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Luke Kunin

Position	Right Wing / Center	Current Team	Florida Panthers
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	1 year ($775.0K CapHit)
Height	6'0"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	197	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	28
Age (DOB)	28 (Dec 4, 1997)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2016, Round 1, Overall 15 (MIN)

News and Opinions

Red Wings-Panthers Tweetcap: Florida embarrasses Detroit in game 82 at The Malik Report (Wed Apr 15, 2026)
SJHN Daily: Thornton Gets HHOF Ring, Vlasic Skating at Sharks Ice, Kunin & San Jose Talked Extension at San Jose Hockey Now (Sun Nov 9, 2025)
New Depth Panthers Players Hoping To Help Continue Success at Yahoo Sports NHL (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
NHL News: Matthew Tkachuk and NHL World Cup of Hockey at NHL Rumors (Sat Aug 23, 2025)
Florida Signs Luke Kunin To Anchor Bottom-Six at The Rat Trick (Fri Aug 22, 2025)
Panthers ink Luke Kunin to a one-year deal at Litter Box Cats (Fri Aug 22, 2025)
Florida Panthers sign forward Luke Kunin to one-year deal at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Aug 22, 2025)
3 PTO Candidates the Canadiens Should Consider at The Hockey Writers (Sat Aug 2, 2025)
Blue Jackets season in review, Luke Kunin will probably be quickly forgotten at Union Blue (Wed Apr 30, 2025)

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2009-10	QC Int PW	St. Louis Jr. Blues	5	2	7	9
2012-13	T1EHL U16	St. Louis AAA Blues U16	34	30	38	68		18
2013-14	USHL	USNTDP	32	11	12	23		27
2013-14	U-17	USNTDP	20	9	7	16		8
2014-15	U-18	USNTDP	41	17	11	28		22
2014-15	USHL	USNTDP	20	10	4	14	+9	12	55	1,820.0
2015-16	NCAA	Univ. of Wisconsin	34	19	13	32	-9	34
2016-17	NCAA	Univ. of Wisconsin	35	22	16	38	-2	30
2016-17	AHL	Iowa Wild	12	5	3	8	+2	16
2016-17	WJC-20	USA U20	7	2	2	4	+3	25
2017-18	AHL	Iowa Wild	36	10	9	19	-6	34
2017-18	NHL	Minnesota Wild	19	2	2	4	-3	13	32	6.2	12:59
2018-19	NHL	Minnesota Wild	49	6	11	17	-9	27	88	6.8	15:53
2018-19	WC	USA	3	0	0	0
2018-19	AHL	Iowa Wild	28	12	8	20	+2	30				11	6	2	8	+1	18
2019-20	NHL	Minnesota Wild	63	15	16	31	-10	55	128	11.7	15:28	4	2		2		2	6	33.3	14:30
2020-21	NHL	Nashville Predators	38	10	9	19	+3	13	71	14.1	13:59	6	2		2	+1	2	13	15.4	17:04
2021-22	NHL	Nashville Predators	82	13	9	22	-11	99	125	10.4	13:50	4		1	1	-2	4	2	0.0	13:13
2022-23	NHL	San Jose Sharks	31	5	8	13	-9	42	58	8.6	15:26
2023-24	NHL	San Jose Sharks	77	11	7	18	-30	83	98	11.2	15:44
2024-25	NHL	San Jose Sharks	63	11	7	18	-24	46	95	11.6	15:15
2024-25	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	12	0	0	0	-4	9	17	0.0	11:46
2025-26	NHL	Florida Panthers	62	4	6	10	-6	47	49	8.2	9:41
2025-26	AHL	Charlotte Checkers	1	0	2	2	+1
NHL Career			496	77	75	152	-103	434	761	10.1	14:14	14	4	1	5	-1	8	21	19.0	15:14

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2017-18	MIN	19	221:57	-1.59	-1.22	-0.99	-1.04	0.08	-2.00	-	1.75
2018-19	MIN	49	604:10	-0.43	-0.38	-0.41	0.04	0.21	-1.55	-	-1.52
2019-20	MIN	63	767:41	0.57	0.11	0.49	0.45	-0.28	-0.86	-	-0.41
2020-21	NSH	38	475:21	1.58	0.00	2.14	1.02	-0.91	-1.24	-	0.47
2021-22	NSH	82	944:59	-0.76	-1.36	0.60	0.32	-0.09	-0.70	-0.14	-0.54
2022-23	SJS	31	356:05	-0.95	-0.55	-0.78	-0.74	-0.31	2.03	0.36	0.70
2023-24	SJS	77	954:46	-1.52	-1.56	-0.32	-0.75	-0.23	0.48	-0.85	1.72
2024-25	CBJ, SJS	75	891:26	-0.89	-1.42	0.61	-0.38	1.32	2.78	-0.35	0.29
2025-26	FLA	62	524:42	-1.08	-0.83	-0.77	-0.61	1.44	-0.67	0.28	0.32

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2017-18	MIN	19	221:57	-0.07	-2.07	-0.79	-0.38	-0.64	-0.34	-
2018-19	MIN	49	604:10	0.17	-0.58	0.31	-1.26	0.20	2.31	44.0
2019-20	MIN	63	767:41	0.17	-1.26	0.08	-1.09	-0.44	1.41	44.5
2020-21	NSH	38	475:21	0.21	-1.39	-1.65	-1.55	-0.59	2.26	-
2021-22	NSH	82	944:59	-0.22	-1.01	-1.01	-1.89	-1.02	2.01	44.0
2022-23	SJS	31	356:05	-0.40	-0.33	0.65	-1.64	-0.85	1.51	-
2023-24	SJS	77	954:46	0.07	-0.84	0.77	-1.61	-0.82	1.89	45.6
2024-25	CBJ, SJS	75	891:26	-0.23	-1.30	0.54	-2.48	-1.64	1.93	47.0
2025-26	FLA	62	524:42	-1.98	-1.81	-0.63	-1.57	-1.78	-0.09	49.4

See About Skater Archetypes for more information about skater archetypes.

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2017-18	MIN	19	221:57	0.27	0.27	0.54	0.57	-0.30	3.23	6.79	-3.56	0.00	5.13
2018-19	MIN	49	604:10	0.60	0.99	1.59	0.60	-0.00	8.00	8.01	-0.01	0.95	5.71
2019-20	MIN	63	767:41	0.94	0.94	1.88	0.82	0.12	11.76	10.25	1.51	2.01	5.37
2020-21	NSH	38	475:21	1.26	1.14	2.40	0.89	0.37	14.93	10.50	4.43	1.08	3.23
2021-22	NSH	82	944:59	0.83	0.44	1.27	0.75	0.08	12.04	10.94	1.10	2.65	5.96
2022-23	SJS	31	356:05	0.51	0.67	1.18	0.76	-0.25	6.52	9.75	-3.23	7.81	6.25
2023-24	SJS	77	954:46	0.50	0.19	0.69	0.64	-0.14	9.88	12.64	-2.76	4.88	7.32
2024-25	CBJ	12	119:03	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.83	-0.83	0.00	9.71	-9.71	4.76	14.29
2024-25	SJS	63	772:23	0.78	0.47	1.24	0.76	0.01	12.66	12.44	0.21	7.02	10.53
2024-25	CBJ, SJS	75	891:26	0.67	0.40	1.08	0.77	-0.10	10.42	11.96	-1.54	6.67	11.11
2025-26	FLA	62	524:42	0.46	0.69	1.14	0.62	-0.17	8.89	12.10	-3.21	1.59	12.70

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2017-18	MIN	19	221:57	37.04	0.81	1.53	39.74	1.89	1.96	30.00	43.88	-0.66	-0.05	-8.33
2018-19	MIN	49	604:10	43.99	2.78	2.42	45.48	3.08	2.34	47.46	50.78	0.07	0.36	-3.35
2019-20	MIN	63	767:41	39.39	2.58	2.17	45.25	2.81	2.18	47.83	49.89	-0.17	0.16	-3.73
2020-21	NSH	38	475:21	39.89	3.03	2.30	45.44	2.02	2.51	60.00	47.83	-0.00	0.34	-3.69
2021-22	NSH	82	944:59	37.46	2.16	2.20	46.16	2.86	2.74	43.04	44.48	-0.29	0.45	-7.57
2022-23	SJS	31	356:05	36.90	2.02	2.09	44.99	3.20	2.59	38.71	44.64	-0.58	0.13	-7.34
2023-24	SJS	77	954:46	33.37	1.26	1.83	52.79	2.89	3.18	30.30	36.50	-0.29	0.35	-6.40
2024-25	CBJ	12	119:03	41.33	0.50	2.43	39.31	2.52	2.01	16.67	54.67	-0.43	-0.61	2.51
2024-25	SJS	63	772:23	31.77	1.94	1.87	51.74	3.50	2.87	35.71	39.50	-0.41	0.08	-5.53
2024-25	CBJ, SJS	75	891:26	33.05	1.75	1.95	50.08	3.37	2.75	34.21	41.41	-0.44	-0.01	-4.94
2025-26	FLA	62	524:42	33.73	2.29	2.16	40.48	2.86	2.37	44.44	47.67	-0.54	-0.33	-2.31

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating			Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

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Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in pink. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.

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Skating data is from NHL Edge
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