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Right Wing•#41Ville Koivunen is a 23-year-old right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins. A 2021 Draft pick (Round 2). Born in Oulu, FIN.
This season, the left-shooting forward has 2 goals and 5 assists for 7 points in 39 games. He averages 0.18 points per game on 12:44 of ice time.
2026-27 projection
Projected September 5, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 9–38 pts
2025-26
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League Percentiles
Among all NHL skaters this season.
Percentile rank among all NHL skaters with 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Ville was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 39 games, 601 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
53.9 vs 54.8 lg
45th percentile
Quality of teammates
58.4 vs 53.2 lg
69th percentile
Deployment
neutral
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 Ville takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
56
Goals vs expected
2 vs 5.4 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
42%
With-or-without-you
Who Ville plays with at 5v5, and how the shot-quality share moves when they are apart — a with-or-without-you read.
| Teammate | Together | xGF% with | xGF% apart | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben KindelC | 228 min | 63.6 | 50.0 | +13.6 |
| Kris LetangD | 160 min | 48.1 | 63.0 | -14.9 |
| Ryan SheaD | 159 min | 61.6 | 54.8 | +6.8 |
| Thomas NovakC | 140 min | 56.5 | 57.6 | -1.1 |
| Erik KarlssonD | 117 min | 59.6 | 56.5 | +3.1 |
| Parker WotherspoonD | 116 min | 59.3 | 56.6 | +2.7 |
5v5, real shift-overlap TOI; Corsi incl blocked, xG unblocked. “Apart” is that teammate’s share in the minutes he played without Ville, so the swing is a comparison of the same player in two situations rather than against the league. Pairs need 100 minutes together to appear at all, and a swing still carries whoever else was on the ice — it is a strong hint, not an isolated effect.
Form
Performance in the last five games played.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 | @ STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 18:09 |
| Apr 12 | @ WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:39 |
| Apr 11 | vs WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:49 |
| Mar 28 | vs DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:36 |
| Mar 26 | @ OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:18 |
2025-26
Skill profile, on-ice impact metrics, and season projections.
Percentile rankings vs. NHL Forwards
46
Offense
16
Defense
31
Overall
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions vs. all NHL forwards. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays a top on-ice shot share. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
30-pt spreadThe 30-point spread between offensive (46th) and defensive (16th) percentiles is significant for a winger. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays a top on-ice shot share. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
30-pt spreadThe 30-point spread between offensive (46th) and defensive (16th) percentiles is significant for a winger. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Ville Koivunen's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | PIT | 39 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -10 | 36 | 5.6% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | PIT | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 | — | |||
| Career | — | 47 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -10 | 51 | 3.9% |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Pittsburgh Penguins 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.
End of season statistical forecast
0
games remaining
Goals
2
Current: 2
Assists
5
Current: 5
Points
7
Current: 7
Limited offensive production projected. Expected range of 7-9 points based on current usage patterns.
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Art Ross
Most Points
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Rocket
Most Goals
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Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
C · 44 pts
