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Ville Koivunen

RW · #41 · PIT · 23

Average career stats over an 84-game season

-12

+/−

PIM

13:39

TOI/GP

1:15

PP TOI/GP

0:00

SH TOI/GP

SeasonCareer to dateRawRegressed

Season	Team	Type	GP	Box score					SO G/Att	Net goals per 84 games											Elo	On-ice context						Contract
Season	Team	Type	GP	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	SO G/Att	EV off	EV def	PP	PK	Fin	Play	Supp	Pen	FO	SO	Overall	Elo	Comp	Mates	Top linemates				Cap hit	% of cap	NG/84 per $M
2025-26			39	2	5	7	-10	10	0/2	+0.211:47	+1.1	-1.00:56	+0.20:00	-4.8	-1.1	-0.5	-0.8	+0.0	-1.8	-8.5	-24	-0.0	+0.4	Kindel 51%	Letang 40%	Novak 36%	Shea 33%	$0.81M	0.8%	-10.58
2026-27			1	1	0	1	+3	0		+5.111:08	+2.2	-2.32:42	+0.1	+51.2	-1.1	-0.4	+0.0	+0.0	+0.0	+54.9	+13	+0.0	+0.0	Lapierre 75%	Hallander 54%	Girard 43%	Korczak 31%
2025-26			39	2	5	7	-10	10	0/2	+0.111:47	+0.3	-0.30:56	+0.00:00	-0.3	-1.0	-0.4	-0.3	+0.0	-0.0	-1.9	-24	-0.0	+0.4	Kindel 51%	Letang 40%	Novak 36%	Shea 33%	$0.81M	0.8%	-2.41
2026-27			1	1	0	1	+3	0		+0.111:08	+0.1	-0.22:42	+0.0	-0.1	-0.9	-0.4	-0.3	+0.0	-0.0	-1.6	+13	+0.0	+0.0	Lapierre 75%	Hallander 54%	Girard 43%	Korczak 31%
2025-26			39	2	12	14	-10	14	0/2	+0.111:47	+0.1	-0.10:56	+0.00:00	-0.3	-0.8	-0.5	-0.3	+0.0	-0.0	-1.8	1472	-0.1	+0.8	Kindel 39%	Letang 31%	Novak 28%	Shea 26%	$0.81M	0.9%	-2.19
2026-27			40	3	12	15	-7	14	0/2	+0.211:08	+0.2	-0.22:42	+0.0	+1.0	-0.8	-0.5	-0.3	+0.0	-0.0	-0.3	1490	-0.1	+0.8	Kindel 39%	Letang 30%	Novak 27%	Shea 25%	$0.81M	0.9%	-0.43

NHL Edge — tracking, 2021-22 on

Season	Shot mph	Speed mph	22+ /GP	20–22 /GP	18–20 /GP	Miles /60
2025-26			0.03	0.3	3.8	9.9
2026-27			0.00	0.0	0.0	9.3

Over time

Career net goalsrunning total vs a league-average player

Games and opponents

Single-game net goalsshare of his 48 games by that night’s total

Best game +0.73 net goals · Jan 4, 2026 at CBJ (W 5–4 OT) · Game recap →

Vs competition quartilescareer at 5v5, opposing fives ranked by average net goals/84

Shots

Best finishes on videohis lowest-xG goals with a highlight clip (2018-19 on)

	xG	Date	Opp	Sit	Shot
1	0.083	Dec 4, 2025	at TBL	PP	Snap	Watch ▸
2	0.144	Sep 30, 2026	at PHI	EV	Backhand	Watch ▸
3	0.158	Jan 4, 2026	at CBJ	EV	Snap	Watch ▸

Comparables at 22

The most similar players at the same age: level, trajectory, experience, ice time and style. Net goals per 84 then, and over their next three seasons.

Now: −4.6 (2025-26 and the season before, regressed)

Villecomparables

Craig Smith 2011-12 NSH · 89% match
then −4.3→−4.2 +3.8 −2.1
Carl Grundstrom 2020-21 LAK · 88% match
then −5.0→−1.4 +3.9 +0.3
Julien Gauthier 2020-21 NYR · 87% match
then −5.0→−10.8 +5.1 −0.9
Joseph Blandisi 2016-17 NJD · 87% match
then −3.2→3 GP 9 GP +0.6
Joakim Nordstrom 2014-15 CHI · 87% match
then −4.5→+1.3 −2.3 −10.1

They averaged −3.8 the next season; 5 of 5 were still in the NHL three seasons later. In backtests, comparables add information about how long a career lasts; for next season, the forecast above is the better guide.