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Gabriel Vilardi

Position	Right Wing / Center	Current Team	Winnipeg Jets
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	6 years
Height	6'3"	Expires	2030-31
Weight (lbs)	216	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	31
Age	26 (Aug 16, 1999)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2017, Round 1, Overall 11 (LAK)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 18, 2025	Winnipeg Jets	Signed 6 years @ $7.500M AAV starting in 2025-26
Jul 19, 2023	Winnipeg Jets	Signed 2 years @ $3.438M AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 23, 2022	Los Angeles Kings	Signed 1 year @ $825K AAV starting in 2022-23
Mar 1, 2018	Los Angeles Kings	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card

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2024-25 Player Card

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2023-24 Player Card

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Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

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Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2019-20	LAK	10	112:58	1.06	1.59	2.66	0.72	0.34	12.50	8.50	4.00	0.00	5.00
2020-21	LAK	54	641:33	0.65	1.03	1.68	0.51	0.14	14.89	11.69	3.20	4.76	7.94
2021-22	LAK	25	289:13	0.62	0.21	0.83	0.64	-0.02	10.34	10.68	-0.33	7.89	2.63
2022-23	LAK	63	759:43	1.26	0.95	2.21	0.81	0.45	17.39	11.22	6.18	1.74	12.17
2023-24	WPG	47	625:15	1.15	0.77	1.92	0.88	0.27	15.58	11.91	3.68	2.97	11.88
2024-25	WPG	71	1046:59	0.74	1.15	1.89	0.67	0.08	14.77	13.23	1.54	0.00	9.30
2025-26	WPG	21	312:28	0.96	0.77	1.73	0.95	0.01	14.29	14.07	0.22	3.92	5.88

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2019-20	LAK	10	112:58	41.96	3.19	2.40	50.99	3.19	3.53	50.00	40.41	0.13	0.75	-4.45
2020-21	LAK	54	641:33	37.50	2.24	2.22	40.50	2.43	2.54	48.00	46.61	0.06	-0.07	1.38
2021-22	LAK	25	289:13	36.10	1.66	2.25	41.28	2.70	2.38	38.10	48.62	-0.61	-0.21	-3.83
2022-23	LAK	63	759:43	43.04	2.53	2.62	34.67	1.50	2.07	62.75	55.96	-0.15	-0.28	1.72
2023-24	WPG	47	625:15	43.47	3.45	2.62	45.68	2.30	2.84	60.00	47.98	0.02	0.54	-5.05
2024-25	WPG	71	1046:59	40.52	3.15	2.50	44.70	2.18	2.48	59.14	50.27	0.13	0.32	-2.19
2025-26	WPG	21	312:28	41.09	3.26	2.60	48.01	3.07	2.83	51.52	47.83	0.49	0.30	2.39

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Vilardi scores twice, but Hurricanes edge Jets 4-3 at Jets Nation (Sat Nov 22, 2025)
Goals and expectations for Jets 1st line winger Gabriel Vilardi in 2025-26 at Jets Nation (Wed Jul 30, 2025)
Jets at Noon | Conversation with Gabriel Vilardi after signing with the Winnipeg Jets for six more seasons at Illegal Curve Hockey (Thu Jul 24, 2025)
NHL Tonight | Discussing the Gabriel Vilardi signing at Illegal Curve Hockey (Wed Jul 23, 2025)
Jets winger Gabriel Vilardi details why he loves playing in Winnipeg and why it’s the right long-term spot for him at Illegal Curve Hockey (Mon Jul 21, 2025)
Media availability with Winnipeg Jets winger Gabriel Vilardi after signing his six-year deal at Illegal Curve Hockey (Mon Jul 21, 2025)
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers at Illegal Curve Hockey (Mon Jul 21, 2025)
NHL Tonight | Discussing the Winnipeg Jets signing Gabriel Vilardi to a six-year $7.5M AAV deal at Illegal Curve Hockey (Mon Jul 21, 2025)
Jets Get Excellent Value in Vilardi Signing at The Hockey Writers (Sun Jul 20, 2025)
Winnipeg Jets sign forward Gabriel Vilardi to six-year, $45 million extension at NBC Sports (Sat Jul 19, 2025)
Jets, Vilardi reach 6-year, $45 million extension at ESPN (Fri Jul 18, 2025)
Winnipeg Jets dodge massive bullet with Gabriel Vilardi signing at Jets White Out (Fri Jul 18, 2025)
Jets lock up Gabriel Vilardi with six-year extension at Jets Nation (Fri Jul 18, 2025)
Winnipeg Jets And Gabriel Vilardi Avoid Arbitration With Six-Year Deal at The Hockey News (Fri Jul 18, 2025)
Jets Sign Vilardi For 6 More Seasons!! at Arctic Ice Hockey (Fri Jul 18, 2025)
Jets Re-Sign Vilardi To 6-Year Deal with $7.5 Million AAV at The Hockey Writers (Fri Jul 18, 2025)
Gabriel Vilardi évite l'arbitrage et signe à long terme avec les Jets at HABSolument Fan (Fri Jul 18, 2025)
Winnipeg Jets sign RFA Gabriel Vilardi to a six-year contract at Illegal Curve Hockey (Fri Jul 18, 2025)

Current Contract

Gabriel Vilardi signed a $45,000,000 6-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets and General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff on July 18, 2025 with an AAV of $7,500,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2030-31 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 7.85% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	26	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	RFA-arb
2026-27	27	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	-	-	$7,600,000	$7,600,000	$7,600,000	RFA-arb
2027-28	28	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	-	-	$7,600,000	$7,600,000	$7,600,000	UFA
2028-29	29	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	-	-	$7,600,000	$7,600,000	$7,600,000	UFA
2029-30	30	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	-	-	$7,600,000	$7,600,000	$7,600,000	UFA
2030-31	31	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	-	-	$7,600,000	$7,600,000	$7,600,000	UFA
Total				-	$3,500,000	$41,500,000	$45,000,000	$45,000,000

Signed: July 18, 2025

Team: Winnipeg Jets

GM: Kevin Cheveldayoff

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 7.85

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Gabriel Vilardi signed a $6,875,000 2-year contract with the Winnipeg Jets and General Manager Kevin Cheveldayoff on July 19, 2023 with an AAV of $3,437,500. This contract will start in 2023-24 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.12% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	24	$3,437,500	$3,437,500	-	-	$3,275,000	$3,275,000	$3,275,000	RFA-arb
2024-25	25	$3,437,500	$3,437,500	-	-	$3,600,000	$3,600,000	$3,600,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$6,875,000	$6,875,000	$6,875,000

Signed: July 19, 2023

Team: Winnipeg Jets

GM: Kevin Cheveldayoff

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 4.12

Gabriel Vilardi signed a $825,000 1-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings and General Manager Rob Blake on July 23, 2022 with an AAV of $825,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2022-23 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.00% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	23		$825,000	$825,000	-	-	$825,000	$825,000	$825,000	RFA
Total					-	-	$825,000	$825,000	$825,000

Signed: July 23, 2022

Team: Los Angeles Kings

GM: Rob Blake

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.0

Gabriel Vilardi signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings and General Manager Rob Blake on March 1, 2018 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2018-19 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.16% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	19	$925,000	$1,658,333	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2019-20	20	$894,167	$1,627,500	$500,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2020-21	21	$894,167	$1,627,500	$850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2021-22	22	$894,167	$1,627,500	$850,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$2,200,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: Mar 1, 2018

Team: Los Angeles Kings

GM: Rob Blake

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2013-14	ETABHL	Greater Kingston Frontenacs Bntm	23	19	19	38		10
2013-14	ETAMMHL	Greater Kingston Fr. Mn Mdgt AAA	8	3	7	10		4
2014-15	OEMMHL	CIHA Voyageurs Minor Midget AAA	21	18	21	39		12
2014-15	OEMHL	CIHA Voyageurs Midget AAA	3	4	4	8		8				8	3	7	10		10
2014-15	CWG	Team Ontario										6	5	7	12
2014-15	OGC-16	Team HEO										5	4	5	9
2015-16	WHC-17	Canada White U17	6	4	3	7
2015-16	OHL	Windsor Spitfires	62	17	21	38	-7	14				5	1	3	4	-4	2
2016-17	M-Cup	Windsor Spitfires	4	0	7	7	+2
2016-17	OHL	Windsor Spitfires	49	29	32	61	+13	12				7	2	4	6	+1	4
2017-18	OHL	Kingston Frontenacs	32	22	36	58	+21	14				16	11	11	22	+4	14
2018-19	AHL	Ontario Reign	4	0	1	1
2019-20	AHL	Ontario Reign	32	9	16	25	+4	14
2019-20	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	10	3	4	7		4	19	15.8	12:51
2020-21	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	54	10	13	23	-8	6	65	15.4	14:45
2020-21	WC	Canada	10	0	1	1	-4	6
2021-22	AHL	Ontario Reign	39	15	23	38	+4	18
2021-22	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	25	5	2	7	-5	8	41	12.2	13:31	2						3	0.0	9:56
2022-23	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	63	23	18	41	+10	18	122	18.9	15:36	5	2	2	4			10	20.0	16:02
2023-24	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	47	22	14	36	+11	14	117	18.8	17:00	5		4	4	-4	6	9	0.0	17:03
2024-25	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	71	27	34	61	+9	14	130	20.8	18:08	9	1	3	4	+1	4	21	4.8	19:43
2025-26	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	21	8	8	16	-3	6	52	15.4	18:48
NHL Career			291	98	93	191	+14	70	546	17.9	16:15	21	3	9	12	-3	10	43	7.0	17:16