Joel Kiviranta
Dallas Stars · #22 · Left wing · age 30 · 5'11" · 185 lb · shoots LBorn 🇫🇮 Vantaa, FIN · Undrafted
TWO-WAY FORWARD0.20 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
2 points in 10 games — 325th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
14HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 29% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
The scouting report isn’t written yet — check back later.
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
Kiviranta's last five games show a scoring drought despite consistent ice time, with his point production dipping slightly. This cold spell, marked by a zero shooting percentage, suggests he's not converting opportunities, making him one to monitor rather than a current must-watch.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 14 lately — hotter than 29% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 14 · +14 over these 10 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 0.4× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Assists | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ▲ 2.0× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 1.0 | 2.5 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Shots | 9 | 7 | 8 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Shooting % | 0.0% | 7.7% | 13.6% | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −2 | −0.5 | −0.2 | −1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 11:52 | 11:42 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs CBJ | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9:06 | 14 |
| Oct 29 | vs MTL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 10:04 | 14 |
| Oct 27 | vs NJD | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1 | 16:59 | 13 |
| Oct 25 | vs NYI | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 13:08 | 14 |
| Oct 22 | vs WPG | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:02 | 14 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points325th of 424 forwards2leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals275th of 424 forwards1leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists313th of 424 forwards1leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots292nd of 424 forwards13leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus208th of 424 forwards−1leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game340th of 424 forwards11:42leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), assists (19th).
■ Kiviranta this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 16 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 23 in 2024–25.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | DAL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.20 | −1 |
| 2025–26 |  COL | 51 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.18 | +7 |
| 2024–25 | COL | 79 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 0.29 | +15 |
| 2023–24 | COL | 56 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.16 | −1 |
| 2022–23 | DAL | 70 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0.13 | −9 |
| 2021–22 | DAL | 56 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.13 | −6 |
| 2020–21 · best | DAL | 26 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.42 | +3 |
| 2019–20 | DAL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | −1 |