ForensicHockey

Center·CAR·Energy / Depth

Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Born July 6, 2000 · Pori, FIN

Draft 2018 · MTL round 1 #3

42

GP

2

G

7

A

9

PTS

Career

78G 125A 203P

Bio

Position
Center
Height
6'3"
Weight
212 lb
Shoots
L
Number
#82

Drafted 2018 by MTL · Round 1, #3 overall

62OVR

Fringe

Energy / Depth

Scoring8

Goals per game vs. elite scorers

Playmaking18

Assists per game vs. elite playmakers

Production14

Points per game vs. elite forwards

Power Play0

Power play points contribution

Skating24

Ice time and skating metrics

Shooting0

Shooting percentage vs. 5–20% range

Season projections

42 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

4

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

14

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

18

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

82

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

0

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

0

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.21

current rate

Goals/Game

0.05

current rate

TOI/Game

avg ice time

Shooting %

4.8%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.44

2021–22

0.52

2022–23

0.34

2023–24

0.42

2024–25

0.21

2025–26

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.09

Click date for box score · opponent for team

DateOppGAPS+/-GS
2026-04-14NYI000100.08
2026-04-13PHI000110.22
2026-04-11UTA000100.08
2026-04-09CHI000110.22
2026-04-05OTT0000-1-0.15

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Bottom-six contributor

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 42 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 index0.05 · 8 index

    Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.

  • Playmaking index0.17 · 22 index

    Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.

  • Point-production index0.21 · 17 index

    Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games
518
Goals
78
Assists
125
Points
203
+/-
10
PIM
242
Shots
771

Career totals (playoffs)

Games
83
Goals
12
Assists
14
Points
26
+/-
-11
PIM
65
Shots
115

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2025–26Carolina Hurricanes422793
2024–25Carolina Hurricanes781221339
2023–24Carolina Hurricanes79121527-4
2022–23Carolina Hurricanes8218254310
2021–22Carolina Hurricanes661217293
2020–21Montréal Canadiens5651520-1
2020–21Ässät10268-3
2019–20Montréal Canadiens36628-11
2019–20Laval Rocket13112130
2018–19Montréal Canadiens791123341
2017–18Ässät57101929-1
2017–18Finland U184224
2017–18Finland U1873699
2016–17Ässät U201796156
2016–17Finland U1871561
2015–16Ässät U20235101515
2015–16Ässät U18651217
2015–16Finland U1663470
2014–15Ässät U1630211233