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Markus Niemelainen

No current NHL clubDJersey number #80

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 43 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 · 43 games incl. playoffs
PTS
0.02
G
0.00
A
0.02
SOG
0.67
PPP
0.00
HIT
3.09
BLK
0.77
PIM
0.18

Season totals

regular season
SeasonGPGAPP/GPSOGTOI
2022-23230000.001610:02
2021-22200110.051213:11

Last 10 · game log

DateOppSOGGAPPPHITBLKPIMTOI
Jan 7vs COL00002003:29
Jan 5vs NYI00002003:06
Dec 30@ SEA300002014:53
Dec 27@ CGY100012012:47
Dec 23vs VAN000020011:48
Dec 21@ DAL100041016:29
Dec 19@ NSH000040013:10
Dec 17vs ANA10001009:20
Nov 23@ NYI10002108:45
Nov 21@ NJD20002207:42

Finishing — goals above expected

open play, regular season
SeasonxGGGAxGPAtt
2022-230.60minus 0.6 goals above expected1522
2021-220.30minus 0.3 goals above expected1015

Production by strength

G-A-P, regular season
SeasonEven strengthPower playShorthanded
2022-230 goals, 0 assists, 0 points0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points0-0-0
2021-220 goals, 1 assist, 1 point0-0-00 goals, 0 assists, 0 points

Shot locations

22 attempts · 0 goals · 2022-23
Missed the net (6)Shot on goal (16)Goal (0)

No 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.