Below breakout threshold

Jesperi Kotkaniemi

CAR●C●Age 25.6

A fringe scoring role this season — below the breakout-candidate threshold, not a breakout profile.

Underlying profile · 2025-26descriptive · not a call

Points/601.1318th pctile (F)

Expected G/600.6525th pctile (F)

Shots/605.328th pctile (F)

Points/601.13

Goals2

Expected Goals5.2

Shots/605.3

TOI/GP11.4

Games42

Percentiles are within the forwards pool this season — a descriptive read of the underlying game, not a forecast.

Career History

8 seasons · MoneyPuck.com · advanced metrics from 2008-09

Season ▲	Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	P/60	xG	xG/60	Sh	Sh/60	TOI	PP
2018-19	MTL	18.6	79	11	23	34	1.88	10.0	0.55	134	7.4	13.8	1.89
2019-20	MTL	19.6	36	6	2	8	1.03	5.4	0.69	55	7.1	13.0	1.68
2020-21	MTL	20.6	56	5	15	20	1.45	7.3	0.53	87	6.3	14.8	1.82
2021-22	CAR	21.6	66	12	17	29	2.19	9.2	0.70	81	6.1	12.0	1.16
2022-23	CAR	22.6	82	18	25	43	2.14	17.6	0.87	129	6.4	14.7	1.78
2023-24	CAR	23.6	79	12	15	27	1.58	14.5	0.85	128	7.5	13.0	1.11
2024-25	CAR	24.6	78	12	21	33	1.81	14.0	0.77	115	6.3	14.1	1.31
2025-26	CAR	25.6	42	2	7	9	1.13	5.2	0.65	42	5.3	11.4	0.25
Career			518	78	125	203	1.74	83.1	0.71	771	6.6	13.5

Basic stats left of the divider; Pythia's advanced metrics (xG, xG/60, shots/60, TOI/GP, PP/GP) to the right. Plus-minus is not in MoneyPuck data.