LW · CBJ · #67
James Malatesta
- Height
- HT 5'9"
- Weight
- WT 193 lbs
- Birth date
- May 31, 2003 (age 23)
- Bio
- CAN · Shoots L
He ranks LW122 among 128 left wings in 2024–25 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Prime production window for a skater.
Dynasty Value Score
508
#266 overall · LW57 of 134
2024–25 scoring
1.2 pts
2 GP · 0.6 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
77.7 pts
39.3 games · 2 PPG
6.2 G · 7.2 A · 13.4 P · 10:13 TOI · 0:24 PP
Projection range
66.0–85.5
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 10:34 | 0:04 | 30.7% | 0 | — | 22.3 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 10:13 | 0:24 | — | 6.2 | — | — |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 39.3 | 77.7 | 2.0 | 10:13 | 0:24 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 13.4 | — | — | 42.9 | 146.7 | 7.2 | -1.8 | 17.9 | — | — |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 10:34 | 0:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | 11 | 22.3 | 2.0 | 10:13 | 0:24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 2 | -1 | 5 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are James Malatesta's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Malatesta's Dynasty Value Score?
- Malatesta scores 508 out of 10,000 (#266 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Malatesta's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 77.7 NHL-standard fantasy points over 39.349999999999994 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.