🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

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2026-27 Projection

Joel Armia

LAK · Age 33.2 · 🇫🇮 Finland · 6′3″, 216 lb · Draft 2011, 16th overall (BUF)
LAKteam
RWposition
185position rank
546skater rank
-25overall
-36offense
11peripherals

Value over replacement, based on 82 games played.
Ideal for H2H 12-team banger category leagues, 16 roster spots.

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2667 GPH227 GPH140 GPPrev 3190 GP · 3y
TOI14.0214.0613.4213.9414.88
PP TOI0.610.700.191.050.66
G1416181415
A1515161314
PTS2931352829
PPP11022
SOG11711113397135
PIM3137244531
Hits87911077975
Blocks4249475043

Sample: 67 GP · 779 5v5 min (2025-26) — how much ice time backs these rates

Positional rankingRight wing · league-wide (of 273)
offenseperipheralsvalue over replacement

Counts = projected deployment × projected /60 rate, per 82 GP. Rates regress off the process metric (ixG, shot-driving), not last year's finishing %. PP points = projected PP rate (anchored on the 2nd-half PP1 role, finishing regressed) × projected PP TOI.

Metrics worth highlighting

The charts that move this projection — where he broke from his own 3-year rate, where the season split in half, and where we’re taking the number next year
Second-half surge
SOG/60
3-yr 7.188.41Q1Q2Q3Q4

SOG/60 finished the year 67% above where it started (4.14 in the first half, 6.91 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

Second-half surge
ixG/60
3-yr 0.680.74Q1Q2Q3Q4

ixG/60 finished the year 51% above where it started (0.42 in the first half, 0.62 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

Above his 3-year rate
1A/60
0.6922-2323-2424-2525-26

1A/60 ran 54% above his 3-year rate last season (0.69 against 0.45).

Above his 3-year rate
Blks/60
2.7722-2323-2424-2525-26

Blks/60 ran 33% above his 3-year rate last season (2.77 against 2.08).

Picked automatically from every chart on this card, ranked by how far each number moved. Each claim is measured off the chart drawn beside it.

Similar & complementary players

Similar makeup Forward
Closest across all seven categories — match % is the whole-profile fit
  • Scott LaughtonLW · Los Angeles Kings87% match
    shared: Blocks, Hits
  • Easton CowanC,RW · Toronto Maple Leafs85% match
    shared: Hits
  • Jake NeighboursLW,RW · St. Louis Blues85% match
    shared: Blocks, Hits
  • Erik HaulaC,LW · Los Angeles Kings84% match
    shared: Blocks, Hits
Complementary Forward
Same position, opposite profile — strong where Joel Armia is weak or average, light where he’s strong
Profile shape — per-82 category values vs the league p99 for the position (same scale as the hero bars)
This player
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
the profile below
vs Similar
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
similar players hug the shape
vs Complementary
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
complements fill the gaps

Deployment

Deployment projection — next-year TOI & PP TOI vs the last two years (the role that drives every count)
Coaching
2026-27 · Peter Laviolette (LAK) new voice
Last year: Jim Hiller Q1-Q4 · fired Mar → D.J. Smith interim · end Q4 — in-season change
Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
TOI14.0214.0614.88-6%
5v5 TOI11.4711.6411.22+4%
PP TOI0.610.700.66+6%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  21 · 19 · 13 · 14
TOI*
3-yr 14.8813.44Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 11.2211.72Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 0.660.33Q1Q2Q3Q4
*Total TOI by quarter reconstructs 5v5+PP quarterly totals plus a held-flat season PK/GP — NST has no all-strength quarterly export. Level is accurate; quarter-to-quarter movement comes from 5v5+PP.
By season — year over year
TOI
14.0222-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
11.4722-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
0.6122-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

Shooting — volume & conversion

How much and how well he shoots — volume (SOG), finishing (% vs chance quality), and the individual shot-quality funnel (iCF ⊇ iSCF ⊇ iHDCF).

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
SOG/605.705.317.18-26%
G/600.550.540.67-20%
iSH%9.7010.179.36+9%
ixG/600.500.68-27%
iCF/6011.8513.82-14%
iSCF/605.167.57-32%
iHDCF/601.923.04-37%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  21 · 19 · 13 · 14
SOG/60
3-yr 7.188.41Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 9.3613.08Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.680.74Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 13.8214.63Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 7.576.95Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 3.042.19Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
5.3122-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
10.1722-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
0.5022-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
11.8522-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
5.1622-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
1.9222-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
1422-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
11722-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
ContextFinishing looks earned: iSH% 10.2% sits near the 9.4% 3-yr mark with 5v5 ixG/60 0.50 (38th pct league-wide) — goals held close to last year.
RiskShot volume down 26% (5v5 SOG/60 5.31 vs 7.18) — volume is the repeatable half, so this caps the goal ceiling.
TailwindTrajectory: 5v5 ixG/60 climbed 0.42→0.62 across the year — process trending the right way into next season.
RiskAge 33 — modest past-prime drag on scoring rates.

Assists — playmaking & on-ice offense

Primary vs secondary helpers, plus the on-ice offense and luck signals underneath them.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
on-ice SH%7.427.228.04-10%
IPP73.5975.1468.90+9%
1A/600.630.690.45+54%
2A/600.220.150.25-40%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  21 · 19 · 13 · 14
1A/60
3-yr 0.450.73Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.250.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.6922-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.1522-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
1522-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
PTS
2922-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
ContextAssist environment looks normal (on-ice SH% 7.2%, IPP 75.1%).

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PP TOI0.610.700.66+6%
PP iSH%4.199.980.00
PP SOG/6011.2212.736.68+91%
PP ixG/602.431.19+105%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  21 · 19 · 13 · 14
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 0.660.33Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 6.6825.90Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 1.193.64Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
0.7022-2323-2424-2525-26
PP SOG/60
12.7322-2323-2424-2525-26
PP ixG/60
2.4322-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PPP
122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPG
022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPA
122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. PPG and PPA are the 2 halves of the PPP above them, split by the projection's own goal/assist mix. PP-only, so the halves are exact.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
RiskPP role projected down: 0.7→0.6 PP TOI/gp (role tapered late (Q4 0.3 vs 0.7 full-year) — projected toward the softer finish) — the biggest PPP lever.
TailwindPP chance quality up (PP ixG/60 2.43 vs 1.19) — a real process gain, the kind that sustains PP points.

Physical — PIM · hits · blocks

Peripheral counting categories. Noisier and scorer-biased — read as role over the years, not pure talent.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PIMs/601.761.851.86-0%
Hits/604.975.084.36+16%
Blks/602.502.772.08+33%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  21 · 19 · 13 · 14
PIMs/60
3-yr 1.862.19Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 4.366.58Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 2.083.66Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
1.8522-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
5.0822-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
2.7722-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
3122-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
8722-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
4222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
TailwindHits surging late: Q4 6.58/60 and 2nd-half 6.18 vs a 5.08 season rate (4.36 3-yr) (60th pct league-wide) — reads as a real role/confidence step, so projected UP to 4.97/60, weighting the finish over the 3-yr baseline.
ContextBlocks role-stable at 2.77/60 (56th pct league-wide) → 2.50 projected.