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Kaapo Kähkönen Scouting Report

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Created: Feb. 27, 2024
Updated: Feb. 29, 2024
Talent Type: Professional
Position scouted: Goaltender
Age when scouted: 27
Projection: #1B
Trending: Under NHL Contract
Birthday: Aug. 16, 1996
Height: 6' 2 | 188 cm
Weight: 216 lbs | 98 kg
Drafted: 109 overall, 2014 round 4 (Logo of the Minnesota Wild MIN)
Contract: $5,500,000 over 2 years (Cap hit: $2,750,000)
A big body who takes up a ton of net when playing with poise and not wandering outside the posts.
Hybrid / Butterfly style. Athletic. Agile. Above average gloves. Good push laterally. Plenty strong and quick enough to move side to side and use his size to his advantage to make desperation stops. Rebound control has ranged at times this season. When the play in front of him is organized, he tends to absorb pucks and find shots through traffic more effectively.
Five game segment - from Jan 31st - February 27th - his game road the roller coaster that is the San Jose Sharks in 23/24 .... Faced 161 shots ... Plenty high danger ... Allowed 18 goals against ... save percentage in four games .912 / .974 / .902 / .912 - one poor outing = .774 and 7 goals against ...
Pending UFA ... Cap hit $2.75M ... Better than a backup ... not quite a true #1A
Stats Powered by Elite Prospects
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAASv%
2023-24New Jersey DevilsNHL62.50.923
2023-24San Jose SharksNHL313.810.895
2022-23San Jose SharksNHL373.850.883
2021-22San Jose SharksNHL112.860.916
2021-22Minnesota WildNHL252.870.91
  • Blocker: 79
  • Compete/Consistency: 85
  • Glove: 80
  • High Net Coverage: 85
  • Lateral Quickness: 85
  • Low Net Coverage: 82
  • Positioning: 80
  • Puck Play: 79
  • Rebound Control: 79
  • Stops in Traffic: 78
Weighting
  • 20%: Compete/Consistency
  • 10%: Blocker, Glove, High Net Coverage, Lateral Quickness, Low Net Coverage, Positioning, Stops in Traffic,
  • 8%: Rebound Control
  • 2%: Puck Play