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Kaapo Kakko
Right Wing #84 Kraken
Player Information

Kaapo Kakko has 14 points (4 goals, 10 assists) in 27 games for the Seattle Kraken this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 2) of the 2019 NHL Draft by the New York Rangers, he has 175 points (75 goals, 100 assists) in 406 regular-season games for the New York Rangers and the Seattle Kraken.

He also has 9 points (4 goals, 5 assists) in 44 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 24.9 yrs (13.02.2001)
    Height / Weight: 185 cm / 97 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 2nd in 2019
    Draft Team: Team logoNew York Rangers
    Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 24-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Kraken controlling 53% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Kaapo Kakko is off the ice, the Kraken control 45% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 43% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 15% in the defensive zone.

  • 72

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 104th of 252 Wings
    Defense:Def: 104th of 252 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.08
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.53
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    14.40
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.62
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.31
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    1.23
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.73
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.31
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.93
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.62
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.43
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.90
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    1.85
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.46
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    0.46
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.93
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.62
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Kaapo Kakko at his age (24.9 yrs):
    Andrei Svechnikov (Rating of 72 in 2024, Today 77)
    Stefan Noesen (Rating of 72 in 2017, Today 68)
    Alex Turcotte (Rating of 72 in 2025, Today 72)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $4.525M
Player Contract Value: $3.700M
Remaining: 3 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2028 UFA
Age at the end: 28.4 yrs (13.02.2001)
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Kaapo Kakko
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
02.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 1 1 0 16:41 0 0
05.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 1 1 1 15:15 3 0.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 2 1 3 1 16:01 3 66.7% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Wild 1 0 0 0 -1 16:46 2 0.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 0 0 0 16:52 0 0
Total 5 2 3 5 1 8 25.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Rangers 66 10 13 23 -26 14:16 109 9.2% 14
2020-21 Team Logo Rangers 48 9 8 17 3 14:20 81 11.1% 10
2021-22 Team Logo Rangers 43 7 11 18 9 15:26 62 11.3% 10
2022-23 Team Logo Rangers 82 18 22 40 12 15:18 125 14.4% 8
2023-24 Team Logo Rangers 61 13 6 19 6 13:16 91 14.3% 24
2024-25 Team Logo Rangers 30 4 10 14 9 13:16 45 8.9% 14
2024-25 Team Logo Kraken 49 10 20 30 -11 17:03 72 13.9% 24
2025-26 Team Logo Kraken 27 4 10 14 2 14:24 42 9.5% 6
Season Projection 66 10 24 34 5 14:24 103 9.7% 15
Total 406 75 100 175 4 627 12.0% 110
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Rangers 3 0 0 0 -1 15:52 6 0.0% 0
2021-22 Team Logo Rangers 19 2 3 5 1 12:01 27 7.4% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Rangers 7 1 1 2 1 13:25 8 12.5% 0
2023-24 Team Logo Rangers 15 1 1 2 -4 12:07 19 5.3% 0
Total 44 4 5 9 -3 60 6.7% 2
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Kaapo Kakko Team Logo RW 24.9 yrs 185 cm / 97 kg 0.52 0.43 69 77 $4.525M
92% Andrew Copp Team Logo C 31.5 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.57 0.44 69 77 $5.625M
87% Dylan Holloway Team Logo LW 24.3 yrs 185 cm / 93 kg 0.52 0.49 66 77 $2.290M
86% Morgan Frost Team Logo C 26.7 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.44 0.47 70 76 $4.375M
86% Braeden Bowman Team Logo RW 22.6 yrs 185 cm / 92 kg 0.50 0.50 73 73 $0.838M
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