C · NYR · NHL id 8480813
Joseph Veleno has played 3 games for the New York Rangers in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 1 shots while averaging 14:45 a night (11:12 at even strength, 0:00 on the power play and 2:55 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 70% of his 5v5 minutes with Tye Kartye and 39% with Jaroslav Chmelar over the last 3 games, and the Rangers have controlled 46% of shot attempts with Veleno on the ice (0-0 in goals, 38% offensive-zone starts). In the Rangers' most recent game against DET he was on L3 with Tye Kartye and Jaroslav Chmelar and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 2 game vs DET, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 3 games, 14:06 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 2 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 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
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
2026-27 · 4 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at NYR: 4 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.17 expected goals; best chance Joseph Veleno at 0.10 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 61 GP · 5 points vs 13.5 expected
Last 20 games: -57. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 3.9%
- 95.2
- 26.3%
- G vs xG
- 2 / 5.6
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (2 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.
- 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played61
- Goals2578th of 715
- Assists3651st of 715
- Points5655th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal52540th of 715
- Hits16651st of 715
- Blocked shots32427th of 715
- Plus/minus−12592nd of 715
- Penalty minutes19465th of 715
- Faceoffs won163148th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)47.7%485th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)47.8%477th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)45.7%558th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)45.8%558th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)46.2%539th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)47.8%470th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.39564th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.090614th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.34168th of 719
- Faceoff win %51.6%82nd of 238
- Draw Equity /100+0.01980th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game12:05587th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:03584th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %49.8%368th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /600.00267th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO952683rd of 719
- Goals above expected−3.6648th of 715
- Luck Meter−80823rd of 828
- Ascension score50185th of 445
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.277th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts136117th of 715
- Hardest shot88.0374th of 715
- Offensive-zone time39.8%566th of 715
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 · 58 of 61 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.014
- Season net
- −0.15xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- +0.019
- Season
- +0.06G
- 51.6%316 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 42-51 · NZ 48-46 · DZ 73-56
- Per 60
- 0.39
- Attempts
- 4
- 0.027
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 L4Dec 13, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L4Oct 28, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L4Mar 22, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L4Apr 13, 2024 alerts →
- Played 8:05 more than his 5-game averageApr 13, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L4Feb 19, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 20, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to L3 from L4Jan 26, 2023 alerts →
How the goals happened
22 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2025 vs EDM | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 48.1 | — | |
| Nov 20, 2025 vs WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 55.3 | — | |
| Apr 15, 2025 @ OTT | Rush | carry | 0 | 66.0 | — | |
| Mar 30, 2025 vs UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 14.0 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 23, 2025 vs PHI | Rush | carry | 0 | 70.0 | — | |
| Jan 7, 2025 vs OTT | Rebound | carry | 0 | 12.7 | rebound | |
| Dec 21, 2024 @ MTL | Deflection | carry | 0 | 31.7 | one-timer | |
| Dec 20, 2024 vs MTL | Deflection | — | 1 | 61.6 | deflection | |
| Dec 18, 2024 vs PHI | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 36.1 | 3-on-0, one-timer | |
| Nov 6, 2024 @ CHI | Deflection | — | 1 | 27.6 | deflection | |
| Apr 16, 2024 @ MTL | Rebound | — | 0 | 36.4 | rebound | |
| Feb 27, 2024 vs WSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 55.9 | — | |
| Feb 13, 2024 @ EDM | Rebound | — | 0 | 6.2 | rebound | |
| Jan 27, 2024 vs VGK | Odd-man rush | pass | 1* | 26.0 | 4-on-3 | |
| Jan 7, 2024 @ ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 24.4 | — | |
| Dec 11, 2023 @ DAL | Rebound | — | 5* | 21.7 | rebound | |
| Dec 2, 2023 @ MTL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 57.3 | — | |
| Oct 28, 2023 @ BOS | Rush | carry | 0 | 56.8 | — | |
| Oct 24, 2023 vs SEA | Deflection | — | 5* | 31.2 | deflection | |
| Oct 22, 2023 vs CGY | Deflection | — | 4* | 42.7 | deflection | |
| Oct 21, 2023 @ OTT | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 36.2 | 1-on-0 | |
| Oct 21, 2023 @ OTT | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 30.2 | one-timer |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Veleno
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Veleno apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tye Kartye | LW | 3 | 23:39 | 70% | 36.1% | — (0-0) | 65.0% 9:56 | 23.5% 9:23 |
| Jaroslav Chmelar | RW | 2 | 13:13 | 39% | 45.0% | — (0-0) | 72.7% 5:55 | 0.0% 2:10 |
| Alberts Smits | D | 3 | 13:05 | 39% | 29.2% | — (0-0) | 59.4% 20:30 | 40.8% 29:24 |
| Braden Schneider | D | 3 | 12:31 | 37% | 27.3% | — (0-0) | 58.8% 21:04 | 38.2% 31:12 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | D | 3 | 11:53 | 35% | 63.2% | — (0-0) | 37.8% 21:42 | 48.6% 40:59 |
| Sean Durzi | D | 3 | 11:38 | 35% | 61.9% | — (0-0) | 37.1% 21:57 | 50.8% 36:43 |
| Marcus Pettersson | D | 3 | 11:25 | 34% | 43.8% | — (0-0) | 47.5% 22:10 | 47.8% 41:43 |
| Matt Rempe | C | 1 | 9:18 | 28% | 37.5% | — (0-0) | 33.3% 5:09 | 100.0% 0:31 |
| Adam Fox | D | 3 | 6:37 | 20% | 70.0% | — (0-0) | 41.3% 26:58 | 44.6% 39:36 |
| Will Cuylle | LW | 2 | 4:01 | 12% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 47.2% 22:08 | 37.8% 21:16 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | RW | 2 | 2:38 | 8% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 51.9% 16:30 | 45.7% 19:42 |
| Noah Laba | C | 1 | 1:44 | 5% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 9:58 | 22.2% 9:15 |
| Alexis Lafrenière | LW | 1 | 1:28 | 4% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 71.4% 10:14 | 46.7% 14:11 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | RW | 1 | 1:15 | 4% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 34.8% 13:12 | 42.3% 11:40 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 620:51 on ice · ranked against 510 forwards · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
Middle-of-the-lineup deployment: average linemates and opposition.
Each value is the ice-time-weighted average season xGF% of the skaters Veleno shared the 5v5 ice with, each shrunk toward 50%. Most skaters land between about 45% and 55% for QoT and 49% and 51% for QoC, so the percentile is the easier read.
Game log
3 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | @ DET | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54% | 13:34 | 11:42 | — | 1:47 |
| Oct 1 | vs TBL | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 67% | 14:45 | 7:26 | — | 5:27 |
| Sep 29 | @ BOS | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 36% | 15:57 | 14:27 | — | 1:30 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 3 | 44:16 | 14:45 | 29 | 38 | 43.3% | 31.6% | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | 1.4 | 1.7 | 24% |
| Even strength | 3 | 33:35 | 11:12 | 26 | 30 | 46.4% | 30.3% | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 1.4 | 38% |
| 5v5 | 3 | 33:35 | 11:12 | 26 | 30 | 46.4% | 30.3% | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.6 | 1.4 | 38% |
| Penalty kill | 3 | 8:44 | 2:55 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 3 | 8:44 | 2:55 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NYR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 5 | 14:45 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | MTL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 20 | 0 | 8:47 |
| 2025-26 | MTL | 61 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -12 | 19 | 52 | 3.8% | 166 | 32 | 12:05 |
| 2024-25 | CHI, DET | 74 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -23 | 17 | 75 | 10.7% | 139 | 44 | 12:07 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 80 | 12 | 16 | 28 | -16 | 25 | 86 | 14.0% | 108 | 35 | 13:57 |
| 2022-23 | DET | 81 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -12 | 30 | 85 | 10.6% | 152 | 44 | 12:47 |
| 2021-22 | DET | 66 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 22 | 73 | 11.0% | 123 | 25 | 13:13 |
| 2020-21 | DET | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12.5% | 7 | 4 | 15:06 |
Joseph Veleno news
- Joe Veleno embracing fresh Rangers start after two turbulent seasonsNew York Post
- Joe Veleno Poised To Take On Important Role With Rangers This SeasonYahoo Sports
- Joe Veleno StatsNHL.com
- Joe Veleno Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Moving from Canadiens to Rangers could unlock Joe Veleno's offence: TSN analystMontreal Gazette
- 2026 Rangers Season Previews: Joe VelenoBlueshirt Banter
- Tracking the Canadiens’ Departed Free AgentsThe Hockey Writers
- How Joe Veleno angered Rangers fans 1 week after free-agent signingYahoo Sports
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
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.