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Center•#82PPI 26Jesperi Kotkaniemi is a 26-year-old center for the Carolina Hurricanes. Selected 3rd overall by MTL in the 2018 NHL Draft. Born in Pori, FIN.
This season, the left-shooting forward has 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points in 14 games. He averages 0.50 points per game on 11:54 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 11–40 pts
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Jesperi's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
23
Current: 4
Assists
18
Current: 3
Points
41
Current: 7
Moderate production expected. Likely to finish between 32-50 points with consistent deployment.
0.0%
Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Jesperi was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 14 games, 177 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
44.8 vs 57.3 lg
1th percentile
Quality of teammates
57.9 vs 56.8 lg
55th percentile
Deployment
soft-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Jesperi takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
16
Goals vs expected
4 vs 1.3 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
43%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
43
Offense
80
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong defensive results per minute.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
37-pt spreadThe 37-point spread between offensive (43th) and defensive (80th) percentiles is significant for a center. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong defensive results per minute.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
37-pt spreadThe 37-point spread between offensive (43th) and defensive (80th) percentiles is significant for a center. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Jesperi Kotkaniemi's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | CAR | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +7 | 14 | 28.6% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | CAR | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +3 | 42 | 4.8% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | CAR | 78 | 12 | 21 | 33 | +9 | 115 | 10.4% |
Form
Jesperi's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | vs WPG | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 13:31 |
| Oct 29 | vs CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:01 |
| Oct 27 | vs BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:18 |
| Oct 24 | @ STL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:24 |
| Oct 22 | @ EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:34 |
Similar centers
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Jesperi to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Carolina Hurricanes this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 23-242023-24 | CAR | 79 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -4 | 128 | 9.4% |
| 22-232022-23 | CAR | 82 | 18 | 25 | 43 | +10 | 129 | 14.0% |
| 21-222021-22 | CAR | 66 | 12 | 17 | 29 | +3 | 81 | 14.8% |
| 20-212020-21 | MTL | 56 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 87 | 5.7% |
| 19-202019-20 | MTL | 36 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -11 | 55 | 10.9% |
| 18-192018-19 | MTL | 79 | 11 | 23 | 34 | +1 | 134 | 8.2% |
| Career | — | 532 | 82 | 128 | 210 | +17 | 785 | 10.4% |
Sean Walker
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