Defence · #15

Sami Niku

Montréal Canadiens(traded during the season)

Age: 29
Shoots: Left
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 80 kg
Born: Haapavesi, FIN
Draft: 2015, round 7, #198 (WPG)

Career · 2017–18 to 2021–22

Games: 67
Goals: 2
Points: 16
TOI per game: 14:41
xGF% (5v5): 41.6%
Goals above expected: −0.4

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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.


Ben ChiarotD · WPG/MTL	274:44	35	42.0%	44.0%	46.8%
Andrew CoppC · WPG	206:32	47	38.6%	41.2%	50.9%
Nikolaj EhlersL · WPG	192:58	42	45.1%	37.4%	49.0%
Kyle ConnorL · WPG	184:14	50	39.1%	39.6%	43.7%
Mathieu PerreaultC · WPG/MTL	177:10	48	42.2%	39.7%	44.9%
Mark ScheifeleC · WPG	160:56	49	38.8%	39.8%	45.5%
Blake WheelerR · WPG	159:49	49	48.4%	36.8%	47.4%
Patrik LaineL · WPG	159:34	46	37.9%	39.8%	40.2%
Jack RoslovicC · WPG	147:37	42	36.3%	39.0%	47.8%
Mason AppletonC · WPG/SEA	136:42	33	41.5%	37.8%	51.9%
Adam LowryC · WPG	123:52	38	42.7%	40.7%	44.0%
Dmitry KulikovD · WPG	112:59	23	37.8%	42.9%	46.8%

Most frequent opponents

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


Nick BoninoC · NSH/SJS	31:52	6	48.0%
Roman JosiD · NSH	31:24	5	59.1%
Mattias EkholmD · NSH	30:33	5	41.6%
Yannick WeberD · NSH	24:05	4	48.6%
Rocco GrimaldiR · NSH	23:44	5	40.6%
Tomas NosekL · VGK/BOS	23:33	4	22.4%
Kyle TurrisC · NSH	23:13	4	62.8%
Viktor ArvidssonL · NSH/LAK	20:13	5	57.6%
Calle JarnkrokC · NSH/SEA	19:37	4	42.6%
Mikael GranlundC · NSH	19:26	4	43.8%
Jon MerrillD · VGK	18:31	3	29.1%
Shea TheodoreD · VGK	17:55	3	62.4%