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Sami Niku

D · FIN
+ 2 other teams
Status
Retired 4 yrs ago
Career
2019–2022 (3 yrs)
Age
30 (25 in 2022)
Vitals
6'1" · 176 lb
Drafted
2015 Rd 6 (#173) CLB

Career Regular Season

3 seasons (2019–2022)
Games 52
Goals 2
Assists 9
Points 11
+/- -1
P/GP 0.21
SHT% 7.4
PiM 22

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2019-20 CLB 11 0 0 0 0.00 +2 0 0 0 0 3 0.0% 4
2020-21 CLB / VGK 21 1 4 5 0.24 -2 12 0 0 0 6 16.7% 29
2021-22 TBL 20 1 5 6 0.30 -1 10 0 1 0 18 5.6% 18
CAREER 3 yrs 52 2 9 11 0.21 -1 22 0 1 0 -- 7.4% 51
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2017-18 WPG 1 1 0 1 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 50.0% 15:13
2018-19 WPG 30 1 3 4 0.13 0 2 0 0 0 5.3% 13:55
2019-20 WPG 17 0 5 5 0.29 -2 12 0 0 0 0.0% 16:10
2020-21 WPG 6 0 0 0 0.00 -3 8 0 0 0 0.0% 12:58
2021-22 MTL 13 0 6 6 0.46 +3 2 0 0 1 0.0% 15:17
Career NHL 67 2 14 16 0.24 -2 24 0 0 1 3.1% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2019-20 23 D CLB 61 41 97 75 66 64 81 57 25 50 48 61 25 46 46 60
2020-21 24 D VGK 73 43 80 75 66 69 61 61 25 63 47 66 25 48 48 62
2021-22 25 D TBL 69 41 76 75 66 66 48 58 24 60 45 63 25 49 49 59
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2019-20 23 D CLB 61 41 97 75 66 64 81 57 25 50 48 61 25 46 46 60
2020-21 24 D VGK +12 +2 −17 · · +5 −20 +4 · +13 −1 +5 · +2 +2 +2
2021-22 25 D TBL −4 −2 −4 · · −3 −13 −3 −1 −3 −2 −3 · +1 +1 −3
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2019-20 CLB $916,666 3 yr 1.1% 23 ELC Rookie
2020-21
Mar 5 2021
2020-21
to GOLDEN KNIGHTS
to BLUE JACKETS
2021-22
Aug 11 2021
2021-22
to LIGHTNING
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