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Niko Kapanen

Position: C ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 5-9 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: April 29, 1978 in Hameenlinna, Finland
Draft: Dallas, 6th round (173rd overall), 1998 NHL Entry

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NHL Standard

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Scoring Stats Goals Assists Ice Time
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW EV SH PP S S% TOI ATOI
2001-02 23 DAL NHL 9 0 1 1 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.0 88 9:44
2002-03 24 DAL NHL 82 5 29 34 11 25 44 4 0 1 1 29 0 0 80 6.3 1201 14:39
2003-04 25 DAL NHL 67 1 5 6 2 -15 16 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 57 1.8 771 11:30
2005-06 27 DAL NHL 81 14 21 35 13 -10 36 7 5 2 4 13 0 8 97 14.4 1152 14:13
2006-07 28 TOT NHL 79 6 16 22 8 -23 28 4 2 0 1 11 0 5 79 7.6 979 12:24
2006-07 28 ATL NHL 60 4 9 13 5 -12 20 3 1 0 0 9 0 0 51 7.8 645 10:45
2006-07 28 PHX NHL 19 2 7 9 3 -11 8 1 1 0 1 2 0 5 28 7.1 334 17:36
2007-08 29 PHX NHL 79 10 18 28 10 -1 34 5 5 0 5 8 0 10 85 11.8 1091 13:49
Career NHL 397 36 90 126 43 -25 160 21 12 3 11 66 0 24 401 9.0 5282 13:18

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
2001-02 23 DAL NHL 9 0.00 0.11 0.11 0.03 0.22 0.33 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 -1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
2002-03 24 DAL NHL 82 0.06 0.35 0.41 0.13 0.54 0.98 6 32 38 12 49 1 33 10 25 0.8 2.3 3.1
2003-04 25 DAL NHL 67 0.01 0.07 0.09 0.03 0.24 0.85 1 6 7 2 9 1 34 11 -15 -1.3 0.4 -0.9
2005-06 27 DAL NHL 81 0.17 0.26 0.43 0.16 0.44 1.20 14 20 34 13 46 18 51 13 -10 1.4 1.1 2.4
2006-07 28 TOT NHL 79 0.08 0.20 0.28 0.10 0.35 1.00 6 16 22 8 40 14 50 1 -23 0.1 0.1 0.2
2006-07 28 ATL NHL 60 0.07 0.15 0.22 0.08 0.33 0.85 4 9 13 5 25 3 35 1 -12 -0.1 0.2 0.1
2006-07 28 PHX NHL 19 0.11 0.37 0.47 0.15 0.42 1.47 2 7 9 3 15 11 15 0 -11 0.2 -0.1 0.1
2007-08 29 PHX NHL 79 0.13 0.23 0.35 0.13 0.43 1.08 11 19 30 11 49 24 29 3 -1 1.0 1.3 2.3
Career NHL 397 0.09 0.23 0.32 0.11 0.40 1.01 38 94 132 46 195 59 199 38 -25 1.8 5.2 7.1

NHL Playoffs

Scoring Stats Goals Ice Time
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2002-03 24 DAL NHL 12 4 3 7 3 4 12 3 0 1 0 20 20.0 193 16:03
2003-04 25 DAL NHL 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 50.0 7 6:51
2005-06 27 DAL NHL 5 0 1 1 0 -2 10 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 74 14:52
Career NHL 18 5 4 9 4 2 22 4 0 1 0 27 18.5 274 15:13

Other Standard

Scoring Stats Goals Ice Time
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1993-94 15 HPK Hameenlinna U18 Fin-U18 31 17 33 50 34
1994-95 16 HPK Hameenlinna U18 Fin-U18 31 16 39 55 40
1994-95 16 HPK Hameenlinna Jr. Fin-Jr. 6 3 5 8 0
1995-96 17 HPK Hameenlinna U18 Fin-U18 10 6 6 12 8
1995-96 17 HPK Hameenlinna Jr. Fin-Jr. 26 15 22 37 34
1995-96 17 HPK Hameenlinna Finland 7 1 0 1 0
1995-96 17 Finland EJC-A 5 0 0 0 6
1996-97 18 HPK Hameenlinna Jr. Fin-Jr. 5 1 7 8 2
1996-97 18 HPK Hameenlinna Finland 41 6 9 15 12
1996-97 18 HPK Hameenlinna EuroHL 6 3 0 3 4
1996-97 18 Finland WC-A 6 4 4 8 0
1997-98 19 HPK Hameenlinna Jr. Fin-Jr. 2 1 1 2 0
1997-98 19 HPK Hameenlinna Finland 48 8 18 26 44
1997-98 19 Finland WC-A 7 2 5 7 2
1998-99 20 HPK Hameenlinna Jr. Fin-Jr. 5 3 1 4 0
1998-99 20 HPK Hameenlinna Finland 53 14 29 43 49
1999-00 21 HPK Hameenlinna Finland 53 20 28 48 38
1999-00 21 Finland WC-A 9 4 3 7 9 4 3 0 1 1
2000-01 22 TPS Turku Finland 56 11 22 33 20
2000-01 22 Finland WC-A 9 3 1 4 3 8 3 0 0 0
2001-02 23 Utah Grizzlies AHL 59 13 28 41 -3 40 8 2 3 2
2001-02 23 Finland WC-A 9 0 4 4 2 10 0 0 0 0
2003-04 25 Finland WC-A 7 3 2 5 3 14 3 0 0 0
2004-05 26 Finland W-Cup 6 1 2 3 0
2004-05 26 EV Zug Swiss 44 10 33 43 24
2004-05 26 Finland WC-A 7 1 4 5 1 8 1 0 0 1
2005-06 27 Finland Olympics 8 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 0 0
2006-07 28 Finland WC-A 9 0 7 7 2 6 0 0 0 0
2007-08 29 Finland WC-A 9 2 5 7 3 0 2 0 0 0
2008-09 30 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 53 12 19 31 22
2008-09 30 Finland WC-A 7 7 3 10 1 2 1 6 0 0
2009-10 31 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 54 12 15 27 44
2009-10 31 Finland Olympics 6 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010-11 32 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 53 7 31 38 24
2010-11 32 Finland WC-A 9 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 0
2011-12 33 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 54 12 27 39 24
2011-12 33 Finland WC-A 10 1 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 0
Career 1 Season AHL 59 13 28 41 -3 40 8 2 3 2
Career 1 Season EJC-A 5 0 0 0 6
Career 1 Season EuroHL 6 3 0 3 4
Career 5 Seasons Fin-Jr. 44 23 36 59 36
Career 3 Seasons Fin-U18 72 39 78 117 82
Career 6 Seasons Finland 258 60 106 166 163
Career 4 Seasons KHL 214 43 92 135 114
Career 2 Seasons Olympics 14 2 3 5 1 2 1 1 0 0
Career 1 Season Swiss 44 10 33 43 24
Career 1 Season W-Cup 6 1 2 3 0
Career 12 Seasons WC-A 98 29 40 69 28 58 15 7 1 2

Other Playoffs

Scoring Stats Goals Ice Time
Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1996-97 18 HPK Hameenlinna Jr. Fin-Jr. 2 0 1 1 2
1996-97 18 HPK Hameenlinna Finland 10 4 5 9 2
1996-97 18 HPK Hameenlinna EuroHL 1 0 0 0 0
1998-99 20 HPK Hameenlinna Jr. Fin-Jr. 1 0 2 2 0
1998-99 20 HPK Hameenlinna Finland 8 3 4 7 4
1999-00 21 HPK Hameenlinna Finland 8 1 9 10 4
2000-01 22 TPS Turku Finland 10 2 1 3 4
2001-02 23 Utah Grizzlies AHL 5 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 1
2004-05 26 EV Zug Swiss 9 2 5 7 35
2008-09 30 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 21 1 9 10 16
2009-10 31 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 22 8 9 17 6
2010-11 32 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 9 2 3 5 12
2011-12 33 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 12 2 4 6 2
Career 1 Season AHL 5 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 1
Career 1 Season EuroHL 1 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons Fin-Jr. 3 0 3 3 2
Career 4 Seasons Finland 36 10 19 29 14
Career 4 Seasons KHL 64 13 25 38 36
Career 1 Season Swiss 9 2 5 7 35

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 6 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6
Niko Kapanen 3.1 2.4 2.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.9
Bill Lindsay 87.5 2.6 2.2 1.7 0.1 -0.1 -0.5
Adam Creighton 80.8 3.0 2.9 2.0 0.2 0.0 -0.3
Jason Chimera 78.8 3.3 2.6 2.5 0.6 0.0 0.0
Percy Galbraith 78.5 3.1 1.9 1.4 -0.1 -0.4 -0.9
Bill Gardner 78.0 3.3 2.9 2.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.4
Rene Corbet 77.9 3.0 2.8 2.2 0.3 0.1 0.0
Pete Langelle 77.8 2.4 2.1 1.3 0.2
Bill Carse 77.3 2.2 2.0 1.4 0.1
Germain Gagnon 77.0 3.4 2.8 2.2 -0.1 -0.4
Louis Berlinguette 77.0 1.8 1.8 0.9 0.2 0.0 -0.6
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Niko Kapanen 3.1 2.4 2.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.9
Pete Langelle 77.8 2.4 2.1 1.3 0.2
Bill Carse 77.3 2.2 2.0 1.4 0.1
Germain Gagnon 77.0 3.4 2.8 2.2 -0.1 -0.4
Juraj Kolnik 77.0 2.9 2.8 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.0
Bob Miller 76.7 3.1 2.8 2.3 1.1 -0.3 -0.4
Gord Labossiere 75.2 3.2 1.9 1.9 0.5 0.0 -0.6
Larry Regan 73.2 3.0 2.8 2.2 0.9 0.1
Darren Helm 70.2 3.1 2.2 1.9 0.0 -0.2 -0.6
Reg Sinclair 70.1 3.9 2.8 2.2
Daniel Carcillo 70.0 2.9 2.5 1.2 0.4 0.2 -0.3 -0.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played
2002-03 NHL 82 (4)

Transactions

Transaction information may be incomplete.

June 9, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Zug (Swiss), June 9, 2004.

June 24, 2006: Traded to Atlanta by Dallas with Dallas' 7th round choice (Will O'Neill) in 2006 Entry Draft for Patrik Stefan and Jaroslav Modry, June 24, 2006.

February 27, 2007: Claimed on waivers by Phoenix from Atlanta, February 27, 2007.

June 9, 2008: Signed as a free agent by Kazan (KHL), June 9, 2008.

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