C · CAR · #82
Jesperi Kotkaniemi
- Height
- HT 6'3"
- Weight
- WT 212 lbs
- Birth date
- Jul 6, 2000 (age 26)
- Bio
- FIN · Shoots L
He ranks C192 among 277 centers in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Prime production window for a skater.
Dynasty Value Score
0
#772 overall · C200 of 251
2025–26 scoring
57.9 pts
42 GP · 1.4 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
112.1 pts
66.4 games · 1.7 PPG
8.9 G · 14.1 A · 23 P · 12:50 TOI · 0:55 PP · 9.8 xG
Projection range
95.3–123.3
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 11:21 | 0:17 | 44.1% | 2 | 5.2 | 21.6 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 12:50 | 0:55 | 45.7% | 8.9 | 9.8 | 22.0 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 66.4 | 112.1 | 1.7 | 12:50 | 0:55 | 8.9 | 14.1 | 23.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 89.5 | 68.9 | 26.5 | 1.9 | 28.9 | 267.2 | 9.8 | 43.6 |
| 2025–26 | 42 | 57.9 | 1.4 | 11:21 | 0:17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 63 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 131 | 5.2 | 25 |
| 2024–25 | 78 | 143.7 | 1.8 | 14:04 | 1:21 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 66 | 28 | 9 | 50 | 367 | 12.3 | 52 |
| 2023–24 | 79 | 135.9 | 1.7 | 12:59 | 1:08 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 128 | 56 | 33 | -4 | 36 | 333 | 13.2 | 57 |
| 2022–23 | 82 | 186.1 | 2.3 | 14:44 | 1:50 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 129 | 105 | 21 | 10 | 50 | 360 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 66 | 119.0 | 1.8 | 12:01 | 1:12 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 74 | 15 | 3 | 37 | 176 | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 56 | 108.6 | 1.9 | 14:48 | 1:54 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 84 | 27 | -1 | 12 | 263 | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 36 | 52.0 | 1.4 | 12:60 | 1:44 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 51 | 16 | -11 | 23 | 125 | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 79 | 162.8 | 2.1 | 13:44 | 1:56 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 134 | 66 | 41 | 1 | 26 | 359 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Jesperi Kotkaniemi's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Kotkaniemi's Dynasty Value Score?
- Kotkaniemi scores 0 out of 10,000 (#772 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Kotkaniemi's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 112.1 NHL-standard fantasy points over 66.41 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.