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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
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 2 goals and 7 assists for 9 points in 42 games. He averages 0.21 points per game on 11:21 of ice time.
2025-26 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 11–40 pts
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Jesperi was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 42 games, 561 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
46.9 vs 54.8 lg
6th percentile
Quality of teammates
65.5 vs 53.2 lg
87th percentile
Deployment
sheltered
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
55
Goals vs expected
2 vs 4.2 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
36%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
31
Offense
69
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays a top on-ice shot share, strong defensive results per minute. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
38-pt spreadThe 38-point spread between offensive (31th) and defensive (69th) percentiles is significant for a center. Defensive anchor but limited offensive upside.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays a top on-ice shot share, strong defensive results per minute. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
38-pt spreadThe 38-point spread between offensive (31th) and defensive (69th) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | CAR | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +3 | 42 | 4.8% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | CAR | 78 | 12 | 21 | 33 | +9 | 115 | 10.4% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | CAR | 79 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -4 | 128 | 9.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | @ NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:29 |
| Apr 13 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 15:21 |
| Apr 11 | @ UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:52 |
| Apr 9 | @ CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:57 |
| Apr 5 | @ OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:04 |
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.
| 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 | — | 518 | 78 | 125 | 203 | +10 | 771 | 10.1% |
Logan Stankoven
C · 44 pts
