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Luke Kunin
Center #71 Panthers $0.775M
Player Information

Luke Kunin has 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists) in 43 games for the Florida Panthers this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 15) of the 2016 NHL Draft by the Minnesota Wild, he has 146 points (75 goals, 71 assists) in 477 regular-season games for the Minnesota Wild, the Nashville Predators, the San Jose Sharks, the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Florida Panthers.

He also has 5 points (4 goals, 1 assists) in 14 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 28.2 yrs (04.12.1997)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 89 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 15th in 2016
    Draft Team: Team logoMinnesota Wild
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 28-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Panthers controlling 40% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Luke Kunin is off the ice, the Panthers control 53% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 29% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 32% in the defensive zone.

  • 56

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 232nd of 247 Centers
    Defense:Def: 179th of 247 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.12
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.40
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    8.57
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.35
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.35
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.62
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.66
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.05
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.87
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.29
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.44
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.50
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.87
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    5.42
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.35
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.45
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.32
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.775M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 29.6 yrs (04.12.1997)
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Luke Kunin
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
24.01.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 7:01 0 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 1 1 1 8:20 1 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 0 9:24 1 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 6:58 2 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 -1 12:13 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 1 1 0 5 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2017-18 Team Logo Wild 19 2 2 4 -3 12:58 32 6.2% 13
2018-19 Team Logo Wild 49 6 11 17 -9 15:52 88 6.8% 27
2019-20 Team Logo Wild 63 15 16 31 -10 15:28 128 11.7% 55
2020-21 Team Logo Predators 38 10 9 19 3 13:58 71 14.1% 13
2021-22 Team Logo Predators 82 13 9 22 -11 13:49 125 10.4% 99
2022-23 Team Logo Sharks 31 5 8 13 -9 15:25 58 8.6% 42
2023-24 Team Logo Sharks 77 11 7 18 -30 15:43 98 11.2% 83
2024-25 Team Logo Sharks 63 11 7 18 -24 15:15 95 11.6% 46
2024-25 Team Logo Blue Jackets 12 0 0 0 -4 11:46 17 0.0% 9
2025-26 Team Logo Panthers 43 2 2 4 -10 8:37 32 6.2% 23
Season Projection 68 3 3 6 -16 8:38 51 5.9% 36
Total 477 75 71 146 -107 744 10.1% 410
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Wild 4 2 0 2 0 14:30 6 33.3% 2
2020-21 Team Logo Predators 6 2 0 2 1 17:04 13 15.4% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Predators 4 0 1 1 -2 13:13 2 0.0% 4
Total 14 4 1 5 -1 21 19.0% 8
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Luke Kunin Team Logo C 28.2 yrs 183 cm / 89 kg 0.09 0.31 50 66 $0.775M
87% Colton Sissons Team Logo C 32.3 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.15 0.31 50 71 $1.429M
86% Brandon Tanev Team Logo LW 34.2 yrs 183 cm / 85 kg 0.05 0.31 50 60 $2.500M
85% Garnet Hathaway Team Logo RW 34.3 yrs 188 cm / 95 kg 0.04 0.25 50 67 $2.400M
85% Tye Kartye Team Logo LW 24.8 yrs 180 cm / 91 kg 0.20 0.23 50 62 $1.250M
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