Jesperi Kotkaniemi

CAR Hurricanes • #82 • Center

Active
Position Center
Height 6'3"
Weight 212
Age 25
Birthdate Jul 6, 2000
Birthplace Pori, FIN
Draft 2018 Round 1 (3 overall) by Montreal

Jesperi Kotkaniemi Player Props and Stats

Goals Scored

0.08 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent G Close
Jan 3 vs COL COL 0(u) 0.5
Jan 1 vs MON MON 0(u) 0.5
Dec 30 @ PIT PIT 0(u) 0.5
Dec 29 vs NYR NYR 0(u) 0.5
Dec 27 vs DET DET 0(u) 0.5
Dec 23 vs FLA FLA 0(u) 0.5
Dec 20 @ TB TB 0(u) 0.5
Dec 19 @ FLA FLA 0(u) 0.5
Dec 7 vs SJ SJ 0(u) 0.5
Dec 6 vs NAS NAS 0(u) 0.5
Last 10 average

Points

0.24 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent Pts Close
Jan 3 vs COL COL 0 -
Jan 1 vs MON MON 0 -
Dec 30 @ PIT PIT 0 -
Dec 29 vs NYR NYR 0 -
Dec 27 vs DET DET 0 -
Dec 23 vs FLA FLA 0 -
Dec 20 @ TB TB 1 -
Dec 19 @ FLA FLA 0 -
Dec 7 vs SJ SJ 0 -
Dec 6 vs NAS NAS 0 -
Last 10 average 0.1

Assists

0.16 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent Ast Close
Jan 3 vs COL COL 0 -
Jan 1 vs MON MON 0 -
Dec 30 @ PIT PIT 0 -
Dec 29 vs NYR NYR 0 -
Dec 27 vs DET DET 0 -
Dec 23 vs FLA FLA 0 -
Dec 20 @ TB TB 1 -
Dec 19 @ FLA FLA 0 -
Dec 7 vs SJ SJ 0 -
Dec 6 vs NAS NAS 0 -
Last 10 average 0.1

Power Play Points

0.0 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent PP Pts Close
Jan 3 vs COL COL 0 -
Jan 1 vs MON MON 0 -
Dec 30 @ PIT PIT 0 -
Dec 29 vs NYR NYR 0 -
Dec 27 vs DET DET 0 -
Dec 23 vs FLA FLA 0 -
Dec 20 @ TB TB 0 -
Dec 19 @ FLA FLA 0 -
Dec 7 vs SJ SJ 0 -
Dec 6 vs NAS NAS 0 -
Last 10 average

Score a Goal

0.08 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent G Close
Jan 3 vs COL COL 0 -
Jan 1 vs MON MON 0 -
Dec 30 @ PIT PIT 0 -
Dec 29 vs NYR NYR 0 -
Dec 27 vs DET DET 0 -
Dec 23 vs FLA FLA 0 -
Dec 20 @ TB TB 0 -
Dec 19 @ FLA FLA 0 -
Dec 7 vs SJ SJ 0 -
Dec 6 vs NAS NAS 0 -
Last 10 average

Shots on Goal

1.12 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent SOG Close
Jan 3 vs COL COL 0 -
Jan 1 vs MON MON 1 -
Dec 30 @ PIT PIT 3 -
Dec 29 vs NYR NYR 2 -
Dec 27 vs DET DET 2 -
Dec 23 vs FLA FLA 0 -
Dec 20 @ TB TB 0 -
Dec 19 @ FLA FLA 0 -
Dec 7 vs SJ SJ 1 -
Dec 6 vs NAS NAS 2 -
Last 10 average 1.1

Plus/Minus

-0.08 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent +/- Close
Jan 3 vs COL COL -1 -
Jan 1 vs MON MON -2 -
Dec 30 @ PIT PIT -1 -
Dec 29 vs NYR NYR 0 -
Dec 27 vs DET DET 0 -
Dec 23 vs FLA FLA 0 -
Dec 20 @ TB TB 1 -
Dec 19 @ FLA FLA 0 -
Dec 7 vs SJ SJ -1 -
Dec 6 vs NAS NAS -1 -
Last 10 average -0.5

Shots Blocked

0.52 / game
(2025-2026) avg
Date Opponent Blk Close
Jan 3 vs COL COL 1 -
Jan 1 vs MON MON 0 -
Dec 30 @ PIT PIT 1 -
Dec 29 vs NYR NYR 0 -
Dec 27 vs DET DET 0 -
Dec 23 vs FLA FLA 0 -
Dec 20 @ TB TB 0 -
Dec 19 @ FLA FLA 0 -
Dec 7 vs SJ SJ 0 -
Dec 6 vs NAS NAS 0 -
Last 10 average 0.2

Jesperi Kotkaniemi Game Logs

2025-2026 Game Log
Date VS Score ML O/U W L OTL GA SA SO SV%
Jan 3 COL L 3-5 L 112 O 5.5 -145 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Jan 1 MON L 5-7 L 220 O 7.5 -138 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Dec 30 @ PIT L 1-5 L 140 U 6.5 120 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Dec 29 NYR W 3-2 (OT) W 106 U 6.5 104 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Dec 27 DET W 5-2 W -166 O 6.5 110 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Dec 23 FLA L 2-5 L -140 O 5.5 -140 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Dec 20 @ TB L 4-6 L 108 O 5.5 -105 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Dec 19 @ FLA L 3-4 (SO) L -148 O 5.5 -130 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Dec 7 SJ L 1-4 L -330 U 6.5 -135 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Dec 6 NAS W 6-3 W -230 O 5.5 -140 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Nov 14 VAN W 4-3 (OT) W -300 O 6.5 -112 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Nov 11 WAS L 1-4 L -152 U 6.5 -132 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Nov 9 @ TOR W 5-4 W -134 O 6.5 -122 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Nov 8 BUF W 6-3 W -255 O 6.5 -114 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Nov 6 MIN W 4-3 W -196 O 6.5 -102 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Nov 4 @ NYR W 3-0 W -128 U 5.5 110 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Nov 1 @ BOS L 1-2 L -194 U 6.5 -110 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Oct 30 NYI W 6-2 W -220 O 6.5 -124 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Oct 28 VEG L 3-6 L -154 O 6.5 110 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Oct 25 @ DAL L 2-3 L 104 U 6.5 -124 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Oct 23 @ COL W 5-4 (SO) W 108 O 5.5 -130 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Oct 20 @ VEG L 1-4 L -110 U 6.5 -138 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Oct 18 @ LA W 4-3 (OT) W -137 O 6.5 112 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Oct 11 PHI W 4-3 (OT) W -295 O 5.5 -132 - - - 0 0 0 .000
Oct 9 NJ W 6-3 W -176 O 5.5 -122 - - - 0 0 0 .000
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Career Statistics

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM PPG SHG S S%
2018-2019 MON 79 11 23 34 1 26 1 0 134 8.21
2019-2020 MON 36 6 2 8 -11 23 1 0 55 10.91
2020-2021 MON 56 5 15 20 -1 12 0 0 87 5.75
2021-2022 CAR 66 12 17 29 3 37 0 0 81 14.81
2022-2023 CAR 82 18 25 43 10 50 3 1 129 13.95
2023-2024 CAR 79 12 15 27 -4 36 1 0 128 9.38
2024-2025 CAR 78 12 21 33 9 50 0 0 115 10.43
2025-2026 CAR 25 2 4 6 -2 8 0 0 28 7.14


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