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Kasperi Kapanen

#42 · Right wing · Edmonton Oilers

Born Jul 23, 1996 in Kuopio, FIN (age 30) · 6'1", 197 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 22nd overall in 2014 by PIT (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Denver Barkey PHI · 17 P in 43 GP Teddy Blueger VAN · 17 P in 35 GP Oskar Sundqvist STL · 17 P in 52 GP Tyson Foerster PHI · 17 P in 29 GP Tyler Seguin DAL · 17 P in 27 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0102030402015-16: 0 points015-162016-17: 1 points116-172017-18: 9 points917-182018-19: 44 points4418-192019-20: 36 points3619-202020-21: 30 points3020-212021-22: 32 points3221-222022-23: 34 points3422-232023-24: 22 points2223-242024-25: 14 points1424-252025-26: 17 points1725-262026-27: 3 points326-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 TOR 9 0 0 0 -3 2 14 10 0.00 $894K
2016-17 TOR 8 1 0 1 -2 0 11 6 0.13 $863K
2017-18 TOR 38 7 2 9 -1 4 55 57 0.24 $863K
2018-19 TOR 78 20 24 44 12 27 174 92 0.56 $863K
2019-20 TOR 69 13 23 36 0 22 121 73 0.52 $3.2M
2020-21 PIT 40 11 19 30 15 7 68 41 0.75 $3.2M
2021-22 PIT 79 11 21 32 2 16 129 110 0.41 $3.2M
2022-23 PIT 43 7 13 20 -8 8 69 76 0.47 $3.2M
2022-23 STL 23 8 6 14 0 10 47 23 0.61
2023-24 STL 73 6 16 22 -5 14 99 64 0.30 $3.2M
2024-25 STL 10 1 0 1 -6 2 11 15 0.10 $1M
2024-25 EDM 57 5 8 13 -16 14 55 73 0.23
2025-26 EDM 41 8 9 17 5 14 65 75 0.41 $1.3M
2026-27 EDM 5 2 1 3 -4 2 9 6 0.60 $2.6M
12 seasons Career 573 100 142 242 -11 142 927 721 0.42

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 TOR 6 2 0 2 -2 0 8 11 0.33
2017-18 TOR 7 1 0 1 -3 0 6 10 0.14
2018-19 TOR 7 1 1 2 -1 2 18 20 0.29
2019-20 TOR 5 0 2 2 -2 14 9 8 0.40
2020-21 PIT 6 1 2 3 -3 0 12 8 0.50
2021-22 PIT 7 0 3 3 4 2 19 16 0.43
2024-25 EDM 12 3 3 6 4 18 27 43 0.50
2025-26 EDM 6 4 2 6 7 0 15 17 1.00
8 seasons Playoffs 56 12 13 25 4 36 114 133 0.45

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
41 8 9 17 5 14 65 75 0.41 12.3 14:35

Contract

$1.3MCap hitends in 2026
$76KCap dollars per point17 points in 41 games
$1.748MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.7 goals above replacement
$1.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$105KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2025-26, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit
2025-26 $1.3M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2026 Edmonton Oilers New contract 2026-27 to 2026-27 1 $2.6M $2.6M
2025-26 to 2025-26 $1.3M
Jul 1, 2024 St. Louis Blues New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $1M $1M
Jul 21, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins New contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 2 $6.4M $3.2M
Jun 28, 2019 Toronto Maple Leafs Extension 2019-20 to 2021-22 3 $9.6M $3.2M
Jul 12, 2014 Pittsburgh Penguins Entry-level 2016-17 to 2018-19 signed for 2014-15, slid 3 $2.775M $863K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2025-26 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2025-26 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.4Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+1.0Even-strength defence0.0Power play0.0Penalty kill0.0Penalties+0.2

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on.

-20242015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

50.8Corsi for %98 attempts for, 95 against
+5.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.3Expected goals for %4.3 expected for, 3.5 against
+6.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
88.9Goals for %8 for, 1 against
113.0PDO15.1% shooting + 97.9% saves
21Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Vasily Podkolzin551:3753.465.86-0
Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen · Connor McDavid320:3942.135.91-1
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Kasperi Kapanen · Vasily Podkolzin43:23100.0100.00-0
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · Leon Draisaitl · Kasperi Kapanen21:550.00.00-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.4Expected goalsfrom 17 unblocked attempts
+2.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.81 expected goals per 60 minutes47th
Shot quality 8.5% chance per attempt62nd
Finishing +2.6 goals above expected93rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 81 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

01234Goals 4Expected 1.4

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 16, 2026 vs VAN W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:17
Apr 13, 2026 vs COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 11:51
Apr 11, 2026 @ LAK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:52
Apr 8, 2026 @ SJS W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:45
Apr 7, 2026 @ UTA L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 16:58
Apr 4, 2026 vs VGK L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 15:36
Apr 2, 2026 vs CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 15:43
Mar 31, 2026 vs SEA W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:12
Mar 28, 2026 vs ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 4 0 2 10:46
Mar 26, 2026 @ VGK W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:35
Mar 24, 2026 @ UTA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16:03
Mar 21, 2026 vs TBL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17:37
Mar 19, 2026 vs FLA L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:37
Mar 17, 2026 vs SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:39
Mar 15, 2026 vs NSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 13:57
Mar 13, 2026 @ STL L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 15:23
Mar 12, 2026 @ DAL L 2-7 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 14:50
Mar 10, 2026 @ COL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:33
Mar 8, 2026 @ VGK W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 15:56
Mar 6, 2026 vs CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 13:42
Mar 3, 2026 vs OTT W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 13:09
Feb 28, 2026 @ SJS L 4-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 13:32
Feb 4, 2026 @ CGY L 3-4 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 15:39
Feb 3, 2026 vs TOR L 2-5 1 0 1 1 0 3 4 15:03
Jan 31, 2026 vs MIN L 3-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:24
Jan 29, 2026 vs SJS W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 4 3 18:37
Jan 26, 2026 vs ANA W 7-4 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 15:35
Jan 18, 2026 vs STL W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 02:53
Jan 17, 2026 @ VAN W 6-0 2 0 2 2 0 3 1 16:34
Jan 15, 2026 vs NYI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 16:12
Jan 13, 2026 @ NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 17:43
Jan 12, 2026 @ CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:12
Jan 10, 2026 vs LAK L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 16:48
Jan 8, 2026 @ WPG W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14:44
Jan 6, 2026 vs NSH W 6-2 1 1 2 0 0 3 5 14:33
Oct 19, 2025 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 05:43
Oct 18, 2025 @ NJD L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 13:43
Oct 16, 2025 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:17
Oct 14, 2025 @ NYR W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 16:12
Oct 11, 2025 vs VAN W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 13:22
Oct 8, 2025 vs CGY L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 13:26