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Anssi Salmela

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: August 13, 1984 in Nokia, Finland

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2008-09 24 TOT NHL 26 1 5 6 2 1 8 0 1 0 0 41 2.4 416 15:59
2008-09 24 NJD NHL 17 0 3 3 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 33 0.0 258 15:10
2008-09 24 ATL NHL 9 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 8 12.5 158 17:31
2009-10 25 TOT NHL 38 2 6 8 3 -1 22 1 0 1 0 41 4.9 512 13:28
2009-10 25 ATL NHL 29 1 4 5 2 4 22 1 0 0 0 27 3.7 382 13:10
2009-10 25 NJD NHL 9 1 2 3 1 -5 0 0 0 1 0 14 7.1 130 14:27
2010-11 26 NJD NHL 48 1 6 7 2 -11 14 1 0 0 1 57 1.8 835 17:24
Career NHL 112 4 17 21 7 -11 44 2 1 1 1 139 2.9 1763 15:44

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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
2008-09 24 TOT NHL 26 0.04 0.19 0.23 0.07 0.31 1.58 1 5 6 2 18 4 14 1 1 0.2 0.8 1.1
2008-09 24 NJD NHL 17 0.00 0.18 0.18 0.05 0.35 1.94 0 3 3 1 11 3 7 0 1 0.0 0.6 0.6
2008-09 24 ATL NHL 9 0.11 0.22 0.33 0.12 0.22 0.89 1 2 3 1 7 1 7 1 0 0.2 0.2 0.5
2009-10 25 TOT NHL 38 0.05 0.16 0.21 0.07 0.58 1.08 2 6 8 3 22 0 24 1 -1 0.5 1.0 1.4
2009-10 25 ATL NHL 29 0.03 0.14 0.17 0.05 0.76 0.93 1 4 5 2 20 0 17 1 4 0.2 1.1 1.2
2009-10 25 NJD NHL 9 0.11 0.22 0.33 0.12 0.00 1.56 1 2 3 1 2 0 7 0 -5 0.3 -0.1 0.2
2010-11 26 NJD NHL 48 0.02 0.13 0.15 0.05 0.29 1.19 1 6 7 2 23 0 36 2 -11 -0.1 1.6 1.5
Career NHL 112 0.04 0.15 0.19 0.06 0.39 1.24 4 17 21 7 63 4 74 4 -11 0.6 3.4 4.0

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2000-01 16 Tappara Tampere U18 Fin-U18 32 7 3 10 24
2001-02 17 Tappara Tampere U18 Fin-U18 11 6 4 10 12
2001-02 17 Tappara Tampere Jr. Fin-Jr. 26 3 4 7 22
2002-03 18 Tappara Tampere Jr. Fin-Jr. 23 5 9 14 22
2003-04 19 Suomi U20 Finland-2 5 2 2 4 0
2003-04 19 Tappara Tampere Jr. Fin-Jr. 27 10 9 19 22
2003-04 19 Tappara Tampere Finland 10 0 0 0 2
2004-05 20 Tappara Tampere Jr. Fin-Jr. 10 2 4 6 6
2004-05 20 Tappara Tampere Finland 48 1 5 6 49
2005-06 21 2 Teams Finland 48 8 8 16 59
2005-06 21 Tappara Tampere Finland 8 0 1 1 0
2005-06 21 Pelicans Lahti Finland 40 8 7 15 59
2006-07 22 Pelicans Lahti Finland 56 11 12 23 58
2007-08 23 Tappara Tampere Finland 56 16 16 32 40
2007-08 23 Finland WC-A 8 0 0 0 3 37 0 0 0 0
2008-09 24 Finland WC-A 7 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
2008-09 24 2 Teams AHL 40 8 16 24 -8 41 5 3 0 1
2008-09 24 Lowell Devils AHL 38 8 16 24 -6 41 5 3 0 1
2008-09 24 Chicago Wolves AHL 2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
2010-11 26 Albany Devils AHL 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
2010-11 26 Finland WC-A 9 1 2 3 5 4 1 0 0 0
Career 2 Seasons AHL 42 8 16 24 -11 41 5 3 0 1 4 0.0
Career 4 Seasons Fin-Jr. 86 20 26 46 72
Career 2 Seasons Fin-U18 43 13 7 20 36
Career 5 Seasons Finland 218 36 41 77 208
Career 1 Season Finland-2 5 2 2 4 0
Career 3 Seasons WC-A 24 2 2 4 10 43 2 0 0 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2000-01 16 Tappara Tampere U18 Fin-U18 2 0 1 1 4
2001-02 17 Tappara Tampere Jr. Fin-Jr. 2 2 1 3 0
2003-04 19 Tappara Tampere Jr. Fin-Jr. 12 5 3 8 4
2003-04 19 Tappara Tampere Finland 3 0 0 0 2
2004-05 20 Tappara Tampere Jr. Fin-Jr. 1 0 0 0 0
2004-05 20 Tappara Tampere Finland 8 0 0 0 0
2006-07 22 Pelicans Lahti Finland 6 1 1 2 4
2007-08 23 Tappara Tampere Finland 11 0 6 6 14
Career 3 Seasons Fin-Jr. 15 7 4 11 4
Career 1 Season Fin-U18 2 0 1 1 4
Career 4 Seasons Finland 28 1 7 8 20

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 3 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3
Anssi Salmela 1.5 1.4 1.1
Rod Buskas 88.6 1.5 1.2 0.9
Adrien Plavsic 88.4 1.6 1.3 1.2
Daryl Stanley 88.4 1.5 1.1 1.1
Kurt Sauer 87.5 1.4 1.3 0.9
Davis Drewiske 85.9 1.3 1.3 0.9
Craig Rivet 85.2 1.4 1.3 0.4
Andrew Alberts 85.0 1.9 1.5 1.2
Niclas Wallin 83.7 1.7 1.3 0.8
Dale Hoganson 81.3 2.4 1.4 1.2
Randy Boyd 81.2 1.3 1.2 0.7
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6
Anssi Salmela 1.5 1.4 1.1
Davis Drewiske 85.9 1.3 1.3 0.9
Buck Jones 76.6 1.4 1.0 0.5 0.1
Jean Pusie 73.7 1.2 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.1
Peter Scamurra 72.5 1.6 1.2 0.7 0.5
Ryan O'Byrne 70.6 1.8 1.4 1.3 0.5
Petr Buzek 69.1 2.3 1.5 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.0
Jack Bownass 67.6 1.6 1.6 0.3 0.2
Rick Berry 66.7 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.6
Barry Legge 66.0 1.4 1.3 0.2
Ivan Majesky 65.7 2.6 1.7 1.3

Transactions

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May 30, 2008: Signed as a free agent by New Jersey, May 30, 2008.

March 2, 2009: Traded to Atlanta by New Jersey for Niclas Havelid and Myles Stoesz, March 2, 2009.

February 4, 2010: Traded to New Jersey by Atlanta with Ilya Kovalchuk and Atlanta's 2nd round choice (Jonathon Merrill) in 2010 Entry Draft for Johnny Oduya, Niclas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier and New Jersey's 1st (later traded to Chicago - Chicago selected Kevin Hayes) and 2nd (later traded to Chicago - Chicago selected Justin Holl) round choices in 2010 Entry Draft, February 4, 2010.

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