Luke Kunin
- · C · #71- HT
- 6'0"
- WT
- 197 lb
- Age
- 28
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Chesterfield, USA
- Draft
- 2016 MIN · R1 #15
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 40 GP tracked · 7h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 535 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luke Kunin | 53 | Depth Forward | 10 P · 62 GP | - | $0.92M | - | this player |
 Juho Lammikko | 55 | Depth Forward | 2 P · 24 GP | - | $1.16M | - | 93% |
 Martin Pospisil | 54 | Wrecking Ball | 3 P · 22 GP | $1.00M | $1.03M | C+$0.0M | 93% |
 Joshua Dunne | 55 | Depth Forward | 4 P · 34 GP | $0.78M | $1.16M | C+$0.4M | 91% |
 Matt Rempe | 53 | Wrecking Ball | 1 P · 26 GP | $0.97M | $0.92M | C−$0.1M | 91% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Cole Reinhardt · 4 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Luke’s goals
Creates for
goals Luke assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ NYI
0P
0G 0A
@ NYI 03-28
0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:27 TOI
@ NYR
0P
0G 0A
@ NYR 03-29
0G 0A · 0 shots · 9:41 TOI
vs OTT
0P
0G 0A
vs OTT 03-31
0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:04 TOI
vs BOS
0P
0G 0A
vs BOS 04-02
0G 0A · 0 shots · 10:47 TOI
@ PIT
0P
0G 0A
@ PIT 04-04
0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:38 TOI
@ MTL
1P
0G 1A
@ MTL 04-07
0G 1A · 0 shots · 11:00 TOI
@ OTT
0P
0G 0A
@ OTT 04-09
0G 0A · 1 shots · 12:10 TOI
@ TOR
0P
0G 0A
@ TOR 04-11
0G 0A · 0 shots · 14:52 TOI
vs NYR
1P
0G 1A
vs NYR 04-13
0G 1A · 0 shots · 14:51 TOI
vs DET
3P
2G 1A
vs DET 04-15
2G 1A · 5 shots · 18:32 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 1 of 4 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 9 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 48 blocks · 0 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | Minnesota Wild | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 |
| 2018-19 | Minnesota Wild | 49 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -9 |
| 2019-20 | Minnesota Wild | 63 | 15 | 16 | 31 | -10 |
| 2020-21 | Nashville Predators | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3 |
| 2021-22 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 13 | 9 | 22 | -11 |
| 2022-23 | San Jose Sharks | 31 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -9 |
| 2023-24 | San Jose Sharks | 77 | 11 | 7 | 18 | -30 |
| 2024-25 | San Jose Sharks | 63 | 11 | 7 | 18 | -24 |
| 2024-25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| 2025-26 | Florida Panthers | 62 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -6 |
| Career | 5 teams | 496 | 77 | 75 | 152 | -103 |