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Kaapo Kakko

Position	Right Wing	Current Team	Seattle Kraken
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	3 years
Height	6'1"	Expires	2027-28
Weight (lbs)	215	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	27
Age	24 (Feb 13, 2001)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2019, Round 1, Overall 2 (NYR)

Date	Team	Transaction
Nov 1, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Activated from IR
Oct 4, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Placed on IR
Jul 22, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Signed 3 years @ $4.525M AAV starting in 2025-26
Dec 18, 2024	Seattle Kraken	Acquired from New York Rangers
Dec 18, 2024	New York Rangers	Traded to Seattle Kraken
Jul 13, 2024	New York Rangers	Signed 1 year @ $2.400M AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 28, 2022	New York Rangers	Signed 2 years @ $2.100M AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 11, 2019	New York Rangers	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card

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2024-25 Player Card

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2023-24 Player Card

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Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

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Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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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.
2019-20	NYR	66	762:41	0.55	0.08	0.63	0.51	0.04	8.54	7.90	0.64	3.88	4.85
2020-21	NYR	48	595:52	0.60	0.70	1.31	0.70	-0.10	8.33	9.72	-1.39	0.00	9.18
2021-22	NYR	43	555:20	0.65	0.86	1.51	0.53	0.12	12.24	10.04	2.20	5.80	11.59
2022-23	NYR	82	1103:26	0.82	0.92	1.74	0.68	0.13	13.76	11.52	2.24	1.96	8.50
2023-24	NYR	61	722:26	0.83	0.42	1.25	0.57	0.26	11.76	8.13	3.63	0.00	10.34
2024-25	SEA	49	689:57	0.52	1.22	1.74	0.42	0.10	11.32	9.12	2.20	3.53	10.59
2024-25	NYR	30	357:08	0.50	1.51	2.02	0.57	-0.07	8.57	9.77	-1.20	0.00	10.00
2024-25	NYR, SEA	79	1047:05	0.52	1.32	1.83	0.47	0.04	10.23	9.38	0.85	2.22	10.37
2025-26	SEA	6	71:40	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.54	-0.54	0.00	9.14	-9.14	0.00	9.09

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
2019-20	NYR	66	762:41	37.68	1.18	2.06	52.32	3.07	3.22	27.78	39.07	-0.59	0.51	-10.44
2020-21	NYR	48	595:52	42.90	2.22	2.48	36.15	1.91	2.20	53.66	53.00	0.26	-0.35	6.45
2021-22	NYR	43	555:20	39.65	2.38	2.37	39.54	1.51	2.41	61.11	49.58	0.17	-0.39	5.66
2022-23	NYR	82	1103:26	42.63	2.83	2.73	39.31	2.28	2.56	55.32	51.58	0.21	-0.06	2.59
2023-24	NYR	61	722:26	42.77	1.99	2.30	40.61	1.74	2.37	53.33	49.26	-0.22	-0.18	-0.42
2024-25	SEA	49	689:57	42.44	2.44	2.25	42.79	3.22	2.66	43.08	45.75	0.06	0.14	-0.68
2024-25	NYR	30	357:08	41.67	3.19	2.31	46.71	1.68	2.66	65.52	46.51	-0.26	-0.23	-0.53
2024-25	NYR, SEA	79	1047:05	42.17	2.69	2.27	44.12	2.69	2.66	50.00	46.01	-0.07	-0.00	-0.68
2025-26	SEA	6	71:40	34.33	0.84	1.83	41.86	1.67	3.30	33.33	35.66	-0.09	1.22	-12.44

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%
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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	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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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

NYR/SEA 11/1 Review: Rangers Turn a Good Road-Trip Into An Excellent One in Krakville; Sully’s Squad Smothers Seattle, No Kakko Revenge Game; Laba is The Real New Kid In-Town, Captain Clutch Creates Another Walkoff Winner; Cuylle Hand Luke Scores in OT, Blueshirts’ Special Teams Remain Atrocious; The Turnover Twosome Alexis Laissez Faire & NDA Panarin Are Allergic To Nets, Lindgren Hosts a Select Dinner; Comments on Big Apple Tenure, M$GN & More – Including The Biggest Question of Them All – “Can They Now Win At Home?” at Blue Collar Blue Shirts (Sun Nov 2, 2025)
Three Takeaways – Kraken earn another point but struggle to generate offense in OT loss to Rangers at Sound of Hockey (Sun Nov 2, 2025)
Kraken Notebook: Limiting odd-man rushes, Kakko and McCann injury updates at Sound of Hockey (Mon Oct 27, 2025)
On Alexis Lafreniere, patience, and rivals at Blue Seat Blogs (Wed Oct 22, 2025)
Kaapo Kakko won’t get his first shot at the Rangers just yet at Blue Line Station (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
Kraken forward Kaapo Kakko breaks hand, out approximately six weeks at NBC Sports (Sun Sep 28, 2025)
Former Rangers forward to miss 6 weeks with broken hand at Forever Blueshirts (Sun Sep 28, 2025)
Kraken's Kakko breaks hand, set to miss 6 weeks at ESPN (Sat Sep 27, 2025)
Former Rangers forward injured in preseason game with Kraken at Forever Blueshirts (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
Why Rangers could face seller’s remorse over Kaapo Kakko, Vitali Kravtsov in 2025-26 at Forever Blueshirts (Mon Aug 25, 2025)
2024-2025 Kaapo Kakko report card at Blue Seat Blogs (Mon Aug 4, 2025)
Kraken lock up Kaapo Kakko to a long-term extension at Kraken Chronicle (Fri Jul 25, 2025)
Kaapo Kakko Signs Three-Year Contract Extention With Kraken, Avoiding Arbitration Hearing at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Jul 23, 2025)
Former Ranger Kaapo Kakko breaks out in Seattle and now he's staying at Blue Line Station (Wed Jul 23, 2025)
NHL News: Arbitration Dates, Kappo Kakko Re-signs, and Porter Martone Heading to the NCAA at NHL Rumors (Wed Jul 23, 2025)
Daily Slice: Former Rangers forward Chris Kreider speaks; Kakko’s payday; big-time 2026 UFAs at Forever Blueshirts (Wed Jul 23, 2025)
Daily Slice: Kreider Speaks; Kakko Payday; Big-Time 2026 UFAs at Forever Blueshirts (Wed Jul 23, 2025)
Daily Slice: Kreider Speaks; Kakko Payday; Big-Time 2026 UFAs at Yahoo Sports (Wed Jul 23, 2025)
Kraken Sign Kaapo Kakko to a 3-Year Contract at The Hockey Writers (Wed Jul 23, 2025)
Kraken sign forward Kakko to three-year contract at ESPN (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
Kaapo Kakko re-signs for 3 years, 4.5m AAV contract at Davy Jones Locker Room (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
Kraken sign forward Kaapo Kakko to three-year contract at NBC Sports (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
Seattle Kraken And Kaapo Kakko Settle On Three-Year Deal Days Before Arbitration at The Hockey News (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
Kraken sign Kaapo Kakko, avoid arbitration at Sound of Hockey (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
Kaapo Kakko évite l'arbitrage et signe avec le Kraken at HABSolument Fan (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
2019 NHL Draft Top 10: Where Are They Now? at The Hockey Writers (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
Relax! Anxiety Over Kakko’s Kraken Arbitration Filing Overblown at Davy Jones Locker Room (Thu Jul 10, 2025)
Understanding the arbitration process: What it means for Kaapo Kakko and the Kraken at Sound of Hockey (Wed Jul 9, 2025)
Kraken Notebook – Grubauer staying, RFA updates, Dev Camp thoughts, and more! at Sound of Hockey (Mon Jul 7, 2025)
Trevor Zegras trade gives new perspective to NY Rangers trade of Kaapo Kakko at Blue Line Station (Tue Jun 24, 2025)
Kakko reaches new heights but Kraken can’t climb past Stars at Kraken Chronicle (Tue Apr 1, 2025)
Who could the Anaheim Ducks consider presenting offer sheets to? at Pucks of a Feather (Mon Jul 11, 2022)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	24	$4,525,000	$4,525,000	-	$2,000,000	$2,525,000	$4,525,000	$4,525,000	RFA-arb
2026-27	25	$4,525,000	$4,525,000	-	-	$4,525,000	$4,525,000	$4,525,000	UFA
2027-28	26	$4,525,000	$4,525,000	-	-	$4,525,000	$4,525,000	$4,525,000	UFA
Total				-	$2,000,000	$11,575,000	$13,575,000	$13,575,000

Signed: July 22, 2025

Team: Seattle Kraken

GM: Jason Botterill

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 4.74

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Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	23		$2,400,000	$2,400,000	-	-	$2,400,000	$2,400,000	$2,400,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$2,400,000	$2,400,000	$2,400,000

Signed: July 13, 2024

Team: New York Rangers

GM: Chris Drury

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 2.73

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	21	$2,100,000	$2,100,000	-	-	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	$1,800,000	RFA
2023-24	22	$2,100,000	$2,100,000	-	-	$2,400,000	$2,400,000	$2,400,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$4,200,000	$4,200,000	$4,200,000

Signed: July 28, 2022

Team: New York Rangers

GM: Chris Drury

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 2.55

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2019-20	18	$925,000	$3,575,000	$2,650,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2020-21	19	$925,000	$3,575,000	$2,650,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2021-22	20	$925,000	$3,575,000	$2,650,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$7,950,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: July 11, 2019

Team: New York Rangers

GM: Jeff Gorton

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
2015-16	U16 SM-sarja	TPS U16	25	14	12	26		2				4		3	3
2016-17	U18 SM-sarja	TPS U18	35	24	17	41		8				5	7		7		2
2016-17	U20 SM-liiga	TPS U20	7	0	4	4	-1					3		1	1	-2
2016-17	U16 SM-sarja	TPS U16										2	2	1	3		2
2017-18	U20 SM-liiga	TPS U20	38	25	30	55	+13	16
2017-18	WJC-18	Finland U18	7	4	6	10	+8	2
2017-18	Liiga	TPS	6	0	1	1	-3
2017-18	U18 SM-sarja	TPS U18	6	7	4	11		4				5	4	5	9		2
2018-19	WC	Finland	10	6	1	7	+10
2018-19	WJC-20	Finland U20	7	2	3	5	+2
2018-19	Champions HL	TPS	5	2	0	2	+4	2
2018-19	EHT	Finland	2	0	2	2	-1
2018-19	Liiga	TPS	45	22	16	38	+1	10				5	4	1	5	-2	6
2019-20	NHL	New York Rangers	66	10	13	23	-26	14	109	9.2	14:17	3				-1		6	0.0	15:53
2020-21	NHL	New York Rangers	48	9	8	17	+3	10	81	11.1	14:21
2021-22	NHL	New York Rangers	43	7	11	18	+9	10	62	11.3	15:27	19	2	3	5	+1	2	27	7.4	12:02
2022-23	WC	Finland	8	1	5	6	+1
2022-23	NHL	New York Rangers	82	18	22	40	+12	8	125	14.4	15:18	7	1	1	2	+1		8	12.5	13:26
2023-24	NHL	New York Rangers	61	13	6	19	+6	24	91	14.3	13:17	15	1	1	2	-4		19	5.3	12:07
2024-25	NHL	Seattle Kraken	49	10	20	30	-11	24	72	13.9	17:03
2024-25	NHL	New York Rangers	30	4	10	14	+9	14	45	8.9	13:17
2024-25	4 Nations	Finland	2	0	1	1			5	0.0	24:40
2025-26	NHL	Seattle Kraken	6	0	0	0	-1	4	7	0.0	14:03
NHL Career			385	71	90	161	+1	108	592	12.0	14:45	44	4	5	9	-3	2	60	6.7	12:32