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Kaapo Kahkonen

#36
G • Goaltender Positional / Butterfly Non-Reasonable Blue Jackets
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Goaltender Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: August 16, 1996
Age: 30 yrs
Height / Weight: 188 cm • 99 kg
Draft Pedigree: 2014 • #90 overall (3rd Round) by Capitals
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 99%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 2 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $900,000
Cap Percentage: 1%
Remaining Cap Hit: $683,077
Expiry Status: UFA 2028
Contract Structure: Two-Way
Roster Status: AHL Affiliate

Statistical Spotlight • AHL 2026-27 Campaign

AHL GP14
AHL W9
AHL GAA2.71
AHL SV%0.916
L5
OTL0
SO0
SAVES412
AHL QS%0%
GA38
MIN840
55G Pace35W

Skill DNA • Goalie Percentiles

PRO GOALTENDERS
Quickness & Reflexes 24th Pct
Backup / Depth
Rebound & Style Control 28th Pct
Backup / Depth
Net Coverage & Size 47th Pct
Reliable Tandem / Starter
Mobility & Recovery 36th Pct
Backup / Depth
Puck Play & Shootouts 23th Pct
Backup / Depth
Mental Poise & IQ 69th Pct
Reliable Tandem / Starter

Current Season Analytics

AHL SEASON
SV% Performance Regression Balanced Baseline
Season SV%: 0.916 (412 / 450 SA) Career: 0.918

Save percentage is tracking in close alignment with career established baseline.

Decisions Breakdown (W / L / OTL) 9W • 5L • 0OTL
Starts: 14 GS / 0 SO Bargain Value
0.64
Win Rate / GP
2.71
Goals Against Avg
29.4
Saves / GP
Workload & Netminder Minutes 840 MIN
Saves: 412 (92%) Goals Against: 38

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP127
W53
GAA2.68
SV%0.916
L43
OTL10
SO5
MIN6,766
SA3615
GA302
PS%78.6%
A1
Single-Season Peaks:
Wins 36 2022-23
Shutouts 4 2022-23
Best SV% 0.924 2024-25
Best GAA 2.46 2022-23
Most SA 1789 2022-23

59 pts

Career Stars (13-9-2)

48.9%

Career QS%

+2,976.1

Career GSAA

3,313

Career Saves Total

NHL Regular Season Goaltending Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA SV% SO MIN PS% A PIM
2022-23 WSH 64 60 36 16 7 1789 147 2.46 0.918 4 3,580 78.9% 0 12
2023-24 PHI 21 18 6 9 2 604 61 3.21 0.899 0 1,141 66.7% 1 0
2024-25 PHI 37 30 11 16 1 1127 86 2.76 0.924 1 1,868 83.3% 0 6
2025-26 PHI 5 1 0 2 0 95 8 2.71 0.916 0 177 0.0% 0 0
NHL CAREER TOTAL 127 109 53 43 10 3615 302 2.68 0.916 5 6,766 78.6% 1 18

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Goaltending

PLAYOFFS
Season Team GPGSWLOTLSAGAGAASV%SOMINPS%APIM
2022-23 WSH 2 2 0 2 0 55 8 4.00 0.855 0 120 0.0% 0 0

AHL Minor League Goaltending Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE
Season Team GPGSWLOTLSAGAGAASV%SOMINPS%APIM
2019-20 WSH 37 36 20 14 2 1188 95 2.70 0.920 0 2,108 62.5% 2 0
2020-21 WSH 46 44 22 19 2 1307 112 2.56 0.914 2 2,621 66.7% 2 2
2021-22 WSH 68 67 39 22 6 2070 165 2.47 0.920 2 4,004 77.8% 2 8
2026-27 CBJ 14 14 9 5 0 450 38 2.71 0.916 0 840 0.0% 0 0

AHL Calder Cup Playoff Goaltending

PLAYOFFS
Season Team GPGSWLOTLSAGAGAASV%SOMINPS%APIM
2020-21 WSH 5 5 1 4 0 151 18 3.61 0.881 0 299 0.0% 0 2
2021-22 WSH 14 14 7 6 1 413 38 2.49 0.908 3 914 0.0% 0 2
Total Remaining Contract
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2 yr(s) remaining • $900,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
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50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
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over 4 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Contract Signing UFA Market
06.09.2026 22:22
Kaapo Kahkonen signed with Blue Jackets for $900,000 for 2 year(s) / Signing Bonus of $2,000,000.
Official League Trade 07.07.2023 22:09
Flyers receives:
Jake Muzzin, Kaapo Kahkonen, 2nd BUF 2024
Capitals receives:
Sergei Bobrovsky
Contract Signing
15.06.2023 22:17
Kaapo Kahkonen signed with Capitals for 2 400 000 Kč for 3 year(s).
Contract Signing
20.03.2022 23:42
Kaapo Kahkonen signed with Capitals for 2 800 000 Kč for 1 year(s).
Contract Signing Entry Level Contract
18.07.2021 0:00
Kaapo Kahkonen signed with Capitals for $900,000 for 1 year(s) .
NHL Entry Draft
2014
Selected in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft (#90th overall, 3rd Round) by Capitals