Ville Koivunen
Age 23 · born Jun 13, 2003Oulu, FIN6'0" (183 cm) · 186 lb (84 kg)Shoots leftDrafted 2021 R2 #51 by CAR
2026–27 by team
| Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK | ixG | G−ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 13:29 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 | −0.1 |
Player Puckigree
On the league chart →2026–27 · PIT
+0.5goals above replacement · 0.1 wins
EV off+0.3
EV def+0.3
PP−0.0
PK0.0
Finish0.0
Pen−0.1
Workload+0.1
By season
| Season | Team | GP | Goals | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | PIT | 8 | +0.2 | 0.0 |
| 2025–26 | PIT | 39 | +2.0 | 0.3 |
| 2026–27 | PIT | 9 | +0.5 | 0.1 |
Goals above a replacement-level player (someone outside a team’s regular rotation): how he did against an average player, plus credit for the workload a replacement would otherwise take. About 6.2 goals make one win. Hover a part for what it measures. How it’s built: How it works.
At 5-on-5
PIT · 96 min
xGF%59.9CF%51.4GF–GA9–4Rel xGF%+9.7OZ%79
Most common linemates
- Evgeni Malkin39 min55.1
- Tommy Novak34 min52.2
- Hendrix Lapierre34 min79.7
- Kris Letang33 min70.2
- Kaedan Korczak32 min62.4
- Declan Carlile30 min58.7
Game log
Average Imprint 0.74 over 9 games, best 3.2.
| Date | Team | Opponent | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PIM | TOI | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | PIT | vs FLA | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 13:26 | 1.3 |
| Oct 19 | PIT | @ UTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:17 | -0.5 |
| Oct 17 | PIT | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 13:00 | 1.3 |
| Oct 16 | PIT | @ COL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:46 | 0.1 |
| Oct 13 | PIT | @ CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 11:14 | 0.3 |
| Oct 9 | PIT | @ CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:13 | -0.1 |
| Oct 7 | PIT | @ WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 14:08 | 0.3 |
| Oct 5 | PIT | vs WPG | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 13:30 | 0.8 |
| Sep 30 | PIT | @ PHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 13:50 | 3.2 |
NHL career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | NHL | PIT | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | +3 |
| 2025–26 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 39 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -10 |
| 2024–25 | NHL | Pittsburgh Penguins | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
Other leagues
Junior, college, minor-league, European and international seasons from NHL records. Some seasons may be missing. Refreshed Oct 22.
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 (playoffs) | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | +4 |
| 2025–26 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 34 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 42 | +12 |
| 2024–25 (playoffs) | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 63 | 21 | 35 | 56 | 52 | +2 |
| 2023–24 (playoffs) | AHL | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023–24 (playoffs) | Liiga | Kärpät | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | +3 |
| 2023–24 | EHT | Finland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| 2023–24 | Liiga | Kärpät | 59 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 26 | +7 |
| 2022–23 (playoffs) | Liiga | Kärpät | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | AHL | Chicago Wolves | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| 2022–23 | WJC-20 | Finland U20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| 2022–23 | Liiga | Kärpät | 52 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 26 | +9 |
| 2021–22 (playoffs) | Liiga | Kärpät | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | WJC-20 | Finland U20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| 2021–22 | Liiga | Kärpät | 53 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 20 | -11 |
| 2020–21 (playoffs) | U20 SM-sarja | Kärpät U20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | WJC-18 | Finland U18 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | -2 |
| 2020–21 | U20 SM-sarja | Kärpät U20 | 38 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 16 | +29 |
| 2019–20 | WHC-17 | Finland U17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2019–20 | U18 SM-sarja | Kärpät U18 | 37 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 20 | — |
| 2018–19 (playoffs) | U16 SM-sarja | Kärpät U16 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 | — |
| 2018–19 | U16 SM-sarja | Kärpät U16 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 4 | — |
| 2015–16 | WSI U13 | Finland Selects U13 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | — |
Source: NHL.com data. Player status per the NHL player registry.