Finnish center Jesperi Kotkaniemi of the Carolina Hurricanes has played 400 career NHL games. Why he believes his seventh season can be his best.

Carolina Hurricanes player Jesperi Kotkaniemi talks to the media on May 1, 2025, two days after he was hit in the eye by a New Jersey Devils’ player’s stick during their NHL playoff game.

The Carolina Hurricanes are in for an exciting summer, but one question looms over the roster: Jesperi Kotkaniemi ...

Carolina Hurricanes player Jesperi Kotkaniemi talks to the media on May 1, 2025, two days after he was hit in the eye by a New Jersey Devils’ player’s stick during their NHL playoff game.

Carolina Hurricanes center Jesperi Kotkaniemi (82) reacts after taking a stick to his face from New Jersey Devils center Dawson Mercer (91) in the second overtime, to set up the game winning power ...

Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Sebastian Aho Oct 21, 2021; Montreal ... the Ottawa Senators before beginning their opening-round playoff series against the Metropolitan Division rival New Jersey Devils. ...

The Carolina Hurricanes, Frederik Andersen (31), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (82), Seth Jarvis (24) and Martin Necas (88) celebrate their 3-2 overtime victory against the New Jersey Devils, clinching their ...

Finnish center Jesperi Kotkaniemi of the Carolina Hurricanes has played 400 career NHL games. Why he believes his seventh season can be his best.

From the ugly moment when it happened, everything else was a best-case scenario. The Hurricanes had settled affairs with the New Jersey Devils, and Kotkaniemi was cut and bruised but had otherwise ...

Carolina Hurricanes center Jesperi Kotkaniemi (82) reacts after taking a stick to his face from New Jersey Devils center Dawson Mercer (91) in the second overtime, to set up the game winning power ...

Carolina Hurricanes player Jesperi Kotkaniemi talks to the media on May 1, 2025, two days after he was hit in the eye by a New Jersey Devils’ player’s stick during their NHL playoff game.

Finnish center Jesperi Kotkaniemi of the Carolina Hurricanes has played 400 career NHL games. Why he believes his seventh season can be his best.