#82 · Center

Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Age: 26
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 212 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Pori, FIN

GP: 6
G: 0
A: 2
P: 2
+/-: -1
SOG: 4

Drafted 2018 · Round 1, #3 overall (MTL)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	2	6
G	0	0	1-1
A	2	1	2
P	2	1	3-1
SOG	4	1	5-1
PPP	0	0	0
+/-	-1	+2	+2-3
PIM	4	0	0+4
TOI/GP	11:18	10:06+1:12	10:21+0:58
SH%	0.0	0.0	20.0-20.0

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:Kotkaniemi is shooting 0.0% (0 on 4 shots) against 9.1% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.2 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.2).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 59.8; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 64.6; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +2.7; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.901; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.2; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.2; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 81.1; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 10:45; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

7 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Kotkaniemi is used

#82 · C · Carolina Hurricanes

Jesperi Kotkaniemi

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts

Line 4

Ice time / game: 11:18; 10:45 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 81.1%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 64.6%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 59.8%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Kotkaniemi49.0s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Kotkaniemi25%

NHL average24%

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

Eric Robinson52.0 min together59%shot attempts

Mark Jankowski34.0 min together64%shot attempts

Mike Reilly26.9 min together65%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Carolina Hurricanes	6	0	2	2	-1	4	0	4	0.0	11:18
2025–26	Carolina Hurricanes	42	2	7	9	+3	8	0	42	4.8	11:21
2024–25	Carolina Hurricanes	78	12	21	33	+9	50	0	115	10.4	14:04
2024–25 (P)	Carolina Hurricanes	14	0	4	4	+1	14	0	19	0.0	13:30
2023–24	Carolina Hurricanes	79	12	15	27	-4	36	1	128	9.4	12:59
2023–24 (P)	Carolina Hurricanes	11	0	1	1	-2	4	0	15	0.0	11:01
2022–23	Carolina Hurricanes	82	18	25	43	+10	50	3	129	14.0	14:44
2022–23 (P)	Carolina Hurricanes	15	3	4	7	-5	8	1	24	12.5	16:50
2021–22	Carolina Hurricanes	66	12	17	29	+3	37	0	81	14.8	12:01
2021–22 (P)	Carolina Hurricanes	14	0	2	2	-4	2	0	18	0.0	11:45
2020–21	Montréal Canadiens	56	5	15	20	-1	12	0	87	5.7	14:48
2020–21 (P)	Montréal Canadiens	19	5	3	8	-5	14	0	28	17.9	13:42
2019–20	Montréal Canadiens	36	6	2	8	-11	23	1	55	10.9	13:00
2019–20 (P)	Montréal Canadiens	10	4	0	4	+4	23	1	11	36.4	13:53
2018–19	Montréal Canadiens	79	11	23	34	+1	26	1	134	8.2	13:44

	Opp						TOI
Tue, Oct 13	vsWSH	0	0	-1	1	0	11:14
Sun, Oct 11	@PHI	0	0	0	2	0	10:43
Sat, Oct 10	@CHI	1	1	0	0	0	14:17
Thu, Oct 8	vsVAN	1	1	+1	0	2	13:24
Tue, Oct 6	@MTL	0	0	0	0	0	6:53
Sat, Oct 3	@PHI	0	0	-1	1	2	11:19

	Team / League										TOI
2020–21	Ässät · Liiga	10	2	6	8	-3	8	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Laval Rocket · AHL	13	1	12	13	0	16	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Ässät · Liiga	57	10	19	29	-1	20	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Finland U18 · Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	2	2	4	–	6	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Finland U18 · WJC-18	7	3	6	9	+9	37	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Ässät · Liiga	7	0	1	1	-4	6	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Ässät U20 · U20 SM-liiga	17	9	6	15	+6	18	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Finland U18 · WJC-18	7	1	5	6	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Ässät U20 · U20 SM-liiga	7	4	1	5	-2	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Ässät U20 · U20 SM-liiga	23	5	10	15	+15	12	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Ässät U18 · U18 Mestis	6	5	12	17	–	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Finland U16 · YOG	6	3	4	7	0	1	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Ässät U16 · Jr. C SM-sarja	30	21	12	33	–	30	–	–	–	–