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Oliver Kapanen has 22 points (13 goals, 9 assists) in 42 games for the Montreal Canadiens this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 64) of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, he has 24 points (13 goals, 11 assists) in 60 regular-season games for the Montréal Canadiens.

He also has 1 points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 3 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 22.4 yrs (29.07.2003)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 87 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 64th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoMontreal Canadiens
    Awards: -
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The 22-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Canadiens controlling 44% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Oliver Kapanen is off the ice, the Canadiens control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 40% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 27% in the defensive zone.

  • 74

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 91st of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 41st of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    42.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    -0.07
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    14.69
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    1.26
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    0.49
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.39
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    0.86
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    2.73
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    3.21
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    0.49
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.40
    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
    3.41
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    3.40
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.49
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    3.99
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    0.68
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.46
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.27
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    7.54
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    5.62
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Oliver Kapanen at his age (22.4 yrs):
    Nick Schmaltz (Rating of 74 in 2018, Today 81)
    Kyle Palmieri (Rating of 74 in 2013, Today 79)
    Ryan Hartman (Rating of 74 in 2016, Today 75)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.925M
Player Contract Value: $4.800M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 24.9 yrs (29.07.2003)
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Oliver Kapanen
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.12.2025 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 1 1 1 16:19 5 0.0% 0
30.12.2025 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 0 0 0 18:22 1 0.0% 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 1 0 1 0 18:07 1 100.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 0 15:48 0 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Stars 1 1 0 1 0 17:23 3 33.3% 0
Total 5 2 1 3 1 10 20.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Montréal Canadiens 18 0 2 2 -5 10:52 16 0.0% 2
2025-26 Montréal Canadiens 42 13 9 22 2 14:40 74 17.6% 10
Season Projection 82 25 18 43 4 14:41 144 17.4% 20
Total 60 13 11 24 -3 90 14.4% 12
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Montréal Canadiens 3 0 1 1 0 6:55 1 0.0% 0
Total 3 0 1 1 0 1 0.0% 0
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Oliver Kapanen Team Logo C 22.4 yrs 188 cm / 87 kg 0.52 0.40 72 80 $0.925M
88% Collin Graf Team Logo RW 23.3 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.54 0.43 69 82 $0.942M
88% Emil Heineman Team Logo LW 24.1 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.47 0.35 73 75 $1.100M
87% Alex Laferriere Team Logo RW 24.2 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.49 0.43 69 80 $4.100M
87% Jimmy Snuggerud Team Logo RW 21.6 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.42 0.45 70 79 $0.950M
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