Carolina Hurricanes · #82 · Center

Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Age26Ht6'3"Wt212 lbShootsLeftBornPori, FIN

2026-27 regular season

12GP

12:06TOI

Next game

Thu Oct 29, 11:00 PM · Lenovo Center

Columbus Blue JacketsHome game · 1 day off

CBJ defense (2025-26)16th in goals allowed3.09 goals a game, 28.8 shots against

His games vs CBJ5 G, 8 A in 14 GP1.9 shots a game

Linemates

Projected for Oct 29, via @krashboard

Line 4He plays C

Eric RobinsonLW

Skyler Brind'AmourRW

Season profile

2026-27 regular season. Rates ranked against 219 centers with 3+ games.

GP12

+/-+5

SOG12

S%25.0%

PPP0

Blk6

PIM6

TOI/GP12:06

FO%42.9%

G/GP68th

0.25

A/GP53rd

0.25

P/GP61st

0.50

SOG/GP29th

1.00

HIT/GP50th

1.08

BLK/GP47th

0.50

TOI25th

12:06

PPP/GP29th

0.00

P/6077th

2.48

G/6081st

1.24

SOG/6037th

5.0

HDC/6029th

2.07

ixG/6017th

0.47

Key rates

Regular season, per 60 minutes where it says so.

Points / 602.48

Shots / 605.0

Attempts / 607.4

HD chances / 602.07

ixG1.1+1.9 goals vs expected

PP shot share1%1 of 110 attempts

Primary points100%6 of 6

Where his attempts come from

High danger5 att, 3 G33%

Medium danger2 att, 0 G13%

Low danger8 att, 0 G53%

Production by strength

Even6 P, 17 att100%

Power play0 P, 1 att0%

Shorthanded0 P, 0 att0%

Ice time

Season average12:06

Last 10 games12:41+0:36

Last 5 games13:27+1:22

Shifts a game14.8

Ice time by strength is not in the game logs yet, so this is his total minutes.

Prop hit rates

How often he went over, regular season. A line of 0.5 needs 1 shots on goal.

Line

Last 560%3 of 5, avg 1.4

Last 1060%6 of 10, avg 1.1

Last 2058%7 of 12, avg 1.0

Season58%7 of 12, avg 1.0

Home33%1 of 3, avg 0.3

Away67%6 of 9, avg 1.2

vs CBJ86%12 of 14, avg 1.9

Best priceOdds soon

Over 0.5--

Under 0.5--

Shots prices from the books land here once NHL odds are live.

Game by game

Splits

Regular season. Last column follows the prop picked above. Opponent ranks are not in yet for this season.

Split	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	SOG/GP	HIT/GP	BLK/GP	TOI	Shots o0.5
All games	12	3	3	6	0.50	1.00	1.08	0.50	12:06	58%7/12
Venue
Home	3	0	1	1	0.33	0.33	1.67	0.67	11:39	33%1/3
Away	9	3	2	5	0.56	1.22	0.89	0.44	12:14	67%6/9
Rest
Back-to-back	3	1	0	1	0.33	2.33	1.33	0.67	11:36	100%3/3
1 day off	6	1	3	4	0.67	0.67	0.50	0.50	13:51	50%3/6
2+ days off	3	1	0	1	0.33	0.33	2.00	0.33	9:04	33%1/3
Opponent defense
vs top 10 D	0	No games
vs middle 12	0	No games
vs bottom 10 D	0	No games
Result
In wins	10	2	3	5	0.50	0.80	1.10	0.40	11:53	60%6/10
In losses	2	1	0	1	0.50	2.00	1.00	1.00	13:10	50%1/2

Shot map

2026-27

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Game log

12 games. The shots column is marked against over 0.5.

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	SHF
TueOct 27	BOS	W 2-1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	10:18	12
SatOct 24	@STL	W 4-0	1	0	1	2	0	1	+1	0	16:24	19
ThuOct 22	@EDM	L 5-6 SO	0	0	0	0	0	1	+1	0	13:34	20
TueOct 20	@VAN	W 6-3	0	1	1	1	0	0	+2	0	14:14	14
SunOct 18B2B	@CGY	L 2-3	1	0	1	4	2	1	+1	2	12:46	15
SatOct 17	@WPG	W 3-2	1	0	1	1	3	0	+1	0	10:00	15
TueOct 13	WSH	W 4-2	0	0	0	1	3	0	-1	0	11:14	13
SunOct 11B2B	@PHI	W 4-1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	10:43	13
SatOct 10	@CHI	W 5-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14:17	17
ThuOct 8	VAN	W 7-2	0	1	1	0	0	1	+1	2	13:24	16
TueOct 6	@MTL	W 6-4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6:53	10
SatOct 3B2B	@PHI	W 3-2 OT	0	0	0	1	1	0	-1	2	11:19	14
12 GPTotals, averages for TOI and shifts			3	3	6	12	13	6	+5	6	12:06	14.8