Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Carolina Hurricanes·C·#82

Position: Centre
Age: 26Jul 6, 2000
Height: 6'3"191 cm
Weight: 212 lbs96 kg
Shoots: Left
Born: Pori, FIN
Nationality: FIN
Draft: 2018 · Round 1 · 3rd overall · MTL

GP17

PTS10

+/-7

S%25.0%

TOI/GP11:48

GWG0

OTG—

SHG0

PPP0

Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Carolina Hurricanes centre, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

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Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Pori, FIN · Draft: 2018 · Round 1, pick 3 (#3 overall) · MTL · 9 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 535
G: 83
A: 130
PTS: 213
+/-: 17

Playoffs

GP: 83
G: 12
A: 14
PTS: 26
+/-: -11

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI
2026-11-07	vs CHI	0	2	2	2	3	14:25
2026-11-05	@ NYI	1	0	1	0	3	8:53
2026-11-03	@ NSH	0	0	0	-2	0	10:48
2026-11-01	vs WPG	1	0	1	2	1	13:31
2026-10-29	vs CBJ	0	0	0	0	1	8:01

Awards

Stanley Cup · 2025-26

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Hits18#241 of 659
Hits per game1.06#311 of 659
Hits per 605.38#222 of 659
Blocked shots8#346 of 659
Takeaways4#177 of 659
Giveaways13#346 of 659

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)1.42#394 of 659
Expected goals per 600.42#386 of 659
Goals above expected+3.58#21 of 659
xG per shot (shot quality)0.065#379 of 659
High-danger shots8#276 of 659

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)53.4%#165 of 659
Corsi relative to team-7.0%#583 of 659
Fenwick (unblocked share)57.6%#53 of 659
PDO at 5v51.060#63 of 659
Offensive zone starts64.6%#63 of 659
Time on ice per game11:48#562 of 659

Ranks among 659 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

FO%

49.1%

Won–Lost

54–56

110 taken

League rank

#77

of 125 (100+ FO)

By zone

Offensive zone52.4% · 22/42
Neutral zone48.9% · 22/45
Defensive zone43.5% · 10/23

By situation

Even strength49.5% · 53/107
Power play33.3% · 1/3
Shorthanded— · 0/0

Game LogLast 10 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 8	CHI	0	2	2	2	3	14:25	W
Nov 6	@ NYI	1	0	1	0	3	8:53	W
Nov 4	@ NSH	0	0	0	-2	0	10:48	L
Nov 1	WPG	1	0	1	2	1	13:31	W
Oct 29	CBJ	0	0	0	0	1	8:01	W
Oct 28	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	10:18	W
Oct 24	@ STL	1	0	1	1	2	16:24	W
Oct 23	@ EDM	0	0	0	1	0	13:34	L
Oct 21	@ VAN	0	1	1	2	1	14:14	W
Oct 19	@ CGY	1	0	1	1	4	12:46	L

Show all 17 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 8	CHI	0	2	2	2	3	14:25	W
Nov 6	@ NYI	1	0	1	0	3	8:53	W
Nov 4	@ NSH	0	0	0	-2	0	10:48	L
Nov 1	WPG	1	0	1	2	1	13:31	W
Oct 29	CBJ	0	0	0	0	1	8:01	W
Oct 28	BOS	0	0	0	0	0	10:18	W
Oct 24	@ STL	1	0	1	1	2	16:24	W
Oct 23	@ EDM	0	0	0	1	0	13:34	L
Oct 21	@ VAN	0	1	1	2	1	14:14	W
Oct 19	@ CGY	1	0	1	1	4	12:46	L
Oct 17	@ WPG	1	0	1	1	1	10:00	W
Oct 13	WSH	0	0	0	-1	1	11:14	W
Oct 11	@ PHI	0	0	0	0	2	10:43	W
Oct 10	@ CHI	0	1	1	0	0	14:17	W
Oct 8	VAN	0	1	1	1	0	13:24	W
Oct 6	@ MTL	0	0	0	0	0	6:53	W
Oct 3	@ PHI	0	0	0	-1	1	11:19	W

Career Arc

9 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP	PPG	PPA
2026-27	CAR	17	5	5	10	+7	6	20	25.0	11:48	0	0
2025-26	CAR	42	2	7	9	+3	8	42	4.8	11:21	0	0
2024-25	CAR	78	12	21	33	+9	50	115	10.4	14:04	0	1
2023-24	CAR	79	12	15	27	-4	36	128	9.4	12:59	1	1
2022-23	CAR	82	18	25	43	+10	50	129	14.0	14:44	3	8
2021-22	CAR	66	12	17	29	+3	37	81	14.8	12:01	0	4
2020-21	MTL	56	5	15	20	-1	12	87	5.7	14:48	0	4
2019-20	MTL	36	6	2	8	-11	23	55	10.9	13:00	1	1
2018-19	MTL	79	11	23	34	+1	26	134	8.2	13:44	1	4

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Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

Career

Advanced stats 2026–27

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Faceoffs · 2026–27

By zone

By situation

Game LogLast 10 games

Career Arc

Career Stats

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