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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Plus, Beniers now has 13 goals on the season, nine (six even-strength) since Kakko joined his line, and Schwartz has scored 10 goals (nine even-strength) since the trade. His new coach ...

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 ...