The Stanley Cap | Jesperi Kotkaniemi Salary/Contract Information, News, Statistics, Analytics and more

TheStanleyCap.com is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors. Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.

Consider registering a user account and/or logging in. A user account offers you substantially fewer ads, ability to rate contracts and make contract predictions with exclusive features to come.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Position	Center / Left Wing	Current Team	Carolina Hurricanes
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	8 years
Height	6'3"	Expires	2029-30
Weight (lbs)	212	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	29
Age	25 (July 6, 2000)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2018, Round 1, Overall 3 (MTL)

Date	Team	Transaction
Mar 21, 2022	Carolina Hurricanes	Signed 8 years @ $4.820M AAV starting in 2022-23
Aug 28, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes	Signed 1 year @ $6.100M AAV starting in 2021-22
Jul 1, 2018	Montreal Canadiens	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2018-19	MTL	79	896:09	0.67	1.21	1.87	0.59	0.08	8.55	7.51	1.04	1.96	5.88
2019-20	MTL	36	387:47	0.77	0.15	0.93	0.51	0.26	12.50	8.23	4.27	2.04	0.00
2020-21	MTL	56	694:46	0.43	0.86	1.30	0.52	-0.09	7.69	9.33	-1.64	8.24	3.53
2021-22	CAR	66	698:46	1.03	1.12	2.15	0.66	0.37	16.67	10.61	6.05	3.06	7.14
2022-23	CAR	82	1019:23	0.71	1.00	1.71	0.63	0.07	12.37	11.08	1.29	2.21	10.29
2023-24	CAR	79	890:04	0.67	0.74	1.42	0.79	-0.11	9.26	10.79	-1.53	1.83	10.37
2024-25	CAR	78	965:30	0.68	1.24	1.93	0.64	0.05	11.22	10.48	0.74	1.43	8.57
2025-26	CAR	2	18:37	0.00	3.22	3.22	0.89	-0.89	0.00	27.54	-27.54	0.00	0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2018-19	MTL	79	896:09	49.08	2.41	2.74	36.82	2.08	2.03	53.73	57.42	-0.02	-0.50	5.25
2019-20	MTL	36	387:47	45.64	1.86	2.36	43.01	2.94	2.61	38.71	47.48	-0.41	0.28	-6.87
2020-21	MTL	56	694:46	41.37	2.07	2.24	35.49	1.99	2.01	51.06	52.78	-0.27	-0.13	-1.34
2021-22	CAR	66	698:46	48.86	2.83	2.76	35.29	2.23	2.28	55.93	54.77	-0.26	-0.24	0.31
2022-23	CAR	82	1019:23	47.68	2.53	2.72	32.20	1.88	2.01	57.33	57.54	-0.47	-0.17	-1.88
2023-24	CAR	79	890:04	52.51	2.36	2.92	37.55	2.43	2.34	49.30	55.58	0.16	0.25	-1.42
2024-25	CAR	78	965:30	47.85	3.05	2.83	37.29	2.30	2.27	56.98	55.52	-0.01	0.04	-0.51
2025-26	CAR	2	18:37	48.34	9.67	3.15	35.45	3.22	2.66	75.00	54.27	0.08	1.00	-10.64

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	66	21.9	0.3	9.9	9.9	87.3	49.6	18.5	26.2	55.4	0.3	0.2	0.5
2022-23	82	22.4	0.4	9.8	9.8	91.7	53.4	6.9	37.6	55.4	0.3	0.2	0.5
2023-24	79	22.0	0.4	9.8	9.8	93.0	52.2	10.1	37.1	52.8	0.3	0.2	0.5
2024-25	78	22.3	0.6	9.8	9.8	91.8	59.3	13.3	37.3	49.4	0.4	0.2	0.5
2025-26	2	20.3	0.6	9.7	9.8	35.7	24.1	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.4	0.2	0.4

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Team	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	CAR	4.96	2.97	62.50	3.24	2.55	55.98	0.44	0.39	-0.43
2024-25	CAR	0.56	1.12	33.33	1.79	1.96	47.81	-1.02	-0.28	-7.85
2024-25	CAR	5.37	5.37	50.00	2.69	2.96	47.65	-0.23	0.66	-8.33
2024-25	CAR	0.97	0.00	100.00	3.11	1.59	66.24	0.22	-0.80	11.41
2024-25	CAR	2.25	2.25	50.00	3.01	3.13	49.02	0.10	0.94	-8.05
2024-25	CAR	4.14	1.38	75.00	3.01	1.92	61.03	0.13	-0.27	4.21
2024-25	CAR	3.02	1.51	66.67	2.86	2.13	57.34	-0.15	-0.12	0.12
2024-25	CAR	4.95	4.95	50.00	2.87	1.82	61.18	0.07	-0.44	5.82
2024-25	CAR	2.28	2.28	50.00	2.74	1.54	64.04	-0.03	-0.86	10.39
2024-25	CAR	0.00	0.00	-	1.89	1.37	58.04	-0.78	-0.96	4.61
2024-25	CAR	0.00	2.94	0.00	2.63	1.98	57.01	0.26	-0.10	3.75
2023-24	CAR	2.64	2.64	50.00	3.33	2.97	52.88	0.78	0.83	-1.45
2023-24	CAR	3.14	4.71	40.00	2.91	2.67	52.21	0.23	0.46	-2.64
2023-24	CAR	1.72	2.59	40.00	3.40	2.36	59.00	0.63	0.24	2.39
2023-24	CAR	1.03	1.03	50.00	4.71	2.53	65.04	1.97	0.34	9.51
2023-24	CAR	1.13	0.00	100.00	2.03	1.44	58.40	-0.62	-0.85	4.84
2023-24	CAR	0.00	0.00	-	2.49	1.32	65.35	-0.23	-0.82	9.33
2023-24	CAR	2.63	1.31	66.67	1.64	2.02	44.85	-1.15	-0.30	-9.84
2023-24	CAR	2.78	1.39	66.67	2.80	1.17	70.47	0.17	-1.22	18.10
2023-24	CAR	1.63	1.63	50.00	2.61	1.99	56.77	-0.49	-0.12	-2.69
2023-24	CAR	5.55	1.85	75.00	2.61	2.13	55.06	-0.09	0.01	-0.90
2023-24	CAR	0.00	3.76	0.00	2.29	2.96	43.61	-0.34	0.51	-8.20
2023-24	CAR	4.86	4.86	50.00	3.08	2.66	53.66	0.27	0.52	-3.12
2023-24	CAR	0.00	0.00	-	1.44	1.94	42.74	-1.41	-0.04	-16.39
2023-24	CAR	0.00	5.38	0.00	3.40	5.19	39.60	0.80	2.90	-13.53
2023-24	CAR	5.90	2.95	66.67	5.52	1.03	84.32	2.79	-1.09	28.00
2022-23	CAR	2.59	2.07	55.56	2.69	2.18	55.24	-0.45	0.07	-4.63
2022-23	CAR	4.66	2.33	66.67	2.84	1.93	59.52	-0.27	-0.19	0.09
2022-23	CAR	2.07	2.76	42.86	2.29	1.72	57.07	-0.94	-0.42	-3.04
2022-23	CAR	1.09	0.00	100.00	3.51	0.65	84.40	0.24	-1.43	23.28
2022-23	CAR	1.19	2.38	33.33	1.89	2.54	42.62	-1.12	0.48	-16.71
2022-23	CAR	2.48	1.24	66.67	3.68	1.58	69.95	0.70	-0.40	9.82
2022-23	CAR	2.57	0.00	100.00	2.40	2.40	50.00	-0.66	0.31	-9.39
2022-23	CAR	0.00	0.00	-	2.39	1.75	57.78	-0.69	-0.38	-1.44
2022-23	CAR	5.46	3.64	60.00	3.57	1.99	64.15	0.49	-0.14	5.14
2022-23	CAR	2.07	0.00	100.00	3.48	1.43	70.85	0.37	-0.76	12.21
2022-23	CAR	2.33	2.33	50.00	3.70	3.60	50.73	0.64	1.41	-7.60
2022-23	CAR	2.88	5.76	33.33	2.69	3.05	46.83	-0.52	0.97	-13.78
2021-22	CAR	1.37	2.06	40.00	2.64	1.88	58.39	-0.47	-0.48	1.48
2021-22	CAR	1.90	1.90	50.00	3.17	2.06	60.57	0.12	-0.42	5.48
2021-22	CAR	1.22	1.22	50.00	1.89	1.94	49.38	-1.06	-0.50	-5.31
2021-22	CAR	5.69	2.84	66.67	1.64	2.88	36.33	-0.58	0.46	-11.52
2021-22	CAR	1.72	3.43	33.33	2.65	2.83	48.32	-0.23	0.39	-5.83
2021-22	CAR	0.00	0.00	-	2.16	1.11	66.13	-0.88	-1.62	13.38
2021-22	CAR	6.78	4.52	60.00	3.97	2.83	58.37	0.81	0.51	0.71
2021-22	CAR	4.71	0.00	100.00	2.91	2.62	52.61	-0.04	0.32	-3.50
2021-22	CAR	2.40	2.40	50.00	2.67	2.09	56.06	-0.26	-0.44	2.40
2021-22	CAR	0.00	0.00	-	1.51	2.28	39.84	-1.14	-0.27	-11.18
2021-22	CAR	5.85	5.85	50.00	4.60	4.16	52.49	1.43	1.34	-0.34
2020-21	MTL	3.51	1.40	71.43	2.42	2.51	49.08	-0.25	0.49	-7.86
2020-21	MTL	3.82	0.95	80.00	2.47	2.04	54.74	-0.37	-0.00	-3.38
2020-21	MTL	0.00	4.07	0.00	2.13	2.03	51.13	-0.48	0.25	-8.27
2020-21	MTL	4.35	1.09	80.00	2.52	1.62	60.89	0.26	-0.56	10.05
2020-21	MTL	2.51	0.00	100.00	2.06	1.82	53.00	-0.74	-0.24	-4.48
2020-21	MTL	1.35	2.70	33.33	2.01	1.45	58.12	-0.51	-0.69	4.06
2020-21	MTL	0.00	1.94	0.00	2.09	1.86	52.90	-0.44	-0.32	-0.79
2020-21	MTL	4.09	0.00	100.00	3.33	2.18	60.46	0.64	0.04	4.81
2020-21	MTL	4.43	0.00	100.00	2.95	1.66	63.99	0.55	-0.56	12.08
2020-21	MTL	2.22	2.22	50.00	2.63	1.15	69.63	0.38	-1.38	22.45
2020-21	MTL	0.00	8.18	0.00	1.24	2.92	29.76	-1.16	0.56	-20.59
2019-20	MTL	1.99	1.99	50.00	2.16	2.61	45.19	-0.54	0.41	-9.81
2019-20	MTL	1.55	3.10	33.33	2.86	2.94	49.31	0.12	0.19	-0.58
2019-20	MTL	1.82	0.00	100.00	2.09	1.01	67.51	-0.84	-1.07	8.97
2019-20	MTL	0.00	0.00	-	1.42	2.34	37.81	-1.25	0.07	-16.26
2019-20	MTL	0.00	0.00	-	2.44	2.90	45.66	-0.79	0.05	-7.40
2019-20	MTL	2.63	5.26	33.33	2.97	1.95	60.41	0.05	-0.50	5.97
2019-20	MTL	5.63	5.63	50.00	2.57	1.78	59.10	-0.26	-0.19	0.18
2018-19	MTL	3.25	2.44	57.14	2.96	1.72	63.29	0.20	-0.85	11.43
2018-19	MTL	3.49	1.00	77.78	2.16	2.05	51.30	-0.50	-0.41	-0.74
2018-19	MTL	2.32	1.74	57.14	2.54	1.75	59.19	-0.11	-0.63	6.44
2018-19	MTL	0.62	1.85	25.00	2.60	2.57	50.28	-0.19	0.18	-3.62
2018-19	MTL	1.94	3.87	33.33	2.97	2.22	57.26	0.25	-0.32	5.55
2018-19	MTL	6.47	4.85	57.14	3.80	1.82	67.62	0.92	-0.90	16.24
2018-19	MTL	3.57	5.36	40.00	3.61	2.28	61.30	0.93	-0.19	9.28
2018-19	MTL	0.00	0.00	-	2.75	0.48	85.18	0.18	-1.63	30.24
2018-19	MTL	0.00	0.00	-	2.13	2.14	49.88	-0.44	-0.28	-1.71

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Jesperi Kotkaniemi touche le fond du baril at HABSolument Fan (Wed Oct 15, 2025)
Mark Giordano Joins Marlies As Coaching Advisor And Other Maple Leafs Hires To Hockey Ops Department at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Devils-Hurricanes: Your guide to opening night at PNC Arena at Canes Country (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Carolina Hurricanes Announce 2025-26 Opening Night Roster at The Hockey Writers (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
The Carolina Hurricanes finalize their Opening Night roster without any surprises at Cardiac Cane (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
Seth Jarvis's episode of Faceoff: Inside the NHL gave fans plenty of bang for their buck at Cardiac Cane (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
Hurricanes @ Predators – Preseason Game 6 Preview at Canes Country (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
JO 2026 : la blessure d’Aleksander Barkov ouvre la porte à Jesperi Kotkaniemi at Dans Les Coulisses (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
Every NHL Team’s Worst Contract at The Hockey Writers (Sun Sep 28, 2025)
Lightning 6, Hurricanes 5 at Canes Country (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
The losing streak continues as the Hurricanes drop their third game in Tampa Bay at Cardiac Cane (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
The Hurricanes take their preseason show on the road as they travel to Tampa Bay at Cardiac Cane (Fri Sep 26, 2025)
Panthers 4, Hurricanes 2 at Canes Country (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
A red-hot start fizzles out in the 3rd period as the Canes squander one to the Cats at Cardiac Cane (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
3 Early Takeaways From Hurricanes’ Training Camp at The Hockey Writers (Sun Sep 21, 2025)
Burning questions for all 32 NHL teams: John Gibson's impact in Detroit, a Sidney Crosby trade? at ESPN (Wed Sep 17, 2025)
2025 Montreal Canadiens Top 25 Under 25: #2 Lane Hutson at Habs Eyes on the Prize (Thu Sep 11, 2025)
This season has the makings of a make-or-break campaign for Jesperi Kotkaniemi at Cardiac Cane (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
“The Last In Line” – A Look At Carolina Line Combinations at Canes Country (Sun Sep 7, 2025)
Carolina Hurricanes’ Jackson Blake Is Poised for a 50-Point 2025-26 Season at The Hockey Writers (Sat Sep 6, 2025)
This Season Is Ryan Suzuki’s Last Chance to Make the Hurricanes Roster at The Hockey Writers (Tue Sep 2, 2025)
Carolina Hurricanes 2025-26 Roster Projection 2.0 at The Hockey Writers (Sun Aug 31, 2025)
Redrafting the 2018 NHL Draft: Would the Montreal Canadiens Still Take Jesperi Kotkaniemi at 3? at A Winning Habit (Fri Aug 29, 2025)
Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s Tenure in Hurricanes’ Top-6 Continues…For Now at The Hockey Writers (Fri Aug 29, 2025)
Today in Hockey History: Aug. 28 at The Hockey Writers (Thu Aug 28, 2025)
Jacob Fowler : Corey Pronman le voit comme un gardien auxiliaire at Dans Les Coulisses (Thu Aug 28, 2025)
Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Kotkaniemi Hire, Stolarz’s “Snub” & Domi’s Challenge at The Hockey Writers (Fri Aug 22, 2025)
Maple Leafs hire father of NHL center as European scout at Editor in Leaf (Thu Aug 21, 2025)
Maple Leafs hire Mikael Kotkaniemi, father of Jesperi Kotkaniemi, as a European Scout at The Leafs Nation (Thu Aug 21, 2025)
Le père de Jesperi Kotkaniemi rejoint la LNH at HABSolument Fan (Mon Aug 18, 2025)
Les Maple Leafs ont embauché le père de Jesperi Kotkaniemi at Dans Les Coulisses (Mon Aug 18, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	22		$4,820,000	$4,820,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	RFA-arb
2023-24	23		$4,820,000	$4,820,000	-	-	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	RFA-arb
2024-25	24		$4,820,000	$4,820,000	-	-	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	RFA-arb
2025-26	25	M-NTC	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	-	-	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	UFA
2026-27	26	M-NTC	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	-	-	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	UFA
2027-28	27	M-NTC	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	-	-	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	UFA
2028-29	28	M-NTC	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	-	-	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	UFA
2029-30	29	M-NTC	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	-	-	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$38,560,000	$38,560,000	$38,560,000

Signed: Mar 21, 2022

Team: Carolina Hurricanes

GM: Don Waddell

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.84

Clause: Starting in 2025-26 player has a 10 team no trade clause.

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	21		$6,100,035	$6,100,035	-	-	$6,100,035	$6,100,035	$6,100,035	RFA
Total					-	-	$6,100,035	$6,100,035	$6,100,035

Signed: Aug 28, 2021

Team: Carolina Hurricanes

GM: Don Waddell

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 7.48

Note: This contract was a successful offer sheet by Carolina Hurricanes which Montreal chose not to match.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	18	$925,000	$3,425,000	$2,500,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2019-20	19	$925,000	$3,425,000	$2,500,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2020-21	20	$925,000	$3,425,000	$2,500,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$7,500,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: July 1, 2018

Team: Montreal Canadiens

GM: Marc Bergevin

Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2014-15	Jr. C SM-sarja	Ässät U16	30	21	12	33		30
2015-16	U20 SM-sarja	Ässät U20	23	5	10	15	+15	12
2015-16	U18 Mestis	Ässät U18	6	5	12	17
2015-16	YOG	Finland U16	6	3	4	7		1
2016-17	WJC-18	Finland U18	7	1	5	6	+1
2016-17	U20 SM-sarja	Ässät U20	17	9	6	15	+6	18				7	4	1	5	-2
2017-18	WJC-18	Finland U18	7	3	6	9	+9	37
2017-18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Finland U18	4	2	2	4		6
2017-18	Liiga	Ässät	57	10	19	29	-1	20				7		1	1	-4	6
2018-19	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	79	11	23	34	+1	26	134	8.2	13:44
2019-20	AHL	Laval Rocket	13	1	12	13		16
2019-20	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	36	6	2	8	-11	23	55	10.9	13:00	10	4		4	+4	23	11	36.4	13:53
2020-21	Liiga	Ässät	10	2	6	8	-3	8
2020-21	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	56	5	15	20	-1	12	87	5.7	14:48	19	5	3	8	-5	14	28	17.9	13:42
2021-22	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	66	12	17	29	+3	37	81	14.8	12:01	14		2	2	-4	2	18	0.0	11:45
2022-23	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	82	18	25	43	+10	50	129	14.0	14:44	15	3	4	7	-5	8	24	12.5	16:50
2023-24	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	79	12	15	27	-4	36	128	9.4	12:59	11		1	1	-2	4	15	0.0	11:01
2024-25	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	78	12	21	33	+9	50	115	10.4	14:04	14		4	4	+1	14	19	0.0	13:30
2025-26	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	2	0	1	1	+2		1	0.0	10:06
NHL Career			478	76	119	195	+9	234	730	10.4	13:39	83	12	14	26	-11	65	115	10.4	13:34