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Oliver Kapanen

Position Center Current Team Montreal Canadiens
Shoots Right Current Contract 3 years
Height 6'2" Expires 2026-27
Weight (lbs) 194 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 23
Age 22 (July 29, 2003) Expiry Status RFA
Drafted 2021, Round 2, Overall 64 (MTL)
Date Team Transaction
Nov 6, 2024 Montreal Canadiens Assigned to European Team
Jun 15, 2024 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.
2024-25 MTL 18 166:04 0.00 0.36 0.36 0.54 -0.54 0.00 9.40 -9.40 0.00 0.00
2025-26 MTL 4 39:44 1.51 0.00 1.51 0.32 1.19 33.33 6.96 26.37 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
2024-25 MTL 18 166:04 29.27 1.45 1.71 48.41 3.25 3.26 30.77 34.47 -0.62 0.46 -11.01
2025-26 MTL 4 39:44 22.65 3.02 1.05 57.38 1.51 3.02 66.67 25.78 -1.39 1.32 -33.07

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 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 18 22.2 0.8 9.4 9.4 83.7 55.6 0.0 38.5 61.5 0.4 0.2 0.4
2025-26 4 20.7 0.5 9.5 10.2 86.7 50.1 25.0 50.0 25.0 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 Teammate     Teammate     Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2025-26 MTL 3.81 1.90 66.67 1.02 3.42 23.03 -1.34 1.73 -35.27
2024-25 MTL 1.63 1.63 50.00 1.66 1.46 53.29 -0.91 -1.39 5.86
2024-25 MTL 2.27 2.27 50.00 2.11 2.93 41.92 0.12 0.22 -0.45
2024-25 MTL 0.00 2.56 0.00 2.03 3.44 37.03 -0.13 0.26 -3.33

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

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 21 $925,000 $1,208,333 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $80,000 ELC
2025-26 22 $925,000 $1,208,333 $637,500 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $80,000 ELC
2026-27 23 $925,000 $1,208,333 $850,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $80,000 ELC
Total $1,487,500 $277,500 $2,497,500 $2,775,000 $240,000
Signed: June 15, 2024
Team: Montreal Canadiens
GM: Kent Hughes
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
2018-19 U16 SM-sarja KalPa U16 16 8 10 18 14 4 3 3 2
2019-20 U18 SM-sarja KalPa U18 44 23 27 50 28
2019-20 U20 SM-sarja KalPa U20 2 1 0 1
2020-21 U20 SM-sarja KalPa U20 37 25 16 41 -1 26
2020-21 Mestis JoKP 5 3 2 5 +2 12
2020-21 WJC-18 Finland U18 4 0 0 0 -4 2
2021-22 Liiga KalPa 16 1 1 2 -4 2
2021-22 Mestis IPK 8 1 3 4 -3 2
2021-22 WJC-20 Finland U20 7 1 1 2 +1 4
2021-22 Liiga Kärpät 2 0 2 2 +3
2021-22 U20 SM-sarja KalPa U20 11 7 8 15 +4 10 5 6 11 +6 14
2022-23 WJC-20 Finland U20 5 2 1 3 -1
2022-23 Liiga KalPa 55 12 15 27 +6 28 7 1 1 -1 6
2023-24 WC Finland 8 6 0 6 +1 4
2023-24 EHT Finland 6 1 2 3 +3 2
2023-24 Spengler Cup KalPa 3 0 1 1 4
2023-24 Liiga KalPa 51 14 20 34 32 13 7 7 14 +4 6
2024-25 EHT Finland 6 1 0 1 -1 4
2024-25 AHL Laval Rocket 11 3 3 6 -3 2
2024-25 SHL Timrå IK 36 15 20 35 +3 12 6 2 1 3 -2 6
2024-25 SHL Timrå IK 36 15 20 35 +3 12 6 2 1 3 -2 6
2024-25 SHL Timrå IK 36 15 20 35 +3 12 6 2 1 3 -2 6
2024-25 SHL Timrå IK 36 15 20 35 +3 12 6 2 1 3 -2 6
2024-25 SHL Timrå IK 36 15 20 35 +3 12 6 2 1 3 -2 6
2024-25 NHL Montréal Canadiens 18 0 2 2 -5 2 16 0.0 10:53 3 1 1 1 0.0 6:56
2025-26 NHL Montréal Canadiens 4 2 0 2 +2 4 50.0 12:31
NHL Career 22 2 2 4 -3 2 20 10.0 11:11 3 1 1 1 0.0 6:56