Pittsburgh Penguins · #41 · Right wing

Ville Koivunen

Age 23 · Shoots left · 6′0″ · 186 lb · Born Oulu, FIN

Drafted 2021, #51 overall by Carolina

Next game · tonightat Washington · 7:30 PM ET0 P in the last 3 vs WSH

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Games22026-27 · missed 1 Small sample

Goals1T-6th on PIT

Assists1T-12th on PIT

Points2T-11th on PIT

P / GP1.00T-52nd in the NHL

Shots333.3% shooting

TOI / GP13:4015th on PIT

2025-262025-26: 39 games, 2-5-7, 0.18 points per game Season detail →

Ville Koivunen has 2 points in 2 games of 2026-27, after 7 points in 39 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

2 points in 2 games for the 13th-placed Pittsburgh

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Goals / 602.2088th

Shooting %33.3%87th

Points / GP1.0084th

Assists / 602.2081st

Penalty differential048th

Shots / GP1.5048th

Blocked shots141st

PP points036th

Ice time13:4033rd

Takeaways027th

Hits05th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Where he ranks

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Points2T-11th on PIT

Points per game1.00T-52nd in NHL

Goals1T-67th in NHL

Assists1T-12th on PIT

Shooting %33.3%Above avg (11.6%)

Ice time13:4015th on PIT

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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays on the power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Pittsburgh's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength11:58

Power play1:43

Shorthanded0:00

Total13:40

16.0 shifts a game, averaging 51 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-4th on PIT

PP assists0T-6th on PIT

PP points0T-9th on PIT · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-9th on PIT

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP4Pittsburgh total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every PIT PPG

PP TOI share31.5%of PIT PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 1 goal and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-3rd on PIT

Overtime goals0T-2nd on PIT

First goal of the game0

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals1

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st1

2nd0

3rd0

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0

Leading1

Trailing0

0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Pittsburgh trailing.

Assists

Primary0 · 0%

Secondary1 · 100%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 604.39

Goals / 602.20

Shots / 606.6

ES points / 605.022 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease0 att · 0 G

Slot4 att · 1 G

Wing0 att · 0 G

Point0 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

4 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.3324th

Goals1

Goals vs expected+0.7

Unblocked attempts3

xG per attempt.112

ixG per 600.74

2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 20.60 mph, hardest shot 62.58 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Offensive-zone time42.4%56th

Defensive-zone time39.7%53rd

90+ mph shots048th

22+ mph bursts041st

Distance / 60, mi9.5233rd

Top speed, mph20.6024th

20+ mph bursts114th

Hardest shot, mph62.5811th

Distance skated, mi4.310th

Average shot, mph38.56th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.60Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph62.58Forward average 74.7

Distance skated4.3 mi2.21 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts57.9%21.1% defensive · 21.1% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

42.4%All situations39.7%

42.9%Even strength39.0%

38.6%Power play44.5%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.60vsWPG5 Oct · 2nd 01:36
19.03vsWPG5 Oct · 2nd 07:05
18.71vsWPG5 Oct · 3rd 15:13
18.53vsWPG5 Oct · 1st 13:55
18.45vsWPG5 Oct · 2nd 11:40
18.24vsWPG5 Oct · 3rd 12:23
18.24vsWPG5 Oct · 2nd 18:05
18.22vsWPG5 Oct · 2nd 17:34

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph1 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph7 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

62.58vsWPG5 Oct · 3rd 14:45
30.09@PHI30 Sep · 1st 12:44
22.93@PHI30 Sep · 1st 15:44

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph0 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

2.21vsWPG5 Oct · 13:30 TOI
2.13@PHI30 Sep · 13:50 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.17 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-11th on PIT

Giveaways1

TK / GV ratio0.00

Hits0T-17th on PIT

Blocked shots1T-10th on PIT

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Washington, a point in zero of three

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

12 Apr 2026@

WSHL 0-30001011:39

11 Apr 2026vs

WSHL 3-60000−117:49

6 Nov 2025vs

WSHW 5-3000109:49

Prediction markets

Priced at 9.0% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

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2025-26 · The season

7 points in 39 games on a team that finished 10th

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Ville Koivunen has 39.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.2). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points7T-23rd on PIT

Points per game0.18

Goals2T-591st in NHL

Assists523rd on PIT

Shooting %5.6%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time12:4428th on PIT

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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Pittsburgh's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength11:48

Power play0:56

Shorthanded0:00

Total12:44

16.0 shifts a game, averaging 48 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals1T-11th on PIT

PP assists310th on PIT

PP points412th on PIT · T-289th NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 606.553rd on PIT

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP56Pittsburgh total

Involved in4goals or assists

Share7.1%of every PIT PPG

PP TOI share20.3%of PIT PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Scoring detail

2 of 2 goals broke a tie

How the 2 goals and 5 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-20th on PIT

Overtime goals0T-4th on PIT

First goal of the game2

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals1

Power-play goals1

Goals by period

1st2

2nd0

3rd0

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied2

Leading0

Trailing0

2 of 2 goals broke a tie; 0 came with Pittsburgh trailing.

Assists

Primary1 · 20%

Secondary4 · 80%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 600.85

Goals / 600.24

Shots / 604.3

ES points / 600.393 ES points

PP points / 606.554 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease14 att · 1 G

Slot46 att · 2 G

Wing22 att · 0 G

Point7 att · 0 G

Neutral zone1 att · 0 G

90 attempts across the 33 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.3324th

Goals1

Goals vs expected+0.7

Unblocked attempts3

xG per attempt.112

ixG per 600.74

2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Top speed 22.12 mph, hardest shot 84.72 mph

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; Ville Koivunen has 39.

Top speed, mph22.12Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph84.72Forward average 87.1

Distance skated81.6 mi2.93 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts42.9%22.8% defensive · 34.3% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

45.2%All situations37.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph1 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph12 · avg 102

18-20 mph147 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph1 · avg 15

70-79 mph15 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways11T-18th on PIT

Giveaways18

TK / GV ratio0.61

Hits532nd on PIT

Blocked shots1426th on PIT

Discipline

Penalty minutes10

Minors5

Majors0

Penalties drawn4

Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken20.1 a game

Won2

Win %100.0%

Offensive zone2 of 2

A winger: fewer than one draw a game.

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (7 of 39)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point718% of games

Multi-point games00%

Goals in2 games5%

Pointless games3282%

Streaks

Longest point streak2 games4 Jan – 7 Mar

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run9 games

Final ten1 in 10point in 1

Game log

Against Washington, a point in zero of three

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

12 Apr 2026@

WSHL 0-30001011:39

11 Apr 2026vs

WSHL 3-60000−117:49

6 Nov 2025vs

WSHW 5-3000109:49

Splits · 2025-26

Better on the road

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Road2250.23

Home1720.12

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs Washington300.00

vs Metropolitan1330.23

vs Western Conf.1620.13

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October500.00

November920.22

December1220.17

January111.00

March920.22

April300.00

Prediction markets

Priced at 9.0% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

MarketImpliedFrom stats

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Goal tonight vs WSHAnytime scorer9.0%7%13¢Not listedNot listed

Contract

$4M a season through 2033-34

Cap hit$4M3.8% of the $104M ceiling

Term8 yearsYear 1 of 8

Expires2033-34UFA at 31

Cap value$32MCap hit × 8 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.