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| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | S | Shifts | TOI |
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| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | S | Shifts | TOI |
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| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | S | Shifts | TOI |
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| Apr 2 | @  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17:13 |
| Mar 31 | @  | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16:33 |
| Mar 28 | vs | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10:24 |
| Mar 27 | @  | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8:15 |
| Mar 24 | vs  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11:16 |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 2014-15 | Tri-City | USHL | 54 | 12 | 28 | 40 | -3 | 84 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2015-16 | Michigan State Univ. | NCAA | 37 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -30 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016-17 | Michigan State Univ. | NCAA | 35 | 12 | 19 | 31 | -15 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017-18 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 76 | 22 | 44 | 66 | +14 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | 36 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +9 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2018-19 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 40 | 15 | 17 | 32 | -5 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019-20 | NHL | 46 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019-20 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2020-21 | NHL | 56 | 12 | 13 | 25 | +11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2021-22 | NHL | 49 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2021-22 | NHL | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2022-23 | NHL | 41 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023-24 | NHL | 82 | 14 | 22 | 36 | +16 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2024-25 | NHL | 71 | 10 | 12 | 22 | +7 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| 2025-26 | NHL | 65 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| NHL Totals | 465 | 63 | 89 | 152 | +31 | 168 | 32 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 22 | ||
The native of Green Bay, Wisconsin, was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the sixth round (No. 168) of the 2015 NHL Draft, following a 12-goal, 40-point season with Tri-City of the United States Hockey League. He played two seasons at Michigan State before turning pro, signing with the Jets.
Appleton, a forward, put up good numbers in his 2017-18, his first pro season, finishing with 66 points (22 goals, 44 assists) in 76 games for Manitoba. He continued to produce offensively in 2018-19, earning a midseason callup from the Jets. He made his NHL debut against the New Jersey Devils on Dec. 1, 2018, earning a third-period assist. Appleton scored his first NHL goal in a 5-3 win against the San Jose Sharks on Dec. 20, 2019. He finished with 10 points (three goals, 10 assists) in 36 games, averaging 8:12 of ice time.
He played all of 2019-20 with the Jets, scoring goals in consecutive games on Feb. 16 and 18.
Appleton was selected by the Seattle Kraken from the Jets in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft. He was traded back to Winnipeg on March 20, 2022 and signed a three-year, $6.5 million contract with the Jets on Aug. 7 as a restricted free agent to avoid a salary arbitration hearing. He signed a two-year, $5.8 million contract with the Detroit Red Wings on July 2, 2025.
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