Jesperi Kotkaniemi #82

C · Carolina Hurricanes · Age 25 · Shoots L · 6′3″, 212 lb · Draft: 2018, round 1, 3rd overall

2025-26 regular season. Shading and Pctl are the percentile among the season's forwards who meet the tables' minimum (darker is better).

Summary		Pctl
GP	42	5th
TOI/GP	11:21	11th
G	2	3rd
A	7	13th
P	9	6th
P/60	1.13	15th
ixG	4.4	4th
G−ixG	−2.4	31st
xGF%	51.4	64th
Rel xGF%	−3.0	24th
GS/GP	+0.27	26th
Pen ±	+5	72nd

Scoring		Pctl
G	2	3rd
A1	4	15th
A2	3	16th
P	9	6th
P1	6	5th
P/60	1.13	15th
5v5 P/60	1.19	20th
PPP	0	13th
SHP	0	32nd
ENG	0	24th

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	42	6th
iCF	79	5th
iFF	58	3rd
ixG	4.4	4th
ixG/60	0.55	11th
G	2	3rd
G−ixG	−2.4	31st
Sh%	4.8	4th
xSh%	7.6	21st
Blk'd	21	12th
5v5 iCF/60	9.9	24th

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	455	7th
CF%	54.9	89th
FF%	53.9	84th
xGF%	51.4	64th
GF%	55.6	76th
xGF/60	2.28	29th
xGA/60	2.16	89th
oiSh%	10.5	70th
oiSv%	90.9	61st
PDO	101.4	69th
Rel CF%	−3.4	18th
Rel xGF%	−3.0	24th
OZS%	66.1	73rd

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	11:21	11th
EV/GP	10:56	19th
5v5/GP	10:50	21st
PP/GP	0:17	24th
SH/GP	0:09	40th
Shifts/GP	14.8	6th
Shift	0:46	42nd
OZ	115	29th
NZ	120	9th
DZ	59	6th
OZS%	66.1	73rd

Game Score		Pctl
GS	+11.5	15th
GS/GP	+0.27	26th
GS/60	+1.45	33rd
Scoring	+5.9	6th
Shooting	+2.9	4th
On ice	+1.6	59th
Penalties	+0.8	72nd
Faceoffs	−0.1	40th
Other	+0.3	17th

Other		Pctl
Hits	63	50th
Blk	18	12th
Tk	3	1st
Gv	32	77th
PenD	9	27th
PenT	4	93rd
Pen ±	+5	72nd
PP min ±	+10.7	72nd
FOW	131	63rd
FOL	139	38th
FO%	48.5	65th

By season

Season		GP	G	A	P	ixG	xGF%	GS/GP	TOI/GP
2026-27	Regular season	8	2	2	4	0.5	57.2	+0.51	11:20
2025-26	Regular season	42	2	7	9	4.4	51.4	+0.27	11:21

Rolling 10-game averages

5v5 xGF% (scale at right)Game Score per game (±0.6), centred on 0 · each point the 10 games to that one, 42 games in all

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
Alexander Nikishin	D	194:39	48.9	37.9
Eric Robinson	L	187:03	50.7	45.9
Mark Jankowski	L	179:56	56.2	59.3
Sean Walker	D	149:53	57.1	61.4
K'Andre Miller	D	114:42	53.3	55.2
Mike Reilly	D	110:38	59.4	61.6
Taylor Hall	L	106:03	57.7	50.2
Jalen Chatfield	D	102:25	58.5	51.0

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Apr 14	@ NYI	W 2–1	17:29	0	0	1	0.18	50	68	+0.61
Apr 13	@ PHI	L 2–3 OT	15:21	0	0	1	0.02	45	28	−0.59
Apr 11	@ UTA	W 4–1	9:52	0	0	1	0.02	41	8	−0.52
Apr 9	@ CHI	W 7–2	13:57	0	0	1	0.04	56	56	+0.28
Apr 5	@ OTT	L 3–6	14:04	0	0	0	0.00	54	32	−0.48
Mar 4	@ VAN	W 6–4	10:29	0	0	0	0.00	57	59	+0.22
Feb 5	@ NYR	W 2–0	9:34	0	0	0	0.00	84	95	+0.61
Feb 3	vs OTT	W 4–3	8:34	0	0	0	0.17	46	44	−0.13
Feb 1	vs LAK	W 3–2 OT	9:20	0	0	1	0.04	69	48	−0.14
Jan 31	@ WSH	L 3–4 OT	12:26	0	1	1	0.06	50	69	+1.33
Jan 29	vs UTA	W 5–4	9:26	0	0	1	0.14	23	19	−0.51
Jan 24	@ OTT	W 4–1	11:31	0	0	2	0.15	57	71	+0.64
Jan 22	vs CHI	L 3–4 OT	9:33	0	1	2	0.08	80	92	+1.40
Jan 17	@ NJD	W 4–1	9:32	0	0	0	0.00	39	13	−0.31
Jan 16	vs FLA	W 9–1	12:19	0	1	0	0.00	67	78	+1.67
Jan 13	@ STL	L 0–3	14:24	0	0	2	0.46	64	71	+0.93
Jan 12	@ DET	L 3–4 OT	10:23	0	0	1	0.19	44	45	+0.05
Jan 3	vs COL	L 3–5	11:15	0	0	0	0.03	42	22	−0.92
Jan 1	vs MTL	L 5–7	10:23	0	0	1	0.38	32	48	−0.14
Dec 30	@ PIT	L 1–5	17:13	0	0	3	0.20	58	50	+0.02
Dec 29	vs NYR	W 3–2 OT	13:45	0	0	2	0.16	82	67	+0.51
Dec 27	vs DET	W 5–2	11:51	0	0	2	0.26	64	61	+0.42
Dec 23	vs FLA	L 2–5	12:28	0	0	0	0.06	53	37	−0.23
Dec 20	@ TBL	L 4–6	10:06	0	1	0	0.00	73	68	+0.78
Dec 19	@ FLA	L 3–4 OT	10:32	0	0	0	0.00	50	53	+0.17
Dec 7	vs SJS	L 1–4	12:27	0	0	1	0.00	52	21	−0.71
Dec 6	vs NSH	W 6–3	12:18	0	0	2	0.11	65	65	+0.28
Nov 14	vs VAN	W 4–3 OT	7:19	0	0	1	0.01	55	82	+0.19
Nov 11	vs WSH	L 1–4	10:29	0	0	1	0.10	58	51	+0.09
Nov 9	@ TOR	W 5–4	9:51	0	0	2	0.17	64	71	+1.03
Nov 8	vs BUF	W 6–3	11:49	1	1	2	0.11	56	38	+1.51
Nov 6	vs MIN	W 4–3	10:44	0	0	1	0.28	67	80	+1.05
Nov 4	@ NYR	W 3–0	12:44	0	0	3	0.22	74	90	+0.83
Nov 1	@ BOS	L 1–2	11:41	0	0	0	0.00	60	60	+0.21
Oct 30	vs NYI	W 6–2	10:33	0	0	1	0.06	57	59	+0.29
Oct 28	vs VGK	L 3–6	8:58	0	0	1	0.04	40	10	−0.87
Oct 25	@ DAL	L 2–3	10:05	0	0	1	0.03	50	59	+0.26
Oct 23	@ COL	W 5–4 OT	10:47	0	1	1	0.03	27	6	+0.47
Oct 20	@ VGK	L 1–4	8:54	0	0	0	0.00	25	5	−0.61
Oct 18	@ LAK	W 4–3 OT	12:06	1	0	2	0.27	58	49	+1.01
Oct 11	vs PHI	W 4–3 OT	10:26	0	0	1	0.10	44	30	−0.65
Oct 9	vs NJD	W 6–3	9:46	0	1	0	0.21	58	69	+1.40