- Age
- 30
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 197 lb
- Shoots
- R
- Born
- Kuopio, FIN
- GP
- 6
- G
- 2
- A
- 1
- P
- 3
- +/-
- -4
- SOG
- 9
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2014 · Round 1, #22 overall (PIT)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 6 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0+2 |
| A | 1 | 2 | 2-1 |
| P | 3 | 2 | 2+1 |
| SOG | 9 | 2 | 4+5 |
| PPP | 2 | 0 | 0+2 |
| +/- | -4 | -1 | -2-2 |
| PIM | 2 | 0 | 0+2 |
| TOI/GP | 17:42 | 14:20+3:22 | 12:17+5:24 |
| SH% | 22.2 | 0.0+22.2 | 0.0+22.2 |
Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.
Shooting:Kapanen is shooting 22.2% (2 on 9 shots) against 8.7% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.
Shot quality says 1.2 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.2).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 54.2
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 54.4
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- +9.5
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 0.948
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 1.2
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- -0.2
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 34.3
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 12:10
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
17 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Kapanen is used
#42 · R · Edmonton Oilers
Kasperi Kapanen
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts
- Line 3
- PP1
- PK · rarely
- Ice time / game
- 17:28
- 12:10 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 34.3%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 54.4%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 54.2%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
Average shift
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.
Most-used linemates · 5v5
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Edmonton Oilers | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025–26 | Edmonton Oilers | 41 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Edmonton Oilers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024–25 | St. Louis Blues | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Edmonton Oilers | 57 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2024–25 (P) | Edmonton Oilers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023–24 | St. Louis Blues | 73 | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 2022–23 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 43 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 2022–23 | St. Louis Blues | 23 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2021–22 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 79 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 2021–22 (P) | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 40 | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| 2020–21 (P) | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 69 | 13 | 23 | 36 |
| 2019–20 (P) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 78 | 20 | 24 | 44 |
| 2018–19 (P) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 38 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2017–18 (P) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016–17 (P) | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | @ LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:46 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | @ SJS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:30 |
| Wed, Oct 7 | @ ANA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:22 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:48 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | @ VAN | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 18:48 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | vsVAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 17:55 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | Finland · EHT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Finland · WC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017–18 | Toronto Marlies · AHL | 28 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 2017–18 | Finland · WC | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016–17 | Toronto Marlies · AHL | 43 | 18 | 25 | 43 |
| 2016–17 (P) | Toronto Marlies · AHL | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2015–16 | Toronto · AHL | 44 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| 2015–16 | Finland U20 · WJC-20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015–16 (P) | Toronto · AHL | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2014–15 | KalPa · Finland | 41 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 2014–15 | Finland · WJC-A | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Wilkes-Barre · AHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014–15 (P) | KalPa · Finland | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014–15 (P) | Wilkes-Barre · AHL | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013–14 | KalPa U18 · Fin-U18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013–14 | KalPa · Finland | 47 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2013–14 | Finland · WJ18-A | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013–14 (P) | KalPa U18 · Fin-U18 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2012–13 | KalPa U18 · Fin-U18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012–13 | KalPa Jr. · Fin-Jr. | 36 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
| 2012–13 | KalPa · Finland | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012–13 (P) | KalPa · Finland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | KalPa U18 · Fin-U18 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 2011–12 (P) | KalPa U18 · Fin-U18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | KalPa U16 · Jr. C SM-sarja | 26 | 14 | 8 | 22 |