#91 · Center

Oliver Kapanen

Montréal Canadiens

Age: 23
Height: 6′2″
Weight: 194 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Timra, SWE

GP: 82
G: 22
A: 15
P: 37
+/-: +4
SOG: 131

Drafted 2021 · Round 2, #64 overall (MTL)

Advanced · 2025–26

CF%: 48.7; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 45.0; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -2.8; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.043; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 18.0; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +4.0; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 57.9; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 11:49; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

How Kapanen is used

#91 · C · Montréal Canadiens

Oliver Kapanen

How he’s used · 2025–26 · 82 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 14:28; 11:49 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 57.9%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 45.0%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 48.7%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Kapanen46.9s

NHL average47.6s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Kapanen22%

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

Ivan Demidov755.1 min together49%shot attempts

Lane Hutson422.0 min together48%shot attempts

Juraj Slafkovský416.3 min together52%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2025–26	Montréal Canadiens	82	22	15	37	+4	22	1	131	16.8	14:28
2025–26 (P)	Montréal Canadiens	7	0	0	0	-2	2	0	4	0.0	8:20
2024–25	Montréal Canadiens	18	0	2	2	-5	2	0	16	0.0	10:53
2024–25 (P)	Montréal Canadiens	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0.0	6:56

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Apr 14	@PHI	0	0	0	0	1	0	12:16
Sun, Apr 12	@NYI	0	0	0	-1	0	0	10:31
Sat, Apr 11	vsCBJ	0	0	0	0	0	2	12:34
Thu, Apr 9	vsTBL	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:03
Tue, Apr 7	vsFLA	0	0	0	+1	1	0	11:26
Sun, Apr 5	vsNJD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	13:22
Sat, Apr 4	@NJD	0	0	0	-2	3	0	14:33
Thu, Apr 2	@NYR	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:54
Tue, Mar 31	@TBL	0	0	0	0	1	0	14:30
Sun, Mar 29	@CAR	0	0	0	0	1	0	15:41
Sat, Mar 28	@NSH	1	1	2	+3	3	0	16:05
Thu, Mar 26	vsCBJ	0	0	0	0	1	0	15:22
Tue, Mar 24	vsCAR	1	0	1	+1	2	0	11:04
Sat, Mar 21	vsNYI	0	1	1	+1	0	0	13:50
Thu, Mar 19	@DET	0	0	0	-1	0	0	9:33
Tue, Mar 17	vsBOS	0	0	0	-1	1	0	13:20
Sun, Mar 15	vsANA	0	0	0	0	2	0	14:39
Sat, Mar 14	vsSJS	0	0	0	0	1	0	14:56
Wed, Mar 11	@OTT	0	0	0	0	0	0	13:34
Tue, Mar 10	vsTOR	1	0	1	+1	3	0	15:07
Sat, Mar 7	@LAK	0	0	0	0	2	0	18:34
Fri, Mar 6	@ANA	0	0	0	-1	0	0	10:46
Tue, Mar 3	@SJS	1	0	1	0	3	2	9:55
Sat, Feb 28	vsWSH	0	0	0	-1	0	0	11:41
Thu, Feb 26	vsNYI	0	0	0	0	1	0	12:09
Wed, Feb 4	@WPG	1	0	1	+2	4	0	13:44
Mon, Feb 2	@MIN	0	0	0	0	1	2	14:23
Sat, Jan 31	@BUF	1	0	1	+1	2	0	17:28
Thu, Jan 29	vsCOL	0	2	2	+3	0	0	14:24
Tue, Jan 27	vsVGK	0	0	0	-1	1	2	15:16
Sat, Jan 24	@BOS	0	0	0	0	1	0	14:43
Thu, Jan 22	vsBUF	0	0	0	-1	2	0	15:54
Tue, Jan 20	vsMIN	0	0	0	0	1	0	13:24
Sat, Jan 17	@OTT	0	0	0	-3	0	0	14:04
Thu, Jan 15	@BUF	0	0	0	0	3	2	16:02
Tue, Jan 13	@WSH	0	0	0	-1	2	0	23:10
Mon, Jan 12	vsVAN	1	0	1	+2	5	0	16:21
Sat, Jan 10	vsDET	0	0	0	-1	2	2	18:32
Thu, Jan 8	vsFLA	1	2	3	+2	1	0	17:19
Wed, Jan 7	vsCGY	1	0	1	0	3	0	14:52
Sun, Jan 4	@DAL	1	0	1	0	3	0	17:24
Sat, Jan 3	@STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	15:48
Thu, Jan 1	@CAR	1	0	1	0	1	0	18:07
Tue, Dec 30	@FLA	0	0	0	0	1	0	18:23
Sun, Dec 28	@TBL	0	1	1	+1	5	0	16:20
Tue, Dec 23	@BOS	0	0	0	+1	2	0	17:01
Sun, Dec 21	@PIT	1	1	2	+2	7	0	14:44
Sat, Dec 20	vsPIT	0	1	1	+1	0	0	18:10
Thu, Dec 18	vsCHI	0	0	0	0	3	0	15:34
Tue, Dec 16	vsPHI	0	0	0	-3	1	0	16:20
Sun, Dec 14	vsEDM	0	0	0	+1	0	2	14:33
Sat, Dec 13	@NYR	0	0	0	-1	3	0	15:12
Thu, Dec 11	@PIT	1	0	1	+1	4	0	19:03
Tue, Dec 9	vsTBL	1	0	1	-2	3	0	16:24
Sun, Dec 7	vsSTL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	16:07
Sat, Dec 6	@TOR	0	0	0	-1	2	0	16:06
Wed, Dec 3	vsWPG	1	0	1	+1	2	0	20:07
Tue, Dec 2	vsOTT	0	0	0	0	4	0	16:29
Sat, Nov 29	@COL	0	1	1	0	2	2	16:32
Fri, Nov 28	@VGK	0	0	0	0	2	0	13:23
Wed, Nov 26	@UTA	0	1	1	0	0	2	13:38
Sat, Nov 22	vsTOR	0	0	0	+2	3	0	14:14
Thu, Nov 20	vsWSH	0	0	0	-1	1	0	12:27
Mon, Nov 17	@CBJ	1	0	1	+1	1	0	17:30
Sat, Nov 15	vsBOS	0	0	0	0	1	0	10:36
Thu, Nov 13	vsDAL	0	0	0	-3	1	0	13:17
Tue, Nov 11	vsLAK	0	0	0	0	1	0	12:10
Sat, Nov 8	vsUTA	1	1	2	+2	2	0	13:55
Thu, Nov 6	@NJD	1	0	1	0	2	2	12:11
Tue, Nov 4	vsPHI	0	0	0	-1	0	0	13:16
Sat, Nov 1	vsOTT	0	0	0	+1	1	0	15:31
Tue, Oct 28	@SEA	0	0	0	-1	0	0	10:20
Sat, Oct 25	@VAN	0	1	1	0	3	0	11:59
Thu, Oct 23	@EDM	0	2	2	+1	0	0	13:10
Wed, Oct 22	@CGY	0	0	0	-1	3	2	13:33
Mon, Oct 20	vsBUF	1	0	1	0	1	0	12:34
Sat, Oct 18	vsNYR	0	0	0	-1	1	0	12:42
Thu, Oct 16	vsNSH	1	0	1	+1	3	0	11:59
Tue, Oct 14	vsSEA	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:26
Sat, Oct 11	@CHI	0	0	0	0	1	0	10:40
Thu, Oct 9	@DET	1	0	1	+1	1	0	14:40
Wed, Oct 8	@TOR	1	0	1	+1	2	0	13:19

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	Finland · OG	3	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0.0	8:12
2024–25	Timrå IK · SHL	36	15	20	35	+3	12	–	–	–	–
2024–25	Finland · EHT	6	1	0	1	-1	4	–	–	–	–
2024–25 (P)	Timrå IK · SHL	6	2	1	3	-2	6	–	–	–	–
2024–25 (P)	Laval Rocket · AHL	11	3	3	6	-3	2	–	–	–	–
2023–24	KalPa · Liiga	51	14	20	34	0	32	–	–	–	–
2023–24	KalPa · Spengler Cup	3	0	1	1	0	4	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Finland · EHT	6	1	2	3	+3	2	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Finland · WC	8	6	0	6	+1	4	–	–	–	–
2023–24 (P)	KalPa · Liiga	13	7	7	14	+4	6	–	–	–	–
2022–23	KalPa · Liiga	55	12	15	27	+6	28	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Finland U20 · WJC-20	5	2	1	3	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2022–23 (P)	KalPa · Liiga	7	0	1	1	-1	6	–	–	–	–
2021–22	KalPa · Liiga	16	1	1	2	-4	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22	KalPa U20 · U20 SM-sarja	11	7	8	15	+4	0	–	–	–	–
2021–22	IPK · Mestis	8	1	3	4	-3	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Kärpät · Liiga	2	0	2	2	+3	0	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Finland U20 · WJC-20	7	1	1	2	+1	4	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	KalPa U20 · U20 SM-sarja	10	5	6	11	+6	14	–	–	–	–
2020–21	KalPa U20 · U20 SM-sarja	37	25	16	41	-1	26	–	–	–	–
2020–21	JoKP · Mestis	5	3	2	5	+2	12	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Finland U18 · WJC-18	4	0	0	0	-4	2	–	–	–	–
2019–20	KalPa U18 · U18 SM-sarja	44	23	27	50	–	28	–	–	–	–
2019–20	KalPa U20 · U20 SM-liiga	2	1	0	1	0	0	–	–	–	–
2018–19	KalPa U16 · U16 SM-sarja	16	8	10	18	–	14	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	KalPa U16 · U16 SM-sarja	4	3	0	3	–	2	–	–	–	–

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