Defence · #6

Sami Salo

Vancouver Canucks

Tampa Bay Lightning(traded during the season)

Age: 52
Shoots: Right
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 98 kg
Born: Turku, FIN
Draft: 1996, round 9, #239 (OTT)

Career · 2009–10 to 2013–14

Games: 281
Goals: 27
Points: 94
TOI per game: 20:01
xGF% (5v5): 48.8%
Goals above expected: +7.7

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Linemates through the season

Coaches reshuffle lines constantly. The river shows who this player spent 5-on-5 time with, game by game.

Linemates through the season

Each band is a linemate's share of this player's 5-on-5 time in each game; thicker means more time together. Click a band or a name for that pairing.

Most common linemates

With and without each other: the share of 5-on-5 expected goals together, and for each player apart.


Victor HedmanD · TBL	1109:35	104	52.2%	53.9%	52.1%
Alexander EdlerD · VAN	696:17	70	47.4%	47.1%	44.6%
Martin St. LouisR · TBL	507:30	97	48.3%	52.7%	49.1%
Henrik SedinC · VAN	468:46	96	51.4%	43.1%	53.0%
Alexandre BurrowsR · VAN	463:58	95	50.6%	43.6%	53.6%
Daniel SedinL · VAN	427:01	86	54.3%	42.3%	55.7%
Alex KillornL · TBL	412:35	106	53.6%	50.0%	50.5%
Teddy PurcellL · LAK/TBL	411:29	115	56.4%	49.1%	49.2%
Steven StamkosC · TBL	392:51	78	47.9%	49.6%	52.9%
Ryan KeslerC · VAN	387:45	91	51.2%	43.5%	53.9%
Nate ThompsonC · TBL	364:14	112	44.9%	53.1%	50.6%
Ondrej PalatL · TBL	332:15	84	52.3%	54.0%	48.5%

Most frequent opponents

The players this one faced most at 5-on-5 (5+ minutes), and who won the matchup.


Marc MethotD · CBJ/OTT	70:10	12	27.1%
Jay BouwmeesterD · CGY/STL	65:03	11	53.1%
Rick NashL · CBJ/NYR	62:42	9	54.2%
Olli JokinenC · CGY/WPG	61:40	15	50.6%
Jarome IginlaR · CGY/PIT/BOS	57:04	13	35.8%
Brian CampbellD · CHI/FLA	54:29	9	65.7%
Niklas KronwallD · DET	54:08	10	67.1%
Kyle QuinceyD · COL/DET	53:37	10	66.4%
Ryan SuterD · NSH/MIN	52:10	8	40.3%
Erik KarlssonD · OTT	51:46	8	46.5%
Alex OvechkinL · WSH	51:16	7	43.8%
Erik JohnsonD · STL/COL	50:58	8	53.4%