Kasperi Kapanen

Date of Birth: Jul 23, 1996
Age: 30
Place of Birth: Kuopio, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: KalPa
Position: W/C
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 89 kg / 196 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 26/27

Kasperi Kapanen Facts

Player Type: Speedster
Cap Hit: $2,600,000Powered by
NHL Rights: Edmonton Oilers / Signed
Drafted: 2014 round 1 #22 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency: Premium

Father: Sami Kapanen
Brother: Konsta Kapanen
Grandfather: Hannu Kapanen
Granduncle: Jari Kapanen
Uncle: Kimmo Kapanen
Cousins: Oliver Kapanen, Ilari Kapanen

Kasperi Kapanen Statistics

									Post
2010-2011	KalPa U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	0	0	0	0	0	-
2010-2011	KalPa U16	U16 SM-sarja	26	14	8	22	10	-
2011-2012	KalPa U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	8	12	4	16	4	-
2011-2012	KalPa U16	U16 I-divisioona	2	1	1	2	10	-	Playoffs	4	4	7	11	0	-
2011-2012	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	2	0	0	0	2	-
2011-2012	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	25	13	11	24	6	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
2011-2012	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	16	11	6	17	20	11
2012-2013	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	3	3	6	0	-
2012-2013	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	14	15	29	16	-3
2012-2013	KalPa	SM-liiga	13	4	0	4	2	1	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	2	1
2012-2013	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	8	1	1	2	15	-1
2012-2013	Finland U17 "A"	WHC-17	5	3	6	9	4	-
2012-2013	Finland U18	WJC-18	7	5	3	8	4	4
2013-2014	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	5	1	6	0	-	Playoffs	4	6	1	7	2	-
2013-2014	KalPa	Liiga	47	7	7	14	10	-8
2013-2014	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	5	1	1	2	0	-3
2013-2014	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	5	1	0	1	0	-
2013-2014	Finland U18	WJC-18	5	1	1	2	0	-3
2014-2015	KalPa Loan	Liiga	41	11	10	21	14	2	Playoffs	6	0	5	5	2	2
2014-2015	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	4	1	1	2	0	-1	Playoffs	7	3	2	5	0	0
2014-2015	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	10	3	2	5	0	-1
2014-2015	Finland U20	WJC-20	5	1	0	1	0	-1
2015-2016	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	9	0	0	0	2	-3
2015-2016	Toronto Marlies	AHL	44	9	16	25	8	7	Playoffs	14	3	5	8	2	1
2015-2016	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	9	2	4	6	2	0
2015-2016	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	2	3	5	2	-2
2016-2017	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	8	1	0	1	0	-2	Playoffs	6	2	0	2	0	-2
2016-2017	Toronto Marlies	AHL	43	18	25	43	16	2	Playoffs	9	2	6	8	8	-2
2017-2018	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	38	7	2	9	4	-1	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	0	-3
2017-2018	Toronto Marlies	AHL	28	12	12	24	12	8
2017-2018	Finland (all)	International	8	3	0	3	0	1
2017-2018	Finland	WC	8	3	0	3	0	1
2018-2019	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	78	20	24	44	27	12	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	2	-1
2019-2020	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	69	13	23	36	22	0	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	14	-2
2020-2021	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	40	11	19	30	7	15	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	0	-3
2021-2022	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	79	11	21	32	16	2	Playoffs	7	0	3	3	2	4
2022-2023	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	43	7	13	20	8	-8
2022-2023	St. Louis Blues	NHL	23	8	6	14	10	0
2022-2023	Finland (all)	International	13	4	3	7	4	7
2022-2023	Finland	WC	8	3	2	5	2	8
2023-2024	St. Louis Blues	NHL	73	6	16	22	14	-5
2024-2025	St. Louis Blues	NHL	10	1	0	1	2	-6
2024-2025	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	57	5	8	13	14	-16	Playoffs	12	3	3	6	18	4
2025-2026	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	41	8	9	17	14	5	Playoffs	6	4	2	6	0	7
2026-2027	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	20	5	5	10	13	-5
2026-2027	Projected	NHL	84	21	21	42	55	-21

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Kasperi Kapanen Tournament Statistics


2011-2012	Finland U16	YOG	6	4	2	6	2	3
2012-2013	Finland U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	1	1	2	0	1
2013-2014	KalPa	ET	6	3	0	3	16	-
2022-2023	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	2	-1

Kasperi Kapanen Career Totals by League


AHL	4	119	40	54	94	0.79	36	16	3	30	8	13	21	0.70	10	-1
EHT	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	2	-1	0
ET	1	6	3	0	3	0.50	16	-	0
International	2	21	7	3	10	0.48	4	8	0
International-Jr	5	53	19	14	33	0.62	37	6*	0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	4	1	1	2	0.50	0	1	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	3	101	22	17	39	0.39	26	-5	2	10	0	6	6	0.60	4	3
NHL	12	588	103	146	249	0.42	153	-12	8	56	12	13	25	0.45	36	4
U16 I-divisioona	1	2	1	1	2	1.00	10	-	1	4	4	7	11	2.75	0	-
U16 SM-sarja	1	26	14	8	22	0.85	10	-	0
U16 SM-sarja Q	2	8	12	4	16	2.00	4	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	3	30	21	15	36	1.20	6	-	2	6	6	1	7	1.17	2	-
U18 SM-sarja Q	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	1	36	14	15	29	0.81	16	-3	0
WC	2	16	6	2	8	0.50	2	9	0
WHC-17	1	5	3	6	9	1.80	4	-	0
WJC-18	2	12	6	4	10	0.83	4	1	0
WJC-20	2	12	3	3	6	0.50	2	-3	0
YOG	1	6	4	2	6	1.00	2	3	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kasperi Kapanen Career Totals by Team


Edmonton Oilers	3	118	18	22	40	0.34	41	-16	2	18	7	5	12	0.67	18	11
Finland	2	16	6	2	8	0.50	2	9	0
Finland (EHT)	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	2	-1	0
Finland (all)	2	21	7	3	10	0.48	4	8	0
Finland U16 (YOG)	1	6	4	2	6	1.00	2	3	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	16	11	6	17	1.06	20	11	0
Finland U17	1	5	3	6	9	1.80	4	-	0
Finland U18	2	12	6	4	10	0.83	4	1	0
Finland U18 (Cup)	1	4	1	1	2	0.50	0	1	0
Finland U18 (all)	2	13	2	2	4	0.31	15	-4	0
Finland U20	2	12	3	3	6	0.50	2	-3	0
Finland U20 (all)	3	24	6	6	12	0.50	2	-1*	0
KalPa	3	107	25	17	42	0.39	42	-5*	2	10	0	6	6	0.60	4	3
KalPa U16	2	36	27	13	40	1.11	24	-	1	4	4	7	11	2.75	0	-
KalPa U18	3	32	21	15	36	1.13	8	-	2	6	6	1	7	1.17	2	-
KalPa U20	1	36	14	15	29	0.81	16	-3	0
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	162	29	53	82	0.51	31	9	2	13	1	5	6	0.46	2	1
St. Louis Blues	3	106	15	22	37	0.35	26	-11	0
Toronto Maple Leafs	5	202	41	49	90	0.45	55	6	4	25	4	3	7	0.28	16	-8
Toronto Marlies	3	115	39	53	92	0.80	36	17	2	23	5	11	16	0.70	10	-1
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	1	4	1	1	2	0.50	0	-1	1	7	3	2	5	0.71	0	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kasperi Kapanen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2010-2011	U16 Huippu-Pohjola Camp Roster (KalPa)
2011-2012	U18 SM-sarja Rookie of the Year (Heino Pulli Award) YOG Gold Medal
2012-2013	U18 WJC Bronze Medal U20 SM-liiga Rookie of the Month (December)
2013-2014	Liiga Most Points by U18 Junior (14) U18 SM-sarja Bronze Medal
2015-2016	U20 WJC Gold Medal U20 WJC Scorer of the Championship Winning Goal
2016-2017	AHL All-Star Game AHL Player of the Week (Oct. 16)
2017-2018	AHL All-Star Game
2022-2023	World Championship Top 3 Player on Team

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
07/01/2026	Extension	Edmonton Oilers	Edmonton Oilers
06/30/2025	Extension	Edmonton Oilers	Edmonton Oilers
11/19/2024	Confirmed	St. Louis Blues	Edmonton Oilers
07/01/2024	Extension	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis Blues
02/25/2023	Confirmed	Pittsburgh Penguins	St. Louis Blues
07/21/2022	Extension	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pittsburgh Penguins
08/25/2020	Confirmed	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pittsburgh Penguins
06/28/2019	Extension	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto Maple Leafs
07/01/2015	Confirmed	Pittsburgh Penguins	Toronto Maple Leafs
07/11/2014	Confirmed	KalPa	Pittsburgh Penguins

Kasperi Kapanen Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 1 #25 by Barys Astana in the KHL Draft
2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #26 by FCHockey
2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #18 by McKeen's Hockey
Cult/Star player for KalPa

Career transactions
- 2015-07-01 • Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs with Nick Spaling, Scott Harrington, a first-round draft pick in 2016 and a third-round draft pick in 2016 from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Phil Kessel, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon and a second-round draft pick in 2016
- 2014-07-11 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2013-04-19 • Signed to a three-year contract with KalPa

Career assingments
- 2015-10-04 • Reassigned to the Toronto Marlies by the Toronto Maple Leafs
- 2014-04-03 • Reassigned from KalPa to the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2014-09-10 • Loaned to KalPa by the Pittsburgh Penguins for the rest of the current season

Other memorable dates
- 2016-01-05 • Won World Junior Championship gold medal
- 2016-01-05 • Scored a game winning goal at the overtime in the U20 World Junior Championship final |

- 2015-12-23 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2015-04-24 • Scored first AHL playoff goals with two tallies against the Syracuse Crunch(Kristers Gudlevskis) |

- 2015-04-08 • Made AHL debut against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and scored first AHL goal(Rob Zepp) and an assist at the same game.+/-: +1 PIM: 0 S: 3 |

- 2014-12-22 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2014-04-16 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster
- 2013-04-18 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster
- 2013-01-19 • Scored first Liiga goal on penalty shot against Kärpät |

- 2012-12-20 • Made Liiga debut (vs. SaiPa)
- 2012-12-10 • Selected to U17 World Hockey Challenge roster
- 2011-12-20 • Selected to U16 Youth Olympic Games roster

Other
- 2013-01-12 • Played alongside his father Sami Kapanen in his 2nd SM-liiga game, marking the 2nd occasion that a father and son have played together in SM-liiga game.