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Juuso Välimäki
- Height
- HT —
- Weight
- WT —
- Birth date
- Oct 6, 1998 (age 27)
He ranks D178 among 264 defensemen in 2024–25 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Prime production window for a skater.
Dynasty Value Score
288
#475 overall · D147 of 272
2024–25 scoring
51.1 pts
43 GP · 1.2 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
99.3 pts
62.5 games · 1.6 PPG
3.6 G · 9.2 A · 12.8 P · 17:51 TOI · 0:41 PP · 3.3 xG
Projection range
84.4–109.2
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 | 16:33 | 0:15 | 41.7% | 2 | 2.4 | 21.8 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 17:51 | 0:41 | 41.4% | 3.6 | 3.3 | 22.0 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 | 62.5 | 99.3 | 1.6 | 17:51 | 0:41 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 12.8 | 1.9 | — | 60.8 | 48.8 | 77.1 | 1.1 | 15.6 | — | 3.3 | 12.0 |
| 2024–25 | 43 | 51.1 | 1.2 | 16:33 | 0:15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 23 | 49 | -5 | 14 | 0 | 2.4 | 9 |
| 2023–24 | 68 | 127.4 | 1.9 | 19:06 | 1:05 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 90 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3.3 | 12 |
| 2022–23 | 78 | 155.1 | 2.0 | 18:11 | 1:45 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 93 | 53 | 98 | -10 | 59 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 49 | 80.9 | 1.7 | 15:26 | 0:14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 28 | 60 | -2 | 26 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 24 | 39.9 | 1.7 | 15:29 | 0:09 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 43 | -2 | 12 | 0 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Juuso Välimäki'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 Välimäki's Dynasty Value Score?
- Välimäki scores 288 out of 10,000 (#475 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 Välimäki's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 99.3 NHL-standard fantasy points over 62.45 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.