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Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Center #82 Hurricanes
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Jesperi Kotkaniemi has 6 points (2 goals, 4 assists) in 25 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 200 points (78 goals, 122 assists) in 501 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: 25.5 yrs (06.07.2000)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 95 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 3rd in 2018
    Draft Team: Team logoMontreal Canadiens
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

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 54% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 37% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 17% in the defensive zone.

  • 64

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 136th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 154th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.00
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.54
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    11.14
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.43
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.43
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.43
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.64
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.57
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.59
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.51
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.37
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.16
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.80
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.86
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.80
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.43
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    4.09
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.17
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $4.820M
Player Contract Value: $1.400M
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
27.12.2025 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 11:50 2 0.0% 0
29.12.2025 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 13:45 2 0.0% 0
30.12.2025 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 -1 17:13 3 0.0% 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 -2 10:22 1 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 -1 11:15 0 0
Total 5 0 0 0 -4 8 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 25 2 4 6 -2 11:07 28 7.1% 8
Season Projection 63 5 10 15 -5 11:08 71 7.0% 20
Total 501 78 122 200 5 757 10.3% 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 MatchPowered by CORE
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 25.5 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.24 0.40 61 69 $4.820M
87% Adam Lowry Team Logo C 32.8 yrs 196 cm / 95 kg 0.29 0.35 58 68 $3.250M
86% Juuso Parssinen Team Logo C 24.9 yrs 191 cm / 93 kg 0.21 0.37 57 65 $0.100M
86% Aatu Raty Team Logo C 23.2 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.31 0.30 58 68 $0.775M
85% Paul Cotter Team Logo LW 26.2 yrs 188 cm / 96 kg 0.24 0.30 56 67 $0.775M
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