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Joel Edmundson

Position	Left Defense / Right Defense	Current Team	Los Angeles Kings
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	4 years
Height	6'5"	Expires	2027-28
Weight (lbs)	221	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	35
Age	32 (June 28, 1993)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2011, Round 2, Overall 46 (STL)

Date	Team	Transaction
Oct 20, 2024	Los Angeles Kings	Activated from IR
Oct 15, 2024	Los Angeles Kings	Placed on IR
Jul 1, 2024	Los Angeles Kings	Signed 4 years @ $3.850M AAV starting in 2024-25
Sep 16, 2020	Montreal Canadiens	Signed 4 years @ $3.500M AAV starting in 2020-21
Aug 6, 2019	St. Louis Blues	Signed 1 year @ $3.100M AAV starting in 2019-20
Jul 24, 2018	St. Louis Blues	Signed 1 year @ $3.000M AAV starting in 2018-19
Apr 8, 2016	St. Louis Blues	Signed 2 years @ $1.050M AAV starting in 2016-17
Mar 6, 2013	St. Louis Blues	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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Player cards present an infographic of a players performance. In this case it shows the player performance over a 3 season span. Each square is separated into three separate sub-boxes with the two smaller boxes on top representing the past two seasons and the larger box on the bottom representing the current or most recent season. This allows the reader to guage how consistent a player has been, and if early in the season it can help identify whether a players performance may be impacted by small sample size and subject to regression or is consistent with recent past performance.

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

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
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.
2015-16	STL	67	895:42	0.07	0.54	0.60	0.24	-0.17	1.12	4.03	-2.90	1.52	3.79
2016-17	STL	69	1048:47	0.17	0.63	0.80	0.16	0.01	4.00	3.84	0.16	3.64	4.55
2017-18	STL	69	1191:54	0.30	0.45	0.76	0.23	0.07	5.61	4.35	1.26	0.61	3.03
2018-19	STL	64	1040:23	0.12	0.46	0.58	0.19	-0.08	2.27	3.80	-1.53	0.00	0.83
2019-20	CAR	68	1009:40	0.36	0.71	1.07	0.22	0.13	6.90	4.32	2.57	0.85	4.27
2020-21	MTL	55	929:06	0.13	0.52	0.65	0.17	-0.05	2.86	3.86	-1.01	0.92	1.83
2021-22	MTL	24	389:52	0.31	0.46	0.77	0.12	0.19	8.33	3.26	5.07	0.00	0.00
2022-23	MTL	61	940:14	0.13	0.38	0.51	0.12	0.00	3.70	3.62	0.09	1.32	1.32
2023-24	WSH	44	639:11	0.09	0.47	0.56	0.14	-0.05	2.56	3.95	-1.38	1.67	10.00
2023-24	TOR	9	130:27	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.08	-0.08	0.00	3.54	-3.54	0.00	11.11
2023-24	TOR, WSH	53	769:38	0.08	0.39	0.47	0.13	-0.06	2.27	3.90	-1.63	1.45	10.14
2024-25	LAK	73	1299:31	0.23	0.55	0.78	0.14	0.09	5.88	3.60	2.28	0.00	3.36
2025-26	LAK	22	318:43	0.19	1.13	1.32	0.17	0.02	3.33	3.04	0.29	2.13	2.13

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
2015-16	STL	67	895:42	43.61	1.67	2.41	38.18	2.01	2.39	45.45	50.16	-0.17	0.11	-2.84
2016-17	STL	69	1048:47	38.73	2.12	2.23	42.51	1.77	2.48	54.41	47.33	-0.13	0.32	-4.82
2017-18	STL	69	1191:54	45.81	2.22	2.58	40.72	2.37	2.47	48.35	51.06	0.11	0.34	-2.51
2018-19	STL	64	1040:23	41.64	2.48	2.41	39.50	2.19	2.37	53.09	50.42	-0.25	0.14	-4.02
2019-20	CAR	68	1009:40	42.25	2.50	2.42	41.48	2.50	2.65	50.00	47.73	-0.45	0.36	-7.87
2020-21	MTL	55	929:06	44.49	2.91	2.63	38.17	1.74	2.18	62.50	54.71	0.20	0.03	1.55
2021-22	MTL	24	389:52	38.32	3.08	2.45	47.25	3.23	3.31	48.78	42.50	-0.05	0.43	-3.93
2022-23	MTL	61	940:14	35.48	2.30	2.25	46.58	4.53	3.05	33.64	42.53	-0.05	0.18	-2.04
2023-24	WSH	44	639:11	38.11	2.25	2.28	43.84	2.72	2.57	45.28	47.05	0.01	0.09	-0.78
2023-24	TOR	9	130:27	46.91	3.68	2.83	48.29	1.84	2.73	66.67	50.92	0.18	0.41	-2.39
2023-24	TOR, WSH	53	769:38	39.60	2.49	2.38	44.59	2.57	2.60	49.23	47.78	0.04	0.14	-0.96
2024-25	LAK	73	1299:31	43.45	2.95	2.33	41.51	2.12	2.35	58.18	49.79	-0.15	0.46	-6.94
2025-26	LAK	22	318:43	40.66	2.45	2.14	37.65	1.88	2.25	56.52	48.73	-0.29	0.08	-4.11

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 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	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

FINAL – Kings 5, Canadiens 1 – Armia, Byfield, Hiller at LA Kings Insider (Wed Nov 12, 2025)
FINAL – Kings 3, Blackhawks 1 – Danault, Edmundson, Hiller at LA Kings Insider (Sun Oct 26, 2025)
LA Kings Injury Updates: Kyle Burroughs and Joel Edmundson at Rink Royalty (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
LA Kings 2025-26 Season Player Previews: Joel Edmundson at Rink Royalty (Thu Aug 14, 2025)

Current Contract

Joel Edmundson signed a $15,400,000 4-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings and General Manager Rob Blake on July 1, 2024 with an AAV of $3,850,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2027-28 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.38% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	31	M-NTC	$3,850,000	$3,850,000	-	$3,725,000	$775,000	$4,500,000	$775,000	UFA
2025-26	32	M-NTC	$3,850,000	$3,850,000	-	$1,500,000	$3,000,000	$4,500,000	$3,000,000	UFA
2026-27	33	M-NTC	$3,850,000	$3,850,000	-	$1,500,000	$2,000,000	$3,500,000	$2,000,000	UFA
2027-28	34	M-NTC	$3,850,000	$3,850,000	-	-	$2,900,000	$2,900,000	$2,900,000	UFA
Total					-	$6,725,000	$8,675,000	$15,400,000	$8,675,000

Signed: July 1, 2024

Team: Los Angeles Kings

GM: Rob Blake

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.38

Clause: Player can submit a 10 team no trade list.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Joel Edmundson signed a $14,000,000 4-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens and General Manager Marc Bergevin on September 16, 2020 with an AAV of $3,500,000. This contract will start in 2020-21 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.29% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	27	M-NTC	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	-	$2,750,000	$2,750,000	-	UFA
2021-22	28	M-NTC	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	$1,000,000	$2,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	UFA
2022-23	29	M-NTC	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	$2,000,000	$2,562,500	$4,562,500	$4,562,500	UFA
2023-24	30	M-NTC	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	-	$2,000,000	$1,187,500	$3,187,500	$3,187,500	UFA
Total					-	$5,000,000	$9,000,000	$14,000,000	$11,250,000

Signed: Sep 16, 2020

Team: Montreal Canadiens

GM: Marc Bergevin

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.29

Clause: Player can submit a 10 team no trade list.

Retained Salary: Montreal Canadiens retained 50.0% of total salary on July 1, 2023

Retained Salary: Washington Capitals retained 25.0% of total salary on March 7, 2024

Joel Edmundson signed a $3,100,000 1-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Doug Armstrong on August 6, 2019 with an AAV of $3,100,000. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2019-20 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 3.80% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	26		$3,100,000	$3,100,000	-	-	$3,100,000	$3,100,000	$3,100,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$3,100,000	$3,100,000	$3,100,000

Signed: Aug 6, 2019

Team: St. Louis Blues

GM: Doug Armstrong

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.8

Joel Edmundson signed a $3,000,000 1-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Doug Armstrong on July 24, 2018 with an AAV of $3,000,000. This contract will start in 2018-19 and end after the 2018-19 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 3.77% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	25		$3,000,000	$3,000,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000

Signed: July 24, 2018

Team: St. Louis Blues

GM: Doug Armstrong

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 3.77

Joel Edmundson signed a $2,100,000 2-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Doug Armstrong on April 8, 2016 with an AAV of $1,050,000. This contract will start in 2016-17 and end after the 2017-18 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.44% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	23	$1,050,000	$1,050,000	-	-	$900,000	$900,000	$900,000	RFA
2017-18	24	$1,050,000	$1,050,000	-	-	$1,200,000	$1,200,000	$1,200,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$2,100,000	$2,100,000	$2,100,000

Signed: Apr 8, 2016

Team: St. Louis Blues

GM: Doug Armstrong

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.44

Joel Edmundson signed a $2,227,500 3-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Doug Armstrong on March 6, 2013 with an AAV of $742,500. This contract will start in 2013-14 and end after the 2015-16 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.15% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2013-14	20	$742,500	$925,000	$282,500	$92,500	$550,000	$642,500	$70,000	ELC
2014-15	21	$742,500	$925,000	$207,500	$92,500	$625,000	$717,500	$70,000	ELC
2015-16	22	$742,500	$925,000	$57,500	$92,500	$775,000	$867,500	$70,000	ELC
Total				$547,500	$277,500	$1,950,000	$2,227,500	$210,000

Signed: Mar 6, 2013

Team: St. Louis Blues

GM: Doug Armstrong

Exp. Status: RFA

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
2006-07	WBAAA	Brandon Wheat Kings Bantam AAA	28	0	5	5		52
2007-08	MMHL	Brandon Wheat Kings Midget AAA	1	0	0	0
2008-09	MMHL	Brandon	41	5	18	23		58				6	2	4	6		4
2009-10	MMHL	Brandon	44	10	25	35		54				7		5	5		10
2010-11	WHL	Moose Jaw	71	2	18	20	+3	95				6				-3	2
2011-12	WHL	Moose Jaw	56	4	19	23	+13	91				14	3	2	5	+2	12
2012-13	WHL	Moose Jaw	29	2	6	8	-11	70
2012-13	WHL	Kamloops	34	7	10	17	+9	71				15	3	5	8	+2	29
2013-14	AHL	Chicago	64	4	4	8	+14	108	116	340.0		5				-3	16	4	0.0
2014-15	AHL	Chicago	30	4	8	12	-2	49	57	700.0		5	2		2		2	13	1,540.0
2015-16	AHL	Chicago	6	0	0	0		15	9	0.0
2015-16	NHL	St. Louis Blues	67	1	8	9		63	90	1.1	14:56	16	1		1	-4	8	15	6.7	10:56
2016-17	NHL	St. Louis Blues	69	3	12	15	+11	60	81	3.7	17:46	11	3	3	6	+12	14	9	33.3	21:06
2017-18	NHL	St. Louis Blues	69	7	10	17	-1	57	124	5.6	20:44
2017-18	WC	Canada	9	1	3	4	+11	12
2018-19	NHL	St. Louis Blues	64	2	9	11	+8	68	102	2.0	19:23	22	1	6	7	-2	10	22	4.6	16:32
2019-20	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	68	7	13	20	+7	72	97	7.2	18:27	4	1		1	+4	2	16	6.3	23:41
2020-21	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	55	3	10	13	+28	25	77	3.9	20:03	22		6	6	-3	10	23	0.0	23:23
2021-22	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	24	3	3	6	-1	35	32	9.4	19:35
2022-23	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	61	2	11	13	-29	58	69	2.9	19:34
2023-24	NHL	Washington Capitals	44	1	5	6	-5	19	41	2.4	16:26
2023-24	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	9	0	0	0	+3	4	5	0.0	17:48	7		1	1	-1	6	7	0.0	18:40
2024-25	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	73	6	14	20	+25	22	91	6.6	20:35	6		1	1	+2	2	2	0.0	23:14
2025-26	NHL	Los Angeles Kings	23	1	9	10	+3	10	32	3.1	17:45
NHL Career			626	36	104	140	+49	493	841	4.3	18:43	88	6	17	23	+8	52	94	6.4	18:45