C · MIN
Justin Kirkland
- Height
- HT —
- Weight
- WT —
- Birth date
- Aug 2, 1996 (age 30)
He ranks C220 among 277 centers in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.
Dynasty Value Score
0
#797 overall · C216 of 251
2025–26 scoring
20.2 pts
20 GP · 1.0 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
57.0 pts
44.5 games · 1.3 PPG
2.7 G · 6.3 A · 9 P · 9:47 TOI · 0:02 PP · 2.7 xG
Projection range
48.5–62.7
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 9:49 | 0:02 | 39.0% | 1 | 1.3 | 21.4 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 9:47 | 0:02 | 38.3% | 2.7 | 2.7 | 21.6 mph |
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 | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 44.5 | 57.0 | 1.3 | 9:47 | 0:02 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 9.0 | — | — | 22.4 | 76.5 | 26.8 | 3.1 | 11.7 | 130.2 | 2.7 | 11.5 |
| 2025–26 | 20 | 20.2 | 1.0 | 9:49 | 0:02 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 1.3 | 6 |
| 2024–25 | 21 | 38.9 | 1.9 | 9:42 | 0:02 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 7:14 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.2 | 1 |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Justin Kirkland'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 Kirkland's Dynasty Value Score?
- Kirkland scores 0 out of 10,000 (#797 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 Kirkland's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 57.0 NHL-standard fantasy points over 44.506249999999994 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.