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Kasperi Kapanen has 5 points (1 goals, 4 assists) in 8 games for the Edmonton Oilers this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 22) of the 2014 NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins, he has 227 points (91 goals, 136 assists) in 535 regular-season games for the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the St. Louis Blues and the Edmonton Oilers.

He also has 19 points (8 goals, 11 assists) in 50 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 29.5 yrs (23.07.1996)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 88 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 22nd in 2014
    Draft Team: Team logoPittsburgh Penguins
    Awards: -
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The 29-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Oilers controlling 47% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Kasperi Kapanen is off the ice, the Oilers control 56% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 34% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 25% in the defensive zone.

  • 55

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 225th of 253 Wings
    Defense:Def: 239th of 253 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.09
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.47
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    11.92
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.45
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.45
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.15
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.43
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.27
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.73
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.90
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.34
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.57
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.53
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.60
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.05
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.68
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.16
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.25
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $1.300M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 30.9 yrs (23.07.1996)
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Kasperi Kapanen
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
16.10.2025 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 0 11:16 1 0.0% 0
18.10.2025 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 -1 13:43 1 0.0% 0
19.10.2025 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 5:43 0 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 1 1 2 0 14:33 3 33.3% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 1 1 1 14:43 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 2 3 0 6 16.7% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2015-16 Team Logo Maple Leafs 9 0 0 0 -3 14:46 14 0.0% 2
2016-17 Team Logo Maple Leafs 8 1 0 1 -2 10:41 11 9.1% 0
2017-18 Team Logo Maple Leafs 38 7 2 9 -1 11:15 55 12.7% 4
2018-19 Team Logo Maple Leafs 78 20 24 44 12 16:37 174 11.5% 27
2019-20 Team Logo Maple Leafs 69 13 23 36 0 15:46 121 10.7% 22
2020-21 Team Logo Penguins 40 11 19 30 15 15:31 68 16.2% 7
2021-22 Team Logo Penguins 79 11 21 32 2 14:31 129 8.5% 16
2022-23 Team Logo Penguins 43 7 13 20 -8 12:01 69 10.1% 8
2022-23 Team Logo Blues 23 8 6 14 0 16:45 47 17.0% 10
2023-24 Team Logo Blues 73 6 16 22 -5 14:22 99 6.1% 14
2024-25 Team Logo Blues 10 1 0 1 -6 11:19 11 9.1% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Oilers 57 5 8 13 -16 12:01 55 9.1% 14
2025-26 Team Logo Oilers 8 1 4 5 -1 12:52 8 12.5% 0
Season Projection 46 6 23 29 -6 12:52 46 13.0% 0
Total 535 91 136 227 -13 861 10.6% 126
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Maple Leafs 6 2 0 2 -2 10:48 8 25.0% 0
2017-18 Team Logo Maple Leafs 7 1 0 1 -3 11:16 6 16.7% 0
2018-19 Team Logo Maple Leafs 7 1 1 2 -1 17:10 18 5.6% 2
2019-20 Team Logo Maple Leafs 5 0 2 2 -2 16:18 9 0.0% 14
2020-21 Team Logo Penguins 6 1 2 3 -3 17:04 12 8.3% 0
2021-22 Team Logo Penguins 7 0 3 3 4 15:52 19 0.0% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Oilers 12 3 3 6 4 13:28 27 11.1% 18
Total 50 8 11 19 -3 99 8.1% 36
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Kasperi Kapanen Team Logo RW 29.5 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.62 0.42 55 57 $1.300M
80% Jean-Gabriel Pageau Team Logo C 33.2 yrs 180 cm / 81 kg 0.44 0.46 58 55 $5.000M
79% Freddy Gaudreau Team Logo C 32.7 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.38 0.37 54 61 $2.100M
78% Philipp Kurashev Team Logo C 26.2 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.48 0.42 62 64 $1.200M
78% Charlie Coyle Team Logo C 33.9 yrs 191 cm / 99 kg 0.58 0.51 64 58 $5.250M
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