Left Wing·WPG·Energy / Depth

Kristian Vesalainen

Born June 1, 1999 · Helsinki, FIN

Draft 2017 · WPG round 1 #24

PTS

Career

2G 3A 5P

Bio

Position: Left Wing
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 207 lb
Shoots: L
Number: #93

Drafted 2017 by WPG · Round 1, #24 overall

52OVR

Fringe

Energy / Depth

Scoring6

Goals per game vs. elite scorers

Playmaking2

Assists per game vs. elite playmakers

Production4

Points per game vs. elite forwards

Power Play0

Power play points contribution

Skating0

Ice time and skating metrics

Shooting0

Shooting percentage vs. 5–20% range

Season projections

53 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.06

current rate

Goals/Game

0.04

current rate

TOI/Game

—

avg ice time

Shooting %

4.7%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.93

2022–23

0.64

2023–24

0.90

2024–25

0.53

2025–26

0.25

2025–26

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg -0.06

Click date for box score · opponent for team

Date	Opp	S	+/-	GS
2022-03-18	BOS	0	-1	-0.15
2022-03-15	VGK	1	-1	-0.07
2022-03-13	STL	0	-1	-0.15
2022-03-11	NYI	0	0	0.00
2022-03-10	NJD	1	0	0.08

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Bottom-six contributor

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 53 GP · confidence 50%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

Goal-scoring index0.04 · 6 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
Playmaking index0.02 · 3 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
Point-production index0.06 · 5 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games: 70
Goals: 2
Assists: 3
Points: 5
+/-: -8
PIM: 6
Shots: 49

Career totals (playoffs)

Games: 4
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Points: 0
+/-: 0
PIM: 0
Shots: 3

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-
2025–26	HPK	30	2	14	16	-2
2025–26	HC Sparta Praha	16	3	1	4	-3
2024–25	HIFK	40	17	19	36	11
2024–25	Finland	2	0	0	0	2
2023–24	HIFK	58	14	23	37	1
2023–24	Finland	3	0	1	1	-2
2022–23	Malmö Redhawks	15	1	2	3	-6
2022–23	HIFK	40	16	21	37	7
2022–23	HIFK	3	1	2	3	0
2021–22	Winnipeg Jets	53	2	1	3	-8
2021–22	Manitoba Moose	17	3	3	6	-3
2020–21	Winnipeg Jets	12	0	1	1	0
2020–21	HPK	10	4	4	8	0
2020–21	Manitoba Moose	6	1	4	5	-2
2019–20	Manitoba Moose	60	12	18	30	-16
2018–19	Winnipeg Jets	5	0	1	1	0
2018–19	Manitoba Moose	22	4	9	13	-1
2018–19	Jokerit	31	6	11	17	3
2017–18	HPK	44	19	20	39	0
2017–18	Finland U20	5	2	4	6	6
2017–18	Kärpät	5	3	1	4	1
2016–17	Frölunda HC	26	1	5	6	-1
2016–17	Frölunda HC	6	2	1	3	3
2016–17	HPK	9	1	0	1	-1
2016–17	Finland U20	6	1	1	2	-4
2016–17	Frölunda HC J20	10	4	0	4	-7
2016–17	Finland U18	7	6	7	13	5
2015–16	Finland U18	5	0	0	0	1
2015–16	Frölunda HC J20	37	15	19	34	14
2015–16	Frölunda HC	19	1	1	2	3
2015–16	Finland U17	5	4	4	8
2015–16	Frölunda HC	3	0	0	0	0
2015–16	Finland U18	7	2	4	6	8
2014–15	HIFK U18	18	10	5	15	0
2014–15	HIFK U20	17	1	1	2	-3
2014–15	Finland U17	6	3	2	5	0
2013–14	HIFK U18	9	1	1	2	0
2013–14	HJK U18	3	2	3	5	0
2013–14	HIFK U16	28	18	21	39	0
2013–14	HJK U16	1	1	0	1
2012–13	HIFK U16	5	0	0	0	0