Defence · #29

Anssi Salmela

Atlanta Thrashers

New Jersey Devils(traded during the season)

Age: 42
Shoots: Left
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 91 kg
Born: Nokia, FIN
Draft: Undrafted

Career · 2009–10 to 2010–11

Games: 57
Goals: 2
Points: 10
TOI per game: 16:56
xGF% (5v5): 47.1%
Goals above expected: −0.7

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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.


Andy GreeneD · NJD	490:38	45	46.9%	48.1%	54.6%
Ilya KovalchukL · ATL/NJD	263:08	46	46.0%	47.8%	49.4%
Patrik EliasC · NJD	218:25	46	52.5%	44.9%	57.8%
Travis ZajacC · NJD	216:01	45	52.3%	44.9%	50.1%
Brian RolstonR · NJD	206:41	43	51.4%	44.0%	55.5%
Dainius ZubrusC · NJD	206:05	42	54.7%	45.4%	54.9%
Nick PalmieriR · NJD	174:37	37	48.0%	46.6%	51.9%
David ClarksonR · NJD	155:42	46	40.4%	49.2%	59.1%
Mattias TedenbyR · NJD	128:48	39	45.1%	45.6%	55.7%
Rod PelleyC · NJD	121:36	39	40.0%	49.5%	53.5%
Jason ArnottC · NSH/NJD	96:01	27	43.8%	48.9%	52.7%
Vladimir ZharkovR · NJD	93:02	32	47.7%	51.0%	56.7%

Most frequent opponents

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


Radek DvorakR · FLA/ATL	34:40	6	32.4%
Dennis WidemanD · FLA/WSH	31:11	5	49.9%
Toby EnstromD · ATL	28:54	4	46.6%
Tim GleasonD · CAR	26:23	4	55.7%
Zach BogosianD · ATL	26:19	3	42.1%
Jason GarrisonD · FLA	24:46	4	56.6%
Mike WeaverD · STL/FLA	24:44	4	57.1%
PA ParenteauR · NYI	24:20	4	56.4%
Andrew LaddL · ATL	24:16	4	67.5%
John TavaresC · NYI	23:55	4	65.3%
Jack HillenD · NYI	23:37	4	60.1%
Paul MartinD · NJD/PIT	23:32	3	63.5%