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Oliver Kapanen
Center #91 Canadiens
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Oliver Kapanen has 26 points (15 goals, 11 assists) in 45 games for the Montreal Canadiens this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 64) of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, he has 28 points (15 goals, 13 assists) in 63 regular-season games for the Montreal Canadiens.

He also has 1 points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 3 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 22.5 yrs (29.07.2003)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 87 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 64th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoMontreal Canadiens
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 22-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Canadiens controlling 45% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Oliver Kapanen is off the ice, the Canadiens control 51% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 39% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 28% in the defensive zone.

  • 71

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 97th of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 86th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.07
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.45
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    14.75
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    1.39
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.55
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.46
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.87
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.79
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.42
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.46
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.39
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.43
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.42
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.46
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.16
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.65
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    1.48
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.28
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    7.06
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Oliver Kapanen at his age (22.5 yrs):
    Martin Necas (Rating of 71 in 2021, Today 85)
    Matty Beniers (Rating of 71 in 2024, Today 74)
    Casey Mittelstadt (Rating of 71 in 2020, Today 65)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.925M
Player Contract Value: $3.200M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 24.9 yrs (29.07.2003)
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Oliver Kapanen
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
03.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 0 15:48 0 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Stars 1 1 0 1 0 17:23 3 33.3% 0
07.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 1 0 1 0 14:52 3 33.3% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 1 2 3 2 17:19 1 100.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 -1 18:31 2 0.0% 2
Total 5 3 2 5 1 9 33.3% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Canadiens 18 0 2 2 -5 10:52 16 0.0% 2
2025-26 Team Logo Canadiens 45 15 11 26 3 14:49 80 18.8% 12
Season Projection 82 27 20 47 5 14:50 146 18.5% 22
Total 63 15 13 28 -2 96 15.6% 14
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2024-25 Team Logo Canadiens 3 0 1 1 0 6:55 1 0.0% 0
Total 3 0 1 1 0 1 0.0% 0
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Oliver Kapanen Team Logo C 22.5 yrs 188 cm / 87 kg 0.58 0.44 67 77 $0.925M
87% Adam Gaudette Team Logo RW 29.3 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.49 0.34 67 76 $2.000M
87% Emil Heineman Team Logo LW 24.2 yrs 188 cm / 92 kg 0.44 0.34 67 77 $1.100M
86% Alex Laferriere Team Logo RW 24.2 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.50 0.43 64 76 $4.100M
86% Collin Graf Team Logo RW 23.3 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.53 0.43 63 78 $0.942M
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