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Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Center #82 Hurricanes $4.820M
Player Information

Jesperi Kotkaniemi has 9 points (2 goals, 7 assists) in 36 games for the Carolina Hurricanes this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 3) of the 2018 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, he has 203 points (78 goals, 125 assists) in 512 regular-season games for the Montreal Canadiens and the Carolina Hurricanes.

He also has 26 points (12 goals, 14 assists) in 83 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 25.6 yrs (06.07.2000)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 95 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 3rd in 2018
    Draft Team: Team logoMontreal Canadiens
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 25-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Hurricanes controlling 54% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Jesperi Kotkaniemi is off the ice, the Hurricanes control 55% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 39% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 20% in the defensive zone.

  • 65

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 133rd of 247 Centers
    Defense:Def: 139th of 247 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.01
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.54
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    11.11
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.34
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.67
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.34
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.70
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.60
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.70
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.52
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.39
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.21
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.36
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.67
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.19
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.34
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.88
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.20
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $4.820M
Player Contract Value: $1.700M
Remaining: 5 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2030 UFA
Age at the end: 31.0 yrs (06.07.2000)
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Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Mammoth 1 0 0 0 -1 9:25 1 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Capitals 1 0 1 1 1 12:25 1 0.0% 0
01.02.2026 Team Logo Kings 1 0 0 0 -1 9:19 1 0.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 -1 8:34 0 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 0 0 1 9:34 0 0
Total 5 0 1 1 -1 3 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Canadiens 79 11 23 34 1 13:43 134 8.2% 26
2019-20 Team Logo Canadiens 36 6 2 8 -11 13:00 55 10.9% 23
2020-21 Team Logo Canadiens 56 5 15 20 -1 14:48 87 5.7% 12
2021-22 Team Logo Hurricanes 66 12 17 29 3 12:01 81 14.8% 37
2022-23 Team Logo Hurricanes 82 18 25 43 10 14:43 129 14.0% 50
2023-24 Team Logo Hurricanes 79 12 15 27 -4 12:58 128 9.4% 36
2024-25 Team Logo Hurricanes 78 12 21 33 9 14:04 115 10.4% 50
2025-26 Team Logo Hurricanes 36 2 7 9 1 10:58 38 5.3% 8
Season Projection 61 3 12 15 2 10:59 64 4.7% 14
Total 512 78 125 203 8 767 10.2% 242
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Canadiens 10 4 0 4 4 13:52 11 36.4% 23
2020-21 Team Logo Canadiens 19 5 3 8 -5 13:41 28 17.9% 14
2021-22 Team Logo Hurricanes 14 0 2 2 -4 11:45 18 0.0% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Hurricanes 15 3 4 7 -5 16:49 24 12.5% 8
2023-24 Team Logo Hurricanes 11 0 1 1 -2 11:01 15 0.0% 4
2024-25 Team Logo Hurricanes 14 0 4 4 1 13:30 19 0.0% 14
Total 83 12 14 26 -11 115 10.4% 65
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Jesperi Kotkaniemi Team Logo C 25.6 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.25 0.40 62 71 $4.820M
86% Nicolas Roy Team Logo C 29.1 yrs 193 cm / 90 kg 0.37 0.44 57 70 $3.000M
85% Adam Lowry Team Logo C 32.9 yrs 196 cm / 95 kg 0.32 0.35 57 68 $3.250M
84% Conor Geekie Team Logo C 21.8 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.17 0.26 60 75 $0.887M
84% Jordan Martinook Team Logo LW 33.6 yrs 185 cm / 94 kg 0.33 0.32 61 68 $3.050M
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