Sami Niku
Among defencemen · 508 ranked
Production
Style & role
Percentile against 508 defencemen, 2025-26. Shrunk rate is the per-game rate the rank was computed from, pulled toward the league mean by sample size so a short career does not read as an elite one — so it sits closer to average than the rate actually recorded. This skater’s sample is 13 games. Further right means more, not better: hits, blocks and penalty minutes describe a role, not quality.
Observed rates
per game · recency-weighted, not shrunk · 13 games incl. playoffs- PTS
- 0.46
- G
- 0.00
- A
- 0.46
- SOG
- 1.08
- PPP
- 0.08
- HIT
- 0.46
- BLK
- 1.31
- PIM
- 0.15
Season totals
regular season| Season | GP | G | A | P | P/GP | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.46 | 14 | 15:17 |
Last 10 · game log
| Date | Opp | SOG | G | A | PPP | HIT | BLK | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12 | @ BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:33 |
| Jan 1 | @ FLA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:40 |
| Dec 30 | @ CAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:07 |
| Dec 28 | @ TBL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:59 |
| Nov 29 | vs VAN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16:21 |
| Nov 27 | @ PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:50 |
| Nov 26 | @ BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12:57 |
| Nov 24 | @ WSH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:25 |
| Nov 2 | vs DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 |
| Oct 30 | @ LAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:57 |
Finishing — goals above expected
open play, regular season| Season | xG | G | GAx | GP | Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 0.5 | 0 | minus 0.5 goals above expected | 9 | 17 |
Production by strength
G-A-P, regular season| Season | Even strength | Power play | Shorthanded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 0 goals, 5 assists, 5 points | 0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point | 0-0-0 |
Shot locations
17 attempts · 0 goals · 2021-22No modeled markets for this player. The stats above are this player's full record.
Per-game rates are recency-weighted over this player's game log. Expected goals come from the xG model over open-play unblocked attempts; totals are not directly comparable across seasons. Every number on this page was worked out overnight and is only read here, never recalculated while you wait.