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Kasperi Kapanen

#42

age29

posRW,C

shotr

h6'1"

w194lbs

Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$1,300,000$1.30M

Year 1 of 1

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 29

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick22

Year2014

Agent Markus Lehto

Birthdate Jul 23, 1996

Birthplace Kuopio

Nationality Finland

Stick Warrior Covert QR6 Pro

UFA Year 2024

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $19.83M

Regular Season

GP6

PPG0.33

PIM0

5x5 TOI/GP 11:51

PP TOI/GP 0:01

PK TOI/GP 0:05

G60 0.00

P60 1.69

GF% 33.3

xGF% 42.0

RELxGF% -11.0

CF% 45.0

REL CF% -4.6

Pen Diff 0

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP533

G90

A134

P224

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.42

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.17

Career Statline Details

2025-2026 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$1,300,000$1.30M

cap hit$1,300,000$1.30M

Kasperi Kapanen is signed to a 1 year, $1,300,000 contract with a cap hit of $1,300,000 per season, playing for the Edmonton Oilers. His contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, making Kapanen an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jun 30 2025

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

Signing GM Stan Bowman

% Cap Contract Start 1.36%

Signing Status UFAage 29

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$1,300,000$1.30M	UFAage 29
AAV	$1,300,000$1.30M
Base	$1,300,000$1.30M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$1,300,000$1.30M
Minors Salary	$1,300,000$1.30M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP6

PPG0.33

PIM0

5x5 TOI/GP 11:51

PP TOI/GP 0:01

PK TOI/GP 0:05

G60 0.00

P60 1.69

GF% 33.3

xGF% 42.0

RELxGF% -11.0

CF% 45.0

REL CF% -4.6

Pen Diff 0

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP533

G90

A134

P224

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.42

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.17

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	29	$1,300,000 $1.30M	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	6	0	2	2	0	33.3	42.0	-11.0	45.0	-4.6	0.00	1.69	0	11:51	0:01	0:05
2024-25	28	$1,000,000 $1.00M	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	57	5	8	13	14	32.3	49.0	-5.3	51.0	-2.3	0.49	1.07	-4	10:53	0:17	0:39	Playoffs	12	3	3	6	0
2024-25	28	$1,000,000 $1.00M	NHL	St. Louis Blues	10	1	0	1	2
2023-24	27	$3,200,000 $3.20M	NHL	St. Louis Blues	73	6	16	22	14	43.1	43.0	-2.2	46.0	0.5	0.20	1.13	-3	12:19	0:32	1:11
2022-23	26	$3,200,000 $3.20M	WC	Finland	8	3	2	5	2
2022-23	26	$3,200,000 $3.20M	NHL	St. Louis Blues	23	8	6	14	10	45.6	42.0	-9.5	47.0	-3.1	0.65	1.94	1	11:16	1:23	0:43
2022-23	26	$3,200,000 $3.20M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	43	7	13	20	8
2022-23	26	$3,200,000 $3.20M	International	Finland (all)	13	4	3	7	4
2022-23	26	$3,200,000 $3.20M	EHT	Finland	3	0	1	1	2
2021-22	25	$3,200,000 $3.20M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	79	11	21	32	16	55.2	53.0	-0.4	52.0	-0.6	0.66	1.38	-1	12:38	1:28	0:00	Playoffs	7	0	3	3	0
2020-21	24	$3,200,000 $3.20M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	40	11	19	30	7	64.7	47.0	-2.9	50.0	1.1	1.00	2.77	-3	13:34	1:32	0:03	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	0
2019-20	23	$3,200,000 $3.20M	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	69	13	23	36	22	46.8	47.0	-5.0	52.0	-0.1	0.69	1.94	-11	12:33	1:11	1:37	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
2018-19	22	$863,333 $863K	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	78	20	24	44	27	55.2	50.0	-1.0	53.0	1.9	0.78	1.90	3	13:46	0:44	1:34	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2017-18	21	$863,333 $863K	WC	Finland	8	3	0	3	0
2017-18	21	$863,333 $863K	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	38	7	2	9	4												Playoffs	7	1	0	1	0
2017-18	21	$863,333 $863K	International	Finland (all)	8	3	0	3	0
2017-18	21	$863,333 $863K	AHL	Toronto Marlies	28	12	12	24	12
2016-17	20	$863,333 $863K	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	8	1	0	1	0												Playoffs	6	2	0	2	0
2016-17	20	$863,333 $863K	AHL	Toronto Marlies	43	18	25	43	16												Playoffs	9	2	6	8	0
2015-16	19	$894,167 $894K	WJC-20	Finland U20	7	2	3	5	2
2015-16	19	$894,167 $894K	NHL	Toronto Maple Leafs	9	0	0	0	2
2015-16	19	$894,167 $894K	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	9	2	4	6	2
2015-16	19	$894,167 $894K	AHL	Toronto Marlies	44	9	16	25	8												Playoffs	14	3	5	8	0
2014-15	18	$925,000 $925K	WJC-20	Finland U20	5	1	0	1	0
2014-15	18	$925,000 $925K	Liiga	KalPa	41	11	10	21	14												Playoffs	6	0	5	5	0
2014-15	18	$925,000 $925K	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	10	3	2	5	0
2014-15	18	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	4	1	1	2	0												Playoffs	7	3	2	5	0
2013-14	17		WJC-18	Finland U18	5	1	1	2	0
2013-14	17		U18 SM-sarja	KalPa U18	2	5	1	6	0												Playoffs	4	6	1	7	0
2013-14	17		Liiga	KalPa	47	7	7	14	10
2013-14	17		International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	5	1	0	1	0
2013-14	17		International-Jr	Finland U18 (all)	5	1	1	2	0
2013-14	17		ET	KalPa	6	3	0	3	16
2012-13	16		WJC-18	Finland U18	7	5	3	8	4
2012-13	16		WHC-17	Finland U17	5	3	6	9	4
2012-13	16		U20 SM-sarja	KalPa U20	36	14	15	29	16
2012-13	16		U18 SM-sarja	KalPa U18	3	3	3	6	0
2012-13	16		Liiga	KalPa	13	4	0	4	2												Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
2012-13	16		International-Jr	Finland U18 (all)	8	1	1	2	15
2012-13	16		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Finland U18	4	1	1	2	0
2011-12	15		YOG	Finland U16	6	4	2	6	2
2011-12	15		U18 SM-sarja Q	KalPa U18	2	0	0	0	2
2011-12	15		U18 SM-sarja	KalPa U18	25	13	11	24	6												Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2011-12	15		U16 SM-sarja Q	KalPa U16	8	12	4	16	4
2011-12	15		U16 I-divisioona	KalPa U16	2	1	1	2	10												Playoffs	4	4	7	11	0
2011-12	15		International-Jr	Finland U16 (all)	16	11	6	17	20
2010-11	14		U16 SM-sarja Q	KalPa U16	0	0	0	0	0
2010-11	14		U16 SM-sarja	KalPa U16	26	14	8	22	10
NHL Totals					533	90	134	224
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jun

Kapanen, Kasperi

1yr

$1,300,000

Cap Hit

07/1

2024

Kapanen, Kasperi

1yr

$1,000,000

Cap Hit

07/21

2022

Kapanen, Kasperi

2yrs

$3,200,000

Cap Hit

08/25

2020

Hallander, Filip

+3 more...

Lindgren, Jesper

+2 more...

06/22

2019

Kapanen, Kasperi

3yrs

$3,200,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Kapanen, Kasperi

Kapanen (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Thursday.

Oct

Kapanen, Kasperi

Kapanen (undisclosed) will not be an option for Tuesday's road contest versus the Ottawa Senators, according to Tony Brar of Oilers TV.

Oct

Kapanen, Kasperi

Kapanen (undisclosed) won't return to Sunday's game against the Detroit Red Wings, per Sportsnet.

Oct

Kapanen, Kasperi

Kapanen notched an assist and six hits in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.

Jun

Kapanen, Kasperi

Kapanen logged an assist in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

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Contract History

2024-2025 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$1,000,000$1.00M

cap hit$1,000,000$1.00M

expiry 2025 UFA age 28

Signed On Jul 1 2024

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

Signing GM Doug Armstrong

% Cap Contract Start 1.14%

Signing Status UFAage 28

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$1,000,000$1.00M	UFAage 28
AAV	$1,000,000$1.00M
Base	$1,000,000$1.00M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$1,000,000$1.00M
Minors Salary	$1,000,000$1.00M
Clauses
Year Type	UFA
UFA Year

2022-2024 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$6,400,000$6.40M

cap hit$3,200,000$3.20M

expiry 2024 UFA age 27

Signed On Jul 21 2022

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

Signing GM Ron Hextall

% Cap Contract Start 3.88%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$3,200,000$3.20M	$3,200,000$3.20M	UFAage 27
AAV	$3,200,000$3.20M	$3,200,000$3.20M
Base	$3,200,000$3.20M	$3,200,000$3.20M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$3,200,000$3.20M	$3,200,000$3.20M
Minors Salary	$3,200,000$3.20M	$3,200,000$3.20M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2019-2022 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$9,600,000$9.60M

cap hit$3,200,000$3.20M

expiry 2022 RFA age 25

Signed On Jun 22 2019

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

Signing GM Kyle Dubas

% Cap Contract Start 3.93%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Qualifying Offer $840,000$840K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$3,200,000$3.20M	$3,200,000$3.20M	$3,200,000$3.20M	RFAage 25
AAV	$3,200,000$3.20M	$3,200,000$3.20M	$3,200,000$3.20M
Base	$700,000$700K	$1,860,000$1.86M	$800,000$800K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$3,700,000$3.70M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,540,000$1.54M
Total Salary	$4,400,000$4.40M	$2,860,000$2.86M	$2,340,000$2.34M
Minors Salary	$4,400,000$4.40M	$2,860,000$2.86M	$2,340,000$2.34M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2014-2019 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,589,999$2.59M

cap hit$863,333$863K

expiry 2019 RFA age 22

Signed On Jul 12 2014

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

Signing GM Jim Rutherford

% Cap Contract Start 1.34%

Signing Status age 18

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$894,167$894K	$863,333$863K	$863,333$863K	$863,333$863K	RFAage 22
AAV	$925,000$925K	$894,167$894K	$863,333$863K	$863,333$863K	$863,333$863K
Base	-	-	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-	-
Total Salary	-	-	$925,000$925K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Minors Salary	-	-	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year