Cole
Koepke
L · WPG · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 37
- WAR
- 0.3
- Value
- 51
- PTS
- 17
2025-26№ 267 / 615
Cole Koepke (Winnipeg Jets) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Cole Koepke
#45LPlays: Left wing · 0% of faceoffs
Winnipeg Jets
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 94 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : May 16, 1998 · Two Harbors, United States
Drafted : 2018 · TBL · round 6, pick #183
Contract : $1,450,000 · 2026-27 → 2027-28 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Winnipeg Jets | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025-26 | Winnipeg Jets | 66 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 16 |
| 2024-25 | Boston Bruins | 73 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 17 |
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 178 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 39 | |
Cole Koepke: our analysis
2025-26 season: 66 GP, 8 G, 9 A, 17 PTS, +1 +/-, 10:28 TOI. WAR 0.3 (267th of 615) · PAL 37, below average.
In 2025-26, Cole Koepke, 28, posts a PAL Rating of 37 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 0.3 ranks 267th among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: discipline (88, among the best in the league) and creation (62, above average). On the other hand, possession (22, well below average) and shooting (32, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+1.0); his biggest cost: EV offense (-0.7).
A season in line with 2024-25 (PAL of 35); his WAR went from 0.5 to 0.3.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 51 (fair value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Cole Koepke's story
Growing up in Two Harbors, Minnesota, Koepke picked up hockey after watching his older brother play; at Hermantown High School he helped the program win the 2015–16 Class A state title and tallied 11 points during that tournament run, including four goals in an 11–3 quarterfinal. He also played varsity soccer as a defender and served as a senior assistant captain for the hockey team, early signs of a hard-working two-way player.
Post-high school, Koepke spent two seasons with the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL, wearing an assistant-captain role for one campaign. His rookie year was limited to 22 games because of a knee injury, but he rebounded to post 28 goals and 39 points in 60 games in the season before the NHL draft. Tampa Bay selected him in the sixth round, 183rd overall, in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft; he then attended the Lightning's Development Camp before heading to college.
At the University of Minnesota Duluth, Koepke joined the Bulldogs in 2018 and was part of the squad that captured a second straight national championship in his freshman season. He led the NCHC in goals as a sophomore, enjoyed a 10-game scoring streak, and earned first-team all-NCHC and second-team All-American distinctions. Returning as an assistant captain for his junior year, he led the team in shots, ranked second in goals, helped the Bulldogs reach the Frozen Four, and was again named first-team all-NCHC and nominated for the Hobey Baker Award.
Koepke signed a two-year entry-level contract with Tampa Bay on 13 April 2021 and joined the Syracuse Crunch (AHL), scoring his first professional goal in his second game with the club. He made his NHL debut on 11 October 2022 and recorded his first NHL goal on 13 November against the Washington Capitals. He split time between the NHL and AHL over subsequent seasons, and after the on-ice death of a friend on 28 October 2023 he chose to wear a neck guard; most of that season was spent in the AHL.
As a free agent, Koepke signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Boston Bruins on 1 July 2024, made the opening-night roster for 2024–25, and had his first multi-point game in the second contest against the Montreal Canadiens. He finished that season with 10 goals and 7 assists in 73 games as Boston missed the playoffs. On 1 July 2025 he agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets for 2025–26.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 9:35
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:04
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:55
- Pts/GP
- 0.21
- EV points
- 3
- Hits
- 30
- Blocks
- 9
- Takeaways
- 0
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 42.7 %
- Off. zone starts
- 26.6 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
16between 4 and 28 (80% range)
- Goals
- 8
- Assists
- 8
- Games
- 69
So far: 3 pts in 14 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.24 pts per game (last season: 0.26).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Stable
- Points per game: 0.23 in 24-25, 0.26 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 35 → 37
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 28: prime years
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 62 %
72
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 89
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 81
- Confidence 67 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 54
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 62
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 89
- Confidence 67 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 77
- Confidence 50 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 86
- Confidence 67 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 65
- Confidence 62 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 67
- Confidence 62 %
- DF
- Defense
- 78
- Confidence 58 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 52
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating89
- Top speed (35 %)37 · 89
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)11 · 93
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.2 · 77
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.4 · 76
ST — Strength81
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.597 · 80
- Body mass (50 %)0.256 · 79
EN — Endurance54
- Ice time per game (45 %)11.7 · 49
- Total ice time (20 %)683 · 64
- Shift length (15 %)42.1 · 57
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)11.5 · 61
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.606 · 65
DU — Durability62
- Share of games played (100 %)0.711 · 62
CK — Checking89
- Hits /60 (70 %)11.7 · 89
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)10.4 · 89
- Season volume (10 %)5.231 · 88
FG — Fighting77
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.872 · 77
DI — Discipline86
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.057 · 85
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.443 · 85
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.776 · 75
PA — Passing65
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.54 · 65
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.366 · 63
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.005 · 63
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.555 · 79
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.434 · 73
SC — Scoring67
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.792 · 66
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.78 · 68
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.006 · 73
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.247 · 72
- xG per shot (10 %)0.077 · 65
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)14 · 75
DF — Defense78
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.025 · 77
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.134 · 81
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.549 · 79
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.039 · 59
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.481 · 76
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.1 · 80
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.28 · 75
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience52
- Career regular-season games (65 %)72
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)55
OV — Overall72
- SC · Scoring (28 %)67
- PA · Passing (22 %)65
- DF · Defense (18 %)78
- SK · Skating (12 %)89
- EN · Endurance (8 %)54
- DI · Discipline (5 %)86
- ST · Strength (4 %)81
- CK · Checking (3 %)89
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 72 | 89 | 67 | 78 |
| 2024-25 | 72 | 83 | 69 | 82 |
| 2022-23 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.3
wins above replacement
267 of 615
PAL Rating
37/ 100
Performance · Below average
284 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
51/ 100
Fair value
1.00 M$ · expected PAL 37
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 33
- Defense
- 43
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- Offense
- 32
- Creation
- 62
- Shooting
- 32
- Possession
- 22
- Defense
- 54
- Discipline
- 88
- Power play
- 39
- Penalty kill
- 59
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WPG | 0.3 | 37 | 51 | 1.00 M$ |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 0.5 | 35 | 56 | 0.78 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
70/ 100
Very good
better than 70% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
25/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
90/ 100
Elite
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 126 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 50
- Shot selection
- 10
- Penalties drawn
- 34
- Puck management
- 89
Defense
- Takeaways
- 73
- Discipline
- 90
- Safe zone exits
- 55
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WPG | 70 | 25 | 90 |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 41 | 33 | 51 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.3
wins above replacement
-0.6 to 0.8 — 90% interval
267 of 615 forwards
+1.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.7
- EV defense
- +0.2
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.2
- Shooting
- -0.4
- Penalties
- +1.0
- Average → replacement
- +1.8
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WPG | 66 | 0.3 | -0.6 to 0.8 | 267/615 |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 69 | 0.5 | -0.4 to 1.2 | 240/596 |
| 2023-24 | TBL | 9 | -0.1 | -0.4 to 0.1 | 476/608 |
| 2022-23 | TBL | 17 | -0.0 | -0.3 to 0.4 | 397/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 127.7 km/h35th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.5 km/h85th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 3582nd percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 37.4 %8th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 33.4 km28th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 3.48 km18th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 38.3 %10th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.0 %45th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 44.7 %9th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1335th percentile | 254th percentile | 15.4 %61st percentile |
| High danger | 115th percentile | 034th percentile | 0.0 %10th percentile |
| Mid range | 550th percentile | 177th percentile | 20.0 %76th percentile |
| Long range | 031st percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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PITCole Koepke: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Cole Koepke have in 2026-27?
Cole Koepke has 2 goals and 3 points (1 assist) in 14 games in 2026-27.
How old is Cole Koepke?
Cole Koepke is 28 years old: he was born on May 17, 1998.
How tall is Cole Koepke, and how much does he weigh?
Cole Koepke is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 207 lb (94 kg).
Where is Cole Koepke from?
United States: Cole Koepke was born in Two Harbors, Minnesota, United States.
What team does Cole Koepke play for?
Cole Koepke plays for the Winnipeg Jets in the NHL, at L, wearing number 45.
Is Cole Koepke injured?
No: Cole Koepke is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Cole Koepke?
Cole Koepke produced 0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 267th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 37 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Cole Koepke make?
Cole Koepke earns $1.0M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 51 out of 100 (fair value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Cole Koepke's contract end?
Cole Koepke's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Cole Koepke overpaid?
Neither: he delivers about what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 51 out of 100 (fair value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Cole Koepke a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 267th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Cole Koepke getting better?
He is holding steady: his PAL rating went from 35 in 2024-25 to 37 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Cole Koepke played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Cole Koepke has 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist).
What are Cole Koepke's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Cole Koepke has 178 games, 21 goals, 19 assists and 40 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 17 points in 66 games.
Where was Cole Koepke drafted?
Cole Koepke was drafted 183rd overall (round 6) by Tampa Bay Lightning in 2018.
Is Cole Koepke better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.25 points per game at home (2 in 8 games) and 0.17 on the road (1 in 6 games).
How does Cole Koepke perform in the playoffs?
Cole Koepke has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Cole Koepke?
Connor Zary: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Connor Zary's page →Is Cole Koepke a good fantasy pick?
Probably not, except in deep leagues: our projection has him at 16 points in 2026-27, or 0.23 points per game.
Does Cole Koepke have siblings?
Yes: his brother Travis.
What is Cole Koepke's nationality?
Cole Koepke is American.
What awards has Cole Koepke won?
Named to the NCHC First Team (2019–20) ; Named to the Second‑Team All‑American (2019–20) ; Named to the NCHC First Team (2020–21) ; Hobey Baker Award nominee (2020–21).
How many championships has Cole Koepke won?
2: Minnesota State High School Class A champion with Hermantown High School (2015–16); NCAA national champion with the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (2018–19).
Where did Cole Koepke play before turning pro?
Sioux City Musketeers (USHL), two seasons; University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (NCAA), 2018–19 through 2020–21 seasons.
How many points is Cole Koepke projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 16 points in 69 games in 2026-27 (4 to 28 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Winnipeg Jets teammates
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