Winnipeg Jets PR No. 34 – Kaapo Kahkonen

Player Information

2023-24 Notes

  • Split last season between New Jersey and San Jose
  • Posted a 2.51 goals-against average and .923 save percentage in six games with the Devils to end the season, including a 36-save shutout on Mar. 24 at NYI
  • Won four consecutive appearances while with the Sharks from Nov. 25-Dec. 7
  • Had a .913 save percentage when facing 40 or more shots in a game, which occurred eight times
  • Had a .911 save percentage on the road and .914 save percentage against the Central Division
  • Posted a .931 save percentage when playing on consecutive days

 

Professional Career

  • Has played six professional seasons in North America with the Minnesota Wild, San Jose Sharks, and New Jersey Devils organization
  • Holds a 49-671-5 record with a 3.33 goals-against average and .899 save percentage in 139 career NHL games
  • Is 42-20-17 with a 2.45 goals-against average and .916 save percentage in 73 career AHL games
  • Led the AHL in shutouts in 2018-19 with six and in 2019-20 with seven
  • Also led the AHL with 25 wins in 2019-20 when he was selected as the AHL’s Best Goaltender
  • Appeared in the 2019 AHL All-Star Game
  • Selected to the AHL’s First All-Star team in 2020
  • Played three seasons in Liiga with Blues and Lukko from 2015-2018 before coming to North America

Amateur Career

  • Played in Finland with Blues growing up

International Career

  • Won a bronze medal for Finland at the 2013 U18 World Championship
  • Helped Finland win gold at the 2016 World Junior ChampionshipThe

 

Pro and Amateur Stats

Career Highs and Transactions

First NHL Game – 11/26/19 at NJD
First NHL Win – 11/26/19 at NJD
First NHL Shutout – 3/8/21 at VGK
Most Saves, Game – 46, 4/12/23 at CGY
Most Shots Faced, Game – 48 (2x), Last: 4/12/23 at CGY
30+ Shots Faced, Game – 79
40+ Shots Faced, Game – 22
Longest Winning Streak – 9 games, 2/18/21-3/16/21
Shutouts – 4
Longest Shutout Sequence – 148:31, 11/27/19-12/3/19
Overtime Record – 8-9
Shootout Record – 2-7
Shootout Performance – 10 saves-20 shots (50.0%)
Penalty Shots Record – 1 saves-1 shots (100.0%)

Transactions

May 16, 2018 – Signed by the Minnesota Wild to a two-year, $925,000 AAV entry-level contract
October 12, 2020 – Signed by the Minnesota Wild to a two-year, $725,000 AAV contract
March 21, 2022 – Traded to the San Jose Sharks along with a fifth-round selection in the 2022 NHL Draft (Jake Furlong) in exchange for defenceman Jacob Middleton
July 18, 2022 – Signed by the San Jose Sharks to a two-year, $2,750,000 AAV contract
March 8, 2024 – Traded to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Vitek Vanecek and a seventh-round selection in the 2025 NHL Draft
July 1, 2024 – Signed by the Winnipeg Jets to a one-year, $1,000,000 contract