Joel Kiviranta Posted a Career Year in 2024-25

In his sixth NHL season and second with the Avalanche, Joel Kiviranta posted the best year of his career. He earned career-bests in goals (16), assists (7), points (23) and average time on ice (12:31).

Kiviranta had two goal streaks of at least three games in 2024-25, one from October 20-24th and from March 6-11th. In the first streak, he scored four goals in three contests against the San Jose Sharks, Seattle Kraken and Utah Hockey Club that were part of the Avs’ five-game winning streak.

In March, he scored a goal in four-consecutive contests against the Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks and Minnesota Wild. The Avs won the first three games of that stretch and picked up a point in their contest against the Wild.

Kiviranta was a main fixture in the Avs’ third line, which in a season full of change, was a mark of consistency. He posted three multi-goal games in 2024-25, highlighted by his first-career regular-season hat trick in a 5-2 victory against the Kraken on December 22nd.

Entering the offseason, Kiviranta is an unrestricted free agent. He’s two games from 300, 65 goals from 100, 75 assists from 100 and 40 points from 100.