D · CAR · NHL id 8479976
Juuso Välimäki has played 43 games for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2024-25, scoring 2 goals and 3 assists (5 points) on 40 shots while averaging 16:33 a night (15:06 at even strength, 0:15 on the power play and 1:02 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Hurricanes have controlled 51% of shot attempts with Välimäki on the ice (23-26 in goals, 66% offensive-zone starts). In the Hurricanes' most recent game against OTT he was on D3 with Nick DeSimone and off the power play. He is shooting 5.0% this season against 3.5% across the 273 games in our data.
Right now
From the Jan 26 game vs OTT, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2024-25 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 20 games, 16:03 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 7 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2024-25 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
2024-25 · 109 attempts, 40 on goal, 2 goals
Shot map, OPP at CAR: 109 attempts, 40 on goal, 2 goals, 2.79 expected goals; best chance Juuso Välimäki at 0.44 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Puck luck
2024-25 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Beyond the box score
2024-25 regular season · 43 of 43 games through the sequence engine
- −0.068
- Season net
- −0.72xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.28
- Attempts
- 3
- 0.008
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 D2 from D3Mar 7, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Feb 13, 2023 alerts →
- Played 6:14 more than his 5-game averageFeb 10, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Jan 28, 2023 alerts →
- Played 8:55 more than his 5-game averageJan 28, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Oct 30, 2022 alerts →
How the goals happened
4 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2024 vs MIN | Rush | carry | 0 | 12.5 | — | |
| Dec 8, 2024 @ PHI | Deflection | — | 1 | 26.6 | deflection | |
| Feb 10, 2024 @ NSH | Rebound | — | 0 | 45.8 | rebound | |
| Jan 22, 2024 vs PIT | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 59.4 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2024-25 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Välimäki
No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.
Linemate and opposition quality
2024-25 · 5v5 · 638 min on ice · ranked against 274 defencemen
teammates' average xGF%
81st percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
14th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Favourable spot: strong linemates against weaker opponents.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Välimäki's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Välimäki'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
43 games in 2024-25, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | @ OTT | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 15:47 | 15:09 | — | 0:38 |
| Jan 24 | @ WPG | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 15:40 | 15:40 | — | — |
| Jan 23 | @ MIN | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 16:59 | 14:58 | — | 2:01 |
| Jan 20 | vs WPG | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 14:43 | 14:43 | — | — |
| Jan 18 | vs STL | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 16:18 | 12:41 | 0:41 | 2:56 |
| Jan 16 | vs NYR | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 11:04 | 11:01 | — | 0:03 |
| Jan 14 | vs MTL | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 17:13 | 16:09 | — | 0:55 |
| Jan 11 | vs NYI | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 16:51 | 14:46 | — | 2:05 |
| Jan 10 | vs SJS | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16:57 | 16:01 | — | 0:23 |
| Jan 8 | vs FLA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 15:29 | 15:19 | — | — |
| Jan 4 | @ DAL | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 15:00 | 15:00 | — | — |
| Jan 2 | @ CGY | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 16:52 | 15:31 | — | 0:41 |
| Dec 31 | @ EDM | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 15:50 | 13:31 | — | 2:19 |
| Dec 30 | @ SEA | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 18:48 | 17:04 | — | 1:44 |
| Dec 27 | vs COL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 16:59 | 16:02 | — | 0:41 |
| Dec 23 | vs DAL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16:46 | 14:57 | — | 1:37 |
| Dec 22 | vs ANA | OTL 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 15:15 | 13:22 | 0:13 | 1:03 |
| Dec 20 | @ MIN | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 13:46 | 10:30 | — | 3:16 |
| Dec 18 | vs VAN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21:07 | 19:50 | — | 1:17 |
| Dec 14 | @ SJS | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | — | 16:37 | 15:05 | — | 1:11 |
Season splits by strength
2024-25 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 43 | 711:47 | 16:33 | 659 | 707 | 48.2% | 47.7% | 301 | 352 | 23 | 35 | 40% | 28.7 | 33.6 | 62% |
| Even strength | 43 | 649:19 | 15:06 | 631 | 623 | 50.3% | 49.7% | 286 | 312 | 23 | 28 | 45% | 27.0 | 27.4 | 66% |
| 5v5 | 43 | 638:00 | 14:50 | 624 | 610 | 50.6% | 50.0% | 282 | 306 | 23 | 26 | 47% | 26.8 | 26.4 | 66% |
| Power play | 10 | 11:03 | 1:06 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1.1 | 0.0 | 83% |
| Penalty kill | 35 | 44:37 | 1:16 | 10 | 76 | 11.6% | 11.3% | 6 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 0% | 0.3 | 5.7 | 0% |
| 4v4 | 11 | 9:25 | 0:51 | 4 | 12 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.1 | 0.8 | 50% |
| 5v4 | 10 | 11:03 | 1:06 | 15 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1.1 | 0.0 | 83% |
| 4v5 | 35 | 44:00 | 1:15 | 10 | 74 | 11.9% | 11.5% | 6 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 0% | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0% |
| 6v5, own net empty | 12 | 3:56 | 0:20 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 6 | 2:52 | 0:29 | 0 | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.5 | — |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | UTA | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 14 | 40 | 5.0% | 23 | 49 | 16:33 |
| 2023-24 | ARI | 68 | 2 | 15 | 17 | +12 | 12 | 69 | 2.9% | 69 | 90 | 19:06 |
| 2022-23 | ARI | 78 | 4 | 30 | 34 | -10 | 59 | 93 | 4.3% | 53 | 98 | 18:11 |
| 2021-22 | CGY | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0.0% | 8 | 9 | 15:42 |
| 2020-21 | CGY | 49 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 26 | 72 | 2.8% | 28 | 60 | 15:26 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | CGY | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 16:47 |
| 2018-19 | CGY | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 12 | 28 | 3.6% | 21 | 43 | 15:29 |
Juuso Välimäki news
- Hurricanes’ Patient Approach to Free Agency Is SmartThe Hockey Writers
- Juuso Valimaki News: Back with CarolinaRotoWire
- Hurricanes sign Juuso Valimaki to one-year contract extensionDaily Faceoff
- Hurricanes' Juuso Valimaki: Back with CarolinaCBS Sports
- Hurricanes re-sign Juuso Valimaki to one-year contractSportsnet.ca
- Hurricanes Sign Juuso Valimaki to One Year DealCanes Country
- Juuso Valimaki: Off to SHLCBS Sports
- Hurricanes Acquire Valimaki From the Mammoth in Late Night TradeNHL Trade Talk
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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.