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Jeffrey Viel

LW · #25 · TBL · 29

Average career stats over an 84-game season

-11

+/−

197

PIM

10:00

TOI/GP

0:04

PP TOI/GP

0:00

SH TOI/GP

Regular seasonPlayoffsSeasonCareer to dateRawRegressed

Season	Team	Type	GP	Box score					Net goals per 84 games											Elo	Playoffs	On-ice context						Contract
Season	Team	Type	GP	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	EV off	EV def	PP	PK	Fin	Play	Supp	Pen	FO	SO	Overall	Elo	Playoffs	Comp	Mates	Top linemates				Cap hit	% of cap	NG/84 per $M
2020-21			11	0	0	0	-7	23	+0.47:16	-0.5	-0.0	+0.2	-7.1	-0.5	-0.4	-3.2	-0.0	-0.0	-11.1	-1		-0.9	-3.8	Marleau 82%	Sorensen 58%	Karlsson 43%	Knyzhov 37%	$0.78M	1.0%	-14.24
2021-22			34	3	2	5	-2	114	-1.58:46	+0.4	-0.00:00	+0.10:00	-0.8	-0.7	-0.1	-3.1	-0.1	-0.0	-5.9	-24		-0.9	-1.9	Gadjovich 35%	Burns 35%	Vlasic 34%	Reedy 30%	$0.75M	0.9%	-7.85
2025-26			45	3	7	10	-3	79	+1.911:45	-0.4	+0.10:08	+0.10:01	-7.4	-0.4	-0.6	-2.6	-0.1	-0.0	-9.4	-10	-2.112 GP	-0.2	+0.5	Poehling 46%	Gauthier 35%	Trouba 31%	LaCombe 30%	$0.78M	0.8%	-12.07
2020-21			11	0	0	0	-7	23	+0.07:16	-0.0	-0.0	+0.0	-0.1	-0.4	-0.2	-0.4	-0.0	-0.0	-1.1	-1		-0.9	-3.8	Marleau 82%	Sorensen 58%	Karlsson 43%	Knyzhov 37%	$0.78M	1.0%	-1.42
2021-22			34	3	2	5	-2	114	-0.48:46	+0.1	-0.00:00	+0.00:00	-0.2	-0.7	-0.1	-1.2	-0.0	-0.0	-2.5	-24		-0.9	-1.9	Gadjovich 35%	Burns 35%	Vlasic 34%	Reedy 30%	$0.75M	0.9%	-3.27
2025-26			45	3	7	10	-3	79	+0.411:45	-0.1	+0.00:08	+0.00:01	-0.9	-0.4	-0.5	-1.6	-0.0	-0.0	-3.0	-10	-2.112 GP	-0.2	+0.5	Poehling 46%	Gauthier 35%	Trouba 31%	LaCombe 30%	$0.78M	0.8%	-3.87
2020-21			11	0	0	0	-7	23	+0.07:16	-0.0	-0.0	+0.0	-0.1	-0.3	-0.1	-0.4	-0.0	-0.0	-0.8	1499		-0.9	-3.8	Marleau 82%	Sorensen 58%	Karlsson 43%	Knyzhov 37%	$0.78M	1.0%	-1.07
2021-22			45	3	2	5	-9	137	-0.48:46	+0.0	-0.00:00	+0.00:00	-0.2	-0.6	+0.2	-1.1	-0.0	-0.0	-2.1	1476		-0.9	-2.3	Gadjovich 28%	Burns 27%	Vlasic 27%	Reedy 24%	$0.77M	0.9%	-2.69
2025-26			90	6	9	15	-13	232	+0.211:45	-0.0	+0.00:08	+0.00:01	-0.7	-0.5	-0.4	-1.5	-0.0	-0.0	-3.0	1476	-2.112 GP	-0.5	-0.8	Poehling 25%	Gauthier 19%	Trouba 17%	LaCombe 17%	$0.77M	0.9%	-3.85

Season	Team	GP	Box score					Net goals per 84 games
Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	EV off	EV def	PP	PK	Fin	Play	Supp	Pen	FO	SO	Overall
2025-26		12	2	2	4	+1	17	-0.6	+2.2	-0.2	+0.3	+3.3	-0.5	-0.4	-5.8	-0.3	-0.0	-2.1
2025-26		12	2	2	4	+1	17	-0.6	+2.2	-0.2	+0.3	+3.3	-0.5	-0.4	-5.8	-0.3	-0.0	-2.1

NHL Edge — tracking, 2021-22 on

Season	Shot mph	Speed mph	22+ /GP	20–22 /GP	18–20 /GP	Miles /60
2021-22			0.03	0.8	4.7	9.8
2025-26	82.8	22.8	0.07	1.1	5.1	9.2

Over time

Career net goalsrunning total vs a league-average player

84-game stretcheshis best and worst windows of the form line

	G	A	P	PPP	+/−	TOI/GP	Pen taken	Pen drawn	FO%	Team W-L-OTL
Best-7.1Mar 29 ’21 – Mar 18 ’26	5	6	11	0	-7	9:40	56	47	—	42-34-8
Worst-8.9Dec 30 ’21 – Apr 12 ’26	5	8	13	0	-8	10:22	55	45	—	40-36-8

Games and opponents

Single-game net goalsshare of his 99 games by that night’s total

Best game +1.11 net goals · Dec 28, 2021 vs ARI (W 8–7 SO) · Game recap →

Vs competition quartilescareer at 5v5, opposing fives ranked by average net goals/84

Shots

Shot mixhis shots on goal by type and location, 2010-11 on

	Share	Total shots	Avg dist (ft)	xG	G	G/xG	Net goals/84
Wrist	45%	49	27	5.4	3	0.56	–
Snap	17%	19	29	2.4	1	0.42	–
Slap	6%	6	59	0.2	0	–	–
Backhand	6%	7	17	1.0	1	–	–
Tip-in	16%	17	31	2.0	1	0.51	–
Deflection	7%	8	11	1.4	0	–	–
Other	3%	3	6	0.3	0	–	–
Total		109	27	12.6	6	0.48	-6.2

	Share	Total shots	Avg dist (ft)	xG	G	G/xG	Net goals/84
Wrist	45%	47	27	4.9	3	0.61	–
Snap	18%	19	29	2.4	1	0.42	–
Slap	6%	6	59	0.2	0	–	–
Backhand	5%	5	21	0.6	1	–	–
Tip-in	15%	16	32	1.8	1	0.56	–
Deflection	8%	8	11	1.4	0	–	–
Other	3%	3	6	0.3	0	–	–
Total		104	28	11.6	6	0.52	-5.2

	Share	Total shots	Avg dist (ft)	xG	G/xG	Net goals/84
Wrist	33%	1	7	0.2	–	–
Backhand	33%	1	5	0.2	–	–
Tip-in	33%	1	15	0.2	–	–
Total		3	9	0.6	–	–

The rink is drawn from his side: he attacks left to right, his left on top. Right half: where his own shots come from. Left half: where opponents shoot from while he is on the ice (shared with his linemates and the team system). Blue = a bigger share of those shots from that zone than the league average for forwards in the same situation (and shot type, when one is picked); red = a smaller share.

shots on goal against with him on vs forwards · n=449 · ±0.08pphis shots on goal vs forwards · n=107 · ±0.30pp

Best finishes on videohis lowest-xG goals with a highlight clip (2018-19 on)

	xG	Date	Opp	Sit	Shot
1	0.025	Dec 28, 2021	vs ARI	EV	Wrist	Watch ▸
2	0.046	Apr 26, 2026 Playoffs	vs EDM	EV	Slap	Watch ▸
3	0.049	Apr 24, 2026 Playoffs	vs EDM	EV	Backhand	Watch ▸

2026-27 forecast

Projected GP

-0.5

Projected net goals

From the season simulation behind the projected standings: his per-84 value times the games he is expected to play.

Comparables at 28

The most similar players at the same age: level, trajectory, experience, ice time and style. Net goals per 84 then, and over their next three seasons.

Now: −5.6 (2025-26 and the season before, regressed)

Jeffreycomparables

Jonny Brodzinski 2021-22 NYR · 86% match
then −4.6→−9.4 −2.1 +5.0
Colin Greening 2014-15 OTT · 82% match
then −6.4→−0.8 out out
Nathan Gerbe 2015-16 CAR · 82% match
then −6.2→out 2 GP out
Liam O'Brien 2022-23 ARI · 81% match
then −6.2→−7.0 −14.4 −5.1
Marek Svatos 2010-11 OTT · 81% match
then −4.5→out out out

They averaged −5.7 the next season; 2 of 5 were still in the NHL three seasons later. In backtests, comparables add information about how long a career lasts; for next season, the forecast above is the better guide.