78 G · 125 A · 518 GP
0.392 P/GP · 29 PPP · 13:29 ATOI
Carolina Hurricanes#82Active
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
C · 6′3″ / 212 lb · Shoots L · Pori, FIN · Age 26 · 2018 #3 by MTL
203Career points
0.392Career P/GP
518Games played
78Goals
8 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-269points
The latest read.
9 points in 42 games in 2025-26. Career: 203 points across 518 games.
42GP
2goals
7assists
9points
42shots
0PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
12 G · 14 A · 83 GP
0.313 P/GP · 5 PPP · 13:34 ATOI
0.430 → 0.214P/GP by season · 8 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2022-23
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 8 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled1,215 all-time peers
Playoff career · 83 GP · 12 G · 14 A · 26 pts (0.313 P/GP)
96.0
75.5
77.9
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-04-14@ NYI17:29 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-04-13@ PHI15:21 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-04-11@ UTA9:52 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-04-09@ CHI13:57 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-04-05@ OTT14:04 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
What this draft slot returns.
Observed careers at the same pick, across all positionsdraft history · 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC
2018 draft#3round 1 · MTL
29Players in sample
100.0%Reached the NHL
Most games in this sample: Henrik Sedin (1999, VAN), 1,330 NHL games.
Sample: 29 players taken #3, across all positions, from draft classes through 2018 on file. Historical totals reflect the 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC snapshot; Jesperi Kotkaniemi's games use this page's NHL career record. Active careers can still grow.
These are observed outcomes, not a forecast for Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Exact-slot rates require at least 12 players. Draft Value methodology.
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2022-23 peak: 82 GP / 18 G / 25 A / 43 Pts / 0.524 P/GP · 14:44 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 82 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 0.524 |
| 2021-22 | 66 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 0.439 |
| 2018-19 | 79 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 0.430 |
| 2024-25 | 78 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 0.423 |
| 2020-21 | 56 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0.357 |
| Prime-five | 361 | 58 | 101 | 159 | 0.440 |
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
Stanley Cup2025-26
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart8 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Carolina Hurricanes | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +3 | 0 | 42 |
| 2024-25 | Carolina Hurricanes | 78 | 12 | 21 | 33 | +9 | 1 | 115 |
| 2023-24 | Carolina Hurricanes | 79 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -4 | 2 | 128 |
| 2022-23Peak | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 18 | 25 | 43 | +10 | 11 | 129 |
| 2021-22 | Carolina Hurricanes | 66 | 12 | 17 | 29 | +3 | 4 | 81 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 56 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 4 | 87 |
| 2019-20 | Montréal Canadiens | 36 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -11 | 2 | 55 |
| 2018-19 | Montréal Canadiens | 79 | 11 | 23 | 34 | +1 | 5 | 134 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Carolina Hurricanes | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 2 | 19 |
| 2023-24 | Carolina Hurricanes | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 15 |
| 2022-23 | Carolina Hurricanes | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 2 | 24 |
| 2021-22 | Carolina Hurricanes | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 18 |
| 2020-21 | Montréal Canadiens | 19 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 28 |
| 2019-20 | Montréal Canadiens | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +4 | 1 | 11 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2022-23 is the best season either way: 0.524 raw, 0.495 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 42 | 0.214 | 3.13 | 0.206 |
| 2024-25 | 78 | 0.423 | 3.04 | 0.417 |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 0.342 | 3.11 | 0.329 |
| 2022-23Best adjusted | 82 | 0.524 | 3.18 | 0.495 |
| 2021-22 | 66 | 0.439 | 3.14 | 0.419 |
| 2020-21 | 56 | 0.357 | 2.94 | 0.365 |
| 2019-20 | 36 | 0.222 | 3.02 | 0.221 |
| 2018-19 | 79 | 0.430 | 3.01 | 0.428 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | Liiga | Ässät | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019-20 | AHL | Laval Rocket | 13 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2017-18 | Ivan Hlinka Memorial | Finland U18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | Liiga | Ässät | 57 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| 2017-18 | WJC-18 | Finland U18 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2017-18 | Liiga | Ässät | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | U20 SM-liiga | Ässät U20 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2016-17 | WJC-18 | Finland U18 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016-17 | U20 SM-liiga | Ässät U20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015-16 | U18 Mestis | Ässät U18 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2015-16 | U20 SM-liiga | Ässät U20 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2015-16 | YOG | Finland U16 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014-15 | Jr. C SM-sarja | Ässät U16 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 33 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Forwards only; career games played within ±20% of 518 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 414 to 622); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 84 of them cleared the band.
Warren FoegeleL · 2014 #67 · active581 GP · 117 G · 109 A · 226 P0.389 P/GP · −0.003Nick PaulL · 2013 #101 · active537 GP · 104 G · 110 A · 214 P0.399 P/GP · +0.007Vinnie HinostrozaC · 2012 #169 · active477 GP · 65 G · 114 A · 179 P0.375 P/GP · −0.017Teddy BluegerC · 2012 #52 · active453 GP · 58 G · 111 A · 169 P0.373 P/GP · −0.019Danton HeinenL · 2014 #116 · retired612 GP · 102 G · 151 A · 253 P0.413 P/GP · +0.022
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed82.0mph30.7
132.0 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph
Max skating speed21.6mph23.9
34.8 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph
Distance skated125.3km34.4
77.8 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km
Most distance in one game4.6km47.9
2.8 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km
Bursts over 20 mph24bursts27.7
league average 75.2
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time44.1%76.0
league average 43.1
Neutral zone time18.6%91.3
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time37.3%84.9
league average 40.1
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal42shots34.4
league average 85.9 shots
High-danger shots on goal19shots39.4
league average 31.6 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
Low Slot171 G40th
High Slot60 G45th
L Circle31 G30th
Beyond Red Line20 G59th
Center Point20 G49th
Crease20 G39th
L Point20 G47th
Offensive Neutral Zone20 G53th
Outside L20 G33th
R Point20 G50th
L Net Side10 G31th
R Circle10 G16th
Behind the Net00 G0th
L Corner00 G0th
Outside R00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
R Net Side00 G0th
19high danger1 G · 5.3%
10mid danger1 G · 10.0%
6long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 42 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.NJD20 points31 GP · 9 G · 11 A39 shots · 4 PP points
Career vs.CBJ15 points18 GP · 5 G · 10 A32 shots · 1 PP points
Career vs.WSH14 points25 GP · 4 G · 10 A43 shots · 2 PP points
Career vs.OTT12 points30 GP · 3 G · 9 A53 shots · 2 PP points
Career vs.VAN11 points21 GP · 2 G · 9 A34 shots · 1 PP points
Career vs.FLA11 points28 GP · 5 G · 6 A33 shots · 3 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.CBJ0.83 P/GP18 GP · 5 G · 10 A32 shots · 1 PP points
Pace vs.BUF0.67 P/GP15 GP · 3 G · 7 A28 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.NJD0.65 P/GP31 GP · 9 G · 11 A39 shots · 4 PP points
Pace vs.LAK0.64 P/GP11 GP · 5 G · 2 A18 shots · 1 PP points
Pace vs.SEA0.63 P/GP8 GP · 2 G · 3 A12 shots · 1 PP pointsPace vs.WSH0.56 P/GP25 GP · 4 G · 10 A43 shots · 2 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Goaltenders faced, from play-by-playNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
Jesperi Kotkaniemi has faced 74 goaltenders in this dataset but none of them for the 20 shots on goal a published rate requires here. The counts exist; the rates would be noise, so they are not printed.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
The room.
Every current Carolina Hurricanes teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory
Forwards 12
Defence 7
Goaltenders 2
Clubs on the official record
Carolina HurricanesMontréal Canadiens