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Saku Koivu

Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-10    Weight: 182 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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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 9:02AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #226. Danny Gare… #227. Randy Carlyle… #228. Bill Cowley… #228. Trevor Linden… #228. Dennis Hull… #228. SAKU KOIVU… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1995-96 21 MTL NHL 82 20 25 45 18 -7 40 9 8 3 2 136 14.7
1996-97 22 MTL NHL 50 17 39 56 20 7 38 12 5 0 3 135 12.6
1997-98 23 MTL NHL 69 14 43 57 19 8 48 10 2 2 3 145 9.7
1998-99 24 MTL NHL 65 14 30 44 16 -7 38 8 4 2 0 145 9.7 1302 20:02
1999-00 25 MTL NHL 24 3 18 21 7 7 14 2 1 0 0 53 5.7 461 19:13
2000-01 26 MTL NHL 54 17 30 47 17 2 40 10 7 0 3 113 15.0 1155 21:23
2001-02 27 MTL NHL 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 42 13:57
2002-03 28 MTL NHL 82 21 50 71 25 5 72 15 5 1 5 147 14.3 1578 19:14
2003-04 29 MTL NHL 68 14 41 55 19 -5 52 9 5 0 3 112 12.5 1312 19:18
2005-06 31 MTL NHL 72 17 45 62 21 1 70 12 5 0 4 138 12.3 1334 18:31
2006-07 32 MTL NHL 81 22 53 75 26 -21 74 10 11 1 4 154 14.3 1467 18:07
2007-08 33 MTL NHL 77 16 40 56 19 -4 93 8 8 0 3 150 10.7 1395 18:07
2008-09 34 MTL NHL 65 16 34 50 18 4 44 11 5 0 5 123 13.0 1108 17:03
2009-10 35 ANA NHL 71 19 33 52 19 14 36 13 5 1 6 124 15.3 1319 18:35
2010-11 36 ANA NHL 75 15 30 45 16 -8 36 11 4 0 3 104 14.4 1435 19:08
2011-12 37 ANA NHL 45 10 18 28 10 10 28 10 0 0 1 61 16.4 811 18:01
Career NHL 983 235 531 766 271 6 723 150 75 10 45 1842 12.8 14719 18:49

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 45 0.22 0.40 0.62 0.23 0.62 1.36 17 30 47 17 10 1.9 1.3 3.3
Career NHL 983 0.24 0.54 0.78 0.28 0.74 1.87 261 574 835 299 1061 432 797 164 6 54.6 19.4 74.0

NHL Playoffs

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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 8 3 0 0 0 13 23.1
1996-97 22 MTL NHL 5 1 3 4 1 10 1 0 0 0 10 10.0
1997-98 23 MTL NHL 6 2 3 5 4 2 1 1 0 0 14 14.3
2001-02 27 MTL NHL 12 4 6 10 2 4 3 1 0 1 16 25.0 191 15:54
2003-04 29 MTL NHL 11 3 8 11 1 10 1 2 0 0 27 11.1 226 20:34
2005-06 31 MTL NHL 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 43 14:24
2007-08 33 MTL NHL 7 3 6 9 1 4 1 2 0 0 17 17.6 137 19:33
2008-09 34 MTL NHL 4 0 3 3 -1 2 0 0 0 0 6 0.0 71 17:45
2010-11 36 ANA NHL 6 1 6 7 -2 6 1 0 0 0 7 14.3 110 18:19
Career NHL 60 17 38 55 9 48 11 6 0 1 111 15.3 778 18:06

Other Standard

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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 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 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 -3 38 0 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons WJC-A 14 4 14 18 18

Other Playoffs

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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 2010-11)
Thru 15 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
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 3.3 2.2 0.1
John Bucyk 96.5 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
Bryan Smolinski 92.5 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
Cliff Ronning 91.6 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.4 4.8 4.6 4.2 3.5 1.7 1.6 0.8
Butch Goring 89.5 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 0.9 0.4
Alex Delvecchio 89.1 7.2 7.0 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
Ted Kennedy 88.9 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
Andrew Brunette 88.5 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 0.8 0.7
Trevor Linden 88.4 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 2.4
Rick Kehoe 88.3 7.8 6.7 6.2 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.2 3.7 3.4 2.6 1.1 0.0
Syd Howe 88.2 6.2 5.3 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.0 1.4 -0.1 -0.1
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 3.3 2.2 0.1
Bryan Smolinski 92.4 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 92.2 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
Butch Goring 89.6 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
Cliff Ronning 89.1 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
Claude Lemieux 89.0 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
Ted Kennedy 88.9 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
Andrew Brunette 88.3 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 0.8 0.7
Rick Kehoe 88.2 7.8 6.7 6.2 5.6 5.5 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.2 3.7 3.4 2.6 1.1 0.0
Ed Olczyk 87.9 7.2 6.6 6.4 6.0 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 3.4 3.2 2.5 2.0 1.6 0.7 0.0 -0.3
Mike Ridley 87.9 7.9 6.4 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.2 4.9 4.5 4.0 3.3 1.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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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

Active 531 (10)

Game-Winning Goals

2009-10 NHL 6 (10)

Assists Per Game

1996-97 NHL 0.78 (7)

Adjusted Assists

Career NHL 574 (85)

Power Play Goals On-Ice For

2006-07 NHL 64 (8)

Transactions

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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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