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Ville Koivunen has 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 27 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 51) of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes, he has 12 points (2 goals, 10 assists) in 35 regular-season games for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 22.6 yrs (13.06.2003)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 83 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 51st in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoCarolina Hurricanes
    Awards: -
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The 22-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Penguins controlling 61% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ville Koivunen is off the ice, the Penguins control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 37% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 16% in the defensive zone.

  • 68

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 186th of 250 Wings
    Defense:Def: 32nd of 250 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    27.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    0.12
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    12.68
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    0.35
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    0.00
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.53
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    0.76
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    3.23
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    1.58
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    0.18
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.37
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    0.00
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    0.00
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.04
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    1.75
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.70
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    1.93
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    0.88
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    2.10
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.16
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    0.00
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Ville Koivunen at his age (22.6 yrs):
    Ivan Barbashev (Rating of 68 in 2017, Today 72)
    Simon Holmstrom (Rating of 68 in 2023, Today 70)
    Isac Lundeström (Rating of 68 in 2021, Today 60)
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Actual AAV: $0.806M
Player Contract Value: $2.400M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 24.0 yrs (13.06.2003)
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Ville Koivunen
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
21.12.2025 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 0 11:46 0 0
23.12.2025 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 0 12:18 0 0
28.12.2025 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 1 1 0 13:10 1 0.0% 0
30.12.2025 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 0 14:18 2 0.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 1 0 1 0 11:28 1 100.0% 0
Total 5 1 1 2 0 4 25.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Penguins 8 0 7 7 0 18:07 15 0.0% 4
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 27 2 3 5 -5 12:40 28 7.1% 8
Season Projection 68 5 8 13 -13 12:41 71 7.0% 20
Total 35 2 10 12 -5 43 4.7% 12
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Ville Koivunen Team Logo RW 22.6 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.19 0.34 62 80 $0.806M
87% Sam Steel Team Logo C 27.9 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.33 0.34 63 80 $2.100M
86% Dominic James Team Logo C 23.5 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.31 0.31 63 77 $0.910M
86% Mathieu Joseph Team Logo RW 28.9 yrs 185 cm / 85 kg 0.29 0.35 61 77 $2.950M
86% Scott Laughton Team Logo C 31.6 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.26 0.39 58 79 $1.500M
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