#82 · Centre · CAR
JesperiKotkaniemi
Next milestone 97 points from 300
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 1
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- -1
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 1
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Centre
- Born
- July 6, 2000 (age 26)
- Birthplace
- Pori, FIN
- Height
- 6′3″ (191 cm)
- Weight
- 212 lb (96 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2018 MTL, round 1, #3 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed19.8 mphleague avg 21.1 mph6th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph0league avg 3.90th percentile
- Distance skated1.8 mileague avg 6.2 mi4th percentile
- Hardest shot59.2 mphleague avg 71.8 mph12th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone50.8%league avg 42.1%96th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.00 | -0.00 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2025-26 | 2 | 5.00 | -3.00 | 79 | 24 | .063 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 1 games · 11:11 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 62.2% | 69.7% | -7.5 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 68.4% | 67.1% | +1.3 |
- Goals for–against
- 0–1
- xG for–against
- 0.3–0.2
- Average rating
- 5.8
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Robinson | 1 | 9:47 | 64.0% |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | 8:04 | 65.3% |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | 0:52 | — |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | 0:51 | 0.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
The rating trend appears after two games with shift data this season.
Points, last 10 games
Not enough games yet for a trend.
Game log · 2026-27
| Date | Opp | Rating | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPP | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | @ PHI | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 11:19 |
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 519 | 78 | 125 | 203 | +9 | 244 | 772 | 10.1 | 29 |
| Playoffs | 83 | 12 | 14 | 26 | -11 | 65 | 115 | 10.4 | 5 |
Season by season (9)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Hurricanes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Hurricanes | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +3 | 8 | 42 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Hurricanes | 78 | 12 | 21 | 33 | +9 | 50 | 115 | 10.4 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | Hurricanes | 79 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -4 | 36 | 128 | 9.4 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Hurricanes | 82 | 18 | 25 | 43 | +10 | 50 | 129 | 14.0 | 11 |
| 2021-22 | Hurricanes | 66 | 12 | 17 | 29 | +3 | 37 | 81 | 14.8 | 4 |
| 2020-21 | Canadiens | 56 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 12 | 87 | 5.7 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | Canadiens | 36 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -11 | 23 | 55 | 10.9 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | Canadiens | 79 | 11 | 23 | 34 | +1 | 26 | 134 | 8.2 | 5 |