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Ville Koivunen
Right Wing #41 Penguins
Player Information

Ville Koivunen has 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) in 27 games this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 51) of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes, he has 12 points (2 goals, 10 assists) in 35 regular-season games for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 22.7 yrs (13.06.2003)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 83 kg
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    Drafted: 51st in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoCarolina Hurricanes
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 22-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Penguins controlling 61% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ville Koivunen is off the ice, the Penguins control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 37% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 16% in the defensive zone.

  • 72

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 166th of 252 Wings
    Defense:Def: 11th of 252 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.12
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.61
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    12.68
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.35
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.53
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.76
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.23
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.58
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.18
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.37
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.04
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    1.75
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.70
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.93
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.88
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.10
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.16
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Ville Koivunen at his age (22.7 yrs):
    Andre Burakovsky (Rating of 72 in 2017, Today 67)
    Tyson Jost (Rating of 73 in 2020, Today 54)
    Braeden Bowman (Rating of 72 in 2025, Today 72)
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Ville Koivunen
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
21.12.2025 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 0 11:46 0 0
23.12.2025 Team Logo Maple Leafs 1 0 0 0 0 12:18 0 0
28.12.2025 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 1 1 0 13:10 1 0.0% 0
30.12.2025 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 0 14:18 2 0.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 1 0 1 0 11:28 1 100.0% 0
Total 5 1 1 2 0 4 25.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Penguins 8 0 7 7 0 18:07 15 0.0% 4
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 27 2 3 5 -5 12:40 28 7.1% 8
Season Projection 53 4 6 10 0 0:00 0 0
Total 35 2 10 12 -5 43 4.7% 12
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Ville Koivunen Team Logo RW 22.7 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.19 0.34 61 93
81% Sonny Milano Team Logo LW 29.8 yrs 183 cm / 92 kg 0.26 0.42 65 88 $1.900M
80% Hendrix Lapierre Team Logo C 24 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.18 0.29 60 83 $0.850M
79% Joel Kiviranta Team Logo LW 29.9 yrs 180 cm / 83 kg 0.24 0.20 62 88 $1.250M
79% Alex Turcotte Team Logo C 25 yrs 180 cm / 88 kg 0.24 0.28 68 89 $0.775M
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