Position: C/LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: February 16, 1983 in Vantaa, Finland
Draft: Chicago, 1st round (9th overall), 2001 NHL Entry
Contract: 4 years/$19,000,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $4,750,000.00 (full contract info at capgeek.com)
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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 |
| 2003-04 | 20 | CHI | NHL | 82 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 18 | -31 | 58 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 174 | 13.2 | 1345 | 16:24 |
| 2005-06 | 22 | CHI | NHL | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -7 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6.7 | 221 | 14:43 |
| 2006-07 | 23 | CHI | NHL | 71 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 95 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 115 | 14.8 | 1232 | 17:21 |
| 2007-08 | 24 | TOT | NHL | 77 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 91 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 10.0 | 1224 | 15:54 |
| 2007-08 | 24 | CHI | NHL | 60 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 75 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 8.5 | 935 | 15:35 |
| 2007-08 | 24 | CAR | NHL | 17 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13.8 | 289 | 17:01 |
| 2008-09 | 25 | CAR | NHL | 79 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 21 | 0 | 79 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 190 | 13.7 | 1447 | 18:19 |
| 2009-10 | 26 | CAR | NHL | 54 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 13 | -4 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 122 | 11.5 | 885 | 16:23 |
| 2010-11 | 27 | CAR | NHL | 82 | 19 | 38 | 57 | 21 | 1 | 54 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 148 | 12.8 | 1380 | 16:50 |
| 2011-12 | 28 | CAR | NHL | 72 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 15 | -3 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 11.5 | 1185 | 16:28 |
| 2012-13 | 29 | CAR | NHL | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | -6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13.3 | 259 | 15:14 |
| Career | NHL | 549 | 133 | 175 | 308 | 119 | -42 | 516 | 92 | 41 | 0 | 13 | 136 | 0 | 39 | 1065 | 12.5 | 9177 | 16:43 | ||
| 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 |
| 2003-04 | 20 | CHI | NHL | 82 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.54 | 0.22 | 0.71 | 2.12 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 21 | 67 | 29 | 69 | 0 | -31 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| 2005-06 | 22 | CHI | NHL | 15 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.33 | 0.13 | 2.07 | 2.00 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 0 | -7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006-07 | 23 | CHI | NHL | 71 | 0.24 | 0.30 | 0.54 | 0.21 | 1.34 | 1.62 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 16 | 60 | 15 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
| 2007-08 | 24 | TOT | NHL | 77 | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.42 | 0.15 | 1.18 | 1.30 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 62 | 16 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| 2007-08 | 24 | CHI | NHL | 60 | 0.10 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.12 | 1.25 | 1.18 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 43 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 2007-08 | 24 | CAR | NHL | 17 | 0.24 | 0.41 | 0.65 | 0.23 | 0.94 | 1.71 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| 2008-09 | 25 | CAR | NHL | 79 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.68 | 0.27 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 22 | 88 | 33 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 6.0 |
| 2009-10 | 26 | CAR | NHL | 54 | 0.26 | 0.39 | 0.65 | 0.24 | 0.93 | 2.26 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 14 | 52 | 21 | 35 | 0 | -4 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 2010-11 | 27 | CAR | NHL | 82 | 0.23 | 0.46 | 0.70 | 0.25 | 0.66 | 1.80 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 23 | 83 | 27 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
| 2011-12 | 28 | CAR | NHL | 72 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.47 | 0.20 | 0.69 | 2.17 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 16 | 59 | 10 | 52 | 0 | -3 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 3.9 |
| 2012-13 | 29 | CAR | NHL | 17 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.53 | 0.21 | 0.47 | 1.76 | -6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | ||||||||
| Career | NHL | 549 | 0.24 | 0.32 | 0.56 | 0.22 | 0.94 | 1.94 | 141 | 179 | 320 | 126 | 481 | 153 | 373 | 9 | -42 | 22.0 | 8.4 | 30.5 | ||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1998-99 | 15 | HIFK Helsinki U18 | Fin-U18 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 88 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 16 | HIFK Helsinki U18 | Fin-U18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 16 | HIFK Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 35 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 32 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 16 | HIFK Helsinki | Finland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 16 | Finland | WJ18-A | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2000-01 | 17 | Jokerit Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 17 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 47 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 94 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 17 | Finland | WJC-A | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2001-02 | 18 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 51 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 69 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 18 | Finland | WJC-A | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2002-03 | 19 | HIFK Helsinki | Finland | 30 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 2002-03 | 19 | Finland | WJC-A | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 21 | Finland | W-Cup | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 22 | Finland | WC-A | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2006-07 | 23 | Finland | WC-A | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2007-08 | 24 | Finland | WC-A | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2009-10 | 26 | Finland | Olympics | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2010-11 | 27 | Finland | WC-A | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Fin-Jr. | 37 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 32 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Fin-U18 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 100 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | Finland | 129 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 189 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Olympics | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | W-Cup | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | WC-A | 35 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 85 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJ18-A | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WJC-A | 21 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Scoring Stats | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1998-99 | 15 | HIFK Helsinki U18 | Fin-U18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 16 | HIFK Helsinki U18 | Fin-U18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 16 | HIFK Helsinki Jr. | Fin-Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 17 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 18 | Jokerit Helsinki | Finland | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Fin-Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Fin-U18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Finland | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 33 | |||||||||||
| Thru 9 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Tuomo Ruutu | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
| Lee Stempniak | 93.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.4 | |
| Marc Tardif | 92.2 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 0.2 | |
| Steve Reinprecht | 91.9 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | |
| Dick Duff | 90.9 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | -0.1 | |
| Shawn McEachern | 90.8 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | -0.1 | |
| Lorne Carr | 89.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | -0.5 | |
| Sylvain Turgeon | 89.8 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | |
| Edgar Laprade | 89.6 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | |
| Gerry Meehan | 89.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | -0.7 | |
| John Ferguson | 88.8 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Tuomo Ruutu | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | ||||
| Lee Stempniak | 93.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.4 | ||||
| Marc Tardif | 92.2 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 0.2 | ||||
| John Ferguson | 88.8 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | ||||
| Antoine Vermette | 88.6 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | |||
| Bob Berry | 88.4 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | -0.1 | ||||
| Edgar Laprade | 88.4 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ||
| Jan Hrdina | 87.7 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.7 | |||||
| Ilkka Sinisalo | 86.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| Orest Kindrachuk | 86.6 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ||
| Alexei Ponikarovsky | 86.4 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
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Games Played 2010-11 NHL 82 (3) |
January 8, 2006: Missed majority of 2005-06 due to back (October 15, 2005 at San Jose) and ankle (January 8, 2006 vs. Nashville) injuries.
February 26, 2008: Traded to Carolina by Chicago for Andrew Ladd, February 26, 2008.
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