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Saku Koivu

Position: C ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: November 23, 1974 in Turku, Finland
Draft: Montreal, 1st round (21st overall), 1993 NHL Entry
Contract: 1 year/$3,800,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $3,800,000.00 (full contract info at capgeek.com)

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 20, 2013 10:25 AM
Skater Rank: #221. Brad McCrimmon… #222. Brad Richards… #223. Ian Turnbull… #224. SAKU KOIVU… #225. Alex Zhamnov… #226. John Tonelli… #227. Rick Vaive… 

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
1995-96 21 MTL NHL 82 20 25 45 18 -7 40 9 8 3 2 18 1 6 136 14.7
1996-97 22 MTL NHL 50 17 39 56 20 7 38 12 5 0 3 26 1 12 135 12.6
1997-98 23 MTL NHL 69 14 43 57 19 8 48 10 2 2 3 23 1 19 145 9.7
1998-99 24 MTL NHL 65 14 30 44 16 -7 38 8 4 2 0 15 1 14 145 9.7 1302 20:02
1999-00 25 MTL NHL 24 3 18 21 7 7 14 2 1 0 0 11 1 6 53 5.7 461 19:13
2000-01 26 MTL NHL 54 17 30 47 17 2 40 10 7 0 3 18 2 10 113 15.0 1155 21:23
2001-02 27 MTL NHL 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0.0 42 13:57
2002-03 28 MTL NHL 82 21 50 71 25 5 72 15 5 1 5 33 0 17 147 14.3 1578 19:14
2003-04 29 MTL NHL 68 14 41 55 19 -5 52 9 5 0 3 31 0 10 112 12.5 1312 19:18
2005-06 31 MTL NHL 72 17 45 62 21 1 70 12 5 0 4 23 0 22 138 12.3 1334 18:31
2006-07 32 MTL NHL 81 22 53 75 26 -21 74 10 11 1 4 19 2 32 154 14.3 1467 18:07
2007-08 33 MTL NHL 77 16 40 56 19 -4 93 8 8 0 3 19 2 19 150 10.7 1395 18:07
2008-09 34 MTL NHL 65 16 34 50 18 4 44 11 5 0 5 20 2 12 123 13.0 1108 17:03
2009-10 35 ANA NHL 71 19 33 52 19 14 36 13 5 1 6 20 2 11 124 15.3 1319 18:35
2010-11 36 ANA NHL 75 15 30 45 16 -8 36 11 4 0 3 19 0 11 104 14.4 1435 19:08
2011-12 37 ANA NHL 74 11 27 38 13 7 50 11 0 0 1 21 0 6 107 10.3 1341 18:08
2012-13 38 ANA NHL 47 8 19 27 9 4 18 4 4 0 0 15 0 4 55 14.5 827 17:36
Career NHL 1059 244 559 803 283 7 763 155 79 10 45 333 15 211 1943 12.6 16077 18:44

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
1995-96 21 MTL NHL 82 0.24 0.30 0.55 0.22 0.49 1.66 19 24 43 17 63 22 76 28 -7 2.5 0.8 3.3
1996-97 22 MTL NHL 50 0.34 0.78 1.12 0.39 0.76 2.70 18 41 59 21 68 21 51 11 7 4.8 0.8 5.5
1997-98 23 MTL NHL 69 0.20 0.62 0.83 0.27 0.70 2.10 16 49 65 22 78 30 51 11 8 4.5 1.1 5.6
1998-99 24 MTL NHL 65 0.22 0.46 0.68 0.24 0.58 2.23 16 34 50 18 68 27 54 6 -7 2.5 1.5 4.0
1999-00 25 MTL NHL 24 0.13 0.75 0.88 0.27 0.58 2.21 3 19 22 7 27 10 11 1 7 1.2 0.9 2.2
2000-01 26 MTL NHL 54 0.31 0.56 0.87 0.32 0.74 2.09 19 32 51 19 68 27 44 5 2 3.4 1.6 5.0
2001-02 27 MTL NHL 3 0.00 0.67 0.67 0.18 0.00 0.67 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0.1 0.0 0.1
2002-03 28 MTL NHL 82 0.26 0.61 0.87 0.30 0.88 1.79 24 55 79 28 87 26 66 10 5 5.6 1.8 7.4
2003-04 29 MTL NHL 68 0.21 0.60 0.81 0.27 0.76 1.65 16 47 63 22 83 31 68 11 -5 4.1 1.3 5.4
2005-06 31 MTL NHL 72 0.24 0.63 0.86 0.30 0.97 1.92 17 43 60 21 88 43 56 12 1 3.9 1.6 5.5
2006-07 32 MTL NHL 81 0.27 0.65 0.93 0.33 0.91 1.90 23 53 76 27 109 64 82 16 -21 5.9 1.0 6.9
2007-08 33 MTL NHL 77 0.21 0.52 0.73 0.25 1.21 1.95 18 43 61 22 86 43 58 11 -4 3.9 1.2 5.1
2008-09 34 MTL NHL 65 0.25 0.52 0.77 0.28 0.68 1.89 17 35 52 19 79 34 52 11 4 3.9 1.3 5.2
2009-10 35 ANA NHL 71 0.27 0.46 0.73 0.27 0.51 1.75 21 35 56 21 78 26 55 17 14 4.1 1.8 5.9
2010-11 36 ANA NHL 75 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.21 0.48 1.39 17 32 49 18 77 28 71 14 -8 2.4 1.3 3.7
2011-12 37 ANA NHL 74 0.15 0.36 0.51 0.18 0.68 1.45 12 30 42 15 69 14 65 17 7 1.7 1.9 3.6
2012-13 38 ANA NHL 47 0.17 0.40 0.57 0.20 0.38 1.17 4 1.5 1.0 2.5
Career NHL 1059 0.23 0.53 0.76 0.27 0.72 1.83 256 574 830 296 1130 446 862 181 7 56.0 21.0 77.0

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
1995-96 21 MTL NHL 6 3 1 4 2 2 8 3 0 0 0 13 23.1
1996-97 22 MTL NHL 5 1 3 4 1 1 10 1 0 0 0 10 10.0
1997-98 23 MTL NHL 6 2 3 5 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 14 14.3
2001-02 27 MTL NHL 12 4 6 10 4 2 4 3 1 0 1 16 25.0 191 15:54
2003-04 29 MTL NHL 11 3 8 11 4 1 10 1 2 0 0 27 11.1 226 20:34
2005-06 31 MTL NHL 3 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 43 14:24
2007-08 33 MTL NHL 7 3 6 9 3 1 4 1 2 0 0 17 17.6 137 19:33
2008-09 34 MTL NHL 4 0 3 3 1 -1 2 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 71 17:45
2010-11 36 ANA NHL 6 1 6 7 2 -2 6 1 0 0 0 7 14.3 110 18:19
2012-13 38 ANA NHL 7 1 2 3 1 -4 6 0 1 0 0 6 16.7 125 17:53
Career NHL 67 18 40 58 20 5 54 11 7 0 1 117 15.4 903 18:04

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
1990-91 16 TPS Turku U18 Fin-U18 24 20 28 48 26
1990-91 16 TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 13 3 7 10 6
1991-92 17 TPS Turku U18 Fin-U18 12 3 7 10 6
1991-92 17 TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 34 25 28 53 57
1991-92 17 Finland EJC-A 6 3 5 8 18
1992-93 18 TPS Turku Finland 46 3 7 10 28
1992-93 18 Finland Nat-Tm 4 2 2 4 2
1992-93 18 Finland WJC-A 7 1 8 9 6
1992-93 18 Finland WC-A 6 0 1 1 2
1993-94 19 TPS Turku Finland 47 23 30 53 42
1993-94 19 Finland WJC-A 7 3 6 9 12
1993-94 19 Finland Nat-Tm 7 2 3 5 12
1993-94 19 Finland Olympics 8 4 3 7 12
1993-94 19 Finland WC-A 8 5 6 11 4
1994-95 20 TPS Turku Finland 45 27 47 74 73
1994-95 20 Finland Nat-Tm 7 1 5 6 8
1994-95 20 Finland WC-A 8 5 5 10 18
1996-97 22 Finland W-Cup 4 1 3 4 4
1996-97 22 Finland Nat-Tm 7 1 5 6 8
1996-97 22 Finland WC-A 6 2 2 4 2
1997-98 23 Finland Olympics 6 2 8 10 4
1998-99 24 Finland WC-A 9 4 12 16 4
2002-03 28 Finland WC-A 7 1 10 11 3 4 0 1 0 0
2004-05 30 Finland W-Cup 6 3 1 4 2
2004-05 30 TPS Turku Finland 20 8 8 16 28
2005-06 31 Finland Olympics 8 3 8 11 5 12 0 3 0 0
2007-08 33 Finland WC-A 6 0 3 3 -3 4 0 0 0 0
2009-10 35 Finland Olympics 6 0 2 2 1 6 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season EJC-A 6 3 5 8 18
Career 2 Seasons Fin-Jr. 47 28 35 63 63
Career 2 Seasons Fin-U18 36 23 35 58 32
Career 4 Seasons Finland 158 61 92 153 171
Career 4 Seasons Nat-Tm 25 6 15 21 30
Career 4 Seasons Olympics 28 9 21 30 6 34 0 3 0 0
Career 2 Seasons W-Cup 10 4 4 8 6
Career 7 Seasons WC-A 50 17 39 56 0 38 0 1 0 0
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 14 4 14 18 18

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
1991-92 17 TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 8 5 9 14 6
1992-93 18 TPS Turku Finland 11 3 2 5 2
1993-94 19 TPS Turku Finland 11 4 8 12 16
1994-95 20 TPS Turku Finland 13 7 10 17 16
2004-05 30 TPS Turku Finland 6 3 2 5 30
Career 1 Season Fin-Jr. 8 5 9 14 6
Career 4 Seasons Finland 41 17 22 39 64

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 17 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Saku Koivu 7.4 6.9 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.5 2.2 0.1
Cliff Ronning 91.6 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.2 3.5 1.7 1.6 0.8
Bryan Smolinski 90.3 6.8 6.4 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.4 4.2 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 1.8 0.2
Syd Howe 90.3 6.2 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.0 1.4 -0.1 -0.1
Trevor Linden 88.8 7.6 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.7 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.4
Butch Goring 88.5 7.8 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.4 4.3 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.6 0.9 0.4
Dave Keon 88.0 8.9 7.4 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.0 3.8 2.9
Andrew Brunette 87.5 8.2 7.6 6.9 6.5 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.4 2.9 2.1 1.7 0.8 0.7
Ted Kennedy 86.8 6.8 6.7 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.1 3.9 2.0 0.0 0.0
John Bucyk 86.5 12.2 7.5 7.2 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.0 2.8 1.4 0.1
Alex Delvecchio 86.1 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.3 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.2 4.8 4.6 4.2 4.1 3.0 0.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Saku Koivu 7.4 6.9 5.9 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.3 2.5 2.2 0.1
Cliff Ronning 91.0 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.2 3.5 3.0 1.7 1.6 0.8
Syd Howe 90.7 6.2 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.0 1.4 0.6 -0.1 -0.1
Bryan Smolinski 90.3 6.8 6.4 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.4 4.2 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 1.8 0.2
Claude Lemieux 89.6 7.6 6.8 6.4 5.7 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.1 3.8 3.4 3.2 2.4 2.3 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.3
Butch Goring 88.5 7.8 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.4 4.3 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.6 0.9 0.4
Trevor Linden 87.6 7.6 6.3 6.0 5.9 5.7 4.5 4.3 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.4 2.0 1.0 0.7
Andrew Brunette 87.5 8.2 7.6 6.9 6.5 6.2 5.5 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.4 2.9 2.1 1.7 0.8 0.7
Dave Keon 87.3 8.9 7.4 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.0 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.0 3.8 2.9 1.3 -0.9
Ted Kennedy 86.8 6.8 6.7 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.1 3.9 2.0 0.0 0.0
Scott Young 86.1 9.8 6.2 5.8 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.3 4.0 3.9 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.5 2.4 0.9 -0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Rate Statistic Requirements
All-Star Games
1998 NHL
Awards
2001-02 NHL Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy
2006-07 NHL King Clancy Memorial Trophy
Games Played
1995-96 NHL 82 (3)
2002-03 NHL 82 (4)
Assists
Career NHL 559 (95)
Game-Winning Goals
2009-10 NHL 6 (10)
Assists Per Game
1996-97 NHL 0.78 (7)
Adjusted Assists
Active 574 (9)
Career NHL 574 (84)
Power Play Goals On-Ice For
2006-07 NHL 64 (8)

Transactions

Transaction information may be incomplete.

October 30, 1999: Missed majority of 1999-2000 due to shoulder injury vs. NY Rangers, October 30, 1999.

September 6, 2001: Missed majority of 2001-02 due to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, September 6, 2001.

October 21, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Turku (Finland), October 21, 2004.

July 8, 2009: Signed as a free agent by Anaheim, July 8, 2009.

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