Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Carolina Hurricanes
Position
C
Age
25
Height
75"
Weight
212LBS
Shoots
L
Birth Place
Pori, FIN
Born
Jul 5, 2000
$24.1M
Total Value
$4.82M AAV
G2
A7
PTS9
2025 Schedule
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Career Trajectory
Jesperi
Kotkaniemi
Career Trajectory
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Career Accolades
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |
Montréal Canadiens
|
79 | 65096 | 11.0 | 23.0 | 34.0 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 134.0 | 8.2% | 66.0 | 41.0 | 50.0 | 32.0 | 45.7% |
| 2019 |
Montréal Canadiens
|
36 | 28044 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | -11.0 | 23.0 | 55.0 | 10.9% | 51.0 | 16.0 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 42.8% |
| 2020 |
Montréal Canadiens
|
56 | 49672 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 20.0 | -1.0 | 12.0 | 87.0 | 5.7% | 84.0 | 27.0 | 24.0 | 33.0 | 47.9% |
| 2021 |
Carolina Hurricanes
|
66 | 47586 | 12.0 | 17.0 | 29.0 | 3.0 | 37.0 | 81.0 | 14.8% | 74.0 | 15.0 | 21.0 | 25.0 | 51.2% |
| 2022 |
Carolina Hurricanes
|
82 | 72488 | 18.0 | 25.0 | 43.0 | 10.0 | 50.0 | 129.0 | 14.0% | 105.0 | 21.0 | 48.0 | 29.0 | 51.4% |
| 2023 |
Carolina Hurricanes
|
79 | 61462 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 27.0 | -4.0 | 36.0 | 128.0 | 9.4% | 56.0 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 26.0 | 51.5% |
| 2024 |
Carolina Hurricanes
|
78 | 65754 | 12.0 | 21.0 | 33.0 | 9.0 | 50.0 | 115.0 | 10.4% | 66.0 | 28.0 | 64.0 | 18.0 | 51.8% |
| 2025 |
Carolina Hurricanes
|
42 | 19508 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 31.0 | 4.8% | 48.0 | 13.0 | 19.0 | 2.0 | 48.5% |
| 2019 |
Montréal Canadiens
|
10 | 8320 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 23.0 | 11.0 | 36.4% | 36.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 33.8% |
| 2020 |
Carolina Hurricanes
|
19 | 15618 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | -5.0 | 14.0 | 28.0 | 17.9% | 35.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 49.4% |
| 2021 |
Carolina Hurricanes
|
14 | 9856 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -4.0 | 2.0 | 18.0 | 0.0% | 13.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 55.1% |
| 2022 |
Carolina Hurricanes
|
15 | 15135 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | -5.0 | 8.0 | 24.0 | 12.5% | 18.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 41.2% |
| 2023 |
Carolina Hurricanes
|
11 | 7260 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -2.0 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 0.0% | 12.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 54.5% |
| 2024 |
Carolina Hurricanes
|
14 | 11326 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 0.0% | 33.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 46.7% |
Season Totals Distribution
Qualifying Min
50
GP
200
SOG
Career Totals
#1668
OF 8,954
Points
203
#1572
OF 8,954
Goals
78
#1681
OF 8,954
Assists
125
#1882
OF 8,954
Games
518
#1125
OF 8,954
Plus/Minus
10
#1601
OF 8,954
Shots
760
#2184
OF 8,954
PP Goals
6
#1794
OF 8,954
PP Points
29
#2166
OF 8,954
SH Goals
1
#2323
OF 8,954
SH Points
2
#1798
OF 8,954
GW Goals
9
Per Game Averages
#2011
OF 8,954
Goals/G
0.15
#2012
OF 8,954
Points/G
0.39
Efficiency & Percentages
#1467
OF 8,954
Shooting %
10.3%
#604
OF 8,954
Faceoff %
48.9%
Career Totals
#33
OF 313
Points
141
#31
OF 313
Goals
56
#34
OF 313
Assists
85
#31
OF 313
Games
347
#19
OF 313
Plus/Minus
21
#38
OF 313
Shots
484
#68
OF 313
PP Goals
4
#57
OF 313
PP Points
18
#38
OF 313
SH Goals
1
#43
OF 313
SH Points
2
#41
OF 313
GW Goals
6
Per Game Averages
#61
OF 313
Goals/G
0.16
#65
OF 313
Points/G
0.41
Efficiency & Percentages
#33
OF 313
Shooting %
11.6%
#34
OF 313
Faceoff %
50.9%
Career Totals
#209
OF 870
Points
62
#210
OF 870
Goals
22
#197
OF 870
Assists
40
#223
OF 870
Games
171
#793
OF 870
Plus/Minus
-11
#150
OF 870
Shots
276
#256
OF 870
PP Goals
2
#193
OF 870
PP Points
11
#784
OF 870
SH Goals
0
#794
OF 870
SH Points
0
#235
OF 870
GW Goals
3
Per Game Averages
#239
OF 870
Goals/G
0.13
#234
OF 870
Points/G
0.36
Efficiency & Percentages
#165
OF 870
Shooting %
8.0%
#79
OF 870
Faceoff %
45.5%
Career Totals
#874
OF 4,997
Points
26
#697
OF 4,997
Goals
12
#988
OF 4,997
Assists
14
#673
OF 4,997
Games
83
#4688
OF 4,997
Plus/Minus
-11
#783
OF 4,997
Shots
115
#813
OF 4,997
PP Goals
2
#958
OF 4,997
PP Points
5
#1030
OF 4,997
SH Goals
0
#1373
OF 4,997
SH Points
0
#653
OF 4,997
GW Goals
2
Per Game Averages
#1156
OF 4,997
Goals/G
0.14
#1475
OF 4,997
Points/G
0.31
Efficiency & Percentages
#676
OF 4,997
Shooting %
10.4%
#435
OF 4,997
Faceoff %
46.8%
Career Totals
#16
OF 158
Points
22
#17
OF 158
Goals
8
#19
OF 158
Assists
14
#5
OF 158
Games
73
#158
OF 158
Plus/Minus
-15
#16
OF 158
Shots
104
#34
OF 158
PP Goals
1
#27
OF 158
PP Points
4
#120
OF 158
SH Goals
0
#123
OF 158
SH Points
0
#15
OF 158
GW Goals
2
Per Game Averages
#39
OF 158
Goals/G
0.11
#48
OF 158
Points/G
0.30
Efficiency & Percentages
#25
OF 158
Shooting %
7.7%
#19
OF 158
Faceoff %
49.4%
Career Totals
#236
OF 522
Points
4
#136
OF 522
Goals
4
#501
OF 522
Assists
0
#300
OF 522
Games
10
#82
OF 522
Plus/Minus
4
#207
OF 522
Shots
11
#123
OF 522
PP Goals
1
#181
OF 522
PP Points
1
#407
OF 522
SH Goals
0
#447
OF 522
SH Points
0
#474
OF 522
GW Goals
0
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 522
Goals/G
0.40
#—
OF 522
Points/G
0.40
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 522
Shooting %
36.4%
#—
OF 522
Faceoff %
33.8%
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Financial Summary: Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Standard
Total Value
$24.1M
Cap Hit (AAV)
$4.82M
Season
Team
Base Salary
Cap Hit
2025-26
CAR
$4.82M
$4.82M
M-NTC
2026-27
CAR
$4.82M
$4.82M
M-NTC
2027-28
CAR
$4.82M
$4.82M
M-NTC
2028-29
CAR
$4.82M
$4.82M
M-NTC
2029-30
CAR
$4.82M
$4.82M
M-NTC
2030-31
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$4.82M
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