#4 JUUSO VALIMAKI (D)
UTAH HOCKEY CLUB
 


Age 26.0 Birth Date 1998-10-06
Shoots L Draft Info 2017 (1/16)
Height 6'4 Fantrax Roster% 14
Weight 221 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country FIN Status On Roster
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Salary/CapHit Information

2024-2025 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
2,000,000 2026 UFA No No
Year Cap Hit AAV
2024-20252,000,0002,000,000
2025-20262,000,0002,000,000

DobberNomics

Profile Price Chg Chg% YTD% FPTS FPTS/$
1.2 0 0 0 12.6 10.5

Fantasy Rankings


Category Rank
Top Defensemen105

Upside Trend Chart

NHL ID: 8479976

2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Oct 12@NYR
Oct 14@N.J
Oct 16@ANA
Oct 19BOS
Oct 22OTT
Oct 24COL
Oct 26@L.A
Oct 28S.J
Oct 30CGY
Nov 2@VGK
Nov 5@WPG
Nov 7@STL
Nov 9@NSH
Nov 13CAR
Nov 15VGK
Nov 18WSH
Nov 21@BOS
Nov 23@PIT
Nov 24@TOR
Nov 26@MTL
Nov 29EDM
Nov 30@VGK
Dec 2DAL
Dec 7@BUF
Dec 8@PHI
Dec 10MIN
Dec 12@COL
Dec 14@S.J
Dec 18VAN
Dec 20@MIN
Dec 22ANA
Dec 23DAL
Dec 27COL
Dec 30@SEA
Dec 31@EDM
Jan 2@CGY
Jan 4@DAL
Jan 8FLA
Jan 10S.J
Jan 11NYI
Jan 14MTL
Jan 16NYR
Jan 18STL
Jan 20WPG
Jan 23@MIN
Jan 24@WPG
Jan 26@OTT
Jan 29PIT
Jan 31CBJ
Feb 2STL
Feb 4PHI
Feb 6@CBJ
Feb 8@CAR
Feb 9@WSH
Feb 22@L.A
Feb 23VAN
Feb 25CHI
Feb 27MIN
Mar 1N.J
Mar 6@DET
Mar 7@CHI
Mar 10TOR
Mar 12ANA
Mar 14@SEA
Mar 16@VAN
Mar 18@EDM
Mar 20BUF
Mar 22T.B
Mar 24DET
Mar 27@T.B
Mar 28@FLA
Mar 30@CHI
Apr 1CGY
Apr 3L.A
Apr 5WPG
Apr 8SEA
Apr 10NSH
Apr 12@DAL
Apr 14@NSH
Apr 15@STL

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2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Oct 12@NYR
Oct 14@N.J
Oct 16@ANA
Oct 19BOS
Oct 22OTT
Oct 24COL
Oct 26@L.A
Oct 28S.J
Oct 30CGY
Nov 2@VGK
Nov 5@WPG
Nov 7@STL
Nov 9@NSH
Nov 13CAR
Nov 15VGK
Nov 18WSH
Nov 21@BOS
Nov 23@PIT
Nov 24@TOR
Nov 26@MTL
Nov 29EDM
Nov 30@VGK
Dec 2DAL
Dec 7@BUF
Dec 8@PHI
Dec 10MIN
Dec 12@COL
Dec 14@S.J
Dec 18VAN
Dec 20@MIN
Dec 22ANA
Dec 23DAL
Dec 27COL
Dec 30@SEA
Dec 31@EDM
Jan 2@CGY
Jan 4@DAL
Jan 8FLA
Jan 10S.J
Jan 11NYI
Jan 14MTL
Jan 16NYR
Jan 18STL
Jan 20WPG
Jan 23@MIN
Jan 24@WPG
Jan 26@OTT
Jan 29PIT
Jan 31CBJ
Feb 2STL
Feb 4PHI
Feb 6@CBJ
Feb 8@CAR
Feb 9@WSH
Feb 22@L.A
Feb 23VAN
Feb 25CHI
Feb 27MIN
Mar 1N.J
Mar 6@DET
Mar 7@CHI
Mar 10TOR
Mar 12ANA
Mar 14@SEA
Mar 16@VAN
Mar 18@EDM
Mar 20BUF
Mar 22T.B
Mar 24DET
Mar 27@T.B
Mar 28@FLA
Mar 30@CHI
Apr 1CGY
Apr 3L.A
Apr 5WPG
Apr 8SEA
Apr 10NSH
Apr 12@DAL
Apr 14@NSH
Apr 15@STL

DraftKings

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2024-2025 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Utah Hockey Club Last Game Lines (2024-10-10)

Opponent: New York Islanders
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
113:4727.7NICK SCHMALTZ - CLAYTON KELLER - BARRETT HAYTON11011664.7191065.5
210:0720.3MICHAEL CARCONE - KEVIN STENLUND - MATIAS MACCELLI0002340.0101050.0
38:3517.3ALEX KERFOOT - LAWSON CROUSE - JOSH DOAN10150100.011473.3
47:3015.1JACK MCBAIN - DYLAN GUENTHER - LOGAN COOLEY01-11516.781240.0
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
114:1428.6MIKHAIL SERGACHEV - SEAN DURZI1107370.015962.5
29:3719.3JUUSO VALIMAKI - MICHAEL KESSELRING1015271.49375.0
38:3117.1IAN COLE - VLADISLAV KOLYACHONOK01-1050.0131350.0
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
10:5455.1NICK SCHMALTZ - CLAYTON KELLER - BARRETT HAYTON - DYLAN GUENTHER1101233.31233.3
20:4444.9LAWSON CROUSE - MATIAS MACCELLI - JOSH DOAN - LOGAN COOLEY10110100.010100.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
10:5455.1MIKHAIL SERGACHEV1101233.31233.3
20:4444.9SEAN DURZI10110100.010100.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
15:2950.2ALEX KERFOOT - KEVIN STENLUND01-1040.00110.0
22:0919.7LAWSON CROUSE - JACK MCBAIN000020.0040.0
31:0910.5NICK SCHMALTZ - BARRETT HAYTON000010.0020.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
14:5745.3MIKHAIL SERGACHEV - SEAN DURZI000010.0050.0
21:3314.2IAN COLE - MIKHAIL SERGACHEV000010.0040.0
31:2813.4JUUSO VALIMAKI - MICHAEL KESSELRING000010.0030.0

UTAH HOCKEY CLUB 2024-2025 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA SO QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% MIN

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Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2024-2025UTA20000.0003010.00.5100003000:000.028.417:58
2023-2024ARI68215170.25211212692.91.069040092001:0522.014.019:06
2022-2023ARI78430340.4436-1059934.31.2531120098001:4536.49.518:11
2021-2022CGY90220.2218010110.01.2800009000:072.514.415:42
2020-2021CGY4929110.2218-226722.81.528000060000:144.324.615:26
2018-2019CGY241230.1310-212283.61.221000043000:092.626.015:29
CAREER 230958670.292411192743.31.218011600305000:5919.615.717:29

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2024-2025UTA200.0000.0000.0000.0010.5000.0010.5031.5000.00
2023-2024ARI6820.03150.22170.25120.18691.0140.06691.01921.3500.00
2022-2023ARI7840.05300.38340.44590.76931.19120.15530.68981.2600.00
2021-2022CGY900.0020.2220.22101.11111.2200.0080.8991.0000.00
2020-2021CGY4920.0490.18110.22260.53721.4700.00280.57601.2200.00
2018-2019CGY2410.0420.0830.13120.50281.1700.00210.88431.7900.00

Career Stats (Non-NHL)  AHL Profile Page

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2021-2022AHLStockton Heat35216180.51261812.32.5520
2020-2021LiigaIlves19217191.00201500.00037
2018-2019AHLStockton Heat20410140.7018900.00028
2017-2018WHLTri-City Americans431431451.05341500.00026
2017-2018WJC-20Finland U2051340.804000.000
2016-2017WHLTri-City Americans601942611.0234200.00025
2016-2017WJC-20Finland U2062020.336100.000
2015-2016WHLTri-City Americans56725320.5724-100.00014
2015-2016WJC-18Finland U1860220.330600.000
2015-2016Hlinka Gretzky CupFinland U1851010.204100.000
2014-2015U20 SM-sarjaIlves U2044515200.45202200.000
2014-2015WJC-18Finland U1870110.146500.000
2014-2015EYOFFinland U1730220.670100.000
2013-2014Jr. B SM-sarjaIlves U1844726330.7522000.000
2012-2013Jr. C SM-sarja QIlves U1683360.752000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2018-2019CGY20110.50411030.01.5300000000:072.79.516:47
CAREER 20110.50411030.01.5300000000:072.79.516:47

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2018-2019CGY200.0010.5010.5000.0031.5000.0031.5000.0000.00

Career Stats (Non-NHL)  AHL Profile Page

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2021-2022AHLStockton Heat100220.2014-200.0008
2017-2018WHLTri-City Americans12413171.4241000.00035
2016-2017WHLTri-City Americans40110.258-400.0006
2014-2015Hlinka Gretzky CupFinland U1840110.250100.000
2013-2014U18 SM-sarjaIlves U18102460.604000.000
2012-2013U16 SM-sarjaIlves U1620000.000000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2024-2025UTA40000.0000050.01.3000007001:0631.245.315:52
2023-2024ARI40220.50411670.01.8001000000:2439.73.804:35
2022-2023CGY30000.000-2240.01.3200001005:0547.626.518:55
2021-2022CGY50110.2016-1050.01.0001004000:5229.129.811:49
2018-2019CGY72350.7159461811.12.61000014001:0719.732.719:50
2017-2018CGY30000.0002250.01.7100003002:1421.122.916:09
CAREER 262680.3125416444.51.74020029001:3229.429.014:48

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2024-2025UTA400.0000.0000.0000.0051.2500.0000.0071.7500.00
2023-2024ARI400.0020.5020.5061.5071.7510.2500.0000.0000.00
2022-2023CGY300.0000.0000.0020.6741.3300.0020.6710.3300.00
2021-2022CGY500.0010.2010.2000.0051.0010.2000.0040.8000.00
2018-2019CGY720.2930.4350.7160.86182.5700.0010.14142.0000.00
2017-2018CGY300.0000.0000.0020.6751.6700.0010.3331.0000.00

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
12000100:0017:57
20000000:00:0
30000000:00:0
40000000:00:0

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2023-2024

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
1150441031:5318:13
2150221511:4519:09
3182572000:2417:27
4200442400:3621:10

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

Buy/Sell Meter

Shooting % 0.0
5on5 Shooting % 14.2
PTS/60 0.0
PDO 1142
Sec. Asst% 0

Expected Goal (xG) stats below provided by Natural Stat Trick
Note: Expected Goals are updated overnight and will not include today's games. Stats only available as of 2020-21.

Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

Extended Game Log

Date OPP TEAM CF CA CF% GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5



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GP G A PTS PTS/60 +/- PIM SOG S% PPP HIT BLK FOW FO% PPTOI %PP TOI IPP

Even Strength Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
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Even Strength Line Production

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Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
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PTS %Total Line Combination