Kieffer
Bellows
L · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 29
- WAR
- -0.2
- PTS
- 4
2024-25№ 495 / 596
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Kieffer Bellows
#26L
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 88 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : June 9, 1998 · Edina, United States
Drafted : 2016 · NYI · round 1, pick #19
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Nashville Predators | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Philadelphia Flyers | 27 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | New York Islanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | New York Islanders | 45 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 19 |
| 2020-21 | New York Islanders | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | New York Islanders | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 114 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 37 | |
Kieffer Bellows: our analysis
2024-25 season: 19 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 4 PTS, -6 +/-, 10:40 TOI. WAR -0.2 (495th of 596) · PAL 29, below average.
In 2024-25, Kieffer Bellows, 28, posts a PAL Rating of 29 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.2 ranks 495th among 596 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: creation (80, well above average). On the other hand, penalty kill (28, below average) and possession (30, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), no component is positive; the costliest: finishing (-1.4).
A season in line with 2022-23 (PAL of 27); his WAR went from 0.3 to -0.2.
Kieffer Bellows's story
The first notable milestone in Kieffer Bellows’s story came in high school: as a sophomore at Edina High School he was part of the team that won the Minnesota Class 2A state championship in 2014. Raised in a hockey family — his father played in the NHL — Bellows developed through Minnesota’s competitive youth system before moving into junior ranks.
He made his mark in the USHL, splitting time between the Sioux Falls Stampede and the U.S. National Development Team. In his rookie campaign with Sioux Falls he scored 33 goals, a total that ranked fifth in the league and earned him USHL Rookie of the Year honours. That production led to a stint at Boston University and ultimately set the stage for his entry into the NHL draft.
New York selected Bellows 19th overall in the first round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Islanders on 22 September 2017 and opted to leave the NCAA early to join the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL, who had selected him in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft. Bellows broke into the NHL in February 2020, recording his first NHL point on 4 February and scoring his first two NHL goals in a 5–3 victory on 6 February.
His professional path has moved between the NHL and the AHL, including a disciplinary announcement from the AHL in October 2020 concerning a breach of the league’s performance-enhancing substances policy. In October 2022 the Islanders placed him on waivers and he was claimed by the Philadelphia Flyers. After stints on professional tryouts and an AHL contract, Bellows posted his most productive pro season in 2023–24 with the Toronto Marlies — 27 goals and 49 points in 52 games — before signing a one-year NHL deal with the Nashville Predators for 2024–25 and then agreeing to a one-year contract with Brynäs IF of the SHL in July 2025.
On the ice, Bellows’s game is defined by goal-scoring instincts and a knack for finishing close to the net. His resume shows bursts of high scoring at junior and AHL levels and moments of impact in the NHL, painting the picture of a forward whose strengths centre on finding and converting scoring chances.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 10:40
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:35
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.21
- EV points
- 2
- Hits
- 35
- Blocks
- 6
- Takeaways
- 3
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 46.9 %
- Off. zone starts
- 21.3 %
- Faceoffs
- 66.7 %
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Player ratings, 2024-25
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 32 %
68
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 63
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 77
- Confidence 37 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 58
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 47
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 80
- Confidence 37 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 79
- Confidence 23 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 75
- Confidence 37 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 72
- Confidence 32 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 75
- Confidence 32 %
- DF
- Defense
- 75
- Confidence 28 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 50
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating63
- Top speed (35 %)34.9 · 57
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.703 · 72
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.2 · 73
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.2 · 61
ST — Strength77
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.752 · 79
- Body mass (50 %)-0.389 · 72
EN — Endurance58
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.1 · 65
- Total ice time (20 %)200 · 35
- Shift length (15 %)45.6 · 75
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.8 · 62
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.59 · 65
DU — Durability47
- Share of games played (100 %)0.599 · 47
CK — Checking80
- Hits /60 (70 %)6.793 · 81
- Season volume (10 %)3.584 · 65
FG — Fighting79
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.884 · 79
DI — Discipline75
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.019 · 75
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.734 · 71
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.843 · 79
PA — Passing72
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.579 · 69
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.414 · 70
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.055 · 72
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)5.087 · 84
SC — Scoring75
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.862 · 73
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.885 · 76
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.034 · 73
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.421 · 79
- xG per shot (10 %)0.078 · 73
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)15.3 · 78
DF — Defense75
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.002 · 74
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.071 · 77
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.583 · 76
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.247 · 69
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.7 · 81
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.288 · 74
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)29.3 · 76
EX — Experience50
- Career regular-season games (65 %)67
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)66
OV — Overall68
- SC · Scoring (28 %)75
- PA · Passing (22 %)72
- DF · Defense (18 %)75
- SK · Skating (12 %)63
- EN · Endurance (8 %)58
- DI · Discipline (5 %)75
- ST · Strength (4 %)77
- CK · Checking (3 %)80
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68 | 63 | 75 | 75 |
| 2022-23 | 63 | 60 | 72 | 77 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2024-25
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-0.2
wins above replacement
495 of 596
PAL Rating
29/ 100
Performance · Below average
306 of 451 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 46
- Defense
- 35
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- Offense
- 33
- Creation
- 80
- Shooting
- 42
- Possession
- 30
- Defense
- 42
- Discipline
- 44
- Power play
- 61
- Penalty kill
- 28
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NSH | -0.2 | 29 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 0.3 | 27 | — | — |
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.2
wins above replacement
-0.7 to 0.2 — 90% interval
495 of 596 forwards
-0.9 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.0
- EV defense
- -0.0
- Power play
- +0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -1.4
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.5
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | NSH | 19 | -0.2 | -0.7 to 0.2 | 495/596 |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 28 | 0.3 | -0.2 to 0.9 | 253/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 137.2 km/h46th percentileleague avg. 135.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.9 km/h26th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1220th percentileleague avg. 76
- Offensive zone time
- 43.2 %64th percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 55.0 km25th percentileleague avg. 204.5 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.94 km28th percentileleague avg. 4.67 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.5 %78th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 19.7 %100th percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 37.1 %87th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 2828th percentile | 226th percentile | 7.1 %4th percentile |
| High danger | 928th percentile | 121st percentile | 11.1 %4th percentile |
| Mid range | 931st percentile | 133rd percentile | 11.1 %41st percentile |
| Long range | 434th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2025 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:11 |
| April 3, 2025 | @ DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:13 |
| April 1, 2025 | @ CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9:56 |
| March 31, 2025 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:38 |
| March 29, 2025 | vs VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:01 |
Kieffer Bellows: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Kieffer Bellows have in 2024-25?
Kieffer Bellows has 2 goals and 4 points (2 assists) in 19 games in 2024-25.
How old is Kieffer Bellows?
Kieffer Bellows is 28 years old: he was born on June 10, 1998.
How tall is Kieffer Bellows, and how much does he weigh?
Kieffer Bellows is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
Where is Kieffer Bellows from?
United States: Kieffer Bellows was born in Edina, Minnesota, United States.
How good is Kieffer Bellows?
Kieffer Bellows produced -0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 495th of 596 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 29 out of 100: below average for his position.
Is Kieffer Bellows a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 495th of 596 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Kieffer Bellows getting better?
He is holding steady: his PAL rating went from 27 in 2022-23 to 29 in 2024-25 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Kieffer Bellows's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Kieffer Bellows has 114 games, 16 goals, 16 assists and 32 points. His best season: 2021-22, with 19 points in 45 games.
Where was Kieffer Bellows drafted?
Kieffer Bellows was drafted 19th overall (round 1) by New York Islanders in 2016.
How does Kieffer Bellows perform in the playoffs?
Kieffer Bellows has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Is Kieffer Bellows related to anyone famous?
Yes: Brian Bellows (father, former NHL player).
What is Kieffer Bellows's nationality?
Kieffer Bellows is American. Internationally: USA — played with the U.S. National Development Team (USHL).
What awards has Kieffer Bellows won?
Named USHL Rookie of the Year.
How many championships has Kieffer Bellows won?
1: Minnesota Class 2A State Championship 2014 with Edina High School.
Where did Kieffer Bellows play before turning pro?
Played with the Sioux Falls Stampede and the U.S. National Development Team (USHL); also played with Boston University; was drafted by the Portland Winterhawks (WHL) in 2013 and joined the Winterhawks after signing with the Islanders.
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