PITTSBURGH PENGUINSBorn in Finland#41 ·Right Wing

Ville Koivunen

ACTIVE

Last game:October 23, 2026(yesterday)1 PTS · 0G · 1AvsFlorida Panthers

Next match:October 25, 2026(overnight)vsNashville Predators

Ville Koivunen has played in the NHL since 2024–25 and currently plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins. He is 23 years old (born in 2003), is originally from Oulu, is 183 cm tall and weighs 84 kg. Koivunen has put up 19 points in 56 games, 3 goals and 16 assists, an average of 0.34 points per game. The best season so far is 2026–27 with 5 points in 9 games.

BirthplaceOulu, FINBorn2003 (23 years)Height183 cmWeight84 kgShootsLNHLSeason 3 in the NHL

DRAFT 2021: selected No. 51 in round 2 · Carolina HurricanesDEBUT March 30, 2025(1y ago)vsOttawa SenatorsCONTRACT $4,000,000/yr (≈ 3 303 404 kr/month, 39 640 852 kr/yr) · Through 2033–34

Coming soon

The 2026-2027 season9 gamesFollow the season night by night

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#184NHL F#153

Goals

NHL#255NHL F#219

Assists

NHL#118NHL F#86

Form

COLD

Latest 5 outings

Games played

82%

9 of 11

games

Point pace

47P

Projected full-season points at current pace

+/-

NHL#108NHL F#59

Ice time/game

13:29

NHL#564NHL F#285

Milestones

Recent

CareerFirst NHL goal10mo ago

Next up

Match season best: 2 goals

1 now · previous best 2

1left

Career25 career goals22 away

Show all milestones 10

Season

Match season best: 2 goals1 away

Match season best: 7 points2 away

Match season best: 7 assists3 away

30 goals this season29 away

Career

25 career goals22 away

50 career points31 away

100 NHL games44 away

50 career assists34 away

First NHL goal10mo ago

First NHL point1y ago

Compared with the NHL

About 61% of all forwards block more shots than Ville Koivunen.

2025-2026 · regular season · 476 NHL forwards with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

0.85

Bottom 9%Ville Koivunen scores points more often than 8% of NHL forwards (38 of 476)

Goals / 60 min

0.24

Bottom 7%Ville Koivunen scores goals more often than 6% of NHL forwards (28 of 476)

Assists / 60 min

0.60

Bottom 20%Ville Koivunen records assists more often than 20% of NHL forwards (93 of 476)

Shots / 60 min

4.35

Bottom 14%Ville Koivunen shoots more often than 13% of NHL forwards (61 of 476)

Hits / 60 min

0.60

Bottom 3%Ville Koivunen hits more often than 2% of NHL forwards (10 of 476)

Blocked shots / 60 min

1.69

Lower halfVille Koivunen blocks more shots than 39% of NHL forwards (186 of 476)

+/−

-10

Bottom 23%Ville Koivunen has a higher +/− than 21% of NHL forwards (99 of 476)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Ville Koivunen's whole career

Stats

Games played

Points

Points per game

0.34

Goals

Assists

+/-

-7

Season by season

Points Goals Assists Points per game Plus/minus Games

SeasonP/GP

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Teams player has played for

PITPittsburgh PenguinsCurrent

Seasons

2024–25 to 2026–27

Since MAR 30 · 3 seasons

PTS

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