Esa Tikkanen

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Esa Tikkanen was a left wing. Born January 25, 1965 in Helsinki, Finland, he stood 6'1", weighed 200 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1983 (round 4, 80th overall) by the Edmonton Oilers. In 877 NHL regular-season games he had 244 goals and 386 assists for 630 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

877

Goals

244

Assists

386

Points

630

NHL playoff career

Games

186

Goals

72

Assists

60

Points

132

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.28

Assists / game

0.44

Points / game

0.72

Shots / game

2.17

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

34

1986–87 · Edmonton Oilers

Assists

51

1987–88 · Edmonton Oilers

Points

78

1988–89 · Edmonton Oilers

Shots

257

1993–94 · New York Rangers

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2004–05

   • AnyangAsianHL

2. 2000–01

   • EssenGermany

3. 1999–00

   • JokeritFinland
   • FinlandWC-A

4. 1998–99

   • New York RangersNHL

5. 1997–98

   • Florida PanthersNHL
   • Washington CapitalsNHL
   • FinlandOlympics

6. 1996–97

   • New York RangersNHL
   • Vancouver CanucksNHL

7. 1995–96

   • New Jersey DevilsNHL
   • St. Louis BluesNHL
   • Vancouver CanucksNHL
   • FinlandWC-A

8. 1994–95

   • HifkFinland
   • St. Louis BluesNHL

9. 1993–94

   • New York RangersNHL

10. 1992–93

    • Edmonton OilersNHL
    • New York RangersNHL
    • FinlandWC-A

11. 1991–92

    • FinlandCan-Cup
    • Edmonton OilersNHL

12. 1990–91

    • FinlandCC
    • Edmonton OilersNHL

13. 1989–90

    • Edmonton OilersNHL

14. 1988–89

    • Edmonton OilersNHL
    • FinlandWEC-A

15. 1987–88

    • FinlandCan-Cup
    • Edmonton OilersNHL

16. 1986–87

    • Edmonton OilersNHL
    • NHL All-StarsRV-87

17. 1985–86

    • Nova ScotiaAHL
    • Edmonton OilersNHL

18. 1984–85

    • HIFK Jr.Fin-Jr.
    • HifkFinland
    • Edmonton OilersNHL
    • FinlandWEC-A
    • FinlandWJC-A

19. 1983–84

    • HIFK Jr.Fin-Jr.
    • HifkFinland
    • OlympiaFinland
    • FinlandWJC-A

20. 1982–83

    • FinlandEJC-A
    • HIFK Jr.Fin-Jr.
    • HifkFinland
    • FinlandWJC-A

21. 1981–82

    • FinlandEJC-A
    • Regina BluesSJHL
    • ReginaWHL

22. 1980–81

    • HJK U20Jr. A SM-sarja

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2004–05	AsianHL	Anyang	Regular	30	8	17	25	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 17 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 30 Goals 8 Pim 58 Points 25
2000–01	Germany	Essen	Regular	46	8	21	29	81	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 21 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 46 Goals 8 Pim 81 Points 29
1999–00	Finland	Jokerit	Regular	43	10	13	23	85	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 43 Goals 10 Pim 85 Points 23
1999–00	WC-A	Finland	Regular	9	2	1	3	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 9 Goals 2 Pim 10 Points 3
1999–00	Finland	Jokerit	Playoffs	11	1	6	7	10	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 11 Goals 1 Pim 10 Plus Minus 0 Points 7
1998–99	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	32	0	3	3	38	-5	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 13:38 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4744 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 32 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 38 Plus Minus -5 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 25
1997–98	NHL	Florida Panthers	Regular	28	1	8	9	16	-7	34	0	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 15:18 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4456 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 28 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus -7 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.0294 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 34
1997–98	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	20	2	10	12	2	-4	33	1	5	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 10 Avg Toi 20:36 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 20 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -4 Points 12 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.0606 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 33
1997–98	Olympics	Finland	Regular	6	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 2
1997–98	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	21	3	3	6	20	-2	23	1	1	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 18:38 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4281 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 21 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus -2 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1304 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 23
1996–97	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	14	1	2	3	6	0	30	0	1	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 14 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 0 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0333 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 30
1996–97	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Regular	62	12	15	27	66	-9	103	4	11	1	2	2	1	All stats Assists 15 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 62 Goals 12 Ot Goals 1 Pim 66 Plus Minus -9 Points 27 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.1165 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 103
1996–97	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	15	9	3	12	26	2	45	3	5	1	1	3	2	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 15 Goals 9 Ot Goals 2 Pim 26 Plus Minus 2 Points 12 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.2 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 45
1995–96	NHL	New Jersey Devils	Regular	9	0	2	2	4	-6	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -6 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 15
1995–96	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	11	1	4	5	18	1	19	0	2	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus 1 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0526 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 19
1995–96	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Regular	38	13	24	37	14	6	61	8	19	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 24 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 38 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 14 Plus Minus 6 Points 37 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 19 Shooting Pctg 0.2131 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 61
1995–96	WC-A	Finland	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1995–96	NHL	Vancouver Canucks	Playoffs	6	3	2	5	2	-3	13	2	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -3 Points 5 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.2308 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
1994–95	Finland	Hifk	Regular	19	2	11	13	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 19 Goals 2 Pim 16 Points 13
1994–95	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Regular	43	12	23	35	22	13	107	5	13	2	3	1	0	All stats Assists 23 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 43 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus 13 Points 35 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 13 Shooting Pctg 0.1121 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 107
1994–95	NHL	St. Louis Blues	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	20	-1	19	1	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus -1 Points 4 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1053 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 19
1993–94	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	83	22	32	54	114	5	257	5	21	3	4	4	0	All stats Assists 32 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 83 Goals 22 Ot Goals 0 Pim 114 Plus Minus 5 Points 54 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 21 Shooting Pctg 0.0856 Shorthanded Goals 3 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 257
1993–94	NHL	New York Rangers	Playoffs	23	4	4	8	34	1	56	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 23 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 34 Plus Minus 1 Points 8 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0714 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 56
1992–93	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	66	14	19	33	76	-11	162	2	7	4	5	3	0	All stats Assists 19 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 66 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 76 Plus Minus -11 Points 33 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0864 Shorthanded Goals 4 Shorthanded Points 5 Shots 162
1992–93	NHL	New York Rangers	Regular	15	2	5	7	18	-13	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus -13 Points 7 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.05 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 40
1992–93	WC-A	Finland	Regular	6	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0
1991–92	Can-Cup	Finland	Regular	6	2	2	4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Pim 6 Points 4
1991–92	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	40	12	16	28	44	-8	117	6	13	2	3	1	0	All stats Assists 16 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 40 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 44 Plus Minus -8 Points 28 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 13 Shooting Pctg 0.1026 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 117
1991–92	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	16	5	3	8	8	-1	37	1	3	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 16 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -1 Points 8 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.1351 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 37
1990–91	CC	Finland	Regular	6	2	2	4	6	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Pim 6 Plus Minus -2 Points 4
1990–91	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	79	27	42	69	85	22	235	3	16	2	4	6	0	All stats Assists 42 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 79 Goals 27 Ot Goals 0 Pim 85 Plus Minus 22 Points 69 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.1149 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 235
1990–91	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	18	12	8	20	24	3	76	3	5	0	0	3	2	All stats Assists 8 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 18 Goals 12 Ot Goals 2 Pim 24 Plus Minus 3 Points 20 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.1579 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 76
1989–90	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	79	30	33	63	161	17	199	6	22	4	4	6	0	All stats Assists 33 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 79 Goals 30 Ot Goals 0 Pim 161 Plus Minus 17 Points 63 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 22 Shooting Pctg 0.1508 Shorthanded Goals 4 Shorthanded Points 4 Shots 199
1989–90	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	22	13	11	24	26	12	54	2	7	2	2	0	0	All stats Assists 11 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 22 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus 12 Points 24 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.2407 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 54
1988–89	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	67	31	47	78	92	10	151	6	22	8	11	4	2	All stats Assists 47 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 67 Goals 31 Ot Goals 2 Pim 92 Plus Minus 10 Points 78 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 22 Shooting Pctg 0.2053 Shorthanded Goals 8 Shorthanded Points 11 Shots 151
1988–89	WEC-A	Finland	Regular	8	4	4	8	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 8 Goals 4 Pim 14 Points 8
1988–89	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	12	-1	17	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -1 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0588 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 17
1987–88	Can-Cup	Finland	Regular	5	0	1	1	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 1
1987–88	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	80	23	51	74	153	21	142	6	23	1	2	2	0	All stats Assists 51 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 80 Goals 23 Ot Goals 0 Pim 153 Plus Minus 21 Points 74 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 23 Shooting Pctg 0.162 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 142
1987–88	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	19	10	17	27	72	2	42	5	15	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 17 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 19 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 72 Plus Minus 2 Points 27 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.2381 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 42
1986–87	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	76	34	44	78	120	44	126	7	15	0	0	6	0	All stats Assists 44 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 76 Goals 34 Ot Goals 0 Pim 120 Plus Minus 44 Points 78 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.2698 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 126
1986–87	RV-87	NHL All-Stars	Regular	2	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 1
1986–87	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	21	7	2	9	22	1	39	1	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 21 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus 1 Points 9 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1795 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 39
1985–86	AHL	Nova Scotia	Regular	15	4	8	12	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 15 Goals 4 Pim 17 Points 12
1985–86	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Regular	35	7	6	13	28	6	47	0	1	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 6 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 35 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 28 Plus Minus 6 Points 13 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1489 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 47
1985–86	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	8	3	2	5	7	1	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 8 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 7 Plus Minus 1 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1579 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 19
1984–85	Fin-Jr.	HIFK Jr.	Regular	2	2	0	2	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 2 Pim 12 Points 2
1984–85	Finland	Hifk	Regular	36	21	33	54	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 33 Games Played 36 Goals 21 Pim 42 Points 54
1984–85	WEC-A	Finland	Regular	10	4	5	9	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 10 Goals 4 Pim 12 Points 9
1984–85	WJC-A	Finland	Regular	7	7	12	19	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 7 Goals 7 Pim 10 Points 19
1984–85	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 3
1983–84	Fin-Jr.	HIFK Jr.	Regular	6	5	9	14	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 6 Goals 5 Pim 13 Points 14
1983–84	Finland	Hifk	Regular	36	19	11	30	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 36 Goals 19 Pim 30 Points 30
1983–84	Finland	Olympia	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1983–84	WJC-A	Finland	Regular	7	8	3	11	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 7 Goals 8 Pim 12 Points 11
1983–84	Fin-Jr.	HIFK Jr.	Playoffs	4	4	3	7	8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 4 Goals 4 Pim 8 Plus Minus 0 Points 7
1983–84	Finland	Hifk	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shots 0
1982–83	EJC-A	Finland	Regular	5	2	1	3	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 14 Points 3
1982–83	Fin-Jr.	HIFK Jr.	Regular	30	34	31	65	104	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 31 Games Played 30 Goals 34 Pim 104 Points 65
1982–83	Finland	Hifk	Regular	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats
1982–83	WJC-A	Finland	Regular	7	2	3	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 5
1982–83	Fin-Jr.	HIFK Jr.	Playoffs	4	4	3	7	10	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 4 Goals 4 Pim 10 Plus Minus 0 Points 7
1982–83	Finland	Hifk	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shots 0
1981–82	EJC-A	Finland	Regular	5	1	3	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 4
1981–82	SJHL	Regina Blues	Regular	59	38	37	75	216	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 37 Games Played 59 Goals 38 Pim 216 Points 75
1981–82	WHL	Regina	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
1980–81	Jr. A SM-sarja	HJK U20	Regular	2	2	2	4	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 2 Goals 2 Pim 6 Points 4

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