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John Leonard
Left Wing #43 Red Wings
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John Leonard has 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists) in 9 games for the Detroit Red Wings this season.

Selected in the 6th round (No. 182) of the 2018 NHL Draft by the San Jose Sharks, he has 21 points (8 goals, 13 assists) in 79 regular-season games for the San Jose Sharks, the Nashville Predators, the Arizona Coyotes and the Detroit Red Wings.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 27.4 yrs (07.08.1998)
    Height / Weight: 180 cm / 87 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 182nd in 2018
    Draft Team: Team logoSan Jose Sharks
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 27-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Red Wings controlling 50% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When John Leonard is off the ice, the Red Wings control 52% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 38% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 21% in the defensive zone.

  • 67

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 184th of 252 Wings
    Defense:Def: 48th of 252 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.02
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.50
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    11.26
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.36
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.85
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.36
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.58
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.27
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.18
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.24
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.38
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.28
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.78
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.12
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.06
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.57
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    1.33
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.21
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.775M
Player Contract Value: $2.000M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 28.9 yrs (07.08.1998)
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John Leonard
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
23.12.2025 Team Logo Stars 1 0 0 0 -1 13:33 2 0.0% 0
27.12.2025 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 1 1 -1 12:40 0 0
28.12.2025 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 0 7:31 1 0.0% 0
05.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 0 11:03 1 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 0 0 0 11:16 0 0
Total 5 0 1 1 -2 4 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2020-21 Team Logo Sharks 44 3 10 13 -7 11:15 60 5.0% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Sharks 14 1 1 2 -5 11:16 25 4.0% 0
2022-23 Team Logo Predators 6 1 0 1 0 11:31 4 25.0% 2
2023-24 Arizona Coyotes 6 1 0 1 -1 6:52 5 20.0% 0
2025-26 Team Logo Red Wings 9 2 2 4 -2 12:01 9 22.2% 0
Season Projection 45 10 10 20 -10 12:01 45 22.2% 0
Total 79 8 13 21 -15 103 7.8% 4
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
John Leonard Team Logo LW 27.4 yrs 180 cm / 87 kg 0.44 0.27 59 81 $0.775M
89% Jack Drury Team Logo C 25.9 yrs 180 cm / 84 kg 0.34 0.30 59 82 $1.725M
88% Justin Hryckowian Team Logo C 24.9 yrs 180 cm / 90 kg 0.32 0.31 60 80 $0.870M
87% Noah Ostlund Team Logo C 21.8 yrs 180 cm / 82 kg 0.38 0.30 62 82 $0.887M
86% Dominic James Team Logo C 23.5 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.29 0.29 61 82 $0.910M
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