Not on an NHL roster · Defense · Shoots L

Ville Heinola

Age 25 · 6'0" · 186 lb · Born in Honkajoki, FIN

Cap hit

$850K

0.8% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then RFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

needs 40 recent games

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2025-26 regular season

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

14:06

PP 1:07 · PK 0:02

Plus/minus

Hits

Blocks 3

PIM

Game Score

+0.13

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Apr 16 vs SJS · L 6-1	0	0	0	15:54	0:01	0:00	—	67	0	0	-1	-0.41
Apr 14 @ UTA · L 5-3	2	1	0	14:54	0:00	0:10	—	20	2	1	+1	+0.28
Mar 5 vs TBL · W 4-1	1	1	1	13:51	2:15	0:00	—	83	1	0	0	+0.13
Feb 27 @ ANA · OTL 5-4	2	2	1	12:07	1:13	0:00	—	33	0	0	-1	+0.02
Feb 25 @ VAN · W 3-2	2	2	1	13:44	2:07	0:00	—	33	0	0	+1	+0.65

GS = our Game Score (credit for everything he did; goals and assists count most). FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2024-25 · 227 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%50.5%

56th percentile

Relative xGF%-4.5

17th percentile

HDCF%55.6%

80th percentile

CF%47.8%

34th percentile

Relative CF%-1.3

42nd percentile

FF%49.0%

42nd percentile

GF%81.8%

100th percentile

CF/6054.6

30th percentile

CA/6059.6

45th percentile

ixG/600.14

18th percentile

Goals above expected-0.5

36th percentile

IPP11.1%

3rd percentile

PDO108.2

100th percentile

OZS%35.1%

12th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play style

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2024-25

Shooting volume: 57
Playmaking: 0
Zone entries(est.): 4
Forechecking: 70
Physicality: 22
Defensive impact: 34
Puck management: 73
Speed: —

Where he shoots from

Slot 4% · Mid-range 23% · Perimeter 73%(26 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Puck management: 73rd percentile among defensemen.
Forechecking: 70th percentile among defensemen.

Watch-outs

Playmaking: 0th percentile among defensemen.
Zone entries: 4th percentile among defensemen (estimate).

Similar style: Jalen Chatfield (CAR), Owen Pickering

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added. A written scouting summary appears once it is ready.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

NHL regular season NHL playoffs All leagues

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
2014-15	U16 Aluesarja	KJK U16	26	42	40	82	—	14
2015-16	U16 SM-sarja	Ässät U16	17	7	10	17	—	12
2015-16	U16 Suomi-sarja	KJK U16	2	2	1	3	—	0
2015-16	WSI U15	Finland Selects U15	5	1	2	3	—	0
2016-17	U18 SM-sarja	Ässät U18	35	4	17	21	—	10
2017-18	U20 SM-liiga	Ässät U20	33	3	14	17	+4	12
2017-18	WHC-17	Finland U17	5	0	3	3	—	0
2017-18	U18 SM-sarja	Ässät U18	17	6	16	22	—	16
2018-19	Liiga	Lukko	34	2	12	14	+7	26
2018-19	U20 SM-liiga	Lukko U20	9	1	8	9	-2	2
2018-19	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Finland U18	4	0	2	2	—	0
2018-19	WJC-20	Finland U20	5	1	1	2	+3	2
2018-19	WJC-18	Finland U18	5	1	3	4	-1	10
2018-19 (playoffs)	Liiga	Lukko	7	1	3	4	-3	2
2019-20	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	8	1	4	5	+3	4
2019-20	AHL	Manitoba Moose	3	0	1	1	-2	0
2019-20	Liiga	Lukko	29	0	7	7	+13	12
2019-20	WJC-20	Finland U20	7	0	5	5	+1	8
2020-21	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	5	0	0	0	-2	2
2020-21	Liiga	Lukko	19	1	13	14	+10	4
2020-21	WJC-20	Finland U20	7	0	4	4	+3	4
2020-21	AHL	Manitoba Moose	19	4	7	11	+4	4
2021-22	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	12	0	5	5	-2	10
2021-22	AHL	Manitoba Moose	41	5	21	26	+7	18
2021-22 (playoffs)	AHL	Manitoba Moose	5	1	4	5	+1	0
2022-23	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	10	0	1	1	-5	2
2022-23	AHL	Manitoba Moose	48	4	33	37	+20	46
2022-23 (playoffs)	AHL	Manitoba Moose	4	0	1	1	+1	4
2023-24	AHL	Manitoba Moose	41	10	17	27	+6	24
2023-24 (playoffs)	AHL	Manitoba Moose	2	0	2	2	-1	4
2024-25	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	18	0	1	1	+6	4
2024-25	AHL	Manitoba Moose	2	0	1	1	+1	2
2025-26	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	5	0	0	0	0	4
2025-26	AHL	Manitoba Moose	44	3	18	21	-2	24

Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.

Latest news

Headlines from news outlets and team blogs

No news about him in the last 30 days.

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

—

Beat writers

—

Media

—

Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Recent Game Scores

Last 10 games · goals above average

+1.0

+1.0NSH1/7

+0.6

+0.6VAN1/14

-0.0SEA1/16

+0.1

+0.1STL2/22

+0.0

+0.0EDM4/13

+0.7

+0.7VAN2/25

+0.0

+0.0ANA2/27

+0.1

+0.1TBL3/5

+0.3

+0.3UTA4/14

-0.4SJS4/16

Average +0.24 per game over these 10.

Where his Game Score comes from

+0.19 per game

2024-25 · 18 GP

Season total +3.4, or +0.19 per game.

Scoring: +0.5
Shooting: +0.9
5-on-5 goals: +1.1
Defense: +0.2
Physical play: +1.0
Puck battles: -0.4
Penalties: +0.2

Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 20.3 mph; 11th pct
20+ mph bursts: 2
Hardest shot: 78.2 mph; 11th pct
Distance: 10.8 mi
OZ time: 40.8%; 36th pct
DZ time: 41.1%

Age curve

At 25: 100% of peak

NHL defensemen · production index

202937

At 25, defensemen typically produce 100% of their peak (age 24).

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Contract by season

1 season left

Season	Team	Cap hit	% of cap
2026-27	VGK	$850K	0.8%

RFA after 2026-27. $850K in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).