The Stanley Cap | Jesperi Kotkaniemi Salary Cap Info, Contracts, Statistics, Analaytics and more

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Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Position	Center / Left Wing	Current Team	Carolina Hurricanes
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	8 years
Height	6'3"	Expires	2029-30
Weight (lbs)	203	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	29
Age	24 (July 6, 2000)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2018, Round 1, Overall 3 (MTL)

Date	Team	Transaction
Mar 21, 2022	Carolina Hurricanes	Signed 8 years @ $4.820M AAV starting in 2022-23
Aug 28, 2021	Carolina Hurricanes	Signed 1 year @ $6.100M AAV starting in 2021-22
Jul 1, 2018	Montreal Canadiens	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

		Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2018-19	MTL	79	11	23	34	+1	26	134	8.2	13:44
2019-20	MTL	36	6	2	8	-11	23	55	10.9	13:00	10	4		4	+4	23	11	36.4	13:53
2020-21	MTL	56	5	15	20	-1	12	87	5.7	14:48	19	5	3	8	-5	14	28	17.9	13:42
2021-22	CAR	66	12	17	29	+3	37	81	14.8	12:01	14		2	2	-4	2	18	0.0	11:45
2022-23	CAR	82	18	25	43	+10	50	129	14.0	14:44	15	3	4	7	-5	8	24	12.5	16:50
2023-24	CAR	79	12	15	27	-4	36	128	9.4	12:59	11		1	1	-2	4	15	0.0	11:01
2024-25	CAR	78	12	21	33	+9	50	115	10.4	14:04	14		4	4	+1	14	19	0.0	13:30
Career		476	76	118	194	+7	234	729	10.4	13:40	83	12	14	26	-11	65	115	10.4	13:34

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2018-19	MTL	79	896:09	0.67	1.21	1.87	0.59	0.08	8.55	7.51	1.04	1.96	5.88
2019-20	MTL	36	387:47	0.77	0.15	0.93	0.51	0.26	12.50	8.23	4.27	2.04	0.00
2020-21	MTL	56	694:46	0.43	0.86	1.30	0.52	-0.09	7.69	9.33	-1.64	8.24	3.53
2021-22	CAR	66	698:46	1.03	1.12	2.15	0.66	0.37	16.67	10.61	6.05	3.06	7.14
2022-23	CAR	82	1019:23	0.71	1.00	1.71	0.63	0.07	12.37	11.08	1.29	2.21	10.29
2023-24	CAR	79	890:04	0.67	0.74	1.42	0.79	-0.11	9.26	10.79	-1.53	1.83	10.37
2024-25	CAR	78	965:30	0.68	1.24	1.93	0.64	0.05	11.22	10.48	0.74	1.43	8.57

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2018-19	MTL	79	896:09	49.08	2.41	2.74	36.82	2.08	2.03	53.73	57.42	-0.02	-0.50	5.25
2019-20	MTL	36	387:47	45.64	1.86	2.36	43.01	2.94	2.61	38.71	47.48	-0.41	0.28	-6.87
2020-21	MTL	56	694:46	41.37	2.07	2.24	35.49	1.99	2.01	51.06	52.78	-0.27	-0.13	-1.34
2021-22	CAR	66	698:46	48.86	2.83	2.76	35.29	2.23	2.28	55.93	54.77	-0.26	-0.24	0.31
2022-23	CAR	82	1019:23	47.68	2.53	2.72	32.20	1.88	2.01	57.33	57.54	-0.47	-0.17	-1.88
2023-24	CAR	79	890:04	52.51	2.36	2.92	37.55	2.43	2.34	49.30	55.58	0.16	0.25	-1.42
2024-25	CAR	78	965:30	47.85	3.05	2.83	37.29	2.30	2.27	56.98	55.52	-0.01	0.04	-0.51

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	66	21.9	0.3	4.7	5.0	87.3	43.4	18.5	26.2	55.4	35.2	18.6	46.2
2022-23	82	22.4	0.4	9.9	9.9	91.7	34.1	6.9	37.6	55.4	34.9	19.3	45.8
2023-24	79	22.0	0.4	9.7	9.8	93.0	45.7	10.2	36.4	53.4	34.8	19.4	45.8
2024-25	78	22.3	0.6	9.8	9.8	91.8	59.2	13.6	39.5	46.9	35.5	19.2	45.3

Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	Necas, M	Robinson, E	CAR	242:02	4.96	2.97	62.50	3.24	2.55	55.98	0.44	0.39	-0.43
2024-25	Necas, M	Svechnikov, A	CAR	106:46	0.56	1.12	33.33	1.79	1.96	47.81	-1.02	-0.28	-7.85
2024-25	Hall, T	Roslovic, J	CAR	78:17	5.37	5.37	50.00	2.69	2.96	47.65	-0.23	0.66	-8.33
2024-25	Hall, T	Blake, J	CAR	61:40	0.97	0.00	100.00	3.11	1.59	66.24	0.22	-0.80	11.41
2024-25	Roslovic, J	Necas, M	CAR	53:27	2.25	2.25	50.00	3.01	3.13	49.02	0.10	0.94	-8.05
2024-25	Hall, T	Svechnikov, A	CAR	43:26	4.14	1.38	75.00	3.01	1.92	61.03	0.13	-0.27	4.21
2024-25	Roslovic, J	Robinson, E	CAR	39:48	3.02	1.51	66.67	2.86	2.13	57.34	-0.15	-0.12	0.12
2024-25	Robinson, E	Blake, J	CAR	36:24	4.95	4.95	50.00	2.87	1.82	61.18	0.07	-0.44	5.82
2024-25	Hall, T	Stankoven, L	CAR	29:30	4.07	4.07	50.00	4.27	1.44	74.80	1.93	-0.83	24.08
2024-25	Robinson, E	Blake, J	CAR	28:08	2.13	0.00	100.00	1.43	2.32	38.23	-1.40	0.12	-18.10
2024-25	Martinook, J	Stankoven, L	CAR	26:19	2.28	2.28	50.00	2.74	1.54	64.04	-0.03	-0.86	10.39
2024-25	Hall, T	Svechnikov, A	CAR	26:13	0.00	2.29	0.00	5.20	1.94	72.81	2.87	-0.75	26.40
2024-25	Carrier, W	Blake, J	CAR	21:30	0.00	0.00	-	1.89	1.37	58.04	-0.78	-0.96	4.61
2024-25	Robinson, E	Svechnikov, A	CAR	20:25	0.00	2.94	0.00	2.63	1.98	57.01	0.26	-0.10	3.75
2023-24	Bunting, M	Necas, M	CAR	113:51	2.64	2.64	50.00	3.33	2.97	52.88	0.78	0.83	-1.45
2023-24	Teravainen, T	Necas, M	CAR	76:25	3.14	4.71	40.00	2.91	2.67	52.21	0.23	0.46	-2.64
2023-24	Necas, M	Svechnikov, A	CAR	69:36	1.72	2.59	40.00	3.40	2.36	59.00	0.63	0.24	2.39
2023-24	Teravainen, T	Svechnikov, A	CAR	58:30	1.03	1.03	50.00	4.71	2.53	65.04	1.97	0.34	9.51
2023-24	Noesen, S	Teravainen, T	CAR	53:15	1.13	0.00	100.00	2.03	1.44	58.40	-0.62	-0.85	4.84
2023-24	Fast, J	Noesen, S	CAR	48:56	0.00	0.00	-	2.49	1.32	65.35	-0.23	-0.82	9.33
2023-24	Noesen, S	Lemieux, B	CAR	45:41	2.63	1.31	66.67	1.64	2.02	44.85	-1.15	-0.30	-9.84
2023-24	Noesen, S	Drury, J	CAR	43:07	2.78	1.39	66.67	2.80	1.17	70.47	0.17	-1.22	18.10
2023-24	Kuznetsov, E	Noesen, S	CAR	38:05	6.30	4.73	57.14	3.62	2.51	59.06	0.85	0.36	2.74
2023-24	Fast, J	Lemieux, B	CAR	36:45	1.63	1.63	50.00	2.61	1.99	56.77	-0.49	-0.12	-2.69
2023-24	Teravainen, T	Necas, M	CAR	36:42	1.63	3.27	33.33	2.28	1.67	57.64	-0.74	-0.63	0.96
2023-24	Noesen, S	Jarvis, S	CAR	32:25	5.55	1.85	75.00	2.61	2.13	55.06	-0.09	0.01	-0.90
2023-24	Noesen, S	Bunting, M	CAR	31:53	0.00	3.76	0.00	2.29	2.96	43.61	-0.34	0.51	-8.20
2023-24	Noesen, S	Necas, M	CAR	24:40	4.86	4.86	50.00	3.08	2.66	53.66	0.27	0.52	-3.12
2023-24	Bunting, M	Drury, J	CAR	24:37	0.00	0.00	-	1.44	1.94	42.74	-1.41	-0.04	-16.39
2023-24	Bunting, M	Jarvis, S	CAR	22:19	0.00	5.38	0.00	3.40	5.19	39.60	0.80	2.90	-13.53
2023-24	Fast, J	Martinook, J	CAR	20:21	5.90	2.95	66.67	5.52	1.03	84.32	2.79	-1.09	28.00
2022-23	Necas, M	Svechnikov, A	CAR	231:59	2.59	2.07	55.56	2.69	2.18	55.24	-0.45	0.07	-4.63
2022-23	Teravainen, T	Necas, M	CAR	154:36	4.66	2.33	66.67	2.84	1.93	59.52	-0.27	-0.19	0.09
2022-23	Fast, J	Martinook, J	CAR	96:36	4.35	3.11	58.33	3.30	2.82	53.89	0.70	0.40	2.15
2022-23	Teravainen, T	Jarvis, S	CAR	86:52	2.07	2.76	42.86	2.29	1.72	57.07	-0.94	-0.42	-3.04
2022-23	Stepan, D	Noesen, S	CAR	55:10	1.09	0.00	100.00	3.51	0.65	84.40	0.24	-1.43	23.28
2022-23	Svechnikov, A	Jarvis, S	CAR	50:23	1.19	2.38	33.33	1.89	2.54	42.62	-1.12	0.48	-16.71
2022-23	Noesen, S	Puljujarvi, J	CAR	48:24	2.48	1.24	66.67	3.68	1.58	69.95	0.70	-0.40	9.82
2022-23	Noesen, S	Jarvis, S	CAR	46:38	2.57	0.00	100.00	2.40	2.40	50.00	-0.66	0.31	-9.39
2022-23	Noesen, S	Svechnikov, A	CAR	35:07	0.00	0.00	-	2.39	1.75	57.78	-0.69	-0.38	-1.44
2022-23	Noesen, S	Necas, M	CAR	33:57	0.00	5.30	0.00	1.85	4.07	31.29	-1.07	1.74	-24.28
2022-23	Noesen, S	Necas, M	CAR	32:57	5.46	3.64	60.00	3.57	1.99	64.15	0.49	-0.14	5.14
2022-23	Fast, J	Martinook, J	CAR	28:56	2.07	0.00	100.00	3.48	1.43	70.85	0.37	-0.76	12.21
2022-23	Martinook, J	Necas, M	CAR	27:34	2.18	2.18	50.00	2.65	4.07	39.46	-0.04	1.65	-13.29
2022-23	Necas, M	Jarvis, S	CAR	25:43	2.33	2.33	50.00	3.70	3.60	50.73	0.64	1.41	-7.60
2022-23	Teravainen, T	Svechnikov, A	CAR	20:50	2.88	5.76	33.33	2.69	3.05	46.83	-0.52	0.97	-13.78
2021-22	Stepan, D	Lorentz, S	CAR	87:30	1.37	2.06	40.00	2.64	1.88	58.39	-0.47	-0.48	1.48
2021-22	Martinook, J	Lorentz, S	CAR	63:08	1.90	1.90	50.00	3.17	2.06	60.57	0.12	-0.42	5.48
2021-22	Trocheck, V	Necas, M	CAR	49:00	1.22	1.22	50.00	1.89	1.94	49.38	-1.06	-0.50	-5.31
2021-22	Stepan, D	Martinook, J	CAR	42:12	5.69	2.84	66.67	1.64	2.88	36.33	-0.58	0.46	-11.52
2021-22	Teravainen, T	Aho, S	CAR	34:59	1.72	3.43	33.33	2.65	2.83	48.32	-0.23	0.39	-5.83
2021-22	Lorentz, S	Jarvis, S	CAR	27:33	0.00	0.00	-	2.16	1.11	66.13	-0.88	-1.62	13.38
2021-22	Martinook, J	Necas, M	CAR	26:34	6.78	4.52	60.00	3.97	2.83	58.37	0.81	0.51	0.71
2021-22	Stepan, D	Domi, M	CAR	25:28	4.71	0.00	100.00	2.91	2.62	52.61	-0.04	0.32	-3.50
2021-22	Staal, J	Necas, M	CAR	25:02	2.40	2.40	50.00	2.67	2.09	56.06	-0.26	-0.44	2.40
2021-22	Stepan, D	Necas, M	CAR	23:06	0.00	0.00	-	1.51	2.28	39.84	-1.14	-0.27	-11.18
2021-22	Domi, M	Lorentz, S	CAR	21:00	0.00	0.00	-	2.33	1.93	54.73	-0.64	-0.36	-1.74
2021-22	Fast, J	Teravainen, T	CAR	20:31	5.85	5.85	50.00	4.60	4.16	52.49	1.43	1.34	-0.34
2020-21	Byron, P	Anderson, J	MTL	153:38	2.34	2.73	46.15	1.93	2.79	40.83	-0.44	0.55	-10.50
2020-21	Anderson, J	Drouin, J	MTL	85:25	3.51	1.40	71.43	2.42	2.51	49.08	-0.25	0.49	-7.86
2020-21	Perry, C	Toffoli, T	MTL	62:51	3.82	0.95	80.00	2.47	2.04	54.74	-0.37	-0.00	-3.38
2020-21	Armia, J	Lehkonen, A	MTL	58:57	0.00	4.07	0.00	2.13	2.03	51.13	-0.48	0.25	-8.27
2020-21	Toffoli, T	Armia, J	MTL	55:07	4.35	1.09	80.00	2.52	1.62	60.89	0.26	-0.56	10.05
2020-21	Byron, P	Lehkonen, A	MTL	47:46	2.51	0.00	100.00	2.06	1.82	53.00	-0.74	-0.24	-4.48
2020-21	Tatar, T	Armia, J	MTL	44:28	1.35	2.70	33.33	2.01	1.45	58.12	-0.51	-0.69	4.06
2020-21	Danault, P	Anderson, J	MTL	30:51	0.00	1.94	0.00	2.09	1.86	52.90	-0.44	-0.32	-0.79
2020-21	Toffoli, T	Gallagher, B	MTL	29:22	4.09	0.00	100.00	3.33	2.18	60.46	0.64	0.04	4.81
2020-21	Toffoli, T	Anderson, J	MTL	27:07	4.43	0.00	100.00	2.95	1.66	63.99	0.55	-0.56	12.08
2020-21	Tatar, T	Danault, P	MTL	27:00	2.22	2.22	50.00	2.63	1.15	69.63	0.38	-1.38	22.45
2020-21	Tatar, T	Anderson, J	MTL	22:01	0.00	8.18	0.00	1.24	2.92	29.76	-1.16	0.56	-20.59
2019-20	Armia, J	Drouin, J	MTL	60:10	1.99	1.99	50.00	2.16	2.61	45.19	-0.54	0.41	-9.81
2019-20	Cousins, N	Poehling, R	MTL	38:41	1.55	3.10	33.33	2.86	2.94	49.31	0.12	0.19	-0.58
2019-20	Armia, J	Lehkonen, A	MTL	33:02	1.82	0.00	100.00	2.09	1.01	67.51	-0.84	-1.07	8.97
2019-20	Weal, J	Lehkonen, A	MTL	30:34	0.00	0.00	-	1.42	2.34	37.81	-1.25	0.07	-16.26
2019-20	Byron, P	Lehkonen, A	MTL	27:50	4.31	0.00	100.00	2.70	0.59	82.11	0.31	-1.83	32.44
2019-20	Armia, J	Drouin, J	MTL	24:53	2.41	0.00	100.00	1.95	1.48	56.94	-0.54	-0.89	5.66
2019-20	Lehkonen, A	Poehling, R	MTL	24:10	0.00	0.00	-	2.44	2.90	45.66	-0.79	0.05	-7.40
2019-20	Weal, J	Cousins, N	MTL	22:48	2.63	5.26	33.33	2.97	1.95	60.41	0.05	-0.50	5.97
2019-20	Cousins, N	Armia, J	MTL	21:19	5.63	5.63	50.00	2.57	1.78	59.10	-0.26	-0.19	0.18
2019-20	Drouin, J	Domi, M	MTL	20:39	2.91	0.00	100.00	3.20	1.70	65.22	0.39	-0.42	8.29
2018-19	Armia, J	Lehkonen, A	MTL	147:45	3.25	2.44	57.14	2.96	1.72	63.29	0.20	-0.85	11.43
2018-19	Byron, P	Armia, J	MTL	120:28	3.49	1.00	77.78	2.16	2.05	51.30	-0.50	-0.41	-0.74
2018-19	Byron, P	Lehkonen, A	MTL	103:20	2.32	1.74	57.14	2.54	1.75	59.19	-0.11	-0.63	6.44
2018-19	Armia, J	Drouin, J	MTL	97:17	0.62	1.85	25.00	2.60	2.57	50.28	-0.19	0.18	-3.62
2018-19	Agostino, K	Lehkonen, A	MTL	62:00	1.94	3.87	33.33	2.97	2.22	57.26	0.25	-0.32	5.55
2018-19	Shaw, A	Lehkonen, A	MTL	37:05	6.47	4.85	57.14	3.80	1.82	67.62	0.92	-0.90	16.24
2018-19	Tatar, T	Gallagher, B	MTL	33:36	3.57	5.36	40.00	3.61	2.28	61.30	0.93	-0.19	9.28
2018-19	Armia, J	Hudon, C	MTL	23:51	0.00	0.00	-	2.75	0.48	85.18	0.18	-1.63	30.24
2018-19	Byron, P	Tatar, T	MTL	20:57	0.00	0.00	-	2.13	2.14	49.88	-0.44	-0.28	-1.71

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	22		$4,820,000	$4,820,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	RFA-arb
2023-24	23		$4,820,000	$4,820,000	-	-	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	RFA-arb
2024-25	24		$4,820,000	$4,820,000	-	-	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	RFA-arb
2025-26	25	M-NTC	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	-	-	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	UFA
2026-27	26	M-NTC	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	-	-	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	UFA
2027-28	27	M-NTC	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	-	-	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	UFA
2028-29	28	M-NTC	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	-	-	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	UFA
2029-30	29	M-NTC	$4,820,000	$4,820,000	-	-	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	$5,200,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$38,560,000	$38,560,000	$38,560,000

Signed: Mar 21, 2022

Team: Carolina Hurricanes

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.84

Clause: Starting in 2025-26 player has a 10 team no trade clause.

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	21		$6,100,035	$6,100,035	-	-	$6,100,035	$6,100,035	$6,100,035	RFA
Total					-	-	$6,100,035	$6,100,035	$6,100,035

Signed: Aug 28, 2021

Team: Carolina Hurricanes

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 7.48

Note: This contract was a successful offer sheet by Carolina Hurricanes which Montreal chose not to match.

Entry Level Contract

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	18	$925,000	$3,425,000	$2,500,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2019-20	19	$925,000	$3,425,000	$2,500,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2020-21	20	$925,000	$3,425,000	$2,500,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				$7,500,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$210,000

Signed: July 1, 2018

Team: Montreal Canadiens

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA

*Age is as of September 15