SEATTLE KRAKENBorn in Finland#84 ·Right Wing
Kaapo Kakko
ACTIVEKaapo Kakko has played in the NHL since 2019–20 and currently plays for the Seattle Kraken. He is 25 years old (born in 2001), is originally from Turku, is 188 cm tall and weighs 98 kg. He has previously played for New York Rangers. Kakko has put up 214 points in 460 games, 87 goals and 127 assists, an average of 0.47 points per game. The best season so far is 2025–26 with 40 points in 65 games.
DRAFT 2019: selected No. 2 in round 1 · New York RangersDEBUT October 4, 2019(7y ago)vsWinnipeg JetsCONTRACT $4,525,000/yr (≈ 3 753 702 kr/month, 45 044 420 kr/yr) · UFA 2028–29
Latest games
November 7vsNYRNew York RangersL3–4+1 goal+1P+1G+2+/-2shots15:05toiThird starNovember 5vsCGYCalgary FlamesW2–1 OT+1 assist+1P+1A+1+/-2shots13:24toiOctober 31@CGYCalgary FlamesL2–6+1 assist+1P+1A-1+/-0shots1PPP16:25toi
All games and events of the 2026-2027 season16 games2026–27 SEASON
Milestones
Recent
Career100 career assists10mo ago
Playoffs5 playoff assists2y ago
Next up
100 career goals
87 now · target 100
13left
SeasonMatch season best: 18 goals15 away
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Season
Match season best: 18 goals15 away
Match season best: 30 assists20 away
Match season best: 44 points31 away
30 goals this season27 away
Playoffs
5 playoff assists2y ago
25 playoff games3y ago
10 playoff games4y ago
First playoff point4y ago
First playoff goal4y ago
Career
100 career goals13 away
250 career points36 away
500 NHL games40 away
250 career assists123 away
100 career assists10mo ago
50 career goals2y ago
250 NHL games3y ago
100 career points3y ago
50 career assists3y ago
25 career goals4y ago
50 career points4y ago
100 NHL games5y ago
First NHL point7y ago
First NHL goal7y ago
Compared with the NHL
Kaapo Kakko is in the top 10% of NHL forwards for assists per 60 minutes.
2025-2026 · regular season · 476 NHL forwards with at least 20 games, all nationalities
Points / 60 min
2.59
Top 19%Kaapo Kakko scores points more often than 81% of NHL forwards (386 of 476)
Goals / 60 min
0.84
Upper halfKaapo Kakko scores goals more often than 58% of NHL forwards (274 of 476)
Assists / 60 min
1.75
Top 10%Kaapo Kakko records assists more often than 91% of NHL forwards (432 of 476)
Shots / 60 min
5.05
Bottom 25%Kaapo Kakko shoots more often than 24% of NHL forwards (116 of 476)
Hits / 60 min
1.94
Bottom 22%Kaapo Kakko hits more often than 21% of NHL forwards (102 of 476)
Blocked shots / 60 min
0.78
Bottom 3%Kaapo Kakko blocks more shots than 2% of NHL forwards (9 of 476)
+/−
+14
Top 10%Kaapo Kakko has a higher +/− than 90% of NHL forwards (429 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.
Kaapo Kakko's whole career
Stats
Games played
460
Points
214
Points per game
0.47
Goals
87
Assists
127
+/-
+19