Jesperi Kotkaniemi has hit opponents 17 times against the Sabres in his career.

	NAME	DATE	HIT	TM		OPP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	GWG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
1	Jesperi Kotkaniemi J. Kotkaniemi	10/25/2018	1	MTL	@	BUF	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0.0	4	9	44.4	0	0	0	13:38
2	Jesperi Kotkaniemi J. Kotkaniemi	11/8/2018	0	MTL	vs	BUF	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0		5	11	45.5	0	0	0	11:21
3	Jesperi Kotkaniemi J. Kotkaniemi	11/23/2018	1	MTL	@	BUF	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	1	7	14.3	0	0	0	13:15
4	Jesperi Kotkaniemi J. Kotkaniemi	3/23/2019	2	MTL	vs	BUF	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0.0	7	13	53.8	0	0	1	12:29
5	Jesperi Kotkaniemi J. Kotkaniemi	10/9/2019	2	MTL	@	BUF	1	0	1	+1	2	0	2	50.0	5	13	38.5	1	0	1	14:38
6	Jesperi Kotkaniemi J. Kotkaniemi	12/4/2021	1	CAR	vs	BUF	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	2	6	33.3	1	0	0	14:56
7	Jesperi Kotkaniemi J. Kotkaniemi	11/4/2022	1	CAR	vs	BUF	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	100.0	8	11	72.7	0	0	2	15:14
8	Jesperi Kotkaniemi J. Kotkaniemi	2/1/2023	0	CAR	@	BUF	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0		1	6	16.7	0	0	0	13:52
9	Jesperi Kotkaniemi J. Kotkaniemi	4/8/2023	1	CAR	@	BUF	0	1	1	0	2	0	5	0.0	2	5	40.0	0	0	0	16:49
10	Jesperi Kotkaniemi J. Kotkaniemi	11/7/2023	4	CAR	vs	BUF	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	7	12	58.3	0	1	2	17:00
11	Jesperi Kotkaniemi J. Kotkaniemi	12/2/2023	1	CAR	vs	BUF	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	4	10	40.0	1	1	1	13:11
12	Jesperi Kotkaniemi J. Kotkaniemi	2/25/2024	0	CAR	@	BUF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		6	10	60.0	1	0	0	10:12
13	Jesperi Kotkaniemi J. Kotkaniemi	1/15/2025	0	CAR	@	BUF	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0.0	2	3	66.7	0	0	1	15:39
14	Jesperi Kotkaniemi J. Kotkaniemi	2/27/2025	0	CAR	vs	BUF	0	1	1	+1	5	0	4	0.0	2	3	66.7	1	0	1	11:53
15	Jesperi Kotkaniemi J. Kotkaniemi	11/8/2025	3	CAR	vs	BUF	1	1	2	+2	0	0	2	50.0	8	16	50.0	0	0	0	11:49
	Total		17				3	7	10	+3	11	1	28	10.7	64	135	47.4	5	2	9	205:56

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Team Leaders

32

Jarvis

53

Aho

+/-

+16

Nikishin

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.58

2nd

GA/GP

2.94

7th

PP%

24.6

5th

PK%

80.6

12th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	51	22	6	108	53
Penguins	41	22	16	98	33
Flyers	40	27	12	92	-2
Islanders	43	31	5	91	-1
Blue Jackets	39	28	12	90	-1
Capitals	40	30	9	89	12
Devils	40	36	3	83	-23
Rangers	33	37	9	75	-11

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/11	CAR	@	UTA	5:00 PM
Mon 4/13	CAR	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 4/14	CAR	@	NYI	7:00 PM

Last Game

Hurricanes

51 - 22 - 6

Final

Blackhawks

28 - 37 - 14

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

51

MacKinnon

50

Caufield

47

McDavid

Assists Leaders

86

McDavid

85

Kucherov

72

MacKinnon

Points Leaders

133

McDavid

128

Kucherov

123

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

395

Trenin

313

Sherwood

286

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

187

Dobson

185

McCabe

175

Seider

Wins Leaders

37

Vasilevskiy

36

Vejmelka

32

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.10

Wedgewood

2.32

Vasilevskiy

2.34

DeSmith

Save Percentage Leaders

.918

Wedgewood

.914

Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.73

3.58

3.57

Goals Against Rankings

2.48

2.69

2.80

Power Play Rankings

30.7

28.7

25.5

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.2

84.1

82.5

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

51-28

50-29

46-31

47-32

45-33

Worst Record ATS

27-52

28-49

30-49

30-48

31-48

31-47

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - z	51	16	10	112	93
Stars - x	46	20	12	104	48
Wild - x	45	21	12	102	36
Mammoth	41	30	6	88	31
Predators	37	31	10	84	-18
Jets	35	31	12	82	-12
Blues	33	33	12	78	-36
Blackhawks - e	28	36	14	70	-54
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	40	29	10	90	10
Golden Knights	36	26	16	88	8
Ducks	41	32	5	87	-19
Kings	32	26	19	83	-25
Sharks	37	33	7	81	-38
Kraken	32	34	11	75	-34
Flames - e	32	36	9	73	-45
Canucks - e	22	47	8	52	-95

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - x	49	23	8	106	44
Canadiens - x	47	22	10	104	29
Lightning - x	48	25	6	102	59
Bruins	43	26	10	96	18
Senators	42	27	10	94	28
Red Wings	41	29	9	91	-7
Panthers - e	37	38	4	78	-37
Maple Leafs - e	32	33	14	78	-39
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - y	50	22	6	106	48
Penguins - x	41	22	16	98	33
Flyers	40	27	12	92	-2
Islanders	43	31	5	91	-1
Blue Jackets	39	28	12	90	-1
Capitals	40	30	9	89	12
Devils - e	40	36	3	83	-23
Rangers - e	33	37	9	75	-11