🏒@HockeyBangers2026-27 projections

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2026-27 Projection

Kaapo Kakko

SEA · Age 25.5 · 🇫🇮 Finland · 6′2″, 206 lb · Draft 2019, 2nd overall (NYR)
SEAteam
RWposition
192position rank
571skater rank
-28overall
-16offense
-11peripherals

Value over replacement, based on 82 games played.
Ideal for H2H 12-team banger category leagues, 16 roster spots.

Per 82 GP2026-27projection2025-2665 GPH242 GPH123 GPPrev 3222 GP · 3y
TOI14.3414.2614.1213.8014.86
PP TOI1.391.441.481.381.19
G151621817
A2734372921
PTS4250583738
PPP61010114
SOG1079885123123
PIM2518162126
Hits4038354344
Blocks2215181125

Sample: 65 GP · 816 5v5 min (2025-26) — how much ice time backs these rates

Positional rankingRight wing · league-wide (of 273)
offenseperipheralsvalue over replacement

Counts = projected deployment × projected /60 rate, per 82 GP. Rates regress off the process metric (ixG, shot-driving), not last year's finishing %. PP points = projected PP rate (anchored on the 2nd-half PP1 role, finishing regressed) × projected PP TOI.

Context brain — deployment, role, coaching & injury signals (why the line should move)
TailwindModest 5v5 lift for Seattle's young forwards; cleaner PP structure. · Coaching landscape report

Metrics worth highlighting

The charts that move this projection — where he broke from his own 3-year rate, where the season split in half, and where we’re taking the number next year
Second-half surge
G
1522-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5

Goals ran at a 21 pace in the second half after 8 in the first, per 82 games.

Second-half surge
iSH%
3-yr 11.9826.63Q1Q2Q3Q4

iSH% finished the year 150% above where it started (6.22 in the first half, 24.19 in the second). The projection leans on how the season ended, so the second half counts for more.

We project it down
PPP
622-2323-2424-25H1H226-27

We’re projecting power play points 40% below last season, 10 to 6.

Above his 3-year rate
1A/60
0.9622-2323-2424-2525-26

1A/60 ran 55% above his 3-year rate last season (0.96 against 0.62).

Picked automatically from every chart on this card, ranked by how far each number moved. Each claim is measured off the chart drawn beside it.

Similar & complementary players

Similar makeup Forward
Closest across all seven categories — match % is the whole-profile fit
Complementary Forward
Same position, opposite profile — strong where Kaapo Kakko is weak or average, light where he’s strong
Profile shape — per-82 category values vs the league p99 for the position (same scale as the hero bars)
This player
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
the profile below
vs Similar
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
similar players hug the shape
vs Complementary
GAPPPSOGPIMHitsBlocks
complements fill the gaps

Deployment

Deployment projection — next-year TOI & PP TOI vs the last two years (the role that drives every count)
Coaching
2026-27 · Lane Lambert (SEA)
Last year: Lane Lambert full season (1st yr) — no change
Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
TOI14.3414.2614.86-4%
5v5 TOI12.6912.5613.05-4%
PP TOI1.391.441.19+21%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  7 · 16 · 22 · 20
TOI*
3-yr 14.8614.05Q1Q2Q3Q4
5v5 TOI
3-yr 13.0512.76Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP TOI
3-yr 1.191.29Q1Q2Q3Q4
*Total TOI by quarter reconstructs 5v5+PP quarterly totals plus a held-flat season PK/GP — NST has no all-strength quarterly export. Level is accurate; quarter-to-quarter movement comes from 5v5+PP.
By season — year over year
TOI
14.3422-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
5v5 TOI
12.6922-2323-2424-2525-2626-27
PP TOI
1.3922-2323-2424-2525-2626-27

Shooting — volume & conversion

How much and how well he shoots — volume (SOG), finishing (% vs chance quality), and the individual shot-quality funnel (iCF ⊇ iSCF ⊇ iHDCF).

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
SOG/604.995.145.88-13%
G/600.670.730.71+4%
iSH%13.3614.2011.98+19%
ixG/600.590.60-2%
iCF/609.8511.23-12%
iSCF/605.005.69-12%
iHDCF/602.572.75-7%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  7 · 16 · 22 · 20
SOG/60
3-yr 5.883.53Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSH%
3-yr 11.9826.63Q1Q2Q3Q4
ixG/60
3-yr 0.600.55Q1Q2Q3Q4
iCF/60
3-yr 11.238.00Q1Q2Q3Q4
iSCF/60
3-yr 5.694.47Q1Q2Q3Q4
iHDCF/60
3-yr 2.752.35Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
SOG/60
5.1422-2323-2424-2525-26
iSH%
14.2022-2323-2424-2525-26
ixG/60
0.5922-2323-2424-2525-26
iCF/60
9.8522-2323-2424-2525-26
iSCF/60
5.0022-2323-2424-2525-26
iHDCF/60
2.5722-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
G
1522-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
SOG
10722-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
RiskGoals projected DOWN: iSH% ran hot at 14.2% vs a 12.0% 3-yr mark while 5v5 ixG/60 0.59 (46th pct league-wide) was flat — finishing, not process. Regressing iSH% toward 13.4% pulls the goal rate ~9% down.
RiskShot volume down 13% (5v5 SOG/60 5.14 vs 5.88) — volume is the repeatable half, so this caps the goal ceiling.

Assists — playmaking & on-ice offense

Primary vs secondary helpers, plus the on-ice offense and luck signals underneath them.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
on-ice SH%10.8712.018.53+41%
IPP71.5173.7964.59+14%
1A/600.850.960.62+55%
2A/600.440.590.33+79%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  7 · 16 · 22 · 20
1A/60
3-yr 0.622.12Q1Q2Q3Q4
2A/60
3-yr 0.330.47Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
1A/60
0.9622-2323-2424-2525-26
2A/60
0.5922-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
A
2722-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
PTS
4222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
RiskOn-ice SH% hot at 12.0% vs a 8.5% 3-yr mark — teammate finishing regresses (~8% is league-normal), so some assists come off.

Power play

PP opportunity and finishing — modelled separately from 5v5.

Metric26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PP TOI1.391.441.19+21%
PP iSH%20.7728.5715.12+89%
PP SOG/605.064.487.47-40%
PP ixG/601.431.32+8%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  7 · 16 · 22 · 20
PP TOI/GP
3-yr 1.191.29Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP SOG/60
3-yr 7.474.65Q1Q2Q3Q4
PP ixG/60
3-yr 1.320.88Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PP TOI/GP
1.4422-2323-2424-2525-26
PP SOG/60
4.4822-2323-2424-2525-26
PP ixG/60
1.4322-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PPP
622-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPG
222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
PPA
422-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. PPG and PPA are the 2 halves of the PPP above them, split by the projection's own goal/assist mix. PP-only, so the halves are exact.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
ContextPP role steady at ~1.4 PP TOI/gp.
RiskPP finishing ran hot (28.6% vs 15.1% 3-yr) with flat PP chances (PP ixG/60 1.43) — expect PP goals to cool.

Physical — PIM · hits · blocks

Peripheral counting categories. Noisier and scorer-biased — read as role over the years, not pure talent.

Metric (5v5)26-27
proj
2025-26Prev 3Diff
PIMs/601.051.031.12-8%
Hits/602.202.132.44-13%
Blks/601.040.881.29-32%
By quarter — 2025-26 vs 3-yr baseline
GP  7 · 16 · 22 · 20
PIMs/60
3-yr 1.120.94Q1Q2Q3Q4
Hits/60
3-yr 2.441.41Q1Q2Q3Q4
Blks/60
3-yr 1.290.94Q1Q2Q3Q4
By season — year over year
PIMs/60
1.0322-2323-2424-2525-26
Hits/60
2.1322-2323-2424-2525-26
Blks/60
0.8822-2323-2424-2525-26
Per-82 count — 3 seasons, 2025-26 halves & 26-27 projection
PIM
2522-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
HITS
4022-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
BLK
2222-2323-2424-25H1H226-27
all5v5
The blue 26-27 point is our projection. The bold line is all situations; the muted line under it is 5v5 alone, so the gap between them is his special-teams production. Full seasons are true per-82 counts; the 2025-26 H1/H2 reconstruct all-strength from the 5v5+PP quarterly exports plus the season's held-flat PK/other. The projected 5v5 point is the engine's even-strength share of the total, converted to 5v5 by his own 5v5-to-even-strength split, so overtime and 4-on-4 scoring stays out of it.
Regression read — where next year's /60 rate lands and why (process over finishing)
RiskHits tailing off: Q4 1.41/60 and 2nd-half 2.01 below the 2.13 season rate — projected DOWN to 2.20/60, weighting the recent decline over the 2.44 3-yr mark.
TailwindBlocks surging late: Q4 0.94/60 and 2nd-half 1.02 vs a 0.88 season rate (1.29 3-yr) (2nd pct league-wide) — reads as a real role/confidence step, so projected UP to 1.04/60, weighting the finish over the 3-yr baseline.