Kaapo Kahkonen
#34 · Goalie · Montréal Canadiens
Born Aug 16, 1996 in Helsinki, FIN (age 30) · 6'2", 217 lb · Catches left · Drafted 109th overall in 2014 by MIN (round 4)
Compare with a similar player
The goalies closest to him in games played in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Ales Stezka
SEA ·
1 GP, 0.870
Brandon Halverson
TBL ·
1 GP, 0.792
Clay Stevenson
WSH ·
1 GP, 0.868
Erik Portillo
LAK ·
1 GP, 0.966
Hunter Shepard
WSH ·
1 GP, 0.731
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.
Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | MIN | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 157 | 15 | 2.96 | 0.913 | $768K |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 692 | 624 | 68 | 2.88 | 0.902 | $725K |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 734 | 668 | 66 | 2.87 | 0.910 | $725K |
| 2021-22 | SJS | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 322 | 295 | 27 | 2.86 | 0.916 | |
| 2022-23 | SJS | 37 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1149 | 1014 | 135 | 3.85 | 0.883 | $2.75M |
| 2023-24 | SJS | 31 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 996 | 891 | 105 | 3.81 | 0.895 | $2.75M |
| 2023-24 | NJD | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 132 | 11 | 2.51 | 0.923 | |
| 2024-25 | COL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4.12 | 0.800 | $1M |
| 6 seasons | Career | 140 | 49 | 68 | 15 | 4 | 4228 | 3797 | 431 | 3.34 | 0.898 |
2024-25 season totals
| GP | Starts | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4.12 | 0.800 |
Contract
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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show.
The contract
Signed by the Winnipeg Jets on Jul 1, 2024, as a new contract: 1 year and $1M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2024-25, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.
| Season | Cap hit | Base salary | Signing bonus | Performance bonuses | Paid in all | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $1M | $1M | $0 | $1M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | Montréal Canadiens | New contract | 2026-27 to 2026-27 | 1 | $1M | $1M |
| 2025-26 to 2025-26 | $1.15M | |||||
| Jul 1, 2024 | Winnipeg Jets | New contract | 2024-25 to 2024-25 | 1 | $1M | $1M |
| Jul 18, 2022 | San Jose Sharks | New contract | 2022-23 to 2023-24 | 2 | $5.5M | $2.75M |
| Oct 12, 2020 | Minnesota Wild | New contract | 2020-21 to 2021-22 | 2 | $1.45M | $725K |
| May 16, 2018 | Minnesota Wild | Entry-level | 2018-19 to 2019-20 | 2 | $1.85M | $768K |
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 2024-25 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.
2024-25 analytics
Rating
The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked.
Shots faced
Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. What these numbers mean
Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 62 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.
Where he was shot at
Every unblocked attempt he faced this season, with his 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 | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | Save % | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | vs TBL | L 2-5 | L | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0.800 | 58:16 |