CAROLINA HURRICANESBorn in Finland#82 ·Center

Jesperi Kotkaniemi

ACTIVE

Last game:November 1, 2026(last night)1 PTS · 1G · 0AvsWinnipeg Jets

+1 goal in the win against Winnipeg Jets

Next match:November 4, 2026(tomorrow night)@Nashville Predators

Jesperi Kotkaniemi has played in the NHL since 2018–19 and currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes. He is 26 years old (born in 2000), is originally from Pori, is 191 cm tall and weighs 96 kg. He has previously played for Montréal Canadiens. Kotkaniemi has put up 210 points in 532 games, 82 goals and 128 assists, an average of 0.39 points per game. The best season so far is 2022–23 with 43 points in 82 games.

BirthplacePori, FINBorn2000 (26 years)Height191 cmWeight96 kgShootsLNHLSeason 9 in the NHL

DRAFT 2018: selected No. 3 in round 1 · Montréal CanadiensDEBUT October 4, 2018(8y ago)@Toronto Maple LeafsCONTRACT $4,820,000/yr (≈ 3 945 400 kr/month, 47 344 797 kr/yr) · UFA 2030–31

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Latest games

November 1vsWPGWinnipeg JetsW7–0+1 goal+1P+1G+2+/-1shots13:31toi October 30vsCBJColumbus Blue JacketsW3–2No points0+/-1shots08:01toi October 28vsBOSBoston BruinsW2–1No points0+/-0shots10:18toi

All games and events of the 2026-2027 season14 games

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#188NHL F#151

Goals

NHL#95NHL F#89

Assists

NHL#269NHL F#191

Form

COLD

Latest 5 outings

Games played

88%

14 of 16

games

Point pace

42P

Projected full-season points at current pace

+/-

NHL#38NHL F#23

Ice time/game

11:54

NHL#669NHL F#356

Milestones

Recent

Career500 NHL games10mo ago

Playoffs25 playoff points1y ago

Next up

100 career goals

82 now · target 100

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SeasonMatch season best: 18 goals14 away

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Season

Match season best: 18 goals14 away

Match season best: 43 points36 away

30 goals this season26 away

Match season best: 25 assists22 away

Playoffs

25 playoff points1y ago

10 playoff assists2y ago

50 playoff games3y ago

10 playoff goals3y ago

5 playoff assists4y ago

25 playoff games5y ago

10 playoff points5y ago

5 playoff goals5y ago

10 playoff games6y ago

First playoff point6y ago

First playoff goal6y ago

Career

100 career goals18 away

250 career points40 away

750 NHL games218 away

250 career assists122 away

500 NHL games10mo ago

100 career assists2y ago

50 career goals3y ago

100 career points3y ago

250 NHL games3y ago

50 career assists4y ago

25 career goals4y ago

50 career points5y ago

100 NHL games6y ago

First NHL goal8y ago

First NHL point8y ago

Compared with the NHL

Jesperi Kotkaniemi hits more often than about 75% of all forwards.

2025-2026 · regular season · 476 NHL forwards with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

1.13

Bottom 19%Jesperi Kotkaniemi scores points more often than 18% of NHL forwards (85 of 476)

Goals / 60 min

0.25

Bottom 7%Jesperi Kotkaniemi scores goals more often than 6% of NHL forwards (30 of 476)

Assists / 60 min

0.88

Lower halfJesperi Kotkaniemi records assists more often than 38% of NHL forwards (183 of 476)

Shots / 60 min

5.29

Lower halfJesperi Kotkaniemi shoots more often than 28% of NHL forwards (133 of 476)

Hits / 60 min

7.93

Top 25%Jesperi Kotkaniemi hits more often than 75% of NHL forwards (359 of 476)

Blocked shots / 60 min

2.27

Upper halfJesperi Kotkaniemi blocks more shots than 63% of NHL forwards (299 of 476)

+/−

Upper halfJesperi Kotkaniemi has a higher +/− than 68% of NHL forwards (324 of 476)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.