Ville Koivunen
Pittsburgh Penguins · #41 · Right wing · age 23 · 6'0" · 184 lb · shoots LBorn 🇫🇮 Oulu, FIN · Drafted 2021 · Rd 2 #19
TWO-WAY FORWARD0.42 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
5 points in 12 games — 218th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
23HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 48% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 23 lately — hotter than 48% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 23 · +12 over these 12 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
2 points and 1 goal in 5 games — right on his usual pace, 0.8× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Assists | 1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Points | 2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Shots | 4 | 5 | 8 | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Shooting % | 25.0% | 16.7% | 13.6% | ▲ 1.5× his usual |
| Plus/minus | 0 | +0.8 | −0.2 | −1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 14:38 | 13:59 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ MTL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 13:16 | 23 |
| Oct 29 | vs UTA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 16:43 | 23 |
| Oct 24 | vs NSH | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 16:28 | 35 |
| Oct 22 | vs FLA | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 13:26 | 25 |
| Oct 19 | @UTA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 13:17 | 13 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points218th of 424 forwards5leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals190th of 424 forwards2leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists188th of 424 forwards3leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots308th of 424 forwards12leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points222nd of 424 forwards0leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus94th of 424 forwards+2leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game246th of 424 forwards13:59leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: power-play points (0th), shots (20th).
■ Koivunen this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 34 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 7 in 2024–25.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | PIT | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.42 | +2 |
| 2025–26 · best | PIT | 39 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.18 | −10 |
| 2024–25 | PIT | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 | 0 |