Sami Niku #15

Inactive, former Defenseman Team Logo

Montréal Canadiens

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Player Information

The 29-year-old had 6 points (0 goals, 6 assists) in 13 games in his last season. Selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the 7th round (No. 198) of the 2015 NHL Draft, he had 16 points (2 goals, 14 assists) in 67 regular-season games for the Winnipeg Jets and Montréal Canadiens.

Country:	FIN
Age:	29 yrs (10.10.1996)
Height / Weight:	185 cm / 80 kg
Shoots:
Drafted:	198th in 2015
Draft Team:	Winnipeg Jets
Awards:	-

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69

Overall Rating

Season by Season Ratings:

Sami Niku

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
29.11.2021	Canucks	1	0	0	0	0	16:21	0		0
28.12.2021	Lightning	1	0	1	1	1	12:58	0		0
30.12.2021	Hurricanes	1	0	0	0	0	15:07	1	0.0%	0
01.01.2022	Panthers	1	0	2	2	2	20:40	2	0.0%	0
12.01.2022	Bruins	1	0	0	0	-2	18:33	3	0.0%	0
Total		5	0	3	3	1		6	0.0%	0

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2017-18	Jets	1	1	0	1	0	15:13	2	50.0%	0
2018-19	Jets	30	1	3	4	0	13:55	19	5.3%	2
2019-20	Jets	17	0	5	5	-2	16:10	27	0.0%	12
2020-21	Jets	6	0	0	0	-3	12:58	2	0.0%	8
2021-22	Canadiens	13	0	6	6	3	15:16	14	0.0%	2
Total		67	2	14	16	-2		64	3.1%	24

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
No games played

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