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Henri Jokiharju

Age 27 · 6'0" · 194 lb · Born in Oulu, FIN

Cap hit

$3M

2.9% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then UFA

Clause

M-NTC

8-team no-trade list

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2025-26 regular season

Goals

5.0% shooting

Assists

7 primary

Points

0.37 per game

TOI/GP

17:48

PP 0:35 · PK 0:55

xGF%

49.3

5v5, +1 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.01

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

Blocks 37 · Hits 27

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
May 1 vs BUF · L 4-1	0	0	2	1	1	14:12	0:00	0:21	—	0	1	+1	-0.05
Apr 28 @ BUF · W 2-1	0	0	2	1	1	17:27	0:00	0:00	—	67	1	0	-0.11
Apr 12 @ CBJ · W 3-2	1	1	2	1	0	19:57	0:00	0:52	—	40	0	0	+0.90
Apr 2 @ FLA · L 2-1	0	0	3	1	2	15:14	0:00	0:00	—	0	0	-2	-0.23
Mar 31 vs DAL · W 6-3	1	1	2	1	0	16:47	0:00	0:28	—	100	2	+2	+1.35

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 652 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%49.3%

51st percentile

Relative xGF%+1.8

70th percentile

HDCF%50.0%

55th percentile

CF%50.3%

61st percentile

Relative CF%+1.4

71st percentile

FF%50.6%

65th percentile

GF%52.9%

69th percentile

CF/6059.2

70th percentile

CA/6058.6

45th percentile

ixG/600.15

29th percentile

Goals above expected+0.3

57th percentile

IPP36.1%

59th percentile

PDO101.4

72nd percentile

OZS%36.7%

15th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleOffensive puck-moving defenseman

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26

Jokiharju is a skilled playmaker who drives offense through smart rush entries and creative passing, but struggles in physical play and defensive positioning. His shot distribution favors distance, and he'll need to tighten his puck management to consistently impact the game.

PlaymakerRush-entry specialistPerimeter shooter

Shooting volume: 55
Playmaking: 85
Zone entries(est.): 81
Forechecking: 13
Physicality: 26
Defensive impact: 31
Puck management: 7
Speed: 38

Where he shoots from

Slot 3% · Mid-range 35% · Perimeter 62%(69 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Excellent playmaking (85th percentile) creates scoring chances from the point
Elite rush chances (81st percentile) transitions play quickly from defense
Good expected goals share (49.3%) keeps play balanced in his favor

Watch-outs

Puck management (7th percentile) leads to costly turnovers and mistakes
Forechecking (13th percentile) provides minimal pressure on opposing forwards
Physicality (26th percentile) makes him vulnerable in board battles and contact

Similar style: Axel Sandin-Pellikka (DET), Mason Lohrei (BOS)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 41 GP · goals above average

Season total +0.4 goals, or +0.01 per game.

Even strength offense: +0.1
Even strength defense: -0.3
Penalty kill: -0.1
Finishing: +0.3
Playmaking: +1.1
Penalties: -0.8

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2025-26	BOS	41	2	13	15	+2	40	17:48	—	+0.01
2024-25	BOS, BUF	60	3	7	10	+13	59	17:50	—	-0.05
2023-24	BUF	74	3	17	20	+14	84	18:59	—	-0.03
2022-23	BUF	60	3	10	13	-12	79	21:01	—	-0.09

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 21.3 mph; 37th pct
20+ mph bursts: 16
Hardest shot: 91.3 mph; 54th pct
Distance: 106.9 mi
OZ time: 41.4%; 50th pct
DZ time: 39.7%