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Sami Salo

Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3    Weight: 212 lbs.
Born: September 2, 1974 in Turku, Finland

Drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 9th round (239th overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1998-99 24 OTT NHL 61 7 12 19 7 20 24 5 2 0 1 106 6.6 1202 19:42
1999-00 25 OTT NHL 37 6 8 14 6 6 2 3 3 0 1 85 7.1 751 20:18
2000-01 26 OTT NHL 31 2 16 18 5 9 10 1 1 0 0 61 3.3 612 19:44
2001-02 27 OTT NHL 66 4 14 18 6 1 14 2 1 1 2 122 3.3 1311 19:52
2002-03 28 VAN NHL 79 9 21 30 10 9 10 5 4 0 1 126 7.1 1591 20:08
2003-04 29 VAN NHL 74 7 19 26 9 8 22 2 5 0 2 143 4.9 1646 22:14
2005-06 31 VAN NHL 59 10 23 33 11 9 38 1 9 0 2 140 7.1 1445 24:30
2006-07 32 VAN NHL 67 14 23 37 13 21 26 9 5 0 6 143 9.8 1437 21:27
2007-08 33 VAN NHL 63 8 17 25 9 8 38 2 6 0 1 122 6.6 1490 23:39
2008-09 34 VAN NHL 60 5 20 25 8 5 26 0 5 0 2 110 4.5 1211 20:11
2009-10 35 VAN NHL 68 9 19 28 10 14 18 3 6 0 3 119 7.6 1406 20:41
2010-11 36 VAN NHL 27 3 4 7 3 -3 14 2 1 0 0 39 7.7 549 20:21
2011-12 37 VAN NHL 44 6 12 18 6 10 8 2 4 0 3 90 6.7 900 20:27
Career NHL 736 90 208 298 104 117 250 37 52 1 24 1406 6.4 15551 21:08

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
1998-99 24 OTT NHL 61 0.11 0.20 0.31 0.12 0.39 1.74 8 14 22 8 68 21 35 8 20 1.5 4.0 5.5
1999-00 25 OTT NHL 37 0.16 0.22 0.38 0.15 0.05 2.30 7 9 16 6 39 10 30 7 6 1.3 2.1 3.4
2000-01 26 OTT NHL 31 0.06 0.52 0.58 0.18 0.32 1.97 2 17 19 6 44 16 25 6 9 1.4 1.8 3.2
2001-02 27 OTT NHL 66 0.06 0.21 0.27 0.09 0.21 1.85 5 16 21 7 48 11 50 14 1 1.1 2.5 3.6
2002-03 28 VAN NHL 79 0.11 0.27 0.38 0.13 0.13 1.59 10 23 33 12 70 19 78 36 9 2.5 3.7 6.2
2003-04 29 VAN NHL 74 0.09 0.26 0.35 0.12 0.30 1.93 8 22 30 10 65 22 59 24 8 1.8 3.7 5.5
2005-06 31 VAN NHL 59 0.17 0.39 0.56 0.19 0.64 2.37 10 22 32 11 73 32 78 46 9 2.5 3.8 6.3
2006-07 32 VAN NHL 67 0.21 0.34 0.55 0.20 0.39 2.13 15 23 38 14 77 29 43 16 21 3.5 5.6 9.1
2007-08 33 VAN NHL 63 0.13 0.27 0.40 0.14 0.60 1.94 9 18 27 10 64 28 54 26 8 1.9 4.2 6.1
2008-09 34 VAN NHL 60 0.08 0.33 0.42 0.13 0.43 1.83 5 20 25 8 57 22 54 24 5 1.7 2.8 4.5
2009-10 35 VAN NHL 68 0.13 0.28 0.41 0.15 0.26 1.75 10 20 30 11 84 24 65 19 14 2.3 3.5 5.9
2010-11 36 VAN NHL 27 0.11 0.15 0.26 0.10 0.52 1.44 3 4 7 3 22 8 21 4 -3 0.5 0.9 1.4
2011-12 37 VAN NHL 44 0.14 0.27 0.41 0.14 0.18 2.05 10 20 30 11 10 1.6 2.6 4.1
Career NHL 736 0.12 0.28 0.40 0.14 0.34 1.91 102 228 330 118 711 242 592 230 117 23.6 41.1 64.7

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1998-99 24 OTT NHL 4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.0 86 21:32
1999-00 25 OTT NHL 6 1 1 2 -8 0 0 1 0 0 19 5.3 145 24:11
2000-01 26 OTT NHL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.0 90 22:30
2001-02 27 OTT NHL 12 2 1 3 4 4 2 0 0 0 19 10.5 245 20:23
2002-03 28 VAN NHL 12 1 3 4 -2 0 1 0 0 0 19 5.3 250 20:52
2003-04 29 VAN NHL 7 1 2 3 -3 2 0 1 0 0 19 5.3 161 22:59
2006-07 32 VAN NHL 10 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 27 0.0 259 25:53
2008-09 34 VAN NHL 7 3 4 7 0 2 1 2 0 2 12 25.0 130 18:36
2009-10 35 VAN NHL 12 1 5 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 18 5.6 248 20:40
2010-11 36 VAN NHL 21 3 2 5 -4 2 0 3 0 1 33 9.1 404 19:13
Career NHL 95 12 19 31 -14 16 4 8 0 3 190 6.3 2018 21:14

Other Standard

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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 Kiekko-67 Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 23 4 5 9 26
1992-93 18 Kiekko-67 Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 21 9 4 13 4
1993-94 19 TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 36 7 13 20 16
1994-95 20 TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 14 1 3 4 6
1994-95 20 Kiekko-67 Turku Finland-2 19 4 2 6 4
1994-95 20 TPS Turku Finland 7 1 2 3 6
1995-96 21 TPS Turku Finland 47 7 14 21 32
1996-97 22 TPS Turku Finland 48 9 6 15 10
1996-97 22 TPS Turku EuroHL 6 0 2 2 6
1997-98 23 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 35 3 5 8 24
1997-98 23 Jokerit Helsinki EuroHL 6 1 1 2 2
1998-99 24 Detroit Vipers IHL 5 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.0
2000-01 26 Finland WC-A 9 3 6 9 6
2001-02 27 Finland Olympics 4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0
2003-04 29 Finland WC-A 7 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
2004-05 30 Finland W-Cup 6 0 1 1 2
2004-05 30 Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 41 6 8 14 18
2005-06 31 Finland Olympics 6 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 1 0
2009-10 35 Finland Olympics 6 1 1 2 2 4 0 1 0 0
2010-11 36 Manitoba Moose AHL 3 2 0 2 -2 2 1 1 0 1 4 50.0
Career 1 Season AHL 3 2 0 2 -2 2 1 1 0 1 4 50.0
Career 2 Seasons EuroHL 12 1 3 4 8
Career 4 Seasons Fin-Jr. 94 21 25 46 52
Career 4 Seasons Finland 137 20 27 47 72
Career 1 Season Finland-2 19 4 2 6 4
Career 1 Season IHL 5 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.0
Career 3 Seasons Olympics 16 2 4 6 5 4 0 1 1 0
Career 1 Season Sweden 41 6 8 14 18
Career 1 Season W-Cup 6 0 1 1 2
Career 2 Seasons WC-A 16 3 9 12 6 0 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
1993-94 19 TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 7 0 1 1 10
1994-95 20 TPS Turku Finland 1 0 0 0 0
1995-96 21 TPS Turku Finland 11 1 3 4 8
1996-97 22 TPS Turku Finland 10 2 3 5 4
1996-97 22 TPS Turku EuroHL 2 0 0 0 2
1997-98 23 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 8 0 1 1 2
2004-05 30 Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 14 1 6 7 2
Career 1 Season EuroHL 2 0 0 0 2
Career 1 Season Fin-Jr. 7 0 1 1 10
Career 4 Seasons Finland 30 3 7 10 14
Career 1 Season Sweden 14 1 6 7 2

Similarity Scores

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Thru 12 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Sami Salo 9.1 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.5 4.5 3.6 3.4 3.2 1.4
Robert Picard 93.2 8.6 6.6 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.8 3.9 3.5 2.9 2.5
Jack Crawford 92.6 5.9 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.4 2.8 2.0 0.2
Jim Schoenfeld 92.5 9.7 7.1 7.0 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.4 4.6 4.2 2.6 1.9 1.4
Derek Morris 92.4 8.7 6.9 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.4 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.4
Marty Burke 91.9 7.0 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.2 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.0
Gary Bergman 91.8 9.2 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.5
Mario Marois 91.4 8.8 7.1 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.2 4.6 4.1 1.9 1.7 0.3
Gus Mortson 91.3 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.0 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.0 2.2 2.1
Moose Vasko 90.8 6.5 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.8 3.1 3.1 1.9
Charlie Huddy 90.6 9.1 7.5 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.1 4.0 3.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 1.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Sami Salo 9.1 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.5 5.5 4.5 3.6 3.4 3.2 1.4
Jack Crawford 93.0 5.9 5.0 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.9 3.4 2.8 2.4 2.0 0.2
Robert Picard 92.3 8.6 6.6 6.2 6.2 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.8 3.9 3.5 2.9 2.5 1.5
Marty Burke 91.5 7.0 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.2 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.0
Gary Bergman 91.4 9.2 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.2 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.5
Jim Schoenfeld 91.4 9.7 7.1 7.0 5.9 5.6 5.4 5.4 4.6 4.2 2.6 1.9 1.8 1.4
Mario Marois 91.3 8.8 7.1 6.3 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.2 4.6 4.1 4.0 1.9 1.7 1.7 0.9 0.3
Gus Mortson 90.6 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.0 4.4 4.2 4.1 3.0 2.2 2.1 1.2
Moose Vasko 90.5 6.5 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.8 3.1 3.1 1.9 0.0
Derek Morris 90.3 8.7 6.9 6.3 6.1 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.4 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.4 3.1
Pavel Kubina 90.0 7.7 7.1 6.3 5.9 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.6 4.1 4.0 3.4 2.4 0.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Honors

1998-99 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st)

Defensive Point Shares

2006-07 NHL 5.6 (9)

Transactions

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November 28, 1999: Missed majority of 1999-2000 due to wrist injury vs. Philadelphia, November 28, 1999.

December 14, 2000: Missed majority of 2000-01 due to shoulder injury vs. Atlanta, December 14, 2000.

September 21, 2002: Traded to Vancouver by Ottawa for Peter Schaefer, September 21, 2002.

September 24, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Frolunda (Sweden), September 24, 2004.

July 22, 2010: Missed majority of 2010-11 due to torn Achilles tendon during off-season training, July 22, 2010.

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