/600.47 151stShots/605.59 27thShooting25.0% 3rdEV pts/601.86 9thIce time14:19 200th
This playerAverage defencemen

Against 240 defencemen, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

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Role
Hits / 601.86158th
Blocks / 604.19118th
Takeaways / 600.00221st
Giveaways / 602.3224th
Penalty minutes12162nd

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

Per game, against the average defenseman

G
Goals
D 0.08
A
Assists
D 0.27
SOG
Shots on goal
D 1.2
xG
Expected goals
D 0.08
CF
Attempts for
D 14.6
CA
Attempts against
D 14.7
TOI
Ice time
D 19:05
Speed
Top, mph
20.4
D 21.2
Hits
Hits
D 1.0
Hit±
Dealt minus taken
D -0.7
BLK
Shot blocks
D 1.3
bxG
Block xG margin
D +.02
Poss±
Take minus give
D -0.8
Pen±
Drawn minus taken
D -0.1
FO%
Faceoffs won
Shot
Hardest, mph
80.7
D 87.2

Every shot this season

Season shot map: 33 attempts, 3 goals.
Goal3Shot on goal9Missed7Shot blocked14

NHL regular season

SeasonGPGAPTSTOI
2026-27931414:19
2024-254323516:33
2023-24682151719:06
2022-23784303418:11
2021-22902215:42
2020-2149291115:26
2018-192412315:29
Career28014627617:14

Other competitions

SeasonLeagueGPGAPTS
2026-27AHL2000
2025-26AHL3123
2025-26AHL2461420
2024-25AHL1000
2021-22AHL3521618
2020-21Liiga1921719
2018-19AHL2041014
2017-18WHL43143145
2017-18WJC-205134
2016-17WHL60194261
2016-17WJC-206202
2015-16WHL5672532
2015-16Ivan Hlinka Memorial5101
2015-16WJC-186022
2014-15U20 SM-sarja4451520
2014-15EYOF3022
2014-15WJC-187011
2013-14Jr. B SM-sarja4472633
2012-13Jr. C SM-sarja Q8336