Kaapo
Kakko
R · SEA · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 26
- WAR
- 1.1
- Value
- 16
- PTS
- 40
2025-26№ 150 / 615
Kaapo Kakko (Seattle Kraken) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Kaapo Kakko
#84RPlays: Right wing · 4% of faceoffs
Seattle Kraken
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 98 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : February 12, 2001 · Turku, Finland
Drafted : 2019 · NYR · round 1, pick #2
Contract : $4,525,000 · 2025-26 → 2027-28 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $2,000,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Seattle Kraken | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Seattle Kraken | 65 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 14 |
| 2024-25 | Seattle Kraken | 49 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 24 |
| 2024-25 | New York Rangers | 30 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
| 2023-24 | New York Rangers | 61 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 24 |
| 2022-23 | New York Rangers | 82 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | New York Rangers | 43 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 |
| 2020-21 | New York Rangers | 48 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 |
| 2019-20 | New York Rangers | 66 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 14 |
| NHL totals | 460 | 87 | 127 | 214 | 120 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | New York Rangers | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | New York Rangers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | New York Rangers | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | New York Rangers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 44 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | |
Kaapo Kakko: our analysis
2025-26 season: 65 GP, 13 G, 27 A, 40 PTS, +14 +/-, 14:15 TOI. WAR 1.1 (150th of 615) · PAL 26, below average.
In 2025-26, Kaapo Kakko, 25, posts a PAL Rating of 26 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of 1.1 ranks 150th among 615 regulars, in the top quarter.
His strengths: offense (72, above average). On the other hand, creation (9, among the weakest in the league) and penalty kill (22, well below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+3.1); his biggest cost: EV defense (-0.6).
A season in line with 2024-25 (PAL of 28); his WAR went from 0.7 to 1.1.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 16 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Kaapo Kakko's story
Growing up in Turku, Kaapo Kakko came through the TPS organization, advancing from junior levels to make his first professional appearances in Finland's Liiga during the 2017–2018 season. He quickly earned a regular spot with TPS’ senior squad while still very young and was recognised at season’s end as the league’s top rookie — a sign of his early impact in senior pro hockey.
Kakko entered the 2019 NHL draft as the top-ranked European prospect and was taken second overall by the New York Rangers on 21 June 2019. He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the club on 11 July 2019 and debuted in the NHL on 3 October 2019. He scored his first NHL goal on 12 October 2019 against the Edmonton Oilers, becoming one of the youngest Rangers to find the net and the second player born in the 21st century to score in the league that day.
Kakko spent the first five-plus seasons of his NHL career in New York. At the end of his entry-level deal the Rangers extended him twice: a two-year contract on 28 July 2022 and a one-year deal on 13 June 2024. Midway through the 2024–25 season, on 18 December 2024, New York traded him to the Seattle Kraken in exchange for Will Borgen and two 2025 draft picks, a move that initiated the next phase of his professional career. On 27 September 2025 he suffered a broken hand in a preseason game and was expected to miss roughly six weeks.
Internationally, Kakko has been influential for Finland since his junior days. He scored the gold-medal clincher at the 2019 World Junior Championship on 5 January 2019, and he holds the distinction of being the youngest player to win gold across the U18, World Junior and senior World Championship tournaments. At the 2019 World Championship he led Finland with six goals as the nation captured the title.
His on-ice profile is offensively oriented: he is known for his playmaking instincts, quick skating and inventiveness in the attacking zone, functioning either as a goal creator or as a centre when required.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 14:18
- PP TOI/GP
- 2:23
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.81
- EV points
- 10
- Hits
- 9
- Blocks
- 5
- Takeaways
- 1
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 47.4 %
- Off. zone starts
- 41.4 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
50between 30 and 70 (80% range)
- Goals
- 14
- Assists
- 36
- Games
- 74
So far: 13 pts in 16 games. The team has played 16 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.64 pts per game (last season: 0.62).
Three straight seasons of growth. Since 2018, of 97 players in that spot, 23 kept improving the next season; on average, their pace fell back to 90% of their best season.
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
Slightly up
- Points per game: 0.31 in 23-24, 0.62 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 28 → 26
Outlook, age included
↗ Slightly upAge 25: 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 80 %
67
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 55
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 77
- Confidence 84 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 70
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 75
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 65
- Confidence 84 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 62
- Confidence 64 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 71
- Confidence 84 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 72
- Confidence 29 %
- PA
- Passing
- 79
- Confidence 80 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 68
- Confidence 80 %
- DF
- Defense
- 75
- Confidence 77 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 52
- Confidence 50 %
- EX
- Experience
- 81
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating55
- Top speed (35 %)35 · 58
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)2.365 · 55
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.5 · 61
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.3 · 61
ST — Strength77
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.494 · 68
- Body mass (50 %)0.666 · 83
EN — Endurance70
- Ice time per game (45 %)14.4 · 72
- Total ice time (20 %)908 · 70
- Shift length (15 %)45.1 · 71
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.9 · 71
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.61 · 66
DU — Durability75
- Share of games played (100 %)0.816 · 75
CK — Checking65
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.961 · 67
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)1.927 · 62
- Season volume (10 %)3.434 · 65
FG — Fighting62
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.682 · 62
DI — Discipline71
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.006 · 71
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.579 · 78
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.614 · 64
FO — Faceoffs72
- Faceoff % (85 %)50.2 · 76
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)11 · 40
PA — Passing79
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.822 · 80
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.605 · 82
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.089 · 76
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.372 · 75
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.35 · 67
SC — Scoring68
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.876 · 72
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.702 · 61
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.653 · 83
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.041 · 61
- xG per shot (10 %)0.079 · 70
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.1 · 64
DF — Defense75
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.014 · 72
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.09 · 80
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.656 · 73
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.043 · 81
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.322 · 79
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)58.6 · 73
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)1.558 · 58
PS — Penalty shot52
- Shootouts (60 %)29 · 48
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience81
- Career regular-season games (65 %)86
- Career playoff games (25 %)72
- NHL seasons (10 %)71
OV — Overall67
- SC · Scoring (28 %)68
- PA · Passing (22 %)79
- DF · Defense (18 %)75
- SK · Skating (12 %)55
- EN · Endurance (8 %)70
- DI · Discipline (5 %)71
- ST · Strength (4 %)77
- CK · Checking (3 %)65
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 67 | 55 | 68 | 75 |
| 2024-25 | 68 | 59 | 70 | 74 |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 64 | 74 | 80 |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 70 | 75 | 82 |
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
1.1
wins above replacement
150 of 615
PAL Rating
26/ 100
Performance · Below average
336 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
16/ 100
Very poor return
4.53 M$ · expected PAL 61
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 45
- Defense
- 30
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- Offense
- 72
- Creation
- 9
- Shooting
- 43
- Possession
- 30
- Defense
- 34
- Discipline
- 34
- Power play
- 61
- Penalty kill
- 22
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 | SEA | 1.1 | 26 | 16 | 4.53 M$ |
| 2024-25 | SEA | 0.7 | 28 | 26 | 2.40 M$ |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 1.3 | 32 | 31 | 2.10 M$ |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 1.7 | 62 | 58 | 2.10 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
31/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
88/ 100
Very good
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
- 93
- Shot selection
- 32
- Penalties drawn
- 23
- Puck management
- 25
Defense
- Takeaways
- 82
- Discipline
- 74
- Safe zone exits
- 54
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 | SEA | 70 | 31 | 88 |
| 2024-25 | SEA | 55 | 55 | 50 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 12 | 6 | 44 |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 87 | 41 | 96 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
1.1
wins above replacement
0.2 to 2.2 — 90% interval
150 of 615 forwards
+5.8 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +1.1
- EV defense
- -0.6
- Power play
- -0.2
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- +3.1
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +2.4
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | SEA | 65 | 1.1 | 0.2 to 2.2 | 150/615 |
| 2024-25 | SEA | 76 | 0.7 | -0.3 to 2.1 | 193/596 |
| 2023-24 | NYR | 61 | 1.3 | 0.2 to 2.2 | 120/608 |
| 2022-23 | NYR | 82 | 1.7 | 0.7 to 3.7 | 79/617 |
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
- 129.1 km/h39th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.0 km/h6th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 12nd percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 41.1 %40th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 55.7 km45th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.34 km42nd percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.5 %22nd percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.6 %75th percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 40.3 %44th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1539th percentile | 366th percentile | 20.0 %80th percentile |
| High danger | 539th percentile | 386th percentile | 60.0 %98th percentile |
| Mid range | 227th percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd 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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EDMKaapo Kakko: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Kaapo Kakko have in 2026-27?
Kaapo Kakko has 3 goals and 13 points (10 assists) in 16 games in 2026-27.
How old is Kaapo Kakko?
Kaapo Kakko is 25 years old: he was born on February 13, 2001.
How tall is Kaapo Kakko, and how much does he weigh?
Kaapo Kakko is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 216 lb (98 kg).
Where is Kaapo Kakko from?
Finland: Kaapo Kakko was born in Turku, Finland.
What team does Kaapo Kakko play for?
Kaapo Kakko plays for the Seattle Kraken in the NHL, at R, wearing number 84.
Is Kaapo Kakko injured?
No: Kaapo Kakko is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Kaapo Kakko?
Kaapo Kakko produced 1.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 150th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 26 out of 100: below average for his position.
How much does Kaapo Kakko make?
Kaapo Kakko earns $4.5M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 16 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Kaapo Kakko's contract end?
Kaapo Kakko's contract runs through the 2027-28 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Kaapo Kakko overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 16 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Kaapo Kakko a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 150th 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 Kaapo Kakko getting better?
He is holding steady: his PAL rating went from 28 in 2024-25 to 26 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Kaapo Kakko played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Kaapo Kakko has 7 points (1 goal, 6 assists).
What are Kaapo Kakko's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Kaapo Kakko has 460 games, 87 goals, 127 assists and 214 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 40 points in 65 games.
Where was Kaapo Kakko drafted?
Kaapo Kakko was drafted 2nd overall (round 1) by New York Rangers in 2019.
Is Kaapo Kakko better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.75 points per game at home (6 in 8 games) and 0.88 on the road (7 in 8 games).
How does Kaapo Kakko perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Kaapo Kakko has 44 games and 9 points in his career. His pace (0.20 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.47).
Which player is most similar to Kaapo Kakko?
Matias Maccelli: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Matias Maccelli's page →Is Kaapo Kakko a good fantasy pick?
A useful depth pick: our projection has him at 50 points in 2026-27, or 0.68 points per game.
What is Kaapo Kakko's nationality?
Kaapo Kakko is Finnish. Internationally: Finland — gold medal at the 2019 World Championship (with the senior team); gold medal at the 2019 World Junior Championship (scored the gold-medal goal); gold medal at the IIHF U18 World Championship (year not specified).
How many championships has Kaapo Kakko won?
3: Gold medal — IIHF World Championship, 2019, Team Finland (senior); Gold medal — IIHF World Junior Championship, 2019, Team Finland (scored the gold-medal goal on 5 January 2019); Gold medal — IIHF U18 World Championship, year not specified, Team Finland.
Where did Kaapo Kakko play before turning pro?
Made his professional debut with TPS in the Finnish Liiga.
How many points is Kaapo Kakko projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 50 points in 74 games in 2026-27 (30 to 70 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Seattle Kraken teammates
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