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Niko Kapanen

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-9    Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: April 29, 1978 in Hameenlinna, Finland

Drafted by the Dallas Stars in the 6th round (173rd overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

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

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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

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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 4 12 3 0 1 0 20 20.0 193 16:03
2003-04 25 DAL NHL 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 50.0 7 6:51
2005-06 27 DAL NHL 5 0 1 1 -2 10 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 74 14:52
Career NHL 18 5 4 9 2 22 4 0 1 0 27 18.5 274 15:13

Other Standard

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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 14
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 8
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 6
2007-08 29 Finland WC-A 9 2 5 7 3 0 2 0 0 0
2008-09 30 Ak Bars Kazan Rus-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 Rus-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 Rus-KHL 53 7 31 38 24
2010-11 32 Finland WC-A 9 2 1 3 3 2 1 1 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 2 Seasons Olympics 14 2 3 5 1 2 1 1 0 0
Career 3 Seasons Rus-KHL 160 31 65 96 90
Career 1 Season Swiss 44 10 33 43 24
Career 1 Season W-Cup 6 1 2 3 0
Career 11 Seasons WC-A 88 28 39 67 21 56 10 7 1 1

Other Playoffs

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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 Rus-KHL 21 1 9 10 16
2009-10 31 Ak Bars Kazan Rus-KHL 22 8 9 17 6
2010-11 32 Ak Bars Kazan Rus-KHL 9 2 3 5 12
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 3 Seasons Rus-KHL 52 11 21 32 34
Career 1 Season Swiss 9 2 5 7 35

Similarity Scores

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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
Nick Foligno 78.5 3.1 2.7 2.6 0.8
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
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
Niko Kapanen 3.1 2.4 2.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.9
Nick Foligno 78.5 3.1 2.7 2.6 0.8
Pete Langelle 77.8 2.4 2.1 1.3 0.2
Bill Carse 77.3 2.2 2.0 1.4 0.1
Juraj Kolnik 77.0 2.9 2.8 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.0
Germain Gagnon 77.0 3.4 2.8 2.2 -0.1 -0.4
Joel Ward 76.9 3.4 2.8 1.9 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
Reg Sinclair 70.1 3.9 2.8 2.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

2002-03 NHL 82 (4)

Transactions

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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 (Russia-KHL), June 9, 2008.

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