Not on an NHL roster · Right wing · Shoots R

Joakim Kemell

Age 22 · 5'11" · 182 lb · Born in Jyvaskyla, FIN

Cap hit

$887K

0.9% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then RFA

Clause

None

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

8.3% shooting

Assists

2 primary

Points

0.19 per game

TOI/GP

10:25

PP 0:35 · PK 0:37

xGF%

45.2

5v5, -1.3 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.04

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

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1 W · 7 L

Plus/minus

Blocks 9 · Hits 25

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Apr 16 vs ANA · L 5-4	0	1	0	1	13:42	0:20	2:41	0-1	0	0	0	-1	-0.23
Apr 13 vs SJS · L 3-2	0	0	1	1	5:11	0:00	0:00	0-1	0	0	0	0	-0.09
Apr 11 vs MIN · W 2-1	0	0	2	0	9:48	0:00	0:32	0-1	0	1	0	0	-0.14
Apr 9 @ UTA · L 4-1	0	1	2	0	13:23	0:00	0:56	—	67	1	0	0	-0.23
Apr 7 @ ANA · W 5-0	2	0	2	2	12:24	0:07	1:04	0-1	13	1	1	+4	+0.84

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 · 145 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%45.2%

21st percentile

Relative xGF%+1.1

61st percentile

HDCF%58.3%

89th percentile

CF%38.4%

0th percentile

Relative CF%-8.2

3rd percentile

FF%37.9%

1st percentile

GF%54.5%

73rd percentile

CF/6048.0

9th percentile

CA/6076.9

0th percentile

ixG/600.70

23rd percentile

Goals above expected-0.7

49th percentile

IPP50.0%

11th percentile

PDO104.7

96th percentile

OZS%40.0%

18th 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 styleDefensive-minded two-way winger

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Kemell is a tenacious forechecking forward who excels at disrupting play and managing the puck with elite hands, but struggles to generate scoring chances through either volume shooting or high-speed zone entries. He's valuable in a depth role for his physical presence, puck security, and defensive responsibility.

Forechecking enginePuck securityPhysical defender

Shooting volume: 22
Playmaking: 64
Zone entries(est.): 9
Forechecking: 79
Physicality: 80
Defensive impact: 89
Puck management: 98
Speed: 20

Where he shoots from

Slot 27% · Mid-range 32% · Perimeter 41%(22 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Elite puck management and control at 98th percentile
Outstanding defensive impact and physicality at 89th and 80th percentiles
Strong forechecking presence at 79th percentile

Watch-outs

Rarely attempts shots with only 22nd percentile volume and low-danger locations
Struggles to gain ground with rush chances at just 9th percentile
Well below average speed at 20th percentile for his position

Similar style: Tye Kartye (NYR), Cole Schwindt

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 · 16 GP · goals above average

Season total -0.7 goals, or -0.04 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.2
Power play: -0.2
Penalty kill: +0.1
Finishing: -0.7
Penalties: +0.4
Faceoffs: -0.1

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	NSH	16	1	2	3	+2	12	10:25	—	-0.04
2024-25	NSH	2	0	0	0	0	8	10:21	—	-0.30

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: 21.0 mph; 9th pct
20+ mph bursts: 14
Hardest shot: 92.6 mph; 91st pct
Distance: 26.7 mi
OZ time: 39.1%; 13th pct
DZ time: 42.3%