#41 · Right Wing

Ville Koivunen

Age: 23
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 186 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Oulu, FIN

GP: 5
G: 1
A: 1
P: 2
+/-: +3
SOG: 5

Drafted 2021 · Round 2, #51 overall (CAR)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 5 GP
GP	5	2	5
G	1	0	0+1
A	1	0	0+1
P	2	0	0+2
SOG	5	2	3+2
PPP	0	0	0
+/-	+3	0	-2+5
PIM	4	0	0+4
TOI/GP	13:11	13:26−0:15	12:25+0:46
SH%	20.0	0.0+20.0	0.0+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.

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 50.0; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 56.4; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +1.5; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.000; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.3; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.3; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 52.6; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 12:09; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

How Koivunen is used

#41 · R · Pittsburgh Penguins

Ville Koivunen

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 4 games with shift charts

Line 4
PP · rarely

Ice time / game: 13:01; 12:09 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 52.6%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 56.4%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 50.0%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Koivunen46.0s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Koivunen34%

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

Ben Kindel33.9 min together50%shot attempts

Samuel Girard20.2 min together59%shot attempts

Andrei Kuzmenko18.5 min together45%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Pittsburgh Penguins	5	1	1	2	+3	4	0	5	20.0	13:11
2025–26	Pittsburgh Penguins	39	2	5	7	-10	10	1	36	5.6	12:44
2024–25	Pittsburgh Penguins	8	0	7	7	0	4	0	15	0.0	18:07

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@CHI	0	0	0	-2	1	0	11:14
Fri, Oct 9	@CBJ	0	0	0	0	0	2	13:13
Wed, Oct 7	@WSH	0	0	0	+1	1	2	14:08
Mon, Oct 5	vsWPG	0	1	1	+1	1	0	13:30
Wed, Sep 30	@PHI	1	0	1	+3	2	0	13:50

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins · AHL	34	13	28	41	+12	42	–	–	–	–
2025–26 (P)	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins · AHL	15	4	5	9	+4	6	–	–	–	–
2024–25	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins · AHL	63	21	35	56	+2	52	–	–	–	–
2024–25 (P)	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins · AHL	2	0	2	2	0	2	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Kärpät · Liiga	59	22	34	56	+7	26	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Finland · EHT	2	0	0	0	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2023–24 (P)	Kärpät · Liiga	12	5	8	13	+3	14	–	–	–	–
2023–24 (P)	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins · AHL	2	1	1	2	0	2	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Kärpät · Liiga	52	12	16	28	+9	26	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Finland U20 · WJC-20	5	0	2	2	+2	0	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Chicago Wolves · AHL	12	1	0	1	-3	4	–	–	–	–
2022–23 (P)	Kärpät · Liiga	3	0	1	1	0	0	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Kärpät · Liiga	53	11	18	29	-11	20	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Finland U20 · WJC-20	6	0	0	0	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Kärpät · Liiga	6	1	0	1	0	0	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Kärpät U20 · U20 SM-sarja	38	23	26	49	+29	16	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Finland U18 · WJC-18	7	4	6	10	-2	0	–	–	–	–
2020–21 (P)	Kärpät U20 · U20 SM-sarja	5	0	4	4	0	0	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Kärpät U18 · U18 SM-sarja	37	27	44	71	–	20	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Finland U17 · WHC-17	5	0	2	2	–	2	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Kärpät U16 · U16 SM-sarja	18	13	27	40	–	4	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	Kärpät U16 · U16 SM-sarja	7	6	12	18	–	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Finland Selects U13 · WSI U13	7	4	7	11	–	6	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

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