Seattle Kraken · Right wing · Shoots L

Kaapo Kakko

Age 25 · 6'1" · 215 lb · Born in Turku, FIN

Cap hit

$4.525M

4.4% of $104M cap

Term

2 yrs

Through 2027-28, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

arrives with the trade tools

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

Goals

100.0% shooting

Assists

1 primary

Points

2.00 per game

TOI/GP

16:49

PP 3:18 · PK 0:00

xGF%

47.7

5v5, +0.5 vs. last yr

Game Score

+1.31

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

Blocks 1 · Hits 0

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	A	SOG	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	TK	+/-	GS
Oct 1 @ CGY · W 6-1	1	1	1	1	16:49	3:18	0:00	—	50	2	0	+3	+1.31
Apr 16 @ COL · L 2-0	0	0	4	0	12:18	1:30	0:00	—	100	0	1	0	-0.24
Apr 15 @ VGK · L 4-1	0	0	0	0	14:02	0:00	0:00	0-1	50	1	0	-1	-0.10
Apr 13 vs LAK · L 5-3	0	1	0	0	14:07	0:00	0:00	1-2	70	1	0	+1	+0.31
Apr 11 vs CGY · W 4-1	0	1	0	0	13:12	1:25	0:00	1-0	60	1	1	+1	+0.52

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 · 810 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%47.3%

35th percentile

Relative xGF%+1.2

63rd percentile

HDCF%49.0%

49th percentile

CF%46.8%

27th percentile

Relative CF%+1.3

69th percentile

FF%46.8%

25th percentile

GF%62.7%

96th percentile

CF/6053.8

37th percentile

CA/6061.2

23rd percentile

ixG/600.71

25th percentile

Goals above expected+3.3

86th percentile

IPP73.8%

79th percentile

PDO105.5

98th percentile

OZS%69.8%

93rd 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 stylePlaymaking threat

Trait percentiles vs. NHL wingers · 2025-26

Kakko creates chances for teammates at an elite level despite limited shot volume and forechecking. He moves the puck cleanly and defends adequately, but lacks the speed and physical engagement to drive play independently.

Pass-firstPuck-moverDefensive-average

Shooting volume: 18
Playmaking: 81
Zone entries(est.): 19
Forechecking: 20
Physicality: 11
Defensive impact: 60
Puck management: 72
Speed: 14

Where he shoots from

Slot 49% · Mid-range 40% · Perimeter 11%(120 unblocked shots)

Strengths

81st percentile playmaking pairs with solid puck management to generate offense through others
60th percentile defensive impact suggests he holds his own in the defensive zone
72nd percentile puck management allows him to transition and distribute effectively

Watch-outs

14th percentile speed limits his ability to win races and create separation
18th percentile shooting volume means he defers too often instead of finishing
20th percentile forechecking undermines his ability to create offensive pressure from below the goal line

Similar style: Claude Giroux (OTT), Pavel Buchnevich (STL)

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 · 65 GP · goals above average

Season total +3.6 goals, or +0.06 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.6
Even strength defense: -0.1
Power play: -0.6
Finishing: +3.4
Playmaking: +1.6

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
2026-27	SEA	1	1	1	2	+3	1	16:49	—	+1.31
2025-26	SEA	65	13	27	40	+14	78	14:15	—	+0.06
2024-25	NYR, SEA	79	14	30	44	-2	117	15:37	50.0%	+0.02
2023-24	NYR	61	13	6	19	+6	91	13:17	—	+0.00
2022-23	NYR	82	18	22	40	+12	125	15:18	—	+0.04

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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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

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2025-26, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 21.6 mph; 23rd pct
20+ mph bursts: 20
Hardest shot: 87.3 mph; 65th pct
Distance: 141.8 mi
OZ time: 41.5%; 43rd pct
DZ time: 40.0%