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 Ranger's first line of Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, and Kaapo Kakko played a dominant all-around game that has not been seen from the top trio this season. The New York Rangers top line ...

After getting scratched out of the lineup for Team Finland’s 5-1 loss to Team USA, Kaapo Kakko came back with a vengeance on ...

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 ...

24-year-old forward Kaapo Kakko was a healthy scratch for the ... pushing him down to the third line with Eetu Luostarinen and Anton Lundell of the Florida Panthers. The Fins hope these tweaks ...

Kakko picked up an assist for Finland in a 4-3 overtime win over Sweden on Saturday at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal. Kakko was a healthy scratch in the Finn's 6-1 loss to the United States on ...

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 ...

Finland is switching things up on its fourth line Saturday against Sweden at the ... was called for two minor penalties and recorded one shot on goal. Kakko will skate alongside Erik Haula and ...

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 ...