Kasperi Kapanen
Age 30 · Shoots right · 6′1″ · 197 lb · Born Kuopio, FIN
Drafted 2014, #22 overall by Pittsburgh
2025-262025-26: 41 games, 8-9-17, 0.41 points per game Season detail →
Kasperi Kapanen has 2 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 17 points in 41 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample2 points in 3 games for the 6th-placed Edmonton
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-six forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Edmonton's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
The power play drives the goal total
How the 1 goal and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 0 came with Edmonton trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
7 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 41 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leadersTop speed in the 99th percentile of forwards: 23.43 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.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 23.43vs
VAN29 Sep · 1st 18:27 - 23.05vsVAN29 Sep · 3rd 12:38
- 22.19vs
SEA3 Oct · 3rd 09:33 - 21.50vsVAN29 Sep · 2nd 01:13
- 21.43vsVAN29 Sep · 3rd 00:49
- 21.32@VAN1 Oct · 3rd 14:05
- 21.21@VAN1 Oct · 1st 12:12
- 20.81@VAN1 Oct · 2nd 06:11
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 61.16vsVAN29 Sep · 1st 04:53
- 60.09vsSEA3 Oct · 3rd 17:44
- 57.83vsVAN29 Sep · 3rd 12:39
- 26.49@VAN1 Oct · 2nd 08:23
- 26.20vsSEA3 Oct · 2nd 12:37
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.92vsSEA3 Oct · 17:48 TOI
- 3.04@VAN1 Oct · 18:48 TOI
- 3.13vsVAN29 Sep · 17:55 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.03 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
Against Anaheim, a point in zero of two
ANAW 4-20000−110:46ANAW 7-40003+215:35SEAW 3-10001017:48VANL 7-91121−218:48VANOTL 5-6 OT0003−217:55Priced at 46% 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.
Kalshi
Polymarket
ProphetXSnapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
17 points in 41 games on a team that finished 14th
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.4). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Edmonton's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 8 goals and 9 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
1 of 8 goals broke a tie; 2 came with Edmonton trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
117 attempts across the 42 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 41 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leadersTop speed in the 97th percentile of forwards: 23.92 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.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Takes more penalties than he draws
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
A point in one game of three (15 of 41)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run, and how that compares with the market price.
Streaks
Against Anaheim, a point in zero of two
ANAW 4-20000−110:46ANAW 7-40003+215:35VANW 6-10001013:17
COLOTL 1-2 SO0001011:51
LAKL 0-10001016:52
SJSW 5-20001016:45
UTAOTL 5-6 OT0112−116:58
VGKL 1-50001−115:36
CHIW 3-10003+115:43SEAW 3-01012+115:12ANAW 4-20000−110:46VGKW 4-3 OT0001015:35SEAW 3-10001017:48VANL 7-91121−218:48VANOTL 5-6 OT0003−217:55Better on the road
Home and road
By opponent
By month
Priced at 46% 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.
Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:42 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure
Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer
In 2025-26 he scored 6.5 points per $1M of cap hit, 288th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.
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.
With Edmonton
Three seasons · 2024-25 to 2026-27147th in franchise points since 1990-91
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
By opponent
Vancouver2 P in 21.00 P/GPFranchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsTwelve seasons, with 4 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct