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Jani Nyman

#38 · Right wing · Seattle Kraken

Born Jul 30, 2004 in Valkeakoski, FIN (age 22) · 6'2", 212 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 49th overall in 2022 by SEA (round 2)

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.

Nate Danielson DET · 7 P in 28 GP Cole Schwindt FLA · 7 P in 29 GP Daniil But UTA · 7 P in 29 GP John Beecher CGY · 7 P in 35 GP Nathan Bastian DAL · 7 P in 36 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.

02462024-25: 6 points624-252025-26: 7 points725-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2024-25 SEA 12 3 3 6 -3 4 22 13 0.50 $892K
2025-26 SEA 28 4 3 7 -5 6 33 23 0.25 $892K
2 seasons Career 40 7 6 13 -8 10 55 36 0.33

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
28 4 3 7 -5 6 33 23 0.25 12.1 10:34

Contract

$892KCap hitends in 2027, then RFA
$127KCap dollars per point7 points in 28 games
$948KCap dollars per goal above replacement0.9 goals above replacement
$1.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$681KValueworth 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

Signed by the Seattle Kraken on Jun 11, 2023, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.85M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2026-27, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2024-25 $892K $775K $95K $80K $870K
2025-26 $892K $855K $95K $950K
2026-27 $892K $855K $0 $855K

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
Jun 11, 2023 Seattle Kraken Entry-level 2024-25 to 2026-27 signed for 2023-24, slid 3 $2.85M $892K

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 analytics

Rating

+0.9Goals above replacement458th of 715 skaters, 327th of 476 forwards
+0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 476 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+0.2 58th percentileEven-strength defence-0.6 34th percentilePower play-0.1 41st percentilePenalty kill0.0 34th percentilePenalties+0.7 65th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player.

00.20.40.60.812024-252025-26Goals 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

46.3Corsi for %237 attempts for, 275 against
+1.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.1Expected goals for %11.1 expected for, 12.0 against
+3.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
38.9Goals for %7 for, 11 against
97.9PDO5.9% shooting + 92.0% saves
56Attempts 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
Kaapo Kakko · Jani Nyman · Shane Wright971:4553.660.23-2
Frederick Gaudreau · Tye Kartye · Jani Nyman738:2839.238.21-0
Ryan Winterton · Jani Nyman · Shane Wright731:5239.357.41-1
Mason Marchment · Jani Nyman · Shane Wright621:4546.740.01-1

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
4.3Expected goalsfrom 57 unblocked attempts
-0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.86 expected goals per 60 minutes61st
Shot quality 7.5% chance per attempt24th
Finishing -0.3 goals above expected58thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 444 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Expected 4.3Goals 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 this season, 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 @ COL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:09
Apr 15, 2026 @ VGK L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 12:35
Mar 21, 2026 @ CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -4 0 0 2 08:15
Mar 19, 2026 @ NSH L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 06:00
Dec 22, 2025 @ ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:57
Dec 20, 2025 @ SJS W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:30
Dec 18, 2025 @ CGY L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 11:55
Dec 16, 2025 vs COL L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 11:26
Dec 14, 2025 vs BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:46
Dec 12, 2025 @ UTA L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:58
Dec 10, 2025 vs LAK W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 08:16
Dec 8, 2025 vs MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:20
Dec 4, 2025 @ EDM L 4-9 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 12:15
Nov 23, 2025 @ NYI L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10:27
Nov 18, 2025 @ DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 09:30
Nov 15, 2025 vs SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 06:34
Nov 5, 2025 vs SJS L 1-6 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 09:27
Nov 3, 2025 vs CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:26
Oct 28, 2025 vs MTL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 12:11
Oct 25, 2025 vs EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:19
Oct 23, 2025 @ WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 09:16
Oct 21, 2025 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:29
Oct 20, 2025 @ PHI L 2-5 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 15:11
Oct 18, 2025 @ TOR W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 13:23
Oct 16, 2025 @ OTT L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 06:19
Oct 14, 2025 @ MTL L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 09:31
Oct 11, 2025 vs VGK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:37
Oct 9, 2025 vs ANA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:52