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Joona Koppanen
Age 28 · 6'5" · 216 lb · Born in Tampere, FIN
No contract on file.
2025-26 regular season
GP
13
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
1
0 primary
Points
1
0.08 per game
TOI/GP
12:08
PP 0:01 · PK 1:35
xGF%
49.0
5v5, +11.2 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.13
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
20 W · 28 L
Plus/minus
-2
Blocks 4 · Hits 11
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14 @ STL · L 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:51 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 2-5 | 33 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.07 |
| Apr 12 @ WSH · L 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:07 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.08 |
| Apr 11 vs WSH · L 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2-5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.14 |
| Nov 29 vs TOR · L 7-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:28 | 0:00 | 2:03 | 1-0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.11 |
| Nov 28 @ CBJ · W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:24 | 0:09 | 1:20 | 1-2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.19 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 136 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
48th percentile
64th percentile
99th percentile
52nd percentile
33rd percentile
45th percentile
6th percentile
46th percentile
61st percentile
1st percentile
50th percentile
2nd percentile
12th percentile
2nd percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play styleDefensive possession anchor
Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26
Koppanen is a puck-moving defender who excels at keeping the puck on his stick and limiting chances against, though he rarely generates offense himself. His elite possession control and defensive positioning anchor the team, but his inability to shoot or create from the rush limits his impact.
- Shooting volume
- 2
- Playmaking
- 0
- Zone entries(est.)
- 67
- Forechecking
- 45
- Physicality
- 41
- Defensive impact
- 79
- Puck management
- 98
- Speed
- 31
Where he shoots from
Slot 47% · Mid-range 33% · Perimeter 20%(15 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Puck management at 98th percentile keeps play in team's favor
- Defensive impact at 79th percentile limits opponent scoring chances
- Rush chance generation at 67th percentile maintains offensive opportunity
Watch-outs
- Shooting volume at 2nd percentile provides minimal direct scoring threat
- Playmaking at near zero percentile limits creative setup chances
- Speed at 31st percentile affects ability to transition game
Similar style: Jordan Greenway (CHI), Tyson Foerster (PHI)
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.
Where his Game Score comes from
2025-26 · 13 GP · goals above average
Season total -1.6 goals, or -0.13 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -0.1
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Finishing
- -0.7
- Playmaking
- -0.9
- Faceoffs
- -0.1
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
By season
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | PIT | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 7 | 12:08 | — | -0.13 |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 10 | 13:23 | — | -0.07 |
| 2023-24 | PIT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7:49 | — | -0.09 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:50 | — | -0.18 |
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
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Media
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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Age curve
NHL forwards · production index
At 28, forwards typically produce 93% of their peak (age 24).
From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 21.6 mph
- 26th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 12
- Hardest shot
- 77.2 mph
- 13th pct
- Distance
- 24.5 mi
- OZ time
- 41.7%
- 45th pct
- DZ time
- 40.7%