Kasperi Kapanen

Age 26 Jul 23, 1996

Kuopio FIN

Right Wing shoots right

6'1" 185 cm

194 lbs 88 kg

ELC Signing Age 17

Waivers Signing Age 18

UFA Year 2024

Agent Markus Lehto

Draft Year 2014
Drafted Overall 22
Draft Round 1
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $3,200,000
3.8% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $0
Year 2 of 2 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2024 | 27 yrs old
Career Earnings: $18,590,000

Transaction History

Apr 8, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen notched an assist, three shots on goal, two PIM and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild.
Apr 6, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen tallied the overtime winner in the St. Louis Blues' 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday.
Mar 25, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen scored twice on six shots, supplied an assist and added two hits in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Mar 20, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Mar 17, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen supplied a goal in Friday's 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals.
Mar 5, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen scored a shorthanded goal on four shots in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
Mar 2, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen scored an empty-net goal and added three hits in Thursday's 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Feb 25, 2023	St. Louis Blues \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen was claimed by the St. Louis Blues on Saturday off waivers from Pittsburgh, TSN's Chris Johnston reports.
Feb 24, 2023	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen was placed on waivers by Pittsburgh on Friday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.
Feb 20, 2023	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen notched a power-play assist in Monday's 4-2 loss to the New York Islanders.
Feb 10, 2023	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen scored a power-play goal on three shots, added an assist and logged two PIM in Friday's 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Feb 7, 2023	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen (lower body) will be available for Tuesday's matchup with the Avs, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.
Feb 5, 2023	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen (lower body) is expected to be a game-time call Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.
Jan 28, 2023	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen (lower body) is practicing in a regular jersey Saturday, Pens Inside Scoop reports.
Jan 24, 2023	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.
Jan 20, 2023	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen (lower body) is considered week-to-week, Seth Rorabaugh of TribLive.com reports.
Jan 14, 2023	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen recorded an assist in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
Jan 2, 2023	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen found the back of the net in a 2-1 loss to Boston on Monday in the Winter Classic.
Dec 28, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen registered two assists in Wednesday's 5-4 overtime loss to Detroit.
Dec 13, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen recorded an assist in Monday's 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars.
Dec 3, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen scored a hat trick in Saturday's 6-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.
Dec 1, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen scored the game-winning goal and picked up an assist in a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.
Oct 13, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen scored a third-period goal Thursday as the Pittsburgh Penguins upended the Arizona Coyotes 6-2.
Sep 29, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen (illness) was in attendance for Thursday's practice session, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Sep 27, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen is under the weather and will miss Tuesday's clash with Detroit.
Jul 21, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen inked a two-year, $6.4 million contract with Pittsburgh on Thursday, Dave Molinari of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.
May 23, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen hit the 30-point threshold for the fourth straight season, tallying 11 goals and 21 helpers in 79 games this year.
May 13, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen logged an assist and two hits in Friday's 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers in Game 6.
Apr 5, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen (illness) will be in the lineup versus Colorado on Tuesday, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports.
Apr 4, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen is under the weather and missed Monday's practice session, Pens Inside Scoop reports.
Mar 19, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen scored a goal Saturday in a 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes.
Mar 11, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen is a healthy scratch against the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.
Jan 23, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen put up a goal in a 3-2 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.
Jan 17, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen notched a pair of assists and added four hits in Monday's 5-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Jan 11, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen registered two assists and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Jan 4, 2022	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Per Wes Crosby of NHL.com, Kapanen participated in Tuesday's practice, indicating he's cleared the NHL's COVID-19 protocols.
Dec 29, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Wednesday.
Nov 28, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen generated two assists in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
Nov 26, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen scored a goal on three shots and added three hits in Friday's 1-0 win over the New York Islanders.
Nov 19, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen notched an assist in Thursday's 6-0 rout of Montreal.
Nov 6, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen recorded a hat trick Saturday in a 5-4 SO loss to the Minnesota Wild.
Oct 24, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen delivered two assists -- including a power-play helper -- in Saturday's 7-1 thrashing of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
May 16, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen scored a goal on two shots and had a pair of hits in Sunday's 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Islanders in Game 1.
May 6, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen scored a goal on two shots and added an assist in Thursday's 8-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
May 4, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen produced an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Apr 29, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen scored twice on two shots in Thursday's 5-4 overtime win over the Washington Capitals.
Apr 22, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen (lower body) notched a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-1 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Apr 22, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen (lower body) has been taken off injured reserve, per the NHL media site.
Apr 22, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen (lower body) will be a game-time decision versus the New Jersey Devils on Thursday. Coach Mike Sullivan told reporters, "Kappy is participating again in the morning skate. At this time, he will be a game-time decision."
Apr 21, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen (lower body) joined the Pittsburgh Penguins in a non-contact jersey Tuesday, Josh Getzoff of PensTV reports.
Apr 12, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen (lower body) is still 10-14 days from returning to action, Rob Rossi of The Athletic reports.
Mar 27, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
Mar 25, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen (lower body) is considered week-to-week, Mike DeFabo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Mar 24, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen is being evaluated for a lower-body injury after leaving Wednesday's game versus the Buffalo Sabres early.
Mar 7, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen scored a goal and added a pair of assists in Sunday's 5-1 win over the New York Rangers.
Mar 2, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen scored twice, including once on the power play, on his five shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. He also registered two hits and was plus-3.
Feb 23, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen collected a goal and an assist with two shots Tuesday in a 3-2 overtime win versus the Washington Capitals.
Jan 30, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen collected a goal and an assist in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the New York Rangers.
Jan 19, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen will be in the lineup against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.
Jan 18, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Head coach Mike Sullivan said that Kapanen is a game-time decision for Tuesday's game against the Washington Capitals. "He's cleared and available," Sullivan said. "His mobility and skating is evident. I'll have a discussion with the coaching staff."
Jan 17, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Coach Mike Sullivan said Sunday that Kapanen has finished his quarantine, but he won't suit up in Sunday's game against the Washington Capitals.
Jan 10, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen landed in Pittsburgh on Saturday and began his seven-day quarantine, Josh Getzoff of PensTV reports.
Jan 7, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen (visa) is expected to travel to Pittsburgh on Saturday, Mike DeFabo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Jan 3, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen (immigration issues) will miss at least the first game of the season for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike DeFabo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Jan 1, 2021	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Kasperi Kapanen \| Kapanen is still in Finland due to an immigration issue, Mike DeFabo of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Aug 25, 2020	TRADE ANALYSIS The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Kasperi Kapanen, Jesper Lindgren, and Pontus Aberg from the Toronto Maple Leafs for Evan Rodrigues, Filip Hallander, David Warsofsky & 2020 1st Round Pick (15th overall) (0) Leave a Comment
Jun 28, 2019	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Signed RW Kasperi Kapanen to a three-year, $9.6 million contract extension.
Jan 29, 2018	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Recalled RW Kasperi Kapanen from Toronto (AHL).
Jan 27, 2018	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Assigned RW Kasperi Kapanen to Toronto (AHL).
Jan 23, 2018	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Recalled RW Kasperi Kapanen from Toronto (AHL).
Dec 26, 2017	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Assigned RW Kasperi Kapanen to Toronto (AHL).
Dec 12, 2017	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Recalled RW Kasperi Kapanen from Toronto (AHL).
Nov 7, 2017	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Assigned RW Kasperi Kapanen to Toronto (AHL).
Oct 28, 2017	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Recalled RW Kasperi Kapanen from Toronto (AHL).
Oct 2, 2017	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Assigned RW Kasperi Kapanen to Toronto (AHL).
Apr 25, 2017	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Assigned RW Kasperi Kapanen to Toronto (AHL).
Mar 27, 2017	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Recalled RW Kasperi Kapanen from Toronto (AHL).
Oct 8, 2016	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Assigned RW Kasperi Kapanen to Toronto (AHL).
Apr 8, 2016	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Assigned RW Kasperi Kapanen to Toronto (AHL).
Mar 31, 2016	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Recalled RW Kasperi Kapanen from Toronto (AHL).
Mar 6, 2016	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Assigned RW Kasperi Kapanen to Toronto (AHL).
Feb 29, 2016	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Recalled RW Kasperi Kapanen from Toronto (AHL).
Oct 4, 2015	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Assigned RW Kasperi Kapanen to Toronto (AHL).
Jul 1, 2015	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Pittsburgh Penguins Acquired RW Phil Kessel, RW Tyler Biggs, D Tim Erixon and a conditional 2016 second-round draft pick ( Kasper Bjorkqvist) in 2016 NHL Draftfrom the Toronto Maple Leafs for RW Kasperi Kapanen, D Scott Harrington, C Nick Spaling, a conditional 2016 first-round draft pick (Sam Steel) and a 2016 third-round draft pick (James Greenway)
Oct 9, 2014	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Assigned RW Kasperi Kapanen to KalPa (SML).
Jul 11, 2014	Pittsburgh Penguins \| Signed RW Kasperi Kapanen to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Current Stats
Career Stats

2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Kasperi Kapanen	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Pittsburgh Penguins	43	7	13	20	-8	8	442	40.00	45.00	-7.90	48.30	-3.00	0.54	1.36
St. Louis Blues	23	8	6	14	0	10	296	53.60	43.30	-3.50	44.00	-2.80	0.81	2.03
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2010-2011	KalPa U16	U16 SM-sarja	26	14	8	22	10
	2011-2012	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	2	0	0	0	2									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
	2011-2012	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	16	11	6	17	20
	2011-2012	KalPa U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	8	12	4	16	4									Playoffs	4	4	7	11	0
	2011-2012	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	25	13	11	24	6									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
	2011-2012	Finland U16	YOG	6	4	2	6	2
	2011-2012	KalPa U16	U16 I-divisioona	2	1	1	2	10									Playoffs	4	4	7	11	0
	2012-2013	KalPa U20	U20 SM-sarja	36	14	15	29	16
	2012-2013	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	3	3	6	0
	2012-2013	Finland U17	WHC-17	5	3	6	9	4
	2012-2013	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	8	1	1	2	15
	2012-2013	KalPa	Liiga	13	4	0	4	2									Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
	2012-2013	Finland U18	WJC-18	7	5	3	8	4
	2012-2013	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	1	1	2	0
Draft Yr	2013-2014	KalPa	Liiga	47	7	7	14	10
Draft Yr	2013-2014	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	5	1	0	1	0
Draft Yr	2013-2014	KalPa	ET	6	3	0	3	16
Draft Yr	2013-2014	Finland U18	WJC-18	5	1	1	2	0
Draft Yr	2013-2014	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	5	1	1	2	0
Draft Yr	2013-2014	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	5	1	6	0									Playoffs	4	6	1	7	0
	2014-2015	KalPa	Liiga	41	11	10	21	14									Playoffs	6	0	5	5	0
	2014-2015	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	10	3	2	5	0
	2014-2015	Finland U20	WJC-20	5	1	0	1	0
	2014-2015	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	4	1	1	2	0									Playoffs	7	3	2	5	0
	2015-2016	Toronto Marlies	AHL	44	9	16	25	8									Playoffs	14	3	5	8	0
	2015-2016	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	2	3	5	2
	2015-2016	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	9	0	0	0	2	109	0.00	40.35	-6.56	48.14	1.62	0.00	0.00
	2015-2016	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	9	2	4	6	2
	2016-2017	Toronto Marlies	AHL	43	18	25	43	16									Playoffs	9	2	6	8	0
	2016-2017	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	8	1	0	1	0	74	25.00	46.67	-1.93	52.32	-2.03	0.81	0.81	Playoffs	6	2	0	2	0
	2017-2018	Toronto Marlies	AHL	28	12	12	24	12
	2017-2018	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	38	7	2	9	4	376	45.00	51.98	2.34	51.50	0.43	0.96	1.28	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	0
	2017-2018	Finland	WC	8	3	0	3	0
	2017-2018	Finland (all)	International	8	3	0	3	0
	2018-2019	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	78	20	24	44	27	1,076	54.29	50.55	-0.56	52.91	1.97	0.78	1.90	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
	2019-2020	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	69	13	23	36	22	850	46.60	48.50	-4.20	52.00	-0.10	0.71	1.91	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
	2020-2021	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	40	11	19	30	7	534	64.70	46.00	-3.60	50.20	1.20	1.01	2.81	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	0
	2021-2022	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	79	11	21	32	16	981	55.20	53.60	-1.00	51.40	-0.80	0.67	1.41	Playoffs	7	0	3	3	0
	2022-2023	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	43	7	13	20	8	442	40.00	45.00	-7.90	48.30	-3.00	0.54	1.36
	2022-2023	St. Louis Blues	NHL	23	8	6	14	10	296	53.60	43.30	-3.50	44.00	-2.80	0.81	2.03
	2022-2023	Finland (all)	International	5	1	1	2	2
	2022-2023	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	2
	2022-2023	Finland	WC	8	3	2	5	2
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Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date July 21, 2022
Signing Status RFA
Agent Markus Lehto

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Standard Contract | 2 Years $6,400,000 3.83% of cap space

	2022-2023	2023-2024
Cap Hit	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	UFA
AAV	$3,200,000	$3,200,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$3,200,000	$3,200,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$3,200,000	$3,200,000
Minors Salary	$3,200,000	$3,200,000
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date June 22, 2019
Signing Status RFA
Agent Markus Lehto

Standard Contract | 3 Years $9,600,000 3.93% of cap space

	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	RFA
AAV	$3,200,000	$3,200,000	$3,200,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$700,000	$1,860,000	$800,000
Signing Bonuses	$3,700,000	$1,000,000	$1,540,000
Total Salary	$4,400,000	$2,860,000	$2,340,000
Minors Salary	$4,400,000	$2,860,000	$2,340,000
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Signing Team

Signing Date July 12, 2014
Agent Markus Lehto

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,589,999 1.34% of cap space

	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019
Cap Hit	$925,000	$894,167	$863,333	$863,333	$863,333	RFA
AAV	$925,000	$894,167	$863,333	$863,333	$863,333
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$0	$0	$832,500	$832,500	$832,500
Signing Bonuses	$92,500	$92,500	$92,500	$0	$0
Total Salary	$0	$0	$925,000	$832,500	$832,500
Minors Salary	$0	$0	$70,000	$70,000	$70,000
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