Joseph Veleno
Age 26 · Shoots left · 6′1″ · 207 lb · Born Montréal, Quebec, CAN
Drafted 2018, #30 overall by Detroit
2025-262025-26: 61 games, 2-3-5, 0.08 points per game Season detail →
Joseph Veleno has 0 points in 4 games of 2026-27, after 5 points in 61 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample0 points in 4 games for the 1st-placed NY Rangers
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who kills penalties
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of NY Rangers's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Most attempts from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
5 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 61 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersTop speed in the 89th percentile of forwards: 22.26 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 22.26vs
TBL1 Oct · 3rd 09:41 - 21.19vsTBL1 Oct · 1st 12:02
- 20.00@
BOS29 Sep · 1st 08:57 - 19.97@
DET2 Oct · 3rd 13:57 - 19.77vsTBL1 Oct · 2nd 05:55
- 19.71@BOS29 Sep · 1st 18:23
- 19.66@BOS29 Sep · 2nd 08:09
- 19.60vsTBL1 Oct · 1st 02:55
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 73.43@BOS29 Sep · 2nd 15:04
- 67.68vsTBL1 Oct · 2nd 18:49
- 48.74vs
UTA4 Oct · 1st 04:31
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 0.35vsUTA4 Oct · 2:13 TOI
- 2.20@DET2 Oct · 13:34 TOI
- 2.37vsTBL1 Oct · 14:45 TOI
- 2.61@BOS29 Sep · 15:57 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.88 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Against Washington, a point in one of two
WSHOTL 2-3 OT0000012:58WSHL 4-81014−117:00UTAW 4-2000102:13DETL 0-20000013:34TBLW 5-10001014:45BOSW 3-00000015:575 points in 61 games
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.1). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who kills penalties
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of NY Rangers's power play went through him.
Special teams
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 2 goals and 3 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
0 of 2 goals broke a tie; 1 came with NY Rangers trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
103 attempts across the 47 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 61 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersTop speed in the 85th percentile of forwards: 23.18 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Points come in bunches, not every night (5 of 61)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Washington, a point in one of two
WSHOTL 2-3 OT0000012:58WSHL 4-81014−117:00
PHIL 2-40110010:16
CBJL 2-50001013:37TBLW 2-10000010:44
NJDL 0-30002−112:37NJDW 4-3 SO0000010:06NYRW 3-20000−110:38TBLW 4-10001013:03
CARW 3-10000012:41
NSHW 4-10001−113:44CBJW 2-10000−17:00UTAW 4-2000102:13DETL 0-20000013:34TBLW 5-10001014:45BOSW 3-00000015:57Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer
In 2025-26 he scored 4.2 points per $1M of cap hit, 350th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.
Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.
With NY Rangers
One season · 2026-27 to 2026-27433rd in franchise points since 1990-91
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsSeven seasons, with 4 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct