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Right wing · #84

Kaapo Kakko

New York Rangers Seattle Kraken(traded during the season)
Age
25
Shoots
Left
Height
185 cm
Weight
98 kg
Born
Turku, FIN
Draft
2019, round 1, #2 (NYR)

Career · 2019–20 to 2026–27

Games
449
Goals
85
Points
206
TOI per game
14:41
xGF% (5v5)
48.5%
Goals above expected
+8.6

Shot map

Every unblocked attempt the player took, sized by expected goals.

Every unblocked shot

The net is at the top. Hover a shot for the details; click to open the game.

Goal Saved MissedBigger marks were better chances (higher xG).

942 shots · 85 goals · 76.4 xG

By shot type

Model-based

Which shots go in, and which were better than their chances suggested.

Wrist5704711.2%42.30.07+4.7
Snap1261516.3%12.10.10+2.9
Backhand87915.5%7.20.08+1.8
Tip-in86713.7%7.50.09−0.5
Slap3429.5%3.20.09−1.2
Deflected29210.5%2.70.09−0.7
Wrap-around5133.3%0.20.05+0.8
Bat200.0%0.30.16−0.3
Poke2150.0%0.20.10+0.8
Other11100.0%0.80.79+0.2

Shot blocking

Model-based

Not all blocks are equal: stepping in front of a point shot through traffic saves less than blocking a one-timer from the slot. Each block is valued at the xG the shot would have had if it had got through. Percentiles compare forwards with enough 5-on-5 time.

Blocks
130
xG blocked
3.8
xG per block
0.029
Own attempts blocked
293

As a blocker

  • xG blocked per 600.0312th pct
  • Blocks per 601.1811th pct
  • xG per block0.02946th pct
  • Share of on-ice danger blocked (5v5)1.0%10th pct

As a shooter

  • Share of own attempt xG blocked (lower is better)16.1% · 14.7 xG24th pct
Where the blocks happened

The net Kakko was defending is at the top. Each diamond is a block, sized by the xG the shot would have had.

130 blocks · 3.8 xG stopped

How many, and how dangerous

Every forward with enough 5-on-5 time. Right means more blocks; up means the shots blocked were more dangerous. The curves join equal xG blocked per 60.

0.01.02.03.04.05.06.00.0000.0200.0400.0600.0800.100Blocks per 60 →↑ xG per block0.1 xG/600.2 xG/600.3 xG/600.4 xG/60Kakko

Where the shots come from

Model-based

Left: the player's own 5-on-5 attempts per 60, compared with the average at the position. Right: all of the team's attempts with the player on the ice, compared with the league.

Where the shots come from, compared with the league

Blue shows more attempts than average from that area. Both maps count attempts for, so blue is good on both.

Own shots

Fewer than league averageMore than league average(blue is good: more shots for)

Team shots with player on ice

Fewer than league averageMore than league average(blue is good: more shots for)