LW · DET · NHL id 8481077
John Leonard has played 11 games for the Detroit Red Wings in 2025-26, scoring 2 goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 11 shots while averaging 11:30 a night (10:16 at even strength, 1:10 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 48% of his 5v5 minutes with Andrew Copp and 47% with Alex DeBrincat over the last 10 games, and the Red Wings have controlled 45% of shot attempts with Leonard on the ice (2-5 in goals, 49% offensive-zone starts). In the Red Wings' most recent game against CGY he was on L3 with James van Riemsdyk and Marco Kasper and off the power play; lost his PP2 spot in the last game. He is shooting 18.2% this season against 7.6% across the 81 games in our data.
Right now
From the Mar 16 game vs CGY, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 9:10 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 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
Only 11 GP in 2025-26: NHL EDGE percentiles are noisy before about 15-20 games.
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 · 30 attempts, 11 on goal, 2 goals
Shot map, OPP at DET: 30 attempts, 11 on goal, 2 goals, 1.66 expected goals; best chance John Leonard at 0.60 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 11 GP · 4 points vs 3.5 expected
Last 20 games: +3. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 18.2%
- 94.1
- 100.0%
- G vs xG
- 2 / 1.7
- 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 played11
- Goals2
- Assists2
- Points4
- Shots on goal11
- Hits12
- Blocked shots9
- Plus/minus−3
- Penalty minutes0
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)44.9%
- Fenwick (FF%)46.0%
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.5%
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.069
Usage
- Ice time per game11:30
- Offensive-zone start %48.8%
Special teams & discipline
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO941
- Luck Meter+3343rd of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Hardest shot83.6
- Offensive-zone time40.6%
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 · 11 of 11 games through the sequence engine
- −0.066
- Season net
- −0.12xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 1.60
- Attempts
- 3
- 0.012
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L3 from L4Apr 24, 2021 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L4Mar 29, 2021 alerts →
How the goals happened
3 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2025 vs WSH | Deflection | carry | 2* | 37.7 | deflection | |
| Dec 20, 2025 @ WSH | Rebound | pass | 0 | 35.9 | rebound | |
| Mar 20, 2024 @ DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 55.9 | — |
* 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 Leonard
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Leonard apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Copp | C | 6 | 59:47 | 53% | 50.8% | 33% (2-4) | 42.9% 10:46 | 50.0% 17:49 |
| Alex DeBrincat | RW | 6 | 58:59 | 52% | 51.6% | 33% (2-4) | 38.1% 11:34 | 45.5% 25:38 |
| Ben Chiarot | D | 11 | 51:13 | 46% | 44.9% | 0% (0-1) | 45.0% 61:12 | 39.1% 146:14 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka | D | 9 | 37:57 | 34% | 46.8% | 0% (0-2) | 49.6% 56:58 | 43.2% 86:59 |
| Simon Edvinsson | D | 11 | 33:58 | 30% | 47.8% | 25% (1-3) | 43.8% 78:27 | 51.3% 177:28 |
| Moritz Seider | D | 11 | 32:41 | 29% | 45.0% | 25% (1-3) | 44.9% 79:44 | 51.1% 168:23 |
| Albert Johansson | D | 11 | 32:39 | 29% | 43.3% | 50% (1-1) | 45.6% 79:46 | 42.5% 116:35 |
| Jacob Bernard-Docker | D | 10 | 27:35 | 25% | 41.1% | — (0-0) | 45.3% 70:50 | 38.6% 110:19 |
| Marco Kasper | C | 4 | 20:11 | 18% | 45.0% | 0% (0-1) | 37.0% 11:34 | 51.7% 18:04 |
| Mason Appleton | C | 2 | 14:30 | 13% | 23.1% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 2:57 | 30.8% 9:04 |
| James van Riemsdyk | LW | 2 | 13:27 | 12% | 26.1% | — (0-0) | 0.0% 4:03 | 77.8% 4:30 |
| Michael Rasmussen | C | 2 | 13:09 | 12% | 20.8% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 4:18 | 50.0% 7:56 |
| Nate Danielson | C | 2 | 10:16 | 9% | 54.8% | — (0-0) | 31.3% 7:42 | 26.3% 8:13 |
| Emmitt Finnie | C | 2 | 6:33 | 6% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 45.5% 13:13 | 38.5% 21:45 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 112 min on ice · ranked against 510 forwards
teammates' average xGF%
31st percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
34th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Plays with weaker-than-usual linemates.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Leonard's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Leonard's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
11 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16 | vs CGY | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 9:10 | 8:20 | 0:50 | — |
| Mar 14 | @ DAL | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 9:10 | 9:10 | — | — |
| Jan 8 | vs VAN | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11:17 | 10:07 | 1:04 | — |
| Jan 5 | @ OTT | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 11:03 | 7:20 | 3:34 | — |
| Dec 28 | vs TOR | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 7:31 | 6:55 | 0:36 | — |
| Dec 27 | @ CAR | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 12:40 | 11:03 | 1:29 | — |
| Dec 23 | vs DAL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13:33 | 12:38 | 0:38 | — |
| Dec 21 | vs WSH | W 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 14:00 | 14:00 | — | — |
| Dec 20 | @ WSH | W 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 12:57 | 10:36 | 2:21 | — |
| Dec 17 | vs UTA | L 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 12:08 | 9:47 | 2:21 | — |
| Dec 16 | vs NYI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 13:02 | 13:02 | — | — |
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 | 11 | 126:31 | 11:30 | 120 | 132 | 47.6% | 48.9% | 52 | 51 | 4 | 5 | 44% | 5.4 | 5.0 | 51% |
| Even strength | 11 | 112:58 | 10:16 | 103 | 125 | 45.2% | 46.3% | 44 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 29% | 4.0 | 4.5 | 50% |
| 5v5 | 11 | 112:25 | 10:13 | 102 | 125 | 44.9% | 46.0% | 44 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 29% | 4.0 | 4.5 | 49% |
| Power play | 8 | 12:53 | 1:37 | 17 | 5 | 77.3% | 75.0% | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.4 | 0.2 | 67% |
| 5v4 | 8 | 12:53 | 1:37 | 17 | 5 | 77.3% | 75.0% | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.4 | 0.2 | 67% |
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 | DET | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 11 | 18.2% | 12 | 9 | 11:30 |
| 2023-24 | ARI | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 5 | 6:52 |
| 2022-23 | NSH | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25.0% | 4 | 4 | 11:32 |
| 2021-22 | SJS | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 25 | 4.0% | 13 | 8 | 11:17 |
| 2020-21 | SJS | 44 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 2 | 60 | 5.0% | 25 | 17 | 11:15 |
John Leonard news
- Red Wings' John Leonard: Hits waiver wireCBS Sports
- John Leonard HomeNHL.com
- John Leonard StatsNHL.com
- John Leonard Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- John Leonard News: Returned to Grand RapidsRotoWire
- Red Wings Reassign John LeonardPro Hockey Rumors
- Red Wings' John Leonard: Returned to Grand RapidsCBS Sports
- John Leonard Reassigned to GriffinsGrand Rapids Griffins
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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.