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Oliver Kapanen
ACTIVEOliver Kapanen has played in the NHL since 2024–25 and currently plays for the Montréal Canadiens. He is 23 years old (born in 2003), is originally from Timra, is 188 cm tall and weighs 88 kg. Kapanen has put up 40 points in 107 games, 23 goals and 17 assists, an average of 0.37 points per game. The best season so far is 2025–26 with 37 points in 82 games.
DRAFT 2021: selected No. 64 in round 2 · Montréal CanadiensDEBUT October 11, 2024(2y ago)@Boston BruinsCONTRACT $942,500/yr (≈ 771 481 kr/month, 9 257 774 kr/yr) · RFA 2027–28
Latest games
November 1vsPITPittsburgh PenguinsW5–4+1 goal+1P+1G+1+/-2shots11:04toiOctober 30@DALDallas StarsW5–2No points+1+/-0shots11:50toiOctober 28@STLSt. Louis BluesW2–0No points0+/-1shots15:56toi
All games and events of the 2026-2027 season7 games2026–27 SEASON
Milestones
Recent
Playoffs10 playoff games5mo ago
Career100 NHL games6mo ago
Next up
25 career goals
23 now · target 25
2left
SeasonMatch season best: 15 assists15 away
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Season
Match season best: 15 assists15 away
Match season best: 22 goals21 away
Match season best: 37 points36 away
30 goals this season29 away
Playoffs
10 playoff games5mo ago
First playoff point1y ago
Career
25 career goals2 away
50 career points10 away
50 career assists33 away
250 NHL games143 away
100 NHL games6mo ago
First NHL goal1y ago
First NHL point2y ago
Compared with the NHL
Oliver Kapanen is in the top 10% of NHL forwards for blocked shots per 60 minutes.
2025-2026 · regular season · 476 NHL forwards with at least 20 games, all nationalities
Points / 60 min
1.87
Upper halfOliver Kapanen scores points more often than 57% of NHL forwards (269 of 476)
Goals / 60 min
1.11
Top 20%Oliver Kapanen scores goals more often than 81% of NHL forwards (385 of 476)
Assists / 60 min
0.76
Lower halfOliver Kapanen records assists more often than 28% of NHL forwards (133 of 476)
Shots / 60 min
6.62
Upper halfOliver Kapanen shoots more often than 59% of NHL forwards (282 of 476)
Hits / 60 min
1.62
Bottom 18%Oliver Kapanen hits more often than 17% of NHL forwards (83 of 476)
Blocked shots / 60 min
3.44
Top 10%Oliver Kapanen blocks more shots than 91% of NHL forwards (432 of 476)
+/−
+4
Upper halfOliver Kapanen has a higher +/− than 71% of NHL forwards (339 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.
Oliver Kapanen's whole career
Stats
Games played
107
Points
40
Points per game
0.37
Goals
23
Assists
17
+/-
0