Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10 Weight: 178 lbs.
Born: November 23, 1974 in Turku, Finland
Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round (21st overall) of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | 21 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 82 | 20 | 25 | 45 | -7 | 40 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 136 | 14.7 | ||
| 1996-97 | 22 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 50 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 7 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 12.6 | ||
| 1997-98 | 23 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 69 | 14 | 43 | 57 | 8 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 145 | 9.7 | ||
| 1998-99 | 24 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 65 | 14 | 30 | 44 | -7 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 9.7 | 1302 | 20:02 |
| 1999-00 | 25 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 24 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5.7 | 461 | 19:13 |
| 2000-01 | 26 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 54 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 15.0 | 1155 | 21:23 |
| 2001-02 | 27 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 42 | 13:57 |
| 2002-03 | 28 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 82 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 5 | 72 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 147 | 14.3 | 1578 | 19:14 |
| 2003-04 | 29 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 68 | 14 | 41 | 55 | -5 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 12.5 | 1312 | 19:18 |
| 2005-06 | 31 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 72 | 17 | 45 | 62 | 1 | 70 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 138 | 12.3 | 1334 | 18:31 |
| 2006-07 | 32 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 81 | 22 | 53 | 75 | -21 | 74 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 154 | 14.3 | 1467 | 18:07 |
| 2007-08 | 33 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 77 | 16 | 40 | 56 | -4 | 93 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 10.7 | 1395 | 18:07 |
| 2008-09 | 34 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 65 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 4 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 13.0 | 1108 | 17:03 |
| 2009-10 | 35 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 71 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 14 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 124 | 15.3 | 1319 | 18:35 |
| Career | 14 Seasons | NHL | 863 | 210 | 483 | 693 | 4 | 659 | 129 | 71 | 10 | 41 | 1677 | 12.5 | 12473 | 18:51 |
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- |
| 1995-96 | 21 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 82 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.55 | 0.22 | -0.09 | 0.49 | 1.66 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 19 | 63 | 22 | 76 | 28 | -7 |
| 1996-97 | 22 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 50 | 0.34 | 0.78 | 1.12 | 0.39 | 0.14 | 0.76 | 2.70 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 22 | 68 | 21 | 51 | 11 | 7 |
| 1997-98 | 23 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 69 | 0.20 | 0.62 | 0.83 | 0.27 | 0.12 | 0.70 | 2.10 | 17 | 53 | 70 | 24 | 78 | 30 | 51 | 11 | 8 |
| 1998-99 | 24 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 65 | 0.22 | 0.46 | 0.68 | 0.24 | -0.11 | 0.58 | 2.23 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 19 | 68 | 27 | 54 | 6 | -7 |
| 1999-00 | 25 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 24 | 0.13 | 0.75 | 0.88 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.58 | 2.21 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 7 |
| 2000-01 | 26 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 54 | 0.31 | 0.56 | 0.87 | 0.32 | 0.04 | 0.74 | 2.09 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 20 | 68 | 27 | 44 | 5 | 2 |
| 2001-02 | 27 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | 28 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 82 | 0.26 | 0.61 | 0.87 | 0.30 | 0.06 | 0.88 | 1.79 | 26 | 59 | 85 | 30 | 87 | 26 | 66 | 10 | 5 |
| 2003-04 | 29 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 68 | 0.21 | 0.60 | 0.81 | 0.27 | -0.07 | 0.76 | 1.65 | 18 | 50 | 68 | 23 | 83 | 31 | 68 | 11 | -5 |
| 2005-06 | 31 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 72 | 0.24 | 0.63 | 0.86 | 0.30 | 0.01 | 0.97 | 1.92 | 18 | 46 | 64 | 22 | 88 | 43 | 56 | 12 | 1 |
| 2006-07 | 32 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 81 | 0.27 | 0.65 | 0.93 | 0.33 | -0.26 | 0.91 | 1.90 | 25 | 56 | 81 | 29 | 109 | 64 | 82 | 16 | -21 |
| 2007-08 | 33 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 77 | 0.21 | 0.52 | 0.73 | 0.25 | -0.05 | 1.21 | 1.95 | 19 | 46 | 65 | 23 | 86 | 43 | 58 | 11 | -4 |
| 2008-09 | 34 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 65 | 0.25 | 0.52 | 0.77 | 0.28 | 0.06 | 0.68 | 1.89 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 20 | 79 | 34 | 52 | 11 | 4 |
| 2009-10 | 35 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 71 | 0.27 | 0.46 | 0.73 | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.51 | 1.75 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 22 | 78 | 26 | 55 | 17 | 14 |
| Career | 14 Seasons | NHL | 863 | 0.24 | 0.56 | 0.80 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.76 | 1.94 | 244 | 548 | 792 | 283 | 984 | 404 | 726 | 150 | 4 | |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-96 | 21 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23.1 | |||
| 1996-97 | 22 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | |||
| 1997-98 | 23 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.3 | |||
| 2001-02 | 27 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 25.0 | 191 | 15:54 | |
| 2003-04 | 29 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11.1 | 226 | 20:34 | |
| 2005-06 | 31 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 43 | 14:24 | |
| 2007-08 | 33 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.6 | 137 | 19:33 | |
| 2008-09 | 34 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 71 | 17:45 | |
| Career | 8 Seasons | NHL | 54 | 16 | 32 | 48 | 11 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 15.4 | 668 | 18:03 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | 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 | 4 | |||||||||
| 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 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2007-08 | 33 | Finland | WC-A | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2009-10 | 35 | Finland | Olympics | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 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 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | W-Cup | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 7 Seasons | WC-A | 50 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 38 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WJC-A | 14 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 18 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | 17 | TPS Turku Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| 1992-93 | 18 | TPS Turku | Finland | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 1993-94 | 19 | TPS Turku | Finland | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| 1994-95 | 20 | TPS Turku | Finland | 13 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||||||
| 2004-05 | 30 | TPS Turku | Finland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Fin-Jr. | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | Finland | 41 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
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All-Star Games 1998 NHL |
Awards 2001-02 NHL Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy2006-07 NHL King Clancy Memorial Trophy |
Games Played 1995-96 NHL 82 (3)2002-03 NHL 82 (4) |
Game-Winning Goals 2009-10 NHL 6 (10) |
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Assists Per Game 1996-97 NHL 0.78 (7)Career NHL 0.56 (96) |
Power Play Goals On-Ice For 2006-07 NHL 64 (8) |
October 30, 1999: Missed majority of 1999-2000 season recovering from shoulder injury suffered in game vs. NY Rangers, October 30, 1999.
September 6, 2001: Missed majority of 2001-02 season recovering from 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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