That may have relegated Kakko to the third line for most of his NHL career, but some of those units have been of great importance to the Rangers. The current line of Kakko, Filip Chytil and Will ...

The Finnish forward was playing on the third line and not receiving regular power play minutes. On Dec. 15, Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette made Kakko a healthy scratch, and then Kakko was ...

Top-line wingers don't make nearly $7.5 million for that performance. So, what gives? The metrics under the hood tell a curious story centered on one basic fact: Kakko and his linemates are on a ...

Since being traded to Seattle, Kaapo Kakko has tallied 15 points in 19 games. The success he's since with his new team has ...

Kaapo Kakko’s role has dramatically increased since the New York Rangers traded him to the Seattle Kraken. After serving a third-line role in New York while even getting scratched on a few ...

Kakko has meshed well with Schwartz and Matty Beniers in a top-line role for the Kraken, earning 13 points over 14 outings since being acquired from the Rangers. For the season, the 23-year-old ...

Kakko is seeing time on the first line and top power-play unit as Seattle gives the second overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft every chance to break out, and he's responded with a goal and three ...

He struck twice in 1:40. Part of that is opportunity. Kakko was on the third line in New York and saw infrequent power-play chances. Now he’s playing with the Kraken’s longtime top center in ...

But just 11 seconds after the Kakko score, Avalanche first-line Valeri Nichushkin knotted the score. From there, Kakko and linemate Matty Beniers and Jaden Schwartz looked to be more in sync each ...