C · FLA · NHL id 8479316
Luke Kunin has played 62 games for the Florida Panthers in 2025-26, scoring 4 goals and 6 assists (10 points) on 49 shots while averaging 9:41 a night (8:34 at even strength, 0:03 on the power play and 1:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 70% of his 5v5 minutes with Cole Reinhardt and 61% with Vinnie Hinostroza over the last 10 games, and the Panthers have controlled 45% of shot attempts with Kunin on the ice (20-25 in goals, 57% offensive-zone starts). In the Panthers' most recent game against DET he was on L1 with Matthew Tkachuk and Cole Reinhardt and off the power play; moved up to L1 (from L4) in the last game. He is shooting 8.2% this season against 10.2% across the 506 games in our data.
Right now
From the Apr 15 game vs DET, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 18 games, 12:16 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 2 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
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
2025-26 · 102 attempts, 49 on goal, 4 goals
Shot map, OPP at FLA: 102 attempts, 49 on goal, 4 goals, 5.34 expected goals; best chance Luke Kunin at 0.41 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 62 GP · 10 points vs 10.5 expected
Last 20 games: +33. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 8.2%
- 100.0
- 50.0%
- G vs xG
- 4 / 5.0
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 3:36 a game, 3 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
Fantasy box score
- Games played62
- Goals4481st of 715
- Assists6573rd of 715
- Points10563rd of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal49549th of 715
- Hits123119th of 715
- Blocked shots47277th of 715
- Plus/minus−6472nd of 715
- Penalty minutes47125th of 715
- Faceoffs won219125th of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)45.1%628th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)45.9%595th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)47.2%488th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.2%487th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)44.3%600th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)43.4%656th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.34588th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.04319th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.17678th of 719
- Faceoff win %49.4%112th of 238
- Draw Equity /100−0.008113th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game9:41682nd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:03564th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %57.4%208th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.90660th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1000342nd of 719
- Goals above expected−1.0458th of 715
- Luck Meter−11476th of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed21.9487th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts66329th of 715
- Hardest shot83.3575th of 715
- Offensive-zone time38.1%665th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 62 of 62 games through the sequence engine
- −0.039
- Season net
- −0.34xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- −0.008
- Season
- −0.03G
- 49.4%443 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 53-64 · NZ 68-68 · DZ 98-92
- Per 60
- 0.34
- Attempts
- 3
- 0.018
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to L2 from L4Mar 21, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L3 from L4Oct 28, 2024 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Oct 25, 2022 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Oct 23, 2022 alerts →
How his goals happened
26 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 vs DET | Cycle | — | 1* | 47.3 | — | |
| Apr 15, 2026 vs DET | Cycle | — | 5* | 56.4 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2025 @ CAR | Rebound | loose | 0 | 43.3 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Nov 17, 2025 vs VAN | Rebound | — | 2* | 33.2 | rebound | |
| Jan 21, 2025 @ NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 61.5 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2024 @ VAN | Rebound | carry | 0 | 50.8 | 6-on-5, rebound | |
| Dec 21, 2024 @ EDM | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 65.1 | 1-on-0 | |
| Dec 10, 2024 @ CAR | Rebound | — | 0 | 5.8 | rebound | |
| Dec 10, 2024 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 26.2 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 30, 2024 @ SEA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 46.8 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 25, 2024 vs LAK | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 59.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 23, 2024 vs BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 30.8 | — | |
| Nov 18, 2024 vs DET | Rush | carry | 0 | 69.0 | — | |
| Oct 26, 2024 @ VGK | Rush | carry | 0 | 4.8 | — | |
| Oct 18, 2024 @ WPG | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 41.4 | — | |
| Apr 11, 2024 @ SEA | Deflection | — | 2* | 41.5 | deflection | |
| Apr 7, 2024 vs ARI | Cycle | — | 1 | 15.1 | — | |
| Mar 30, 2024 @ STL | Dump and chase | dump | 1 | 59.5 | — | |
| Feb 15, 2024 @ CGY | Rush | loose | 0 | 64.0 | — | |
| Feb 15, 2024 @ CGY | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 6.4 | — | |
| Jan 11, 2024 @ MTL | Rush | pass | 0 | 24.5 | — | |
| Nov 27, 2023 vs WSH | Cycle | — | 1 | 37.6 | one-timer | |
| Nov 16, 2023 vs STL | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 47.8 | — | |
| Nov 14, 2023 vs FLA | Cycle | — | 3 | 34.4 | — | |
| Nov 12, 2023 @ ANA | Rebound | pass | 0 | 9.2 | rebound | |
| Oct 29, 2023 @ WSH | Rebound | — | 0 | 4.8 | rebound |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Kunin
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Kunin apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Petry | D | 42 | 143:47 | 27% | 45.7% | 0% (0-9) | 48.0% 174:16 | 53.3% 393:19 |
| Niko Mikkola | D | 47 | 139:59 | 26% | 49.8% | 44% (4-5) | 47.2% 224:16 | 51.2% 677:40 |
| Gustav Forsling | D | 50 | 127:13 | 24% | 50.7% | 62% (8-5) | 41.7% 306:56 | 53.4% 790:41 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | C | 14 | 122:42 | 23% | 38.6% | 50% (7-7) | 50.0% 30:13 | 34.0% 45:38 |
| Jesper Boqvist | C | 23 | 120:46 | 23% | 50.0% | 38% (3-5) | 38.9% 56:23 | 50.0% 80:52 |
| Uvis Balinskis | D | 38 | 115:25 | 22% | 48.0% | 33% (2-4) | 46.9% 167:33 | 54.1% 421:00 |
| A.J. Greer | LW | 24 | 107:31 | 20% | 41.5% | 56% (5-4) | 50.0% 88:57 | 59.2% 129:43 |
| Noah Gregor | C | 18 | 106:11 | 20% | 52.0% | 44% (4-5) | 36.7% 41:10 | 44.9% 40:15 |
| Donovan Sebrango | D | 30 | 104:36 | 20% | 38.6% | 33% (5-10) | 44.4% 176:59 | 50.9% 333:08 |
| Cole Reinhardt | LW | 12 | 104:11 | 20% | 39.2% | 75% (9-3) | 41.9% 35:16 | 38.9% 47:26 |
| Seth Jones | D | 39 | 96:05 | 18% | 46.6% | 80% (4-1) | 43.1% 232:19 | 50.9% 557:21 |
| Aaron Ekblad | D | 42 | 86:57 | 16% | 50.6% | 50% (5-5) | 44.3% 260:49 | 53.4% 612:04 |
| Mike Benning | D | 17 | 74:25 | 14% | 34.3% | 43% (3-4) | 46.4% 118:49 | 55.8% 190:55 |
| Jack Studnicka | C | 14 | 72:11 | 14% | 45.7% | 20% (1-4) | 33.3% 25:06 | 58.3% 18:16 |
Game log
62 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 | vs DET | W 8-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27% | 18:32 | 16:27 | — | 2:05 |
| Apr 13 | vs NYR | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 43% | 14:51 | 12:52 | 0:04 | 1:06 |
| Apr 11 | @ TOR | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 50% | 14:52 | 14:52 | — | — |
| Apr 9 | @ OTT | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60% | 12:10 | 12:10 | — | — |
| Apr 7 | @ MTL | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20% | 11:00 | 10:51 | — | — |
| Apr 4 | @ PIT | L 4-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 12:38 | 12:38 | — | — |
| Apr 2 | vs BOS | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 38% | 10:47 | 10:47 | — | — |
| Mar 31 | vs OTT | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 57% | 11:04 | 9:48 | — | 1:16 |
| Mar 29 | @ NYR | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 44% | 9:41 | 9:41 | — | — |
| Mar 28 | @ NYI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 11:27 | 9:03 | — | 2:24 |
| Mar 26 | vs MIN | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45% | 14:37 | 13:13 | 0:24 | 1:00 |
| Mar 24 | vs SEA | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29% | 10:18 | 10:18 | — | — |
| Mar 20 | @ CGY | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46% | 13:36 | 9:52 | — | 3:39 |
| Mar 19 | @ EDM | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 11:24 | 11:22 | — | 0:02 |
| Mar 17 | @ VAN | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 64% | 10:32 | 9:11 | — | 1:21 |
| Mar 15 | @ SEA | L 2-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 63% | 10:43 | 9:29 | — | 1:14 |
| Mar 12 | vs CBJ | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44% | 12:36 | 10:40 | — | 1:56 |
| Mar 10 | vs DET | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20% | 11:10 | 9:13 | — | 1:57 |
| Feb 27 | vs BUF | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 86% | 6:43 | 6:43 | — | — |
| Feb 5 | @ TBL | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 64% | 12:13 | 8:59 | 0:19 | 2:55 |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 62 | 600:10 | 9:41 | 448 | 662 | 40.4% | 40.9% | 205 | 318 | 20 | 34 | 37% | 19.1 | 28.6 | 48% |
| Even strength | 62 | 531:28 | 8:34 | 433 | 528 | 45.1% | 45.9% | 196 | 245 | 20 | 25 | 44% | 17.7 | 19.8 | 58% |
| 5v5 | 62 | 531:01 | 8:34 | 433 | 528 | 45.1% | 45.9% | 196 | 245 | 20 | 25 | 44% | 17.7 | 19.8 | 57% |
| Power play | 14 | 3:19 | 0:14 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 37 | 62:17 | 1:41 | 10 | 127 | 7.3% | 8.7% | 7 | 71 | 0 | 8 | 0% | 0.8 | 8.3 | 2% |
| 5v4 | 14 | 3:19 | 0:14 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.1 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 4v5 | 37 | 58:29 | 1:35 | 10 | 111 | 8.3% | 10.1% | 7 | 59 | 0 | 7 | 0% | 0.8 | 6.1 | 3% |
| 3v5 | 3 | 2:41 | 0:54 | 0 | 13 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0% |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 8 | 3:01 | 0:23 | 1 | 7 | 12.5% | 14.3% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.5 | 0.5 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | FLA | 62 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 47 | 49 | 8.2% | 123 | 47 | 9:41 |
| 2024-25 | CBJ, SJS | 75 | 11 | 7 | 18 | -28 | 55 | 112 | 9.8% | 187 | 77 | 14:41 |
| 2023-24 | SJS | 77 | 11 | 7 | 18 | -30 | 83 | 98 | 11.2% | 165 | 60 | 15:44 |
| 2022-23 | SJS | 31 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 42 | 58 | 8.6% | 63 | 27 | 15:26 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | NSH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 0.0% | 16 | 1 | 13:13 |
| 2021-22 | NSH | 82 | 13 | 9 | 22 | -11 | 99 | 125 | 10.4% | 223 | 51 | 13:50 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | NSH | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 13 | 15.4% | 28 | 5 | 17:04 |
| 2020-21 | NSH | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | +3 | 13 | 71 | 14.1% | 84 | 20 | 13:59 |
| 2019-20 | MIN | 63 | 15 | 16 | 31 | -10 | 55 | 128 | 11.7% | 64 | 54 | 15:28 |
| 2018-19 | MIN | 49 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 27 | 88 | 6.8% | 67 | 34 | 15:53 |
| 2017-18 | MIN | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 13 | 32 | 6.3% | 34 | 8 | 12:59 |
Luke Kunin news
- Luke Kunin News: Three-point effort WednesdayRotoWire
- Panthers' Luke Kunin: Three-point effort WednesdayCBS Sports
- Luke Kunin News: Garners helper in shootout lossRotoWire
- Panthers' Luke Kunin: Garners helper in shootout lossCBS Sports
- Luke Kunin News: Summoned from AHLRotoWire
- Panthers Recall Luke KuninPro Hockey Rumors
- Panthers' Luke Kunin: Summoned from AHLCBS Sports
- Panthers make unfortunate roster move involving Luke KuninSunrise Hockey Insider
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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.