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Vinnie Hinostroza
Center #18 Wild
Player Information

Vinnie Hinostroza has 6 points (2 goals, 4 assists) in 33 games for the Minnesota Wild this season.

Selected in the 6th round (No. 169) of the 2012 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, he has 167 points (61 goals, 106 assists) in 445 regular-season games for the Chicago Blackhawks, the Arizona Coyotes, the Florida Panthers, the Buffalo Sabres, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Nashville Predators and the Minnesota Wild.

He also has 2 points (0 goals, 2 assists) in 9 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 31.8 yrs (03.04.1994)
    Height / Weight: 178 cm / 83 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 169th in 2012
    Draft Team: Team logoChicago Blackhawks
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 31-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Wild controlling 41% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Vinnie Hinostroza is off the ice, the Wild control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 29% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 31% in the defensive zone.

  • 57

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 205th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 195th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.09
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.41
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    10.90
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.34
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.34
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.34
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.48
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.90
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.72
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.38
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.29
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.72
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.41
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.52
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.89
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.72
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    4.13
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.31
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.775M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 33.2 yrs (03.04.1994)
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Vinnie Hinostroza
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
02.01.2026 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 0 10:43 1 0.0% 2
03.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 0 0 -2 8:34 0 0
05.01.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 0 0 0 8:28 1 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 -1 9:04 1 0.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 1 7:58 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -2 3 0.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Blackhawks 7 0 0 0 -1 8:40 6 0.0% 6
2016-17 Team Logo Blackhawks 49 6 8 14 -1 11:58 76 7.9% 17
2017-18 Team Logo Blackhawks 50 7 18 25 5 13:49 86 8.1% 10
2018-19 Arizona Coyotes 72 16 23 39 -4 15:16 152 10.5% 14
2019-20 Arizona Coyotes 68 5 17 22 1 13:05 132 3.8% 14
2020-21 Team Logo Panthers 9 0 0 0 -2 9:49 6 0.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Blackhawks 17 4 8 12 2 13:34 27 14.8% 8
2021-22 Team Logo Sabres 62 13 12 25 -11 13:52 92 14.1% 24
2022-23 Team Logo Sabres 26 2 9 11 -1 12:35 38 5.3% 6
2023-24 Team Logo Penguins 14 1 2 3 -3 9:45 27 3.7% 4
2024-25 Team Logo Predators 13 0 2 2 0 11:31 11 0.0% 6
2024-25 Team Logo Wild 25 5 3 8 2 13:46 37 13.5% 4
2025-26 Team Logo Wild 33 2 4 6 -5 10:49 27 7.4% 6
Season Projection 69 4 8 12 -10 10:48 56 7.1% 13
Total 445 61 106 167 -18 717 8.5% 119
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 -2 6:47 0 0
2019-20 Arizona Coyotes 7 0 2 2 1 11:19 4 0.0% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 11:56 1 0.0% 2
Total 9 0 2 2 -1 5 0.0% 4
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Vinnie Hinostroza Team Logo C 31.8 yrs 178 cm / 83 kg 0.18 0.38 53 64 $0.775M
84% Brandon Tanev Team Logo LW 34 yrs 183 cm / 85 kg 0.06 0.31 50 61 $2.500M
83% Tye Kartye Team Logo LW 24.7 yrs 180 cm / 92 kg 0.19 0.23 50 62 $1.250M
83% Calle Jarnkrok Team Logo C 34.3 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.19 0.42 50 64 $2.100M
83% Freddy Gaudreau Team Logo C 32.7 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.37 0.37 53 62 $2.100M
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