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Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Position Center / Left Wing Current Team Carolina Hurricanes
Shoots Left Current Contract 8 years
Height 6'3" Expires 2029-30
Weight (lbs) 203 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 29
Age 24 (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
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2018-19 MTL 79 11 23 34 +1 26 134 8.2 13:44
2019-20 MTL 36 6 2 8 -11 23 55 10.9 13:00 10 4 4 +4 23 11 36.4 13:53
2020-21 MTL 56 5 15 20 -1 12 87 5.7 14:48 19 5 3 8 -5 14 28 17.9 13:42
2021-22 CAR 66 12 17 29 +3 37 81 14.8 12:01 14 2 2 -4 2 18 0.0 11:45
2022-23 CAR 82 18 25 43 +10 50 129 14.0 14:44 15 3 4 7 -5 8 24 12.5 16:50
2023-24 CAR 79 12 15 27 -4 36 128 9.4 12:59 11 1 1 -2 4 15 0.0 11:01
2024-25 CAR 78 12 21 33 +9 50 115 10.4 14:04 2 1 1 +1 6 0.0 13:43
Career 476 76 118 194 +7 234 729 10.4 13:40 71 12 11 23 -11 51 102 11.8 13:35

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

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

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 4.7 5.0 87.3 43.4 18.5 26.2 55.4 35.2 18.6 46.2
2022-23 82 22.4 0.4 9.9 9.9 91.7 34.1 6.9 37.6 55.4 34.9 19.3 45.8
2023-24 79 22.0 0.4 9.7 9.8 93.0 45.7 10.2 36.4 53.4 34.8 19.4 45.8
2024-25 78 22.3 0.6 9.8 9.8 91.8 59.2 13.6 39.5 46.9 35.5 19.2 45.3

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.

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% 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.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA)

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: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 5.84
Clause: Starting in 2025-26 player has a 10 team no trade clause.

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

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: -
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

Season Age* Clause 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: -
Exp. Status: RFA

*Age is as of September 15