Hockey Terminal
Be a GM

← All players

Photo of Luke Kunin

Luke Kunin

#71 · Centre · Free agent, last with the Florida Panthers

Born Dec 4, 1997 in Chesterfield, Missouri, USA · 6'0", 197 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 15th overall in 2016 by MIN (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2019-20. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Kyle Turris NSH · 31 P in 62 GP Tyler Johnson TBL · 31 P in 65 GP Vladislav Namestnikov COL · 31 P in 65 GP Rocco Grimaldi NSH · 31 P in 66 GP J.T. Compher COL · 31 P in 67 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.

01020302017-18: 4 points417-182018-19: 17 points1718-192019-20: 31 points3119-202020-21: 19 points1920-212021-22: 22 points2221-222022-23: 13 points1322-232023-24: 18 points1823-242024-25: 18 points1824-252025-26: 10 points1025-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2017-18 MIN 19 2 2 4 -3 13 32 34 0.21 $925K
2018-19 MIN 49 6 11 17 -9 27 88 67 0.35 $925K
2019-20 MIN 63 15 16 31 -10 55 128 64 0.49 $925K
2020-21 NSH 38 10 9 19 3 13 71 84 0.50 $2.3M
2021-22 NSH 82 13 9 22 -11 99 125 223 0.27 $2.3M
2022-23 SJS 31 5 8 13 -9 42 58 63 0.42 $2.75M
2023-24 SJS 77 11 7 18 -30 83 98 165 0.23 $2.75M
2024-25 SJS 63 11 7 18 -24 46 95 163 0.29 $2.75M
2024-25 CBJ 12 0 0 0 -4 9 17 24 0.00
2025-26 FLA 62 4 6 10 -6 47 49 123 0.16 $775K
9 seasons Career 496 77 75 152 -103 434 761 1010 0.31

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2019-20 MIN 4 2 0 2 0 2 6 11 0.50
2020-21 NSH 6 2 0 2 1 2 13 28 0.33
2021-22 NSH 4 0 1 1 -2 4 2 16 0.25
3 seasons Playoffs 14 4 1 5 -1 8 21 55 0.36

2019-20 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
63 15 16 31 -10 55 128 64 0.49 11.7 15:28

Contract

$925KCap hitends in 2020, then RFA
$30KCap dollars per point31 points in 63 games
$2.492MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.4 goals above replacement
$984KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$59KValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Minnesota Wild on Mar 23, 2017, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $4.275M, beginning in 2017-18. It runs through 2019-20, so this is its last season, after which he is a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2017-18 $925K $833K $93K $400K $925K
2018-19 $925K $833K $93K $500K $925K
2019-20 $925K $833K $93K $600K $925K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Aug 22, 2025 Florida Panthers New contract 2025-26 to 2025-26 1 $775K $775K
Jun 30, 2024 San Jose Sharks Extension 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $2.75M $2.75M
Jul 18, 2022 San Jose Sharks New contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 2 $5.5M $2.75M
Jan 6, 2021 Nashville Predators New contract 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $4.6M $2.3M
Mar 23, 2017 Minnesota Wild Entry-level 2017-18 to 2019-20 3 $4.275M $925K

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 2019-20 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.

2019-20 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.1Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.4Even-strength defence-0.1Power play+0.1Penalty kill+0.0Penalties+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. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-8-6-4-20242017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

41.5Corsi for %27 attempts for, 38 against
-10.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
38.0Expected goals for %0.9 expected for, 1.4 against
-17.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
34.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
33.3Goals for %1 for, 2 against
100.0PDO11.1% shooting + 88.9% saves
7Attempts 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
Zach Parise · Joel Eriksson Ek · Luke Kunin320:4242.150.51-1
Mats Zuccarello · Alex Galchenyuk · Luke Kunin27:0742.134.10-0
Marcus Foligno · Joel Eriksson Ek · Luke Kunin21:390.00.00-0
Eric Staal · Jordan Greenway · Luke Kunin10:3933.30.00-0

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. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

2Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.5Expected goalsfrom 10 unblocked attempts
+0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.56 expected goals per 60 minutes99th
Shot quality 15.0% chance per attempt99th
Finishing +0.5 goals above expected70thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 106 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.511.52Goals 2Expected 1.5

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
Mar 8, 2020 @ ANA W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 16:09
Mar 7, 2020 @ LAK L 3-7 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 15:24
Mar 5, 2020 @ SJS W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:28
Mar 3, 2020 vs NSH W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 14:59
Feb 21, 2020 @ EDM W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 05:20
Feb 19, 2020 @ VAN W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 16:05
Feb 15, 2020 vs SJS L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:51
Feb 13, 2020 vs NYR L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 17:46
Feb 11, 2020 vs VGK W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:29
Feb 9, 2020 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 12:25
Feb 7, 2020 @ DAL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 15:07
Feb 6, 2020 vs VAN W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 14:35
Feb 4, 2020 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:05
Feb 1, 2020 vs BOS L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 13:37
Jan 22, 2020 vs DET W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:33
Jan 20, 2020 vs FLA L 4-5 2 0 2 1 0 4 0 13:31
Jan 18, 2020 vs DAL W 7-0 0 0 0 0 14 2 2 14:04
Jan 16, 2020 vs TBL W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:54
Jan 14, 2020 @ PIT L 3-7 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 14:24
Jan 12, 2020 vs VAN L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 13:05
Jan 9, 2020 @ CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:32
Jan 5, 2020 vs CGY L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 16:33
Jan 4, 2020 vs WPG W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 2 4 4 0 11:58
Dec 31, 2019 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 14:15
Dec 29, 2019 vs NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:26
Dec 27, 2019 @ COL W 6-4 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 17:22
Dec 23, 2019 vs CGY W 3-0 1 1 2 2 2 5 1 14:32
Dec 21, 2019 vs WPG L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 5 1 1 11:57
Dec 19, 2019 @ ARI W 8-5 1 0 1 2 0 1 6 15:32
Dec 17, 2019 @ VGK L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 13:57
Dec 15, 2019 @ CHI L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:05
Dec 14, 2019 vs PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:16
Dec 12, 2019 vs EDM W 6-5 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 15:48
Dec 10, 2019 vs ANA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 20:04
Dec 7, 2019 @ CAR L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:35
Dec 5, 2019 @ TBL W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:05
Dec 3, 2019 @ FLA W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 16:34
Dec 1, 2019 vs DAL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:46
Nov 29, 2019 vs OTT W 7-2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 15:29
Nov 26, 2019 @ NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:52
Nov 25, 2019 @ NYR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:58
Nov 23, 2019 @ BOS L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 15:54
Nov 21, 2019 vs COL W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 17:24
Nov 19, 2019 @ BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:52
Nov 16, 2019 vs CAR L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 17:48
Nov 14, 2019 vs ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:47
Nov 12, 2019 @ LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 14:38
Nov 7, 2019 @ SJS L 5-6 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 17:49
Nov 5, 2019 @ ANA W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16:31
Nov 2, 2019 vs STL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 15:36
Oct 30, 2019 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 14:57
Oct 29, 2019 @ DAL L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 18:06
Oct 26, 2019 vs LAK W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:03
Oct 24, 2019 @ NSH L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:14
Oct 22, 2019 vs EDM W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 17:50
Oct 20, 2019 vs MTL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 16:10
Oct 17, 2019 @ MTL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 7 1 0 15:51
Oct 15, 2019 @ TOR L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:13
Oct 14, 2019 @ OTT W 2-0 0 0 0 0 6 3 2 14:06
Oct 12, 2019 vs PIT L 4-7 1 0 1 -2 0 2 1 14:05
Oct 10, 2019 @ WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 17:10
Oct 5, 2019 @ COL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 4 2 3 16:29
Oct 3, 2019 @ NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 3 16:20