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Oliver Kapanen
Center #91 Canadiens $0.925M
Player Information

Oliver Kapanen has 31 points (18 goals, 13 assists) in 57 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 33 points (18 goals, 15 assists) in 75 regular-season games for the Montreal Canadiens.

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

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  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 22.6 yrs (29.07.2003)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 87 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 64th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoMontreal Canadiens
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 22-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Canadiens controlling 45% 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 39% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 29% in the defensive zone.

  • 71

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 93rd of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 96th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.06
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.45
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.02
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    1.18
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.59
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.37
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.87
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.75
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.33
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.37
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.39
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    2.39
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.32
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.63
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.59
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.92
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.67
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    1.55
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.29
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    6.58
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Oliver Kapanen at his age (22.6 yrs):
    Morgan Geekie (Rating of 71 in 2020, Today 80)
    Will Cuylle (Rating of 70 in 2024, Today 65)
    Casey Mittelstadt (Rating of 70 in 2020, Today 67)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.925M
Player Contract Value: $3.100M
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
27.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 -1 15:16 1 0.0% 2
29.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 2 2 3 14:24 0 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 1 0 1 1 17:28 2 50.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 0 14:22 1 0.0% 2
04.02.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 1 0 1 2 13:43 4 25.0% 0
Total 5 2 2 4 5 8 25.0% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Canadiens 18 0 2 2 -5 10:52 16 0.0% 2
2025-26 Team Logo Canadiens 57 18 13 31 5 15:01 102 17.6% 18
Season Projection 82 26 19 45 7 15:01 147 17.7% 26
Total 75 18 15 33 0 118 15.3% 20
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Canadiens 3 0 1 1 0 6:55 1 0.0% 0
Total 3 0 1 1 0 1 0.0% 0
Player Match
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 22.6 yrs 188 cm / 87 kg 0.54 0.44 68 76 $0.925M
87% Collin Graf Team Logo RW 23.4 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.57 0.47 64 77 $0.942M
87% Cody Glass Team Logo C 26.9 yrs 191 cm / 91 kg 0.42 0.38 67 77 $2.500M
87% Dylan Holloway Team Logo LW 24.4 yrs 185 cm / 93 kg 0.50 0.49 66 76 $2.290M
86% Anthony Duclair Team Logo LW 30.5 yrs 183 cm / 89 kg 0.48 0.51 68 75 $3.500M
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