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Kaapo Kakko #84
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Kaapo Kakko has 14 points (4 goals, 10 assists) in 26 games for the Seattle Kraken this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 2) of the 2019 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers, he has 175 points (75 goals, 100 assists) in 405 regular-season games for the New York Rangers and the Seattle Kraken.

He also has 9 points (4 goals, 5 assists) in 44 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 24.9 yrs (13.02.2001)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 98 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 2nd in 2019
    Draft Team: Team logoNew York Rangers
    Awards: -
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The 24-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Kraken controlling 53% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Kaapo Kakko is off the ice, the Kraken control 45% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 44% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 15% in the defensive zone.

  • 73

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 99th of 253 Wings
    Defense:Def: 115th of 253 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.07
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.53
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    14.21
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.68
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.34
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    1.35
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.75
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.26
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.04
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.68
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.44
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.94
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    1.69
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.51
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    0.51
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.01
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.87
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Kaapo Kakko at his age (24.9 yrs):
    Christian Dvorak (Rating of 73 in 2020, Today 68)
    Alex Turcotte (Rating of 73 in 2025, Today 73)
    Tommy Novak (Rating of 73 in 2021, Today 75)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $4.525M
Player Contract Value: $4.000M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 UFA
Age at the end: 28.4 yrs (13.02.2001)
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Kaapo Kakko
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
01.01.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 0 1 1 2 13:31 2 0.0% 0
02.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 1 1 0 16:41 0 0
05.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 1 1 1 15:15 3 0.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 2 1 3 1 16:01 3 66.7% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 -1 16:46 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 2 4 6 3 10 20.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Rangers 66 10 13 23 -26 14:16 109 9.2% 14
2020-21 Team Logo Rangers 48 9 8 17 3 14:20 81 11.1% 10
2021-22 Team Logo Rangers 43 7 11 18 9 15:26 62 11.3% 10
2022-23 Team Logo Rangers 82 18 22 40 12 15:18 125 14.4% 8
2023-24 Team Logo Rangers 61 13 6 19 6 13:16 91 14.3% 24
2024-25 Team Logo Rangers 30 4 10 14 9 13:16 45 8.9% 14
2024-25 Team Logo Kraken 49 10 20 30 -11 17:03 72 13.9% 24
2025-26 Team Logo Kraken 26 4 10 14 2 14:18 42 9.5% 6
Season Projection 66 10 25 35 5 14:18 107 9.3% 15
Total 405 75 100 175 4 627 12.0% 110
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Rangers 3 0 0 0 -1 15:52 6 0.0% 0
2021-22 Team Logo Rangers 19 2 3 5 1 12:01 27 7.4% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Rangers 7 1 1 2 1 13:25 8 12.5% 0
2023-24 Team Logo Rangers 15 1 1 2 -4 12:07 19 5.3% 0
Total 44 4 5 9 -3 60 6.7% 2
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Kaapo Kakko Team Logo RW 24.9 yrs 185 cm / 98 kg 0.54 0.43 71 77 $4.525M
91% Andrew Copp Team Logo C 31.5 yrs 185 cm / 91 kg 0.53 0.43 69 76 $5.625M
86% Dylan Holloway Team Logo LW 24.3 yrs 185 cm / 93 kg 0.52 0.49 67 78 $2.290M
86% Morgan Frost Team Logo C 26.7 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.45 0.47 71 77 $4.375M
85% Alexis Lafrenière Team Logo LW 24.2 yrs 188 cm / 87 kg 0.53 0.51 70 75 $7.450M
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