Centre · #82 · CAR

Jesperi Kotkaniemi

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 212 lb
Born: Jul 6, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Pori, Finland
Draft: 2018, MTL, round 1, 3rd overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 17; CAR
TOI: 201; 11:48 a game
CF%: 57.3; 199–148
xGF%: 64.3; 11.5–6.4
GF%: 66.7; 16–8

2026-27 individual

G: 5
A1: 5
A2: 0
P: 10
iSF: 20
Sh%: 25.0
ixG: 2.06
G−ixG: 2.94

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's forwards.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	25.0	10.5	+14.5	13.3
On-ice Sh%	15.1	8.6	+6.5	11.7
PDO	103.7	99.1	+4.5	100.3
G−ixG	+2.94	–	–	–

Sh% z +2.0. 20 shots on goal: too few to judge yet (25 needed). Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts44.5 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net28.7 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 201 min.

His attempts

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Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

26 unblocked · 20 SOG · 5 G · 2.06 ixG · 1 from his own half, not drawn.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	8	7	5	71.4	20.6
High slot	3	3	0	0.0	18.2
Circles	7	4	0	0.0	9.9
Point and perimeter	7	5	0	0.0	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 MTL	MTL	36	468	56.5	39.5	50.3	-2.1	21.30	21.03	5.5	90.2	95.7
2020-21 MTL	MTL	56	829	59.5	55.7	56.6	+8.2	38.17	29.29	7.8	91.1	98.9
2021-22 CAR	CAR	66	794	60.5	58.3	56.0	+0.9	42.44	33.39	9.0	91.1	100.1
2022-23 CAR	CAR	82	1208	63.9	63.3	62.7	+6.6	64.42	38.25	9.2	91.5	100.6
2023-24 CAR	CAR	79	1025	61.1	53.7	56.9	+1.0	58.02	44.00	8.4	89.9	98.3
2024-25 CAR	CAR	78	1097	61.1	55.7	60.7	+6.0	62.71	40.61	9.1	89.8	98.9
2025-26 CAR	CAR	42	477	54.9	55.3	51.0	-3.9	18.11	17.39	10.4	90.6	101.0
2026-27 CAR	CAR	17	201	57.3	66.7	64.3	+2.5	11.50	6.38	15.1	88.6	103.7
Total CAR/MTL	CAR/MTL	456	6098	60.4	56.4	57.9	+3.2	316.67	230.34	8.8	90.5	99.3

Among the league's forwards

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 385 forwards with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Kotkaniemi without	Without Kotkaniemi	With	Kotkaniemi without	Without Kotkaniemi	With	Kotkaniemi without	Without Kotkaniemi	With	Kotkaniemi without	Without Kotkaniemi
RobinsonEric Robinson LW	120	63	84	58.0 5.9–4.3	61.0 -3.1	44.3 +13.7	55.6 120–96	50.0 +5.6	53.6 +2.0	69.2 9–4	66.7 6–3	100.0 4–0
GostisbehereShayne Gostisbehere D

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). * Under 50 minutes: too little to read (hover or tap for the sample). 15 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-07 vs CHI · W 9-2	vs CHI	W 9-2	68.2	100.0	84.0	14	1.33	0.25	22.2	100.0	122.2
2026-11-05 @ NYI · W 5-3	@ NYI	W 5-3	39.1	50.0	29.1	9	0.30	0.74	16.7	75.0	91.7
2026-11-03 @ NSH · L 1-4	@ NSH	L 1-4	61.9	0.0	61.4	11	0.83	0.52	0.0	66.7	66.7
2026-11-01 vs WPG · W 7-0	vs WPG	W 7-0	55.9	100.0	66.7	14	1.38	0.69	27.3	100.0	127.3
2026-10-29 vs CBJ · W 3-2	vs CBJ	W 3-2	53.8	–	61.9	8	0.27	0.16	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-27 vs BOS · W 2-1	vs BOS	W 2-1	41.2	–	21.4	10	0.19	0.69	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-24 @ STL · W 4-0	@ STL	W 4-0	65.2	100.0	71.9	16	0.71	0.28	9.1	100.0	109.1
2026-10-22 @ EDM · L 5-6 SO	@ EDM	L 5-6 SO	58.8	66.7	97.0	14	0.70	0.02	33.3	50.0	83.3
2026-10-20 @ VAN · W 6-3	@ VAN	W 6-3	57.1	100.0	68.1	14	1.64	0.77	20.0	100.0	120.0
2026-10-18 @ CGY · L 2-3	@ CGY	L 2-3	61.1	100.0	74.5	13	1.22	0.42	9.1	100.0	109.1
2026-10-17 @ WPG · W 3-2	@ WPG	W 3-2	66.7	100.0	81.2	10	0.16	0.04	25.0	–	–
2026-10-13 vs WSH · W 4-2	vs WSH	W 4-2	58.8	0.0	77.9	11	0.54	0.15	0.0	75.0	75.0
2026-10-11 @ PHI · W 4-1	@ PHI	W 4-1	54.5	–	21.9	11	0.14	0.48	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-10 @ CHI · W 5-2	@ CHI	W 5-2	50.0	50.0	60.1	14	0.82	0.55	14.3	80.0	94.3
2026-10-08 vs VAN · W 7-2	vs VAN	W 7-2	58.8	100.0	76.1	13	0.80	0.25	16.7	100.0	116.7
2026-10-06 @ MTL · W 6-4	@ MTL	W 6-4	60.0	50.0	48.9	7	0.17	0.18	50.0	50.0	100.0
2026-10-03 @ PHI · W 3-2 OT	@ PHI	W 3-2 OT	68.4	0.0	62.8	11	0.31	0.18	0.0	50.0	50.0