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Jesperi Kotkaniemi

#82 · Center · Carolina Hurricanes

Shoots left · 26 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season3011110:32
Last season422794211:21

Role

Where he fits on Carolina right now.

Line

L4 with M. Jankowski and E. Robinson · 7:33 a game together

Power play

Not on either unit

Penalty kill

Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 19 kills

Ice time

10:32 a game, 12th-most among Carolina forwards · 10:04 5-on-5 · 0:15 PP

Competition

Easier opponents than 99% of forwards · home 99%, road 97%

Easier opponents than 97% of forwards

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

  • Time in the offensive zone

    44.2% of his timemore than 94% of forwards

  • Drawing penalties

    1.13 penalties drawn /60better than 87% of forwards

Behind most at his position

  • Creating chances

    −0.24 expected goals /60behind 96% of forwards

  • Takeaways

    takeaway score 630.35 takeaways /60behind 96% of forwardsfewer than 98% of forwards

  • Top speed

    21.6 mphslower than 90% of forwards

  • Shooting volume

    8.7 shot attempts /60behind 86% of centers

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

  • Time in the offensive zone

    45.9% of his timemore than 91% of forwards

  • Drawing penalties

    0.98 penalties drawn /60better than 75% of forwards

Behind most at his position

  • Hardest shot

    59.2 mphsofter than 98% of centers

  • Staying out of the box

    0.94 penalties taken /60behind 78% of forwards

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other forwards.

Jesperi KotkaniemiAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 3 games blended with last season’s 42, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.

This season’s 3 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

  • Creating chances
    Along for the rideDrives play

    −0.24 expected goals /60bottom 4%

    −0.03 expected goals /60bottom 37%

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.07 expected goals against /60top 34%

    −0.03 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    8.7 shot attempts /60bottom 14%

    9.7 shot attempts /60bottom 26%

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.58 expected goals /60bottom 15%

    0.67 expected goals /60bottom 42%

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −0.7 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 21%

    −0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.59 first assists /60top 34%

    0.60 first assists /60top 30%

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    1.78 expected goals /60too few games

    1.83 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.93 expected goals for /60too few games

    0.89 expected goals for /60too few games

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 107top 36%7.79 hits /60top 24%

    hitting score 88top 44%5.70 hits /60top 34%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 120top 28%2.95 blocks /60top 33%

    blocking score 114top 37%5.70 blocks /60top 1%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 63bottom 4%0.35 takeaways /60bottom 2%

    takeaway score 95average0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    1.13 penalties drawn /60top 13%

    0.98 penalties drawn /60top 25%

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.83 penalties taken /60bottom 29%

    0.94 penalties taken /60bottom 22%

  • Faceoffs
    Loses drawsWins draws

    48.9% wonbottom 43%

    50.0% wontoo few games

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

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59 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 5 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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2 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

  • Wide left7
  • Wide right6
  • Over the net2
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other2

17 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

  • Wide left1
  • Wide right0
  • Over the net0
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other0

1 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

  • Top speed
    SlowerBurner

    21.6 mphbottom 10%

    21.1 mphbottom 34%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    3.0 bursts /60bottom 18%

    1.9 bursts /60bottom 16%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    82.0 mphbottom 16%

    59.2 mphbottom 2%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    9.79 miles /60top 36%

    9.74 miles /60average

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    44.2% of his timetop 6%

    45.9% of his timetop 9%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.