RELEASE: Oilers claim Kasperi Kapanen off waivers
The Finnish winger had a goal in 10 appearances for the Blues this season & has 209 career points (85 goals) in 470 career NHL games with Toronto, Pittsburgh & St. Louis
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MONTREAL, QC – The Edmonton Oilers claimed forward Kasperi Kapanen off waivers on Tuesday afternoon from the St. Louis Blues.
A former first-round pick (22nd overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins at the 2014 NHL Draft, Kapanen has spent parts of the last three years with St, Louis, recording a goal over ten appearances this season with the Blues.
The 6-foot-1 winger from Kuopio, FIN produced six goals and 16 assists in 73 games during the 2023-24 campaign after being acquired off waivers the season prior by St. Louis, having spent the previous two-and-a-half seasons in Pittsburgh.
Kapanen recorded a career-high 20 goals and 44 points in 78 games during the 2018-19 campaign as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, where he spent the first four seasons of his career before being traded to the Penguins in August of 2020.
Kapanen has recorded 209 points (85 goals) in 470 career NHL games with Toronto, Pittsburgh and St. Louis.
