The Boston Bruins are hoping to be a playoff team this season and one analyst urges them to acquire a star centerman.

Kotkaniemi finished the regular season at 12 goals, 21 assists, 115 shots on net, 66 hits, 50 PIM and a plus-9 rating across 78 appearances.

Carolina took the early lead with Gostisbehere netting the first first-period goal of the series. Jesperi Kotkaniemi, who assisted on the goal with Eric Robinson, screened Thompson on the shot ...

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.

Jacob Slavin's goal 3:06 into overtime gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 victory over the host Washington Capitals on Tuesday in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoffs second-round matchup.

Kotkaniemi recorded 12 goals and 21 assists for 33 points in 78 games. In return, Carolina would acquire Zibanejad, who also has four years left on his eight-year, $68 million deal.

Drake Batherson scored the tying and go-ahead goals in the third period and the Ottawa Senators tuned up for the playoffs with a 7-5 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night in the ...

Kotkaniemi is just 24 years old and is under contract for the next five seasons. He is at a cost of $4.82 million per year, which is manageable considering his age and the length of the contract.

But it’s especially in the playoffs that the former Canadiens player has tended to disappear over the past two years. Kotkaniemi has NO goals in his last 23 playoff games… and only five ...

Kotkaniemi has tallied 23 points (11g, 12a) in 59 games with Carolina in the 2021-22 season. His 11 goals are tied for his single-season career high. SUGGEST A CORRECTION 1 Tags: Carolina ...

So those are all things we’ll have to figure out if ‘Chatty’ is unavailable.” Kotkaniemi has three assists in 11 playoff games and has scored one goal since February 1.