Jesperi Kotkaniemi played his 400th career game ... was the third pick of the 2018 NHL draft by Montreal, just behind Andrei ...

The Carolina Hurricanes announced that forward Andrei Svechnikov will miss the remainder ... Teuvo Teravainen and even Jesperi Kotkaniemi for increased roles as they look to fill this hole.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi has matured since his Montreal ... dating back to his draft year when Carolina drafted Andrei Svechnikov one pick before him. To them, they saw a player with a high-end hockey ...

Particularly Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Kotkaniemi has been on and off Carolina’s second line during the past three seasons, at times thriving and other times struggling. It’s been much of the same ...

Kotkaniemi notched a power-play assist, six hits and two PIM in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Devils. Kotkaniemi set up Jackson Blake's go-ahead goal in the third period, which stood as the game-winner.