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New Jersey Devils

Janne Kuokkanen

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2021-22 regular season
57
GP
6
G
11
A
17
P
64
SOG
9.4% SH
13:29
TOI/GP

C · NJD · NHL id 8479511

Janne Kuokkanen has played 57 games for the New Jersey Devils in 2021-22, scoring 6 goals and 11 assists (17 points) on 64 shots while averaging 13:29 a night (12:06 at even strength, 0:12 on the power play and 1:03 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Devils have controlled 49% of shot attempts with Kuokkanen on the ice (27-37 in goals, 53% offensive-zone starts). In the Devils' most recent game against CAR he was on L3 with Yegor Sharangovich and Dawson Mercer and off the power play; dropped to L3 (from L2) in the last game. He is shooting 9.4% this season against 10.2% across the 119 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 28 game vs CAR, detected from shift data

Power play
No PP unit
Penalty kill
PK1F
Pavel Zacha
Dropped to L3 (from L2) in the last gameLast 5: L4 · L2 · L2 · L2 · L3

Deployment timeline

2021-22 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 14 games, 14:30 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 9 line changes.

PPLine31▲3▼2▲3▼331▲2▼4▼2▲223▼0m3m7m10m13m17m20mMar 19Mar 23Mar 27Apr 2Apr 5Apr 9Apr 14Apr 18Apr 23Apr 26
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
14 games shown, 14:30 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2021-22 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE
Top speed30th3021.7 mph
Bursts 20+ mph41st4137
Hardest shot18th1878.8 mph
Offensive-zone time38th3841.1%
Distance skated51st51126.0 mi
High-danger SOG42nd4221
Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2021-22 · 109 attempts, 64 on goal, 6 goals

Shot map, OPP at NJD: 109 attempts, 64 on goal, 6 goals, 6.69 expected goals; best chance Janne Kuokkanen at 0.45 xG.

  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked
Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Puck luck

2021-22 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

02468-0.7goals below expected-0.3σOct 15Apr 28
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

Beyond the box score

2021-22 regular season · 54 of 57 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

MethodLeaders
+0.038
Season net
+0.43xG

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

MethodLeaders
Per 100 draws
−0.713
Season
−0.11G
12.5%16 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 0-9 · NZ 2-2 · DZ 0-3

MethodLeaders
Per 60
0.44
Attempts
5
0.008

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

MethodLeaders
Season
+0.36G
Per 60
+0.028
Drawn / taken
7 / 5minors

MethodLeaders
46.8%
46.4%
46.5%
Transition CF/60
3.5
Turnovers won/60
16.7
Turnovers lost/60
16.2

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
64 shots on goal, 6 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
R Circle19%11%0
R Point2%6%0
Low Slot28%23%4
High Slot5%9%0
L Point3%6%1
R Net Side6%4%0
L Circle14%12%0

Linemates

2021-22 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Kuokkanen

No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.

Game log

57 games in 2021-22, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Apr 28@ CARL 3-6000-200010%15:0912:53—2:16
Apr 26@ OTTOTL 4-5000032100%16:1315:11—1:02
Apr 24vs DETL 0-3000010100%16:3213:43—2:02
Apr 23vs CAROTL 2-3000-11000—15:1813:260:171:29
Apr 21vs BUFL 2-5011010000%11:2210:55—0:27
Apr 18@ VGKW 3-2000+10024—15:0613:48—0:38
Apr 16@ SEAOTL 3-4011+110100%18:1716:320:231:22
Apr 14@ COLL 1-300001000—13:3912:57—0:31
Apr 12@ ARIW 6-2011+11001—12:5511:15—1:40
Apr 9@ DALW 3-1000+10000—14:4511:49—2:50
Apr 7vs MTLL 4-7000-13020—14:5314:53——
Apr 5vs NYRL 1-300001010—13:4813:060:06—
Apr 3vs NYIL 3-4011+12000—17:2815:250:141:30
Apr 2vs FLAOTL 6-7112+14000—10:2110:03—0:18
Feb 7@ OTTL 1-4000-10002—12:4412:44——
Feb 1vs TORL 1-7000-220010%12:1311:05—1:08
Jan 31@ TORL 4-6011+11000—11:4210:14—1:28
Jan 29@ CARL 1-20110100033%12:059:430:092:13
Jan 27@ TBLL 2-3000010000%11:1911:19——
Jan 25vs DALL 1-500001010100%12:4612:05—0:41

Season splits by strength

2021-22 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations57769:0113:2965174246.7%46.4%344412294340%30.540.949%
Even strength57690:0012:0662865349.0%48.5%329359273742%28.733.252%
5v557687:1412:0362664949.1%48.5%328357273742%28.632.953%
Power play2211:070:306554.5%55.6%4410100%0.40.680%
Penalty kill4460:151:22117412.9%14.1%8421420%0.76.39%
5v42211:070:306554.5%55.6%4410100%0.40.680%
4v54460:151:22117412.9%14.1%8421420%0.76.39%
6v5, own net empty82:400:205183.3%83.3%31010%0.30.4—
5v6, opponent net empty124:300:231910.0%12.5%06010%0.40.4—

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2021-22NJD5761117-1010649.4%332213:29
2020-21NJD5081725-11146113.1%101914:46
2019-20NJD1000000—3012:04
2018-19CAR7000-2460.0%0310:55
2017-18CAR4000-3060.0%1111:04

On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.