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Photo of NHL player Kaapo Kakko

Seattle Kraken Logo 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 15, 2025 Seattle Kraken Placed on IR
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).
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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 7 75:31 0.79 0.00 0.79 0.58 0.21 12.50 9.16 3.34 0.00 8.33

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 7 75:31 35.75 1.59 1.86 40.52 1.59 3.14 50.00 37.15 -0.03 1.09 -10.78

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
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.

News and Opinions

Current Contract

Kaapo Kakko signed a $13,575,000 3-year contract with the Seattle Kraken and General Manager Jason Botterill on July 22, 2025 with an AAV of $4,525,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2027-28 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 4.74% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause 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

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Kaapo Kakko signed a $2,400,000 1-year contract with the New York Rangers and General Manager Chris Drury on July 13, 2024 with an AAV of $2,400,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 2.73% of the salary cap.

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

Kaapo Kakko signed a $4,200,000 2-year contract with the New York Rangers and General Manager Chris Drury on July 28, 2022 with an AAV of $2,100,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 2.55% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause 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

Kaapo Kakko signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the New York Rangers and General Manager Jeff Gorton on July 11, 2019 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2019-20 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.13% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause 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 7 1 0 1 4 8 12.5 12:35
NHL Career 386 72 90 162 +2 108 593 12.1 14:43 44 4 5 9 -3 2 60 6.7 12:32