PITTSBURGH PENGUINSBorn in Finland#41 ·Right Wing

Ville Koivunen

ACTIVE

Last game:November 1, 2026(yesterday)0 PTS · 0G · 0A@Montréal Canadiens

Next match:November 4, 2026(tomorrow night)vsVegas Golden Knights

Ville Koivunen has played in the NHL since 2024–25 and currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is 23 years old (born in 2003), is originally from Oulu, is 183 cm tall and weighs 84 kg. Koivunen has put up 20 points in 59 games, 4 goals and 16 assists, an average of 0.34 points per game. The best season so far is 2026–27 with 6 points in 12 games.

BirthplaceOulu, FINBorn2003 (23 years)Height183 cmWeight84 kgShootsLNHLSeason 3 in the NHL

DRAFT 2021: selected No. 51 in round 2 · Carolina HurricanesDEBUT March 30, 2025(1y ago)vsOttawa SenatorsCONTRACT $4,000,000/yr (≈ 3 274 191 kr/month, 39 290 288 kr/yr) · Through 2033–34

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Latest games

November 1@MTLMontréal CanadiensL4–5No points-2+/-0shots13:16toi October 30vsUTAUtah MammothL3–4 OTNo points-1+/-1shots16:43toi October 25vsNSHNashville PredatorsW3–2 OT+1 goal+1P+1G+2+/-3shots16:28toiFirst star

All games and events of the 2026-2027 season12 games and 1 milestone

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#224NHL F#181

Goals

NHL#220NHL F#195

Assists

NHL#197NHL F#142

Form

COLD

Latest 5 outings

Games played

86%

12 of 14

games

Point pace

42P

Projected full-season points at current pace

+/-

NHL#163NHL F#95

Ice time/game

13:59

NHL#540NHL F#258

Milestones

Recent

SeasonMatch season best: 2 goals1w ago

CareerFirst NHL goal11mo ago

Next up

Match season best: 7 points

6 now · previous best 7

1left

Career25 career goals21 away

Show all milestones 11

Season

Match season best: 7 points1 away

New season best: 3 goals1 away

Match season best: 7 assists3 away

30 goals this season28 away

Match season best: 2 goals1w ago

Career

25 career goals21 away

50 career points30 away

100 NHL games41 away

50 career assists34 away

First NHL goal11mo ago

First NHL point1y ago

Compared with the NHL

About 61% of all forwards block more shots than Ville Koivunen.

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

Points / 60 min

0.85

Bottom 9%Ville Koivunen scores points more often than 8% of NHL forwards (38 of 476)

Goals / 60 min

0.24

Bottom 7%Ville Koivunen scores goals more often than 6% of NHL forwards (28 of 476)

Assists / 60 min

0.60

Bottom 20%Ville Koivunen records assists more often than 20% of NHL forwards (93 of 476)

Shots / 60 min

4.35

Bottom 14%Ville Koivunen shoots more often than 13% of NHL forwards (61 of 476)

Hits / 60 min

0.60

Bottom 3%Ville Koivunen hits more often than 2% of NHL forwards (10 of 476)

Blocked shots / 60 min

1.69

Lower halfVille Koivunen blocks more shots than 39% of NHL forwards (186 of 476)

+/−

-10

Bottom 23%Ville Koivunen has a higher +/− than 21% of NHL forwards (99 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.

Ville Koivunen's whole career

Stats

Games played

Points

Points per game

0.34

Goals

Assists

+/-

-8

Season by season

Points Goals Assists Points per game Plus/minus Games

SeasonP

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Teams player has played for

PITPittsburgh PenguinsCurrent

Seasons

2024–25 to 2026–27

Since MAR 30 · 3 seasons

PTS

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