RW · NSH · NHL id 8483465
Joakim Kemell has played 16 games for the Nashville Predators in 2025-26, scoring 1 goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 12 shots while averaging 10:25 a night (9:10 at even strength, 0:35 on the power play and 0:37 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 61% of his 5v5 minutes with Fedor Svechkov and 42% with Reid Schaefer over the last 10 games, and the Predators have controlled 38% of shot attempts with Kemell on the ice (6-5 in goals, 39% offensive-zone starts). In the Predators' most recent game against ANA he was on L4 with Zachary L'Heureux and Fedor Svechkov and off the power play; moved up to L3 (from L4) in the last game. He is shooting 8.3% this season against 5.0% across the 18 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 16 game vs ANA, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 13 games, 10:08 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 6 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2025-26 · 34 attempts, 12 on goal, 1 goal
Shot map, OPP at NSH: 34 attempts, 12 on goal, 1 goal, 1.70 expected goals; best chance Joakim Kemell at 0.66 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 16 GP · 3 points vs 3.9 expected
Last 20 games: -11. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 8.3%
- 104.7
- 42.9%
- G vs xG
- 1 / 1.5
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (3 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
Fantasy box score
- Games played16
- Goals1
- Assists2
- Points3
- Shots on goal12
- Hits25
- Blocked shots9
- Plus/minus+2
- Penalty minutes0
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)38.4%
- Fenwick (FF%)37.9%
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)45.8%
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.007
- Faceoff win %12.5%
- Draw Equity /100−0.405
Usage
- Ice time per game10:25
- Offensive-zone start %39.1%
Special teams & discipline
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1047
- Luck Meter−11476th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Hardest shot92.6
- Offensive-zone time39.1%
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 16 of 16 games through the sequence engine
- −0.000
- Season net
- −0.00xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 2.04
- Attempts
- 5
- 0.012
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
How his goals happened
1 goal since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 @ TBL | Deflection | carry | 0 | 5.5 | 2-on-1 |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Kemell
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Kemell apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fedor Svechkov | C | 11 | 74:40 | 51% | 44.9% | 67% (4-2) | 29.6% 30:26 | 42.7% 56:12 |
| Zachary L'Heureux | LW | 9 | 58:01 | 40% | 33.3% | 67% (2-1) | 42.1% 26:24 | 48.4% 40:12 |
| Nick Perbix | D | 15 | 53:55 | 37% | 36.7% | 33% (2-4) | 40.9% 87:36 | 45.3% 171:03 |
| Brady Skjei | D | 15 | 47:10 | 32% | 37.4% | 50% (1-1) | 39.4% 92:10 | 44.1% 223:38 |
| Reid Schaefer | LW | 7 | 46:14 | 32% | 39.1% | 0% (0-1) | 40.0% 18:30 | 43.3% 12:53 |
| Justin Barron | D | 14 | 42:42 | 29% | 38.5% | 100% (3-0) | 38.4% 84:16 | 48.6% 169:01 |
| Adam Wilsby | D | 12 | 39:57 | 27% | 47.0% | 100% (4-0) | 37.8% 69:11 | 46.4% 162:11 |
| Erik Haula | LW | 6 | 35:29 | 24% | 29.3% | 100% (2-0) | 39.2% 22:45 | 46.7% 38:36 |
| Ryan Ufko | D | 9 | 33:00 | 22% | 25.0% | 0% (0-2) | 40.1% 60:42 | 46.7% 80:27 |
| Roman Josi | D | 13 | 28:31 | 19% | 45.6% | 50% (1-1) | 33.9% 87:49 | 47.6% 210:26 |
| Nicolas Hague | D | 7 | 25:17 | 17% | 38.8% | 50% (1-1) | 42.0% 38:21 | 45.7% 101:07 |
| Tyson Jost | C | 5 | 12:11 | 8% | 50.0% | 100% (2-0) | 35.9% 34:15 | 40.4% 44:42 |
| Filip Forsberg | LW | 4 | 11:45 | 8% | 56.0% | 100% (2-0) | 42.9% 26:57 | 53.0% 39:10 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | 5 | 9:59 | 7% | 66.7% | 0% (0-1) | 31.8% 40:48 | 39.1% 55:01 |
Game log
16 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 | vs ANA | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 13:42 | 10:36 | 0:20 | 2:41 |
| Apr 13 | vs SJS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 5:11 | 5:11 | — | — |
| Apr 11 | vs MIN | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 9:48 | 9:16 | — | 0:32 |
| Apr 9 | @ UTA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13:23 | 12:27 | — | 0:56 |
| Apr 7 | @ ANA | W 5-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 12:24 | 11:13 | 0:07 | 1:04 |
| Apr 6 | @ LAK | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 10:11 | 10:11 | — | — |
| Apr 4 | @ SJS | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100% | 7:26 | 7:08 | — | — |
| Apr 2 | @ LAK | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8:12 | 8:12 | — | — |
| Mar 29 | @ TBL | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8:16 | 8:16 | — | — |
| Mar 24 | vs SJS | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 13:19 | 12:22 | — | 0:57 |
| Mar 22 | @ CHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7:59 | 7:22 | — | 0:37 |
| Mar 10 | @ SEA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 7:11 | 7:11 | — | — |
| Mar 7 | @ BUF | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 15:00 | 12:56 | 1:00 | 1:04 |
| Mar 5 | vs BOS | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 12:24 | 7:19 | 3:22 | 1:17 |
| Oct 13 | @ OTT | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 9:46 | 6:54 | 2:52 | — |
| Oct 9 | vs CBJ | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12:22 | 10:08 | 1:37 | 0:37 |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 16 | 166:34 | 10:25 | 132 | 206 | 39.1% | 39.0% | 63 | 91 | 7 | 7 | 50% | 6.6 | 8.6 | 40% |
| Even strength | 16 | 146:42 | 9:10 | 116 | 186 | 38.4% | 37.9% | 55 | 80 | 6 | 5 | 55% | 5.6 | 6.6 | 39% |
| 5v5 | 16 | 146:42 | 9:10 | 116 | 186 | 38.4% | 37.9% | 55 | 80 | 6 | 5 | 55% | 5.6 | 6.6 | 39% |
| Power play | 6 | 9:18 | 1:33 | 8 | 4 | 66.7% | 62.5% | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 75% |
| Penalty kill | 9 | 9:45 | 1:05 | 7 | 14 | 33.3% | 41.2% | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0% |
| 5v4 | 6 | 9:18 | 1:33 | 8 | 4 | 66.7% | 62.5% | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | 75% |
| 4v5 | 9 | 9:45 | 1:05 | 7 | 14 | 33.3% | 41.2% | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NSH | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 12 | 8.3% | 25 | 9 | 10:25 |
| 2024-25 | NSH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0% | 4 | 1 | 10:21 |
Joakim Kemell news
- Takeaways from Predators First Roster Cuts & Final Roster PredictionThe Hockey Writers
- Training Camp: Joakim KemellNHL.com
- Joakim Kemell StatsNHL.com
- Joakim Kemell Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- What Was Behind the Nashville Predators Trading Luke Evangelista?NHLRumors.com
- Joakim Kemell Named to Finland's 2023 World Junior Championship RosterNHL.com
- NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Predators, Flyers, and Red WingsNHLRumors.com
- 3 More Moves The Nashville Predators Should Make This OffseasonThe Hockey Writers
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.