PuckSleuthCap hit
$925K
0.9% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
arrives with the trade tools
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2025-26 regular season
GP
82
Goals
22
16.8% shooting
Assists
15
8 primary
Points
37
0.45 per game
TOI/GP
14:28
PP 0:58 · PK 1:34
xGF%
46.2
5v5, +11.3 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.03
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
45.5
306 W · 366 L
Plus/minus
+4
Blocks 68 · Hits 32
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23 @ CAR · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4-1 | 100 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -0.10 |
| May 21 @ CAR · W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3-1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.13 |
| May 18 @ BUF · W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1-2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.07 |
| Apr 26 vs TBL · L 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:32 | 0:49 | 0:00 | 0-1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.36 |
| Apr 24 vs TBL · W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | — | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.17 |
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 · 929 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
27th percentile
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27th percentile
6th percentile
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11th percentile
61st percentile
17th percentile
6th percentile
73rd percentile
82nd percentile
38th percentile
94th percentile
90th 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 stylePuck-possession scorer
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Kapanen controls play through excellent puck management and frequent shooting, but struggles to set up others and rarely generates aggressive forecheck pressure. His defensive impact is minimal, making him a pure offensive player who thrives with the puck on his stick.
- Shooting volume
- 68
- Playmaking
- 25
- Zone entries(est.)
- 28
- Forechecking
- 13
- Physicality
- 38
- Defensive impact
- 3
- Puck management
- 79
- Speed
- 62
Where he shoots from
Slot 55% · Mid-range 36% · Perimeter 9%(199 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Excellent puck management (79th percentile) keeps possession flowing
- Solid shooting volume (68th percentile) with 199 unblocked shots
- Above-average speed (62nd percentile) fuels his direct play
Watch-outs
- Limited playmaking (25th percentile) shows he creates few assists
- Weak forechecking pressure (13th percentile) limits offensive starts
- Minimal defensive impact (3rd percentile) creates turnover risk
Similar style: Ridly Greig (OTT), Sean Monahan (CBJ)
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 · 82 GP · goals above average
Season total -2.8 goals, or -0.03 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +0.5
- Even strength defense
- -1.9
- Power play
- -0.5
- Penalty kill
- +0.4
- Finishing
- +2.7
- Playmaking
- -2.9
- Penalties
- -0.6
- Faceoffs
- -0.6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | MTL | 82 | 22 | 15 | 37 | +4 | 131 | 14:28 | 45.5% | -0.03 |
| 2024-25 | MTL | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 16 | 10:53 | 42.9% | -0.19 |
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
- 22.4 mph
- 60th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 127
- Hardest shot
- 88.5 mph
- 74th pct
- Distance
- 184.8 mi
- OZ time
- 40.2%
- 23rd pct
- DZ time
- 42.4%