Saku Koivu

Player profile and career history

C · #11

Saku Koivu was a center. Born November 23, 1974 in Turku, Finland, he stood 5'10", weighed 181 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 1993 (round 1, 21st overall) by the Montréal Canadiens. In 1,124 NHL regular-season games he had 255 goals and 577 assists for 832 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games
1,124
Goals
255
Assists
577
Points
832
All supplied career statistics
Assists
577
Game Winning Goals
46
Games Played
1124
Goals
255
Ot Goals
10
Pim
809
Plus Minus
10
Points
832
Power Play Goals
79
Power Play Points
290
Shooting Pctg
0.1259
Shorthanded Goals
11
Shorthanded Points
29
Shots
2024

NHL playoff career

Games
80
Goals
18
Assists
41
Points
59
All supplied career statistics
Assists
41
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
80
Goals
18
Ot Goals
0
Pim
62
Plus Minus
2
Points
59
Power Play Goals
7
Power Play Points
17
Shooting Pctg
0.1475
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
122

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game
0.23
Assists / game
0.51
Points / game
0.74
Shots / game
1.80

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
22
2006–07 · Montréal Canadiens
Assists
53
2006–07 · Montréal Canadiens
Points
75
2006–07 · Montréal Canadiens
Shots
154
2006–07 · Montréal Canadiens

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. 2013–14

  2. 2012–13

  3. 2011–12

  4. 2010–11

  5. 2009–10

  6. 2008–09

  7. 2007–08

  8. 2006–07

  9. 2005–06

  10. 2004–05

    • TPSFinland
  11. 2003–04

  12. 2002–03

  13. 2001–02

  14. 2000–01

  15. 1999–00

  16. 1998–99

  17. 1997–98

  18. 1996–97

  19. 1995–96

  20. 1994–95

    • TPSFinland
    • FinlandNat-Tm
    • FinlandWC-A
  21. 1993–94

    • TPSFinland
    • FinlandNat-Tm
    • FinlandOlympics
    • FinlandWC-A
    • FinlandWJC-A
  22. 1992–93

    • TPSFinland
    • FinlandNat-Tm
    • FinlandWC-A
    • FinlandWJC-A
  23. 1991–92

    • FinlandEJC-A
    • Tps Jr.Fin-Jr.
    • TPS U18Fin-U18
  24. 1990–91

    • Tps Jr.Fin-Jr.
    • TPS U18Fin-U18

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.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPGAPTSPIM+/−ShotsPPGPPPSHGSHPGWGOTG
2013–14NHLAnaheim DucksRegular6511182946381001411
All stats
Assists
18
Avg Toi
15:03
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5042
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
65
Goals
11
Ot Goals
1
Pim
46
Plus Minus
3
Points
29
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.1358
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
4
Shots
81
2013–14NHLAnaheim DucksPlayoffs130118-35000000
All stats
Assists
1
Avg Toi
12:44
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.565
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
13
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
8
Plus Minus
-3
Points
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
5
2012–13NHLAnaheim DucksRegular478192718455480000
All stats
Assists
19
Avg Toi
17:36
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5135
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
47
Goals
8
Ot Goals
0
Pim
18
Plus Minus
4
Points
27
Power Play Goals
4
Power Play Points
8
Shooting Pctg
0.1455
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
55
2012–13NHLAnaheim DucksPlayoffs71236-46120000
All stats
Assists
2
Avg Toi
17:53
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5255
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
7
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
6
Plus Minus
-4
Points
3
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
2
Shooting Pctg
0.1667
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
6
2011–12NHLAnaheim DucksRegular74112738507107060010
All stats
Assists
27
Avg Toi
18:08
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5239
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
74
Goals
11
Ot Goals
0
Pim
50
Plus Minus
7
Points
38
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
6
Shooting Pctg
0.1028
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
107
2010–11NHLAnaheim DucksRegular7515304536-81044150030
All stats
Assists
30
Avg Toi
19:08
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.528
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
75
Goals
15
Ot Goals
0
Pim
36
Plus Minus
-8
Points
45
Power Play Goals
4
Power Play Points
15
Shooting Pctg
0.1442
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
104
2010–11NHLAnaheim DucksPlayoffs61676-27030000
All stats
Assists
6
Avg Toi
18:19
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5155
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
6
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
6
Plus Minus
-2
Points
7
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.1429
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
7
2009–10NHLAnaheim DucksRegular7119335236141245161362
All stats
Assists
33
Avg Toi
18:35
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5144
Game Winning Goals
6
Games Played
71
Goals
19
Ot Goals
2
Pim
36
Plus Minus
14
Points
52
Power Play Goals
5
Power Play Points
16
Shooting Pctg
0.1532
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
3
Shots
124
2009–10OlympicsFinlandRegular60226————————
All stats
Assists
2
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Games Played
6
Goals
0
Pim
6
Points
2
2008–09NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular651634504441235170252
All stats
Assists
34
Avg Toi
17:03
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.541
Game Winning Goals
5
Games Played
65
Goals
16
Ot Goals
2
Pim
44
Plus Minus
4
Points
50
Power Play Goals
5
Power Play Points
17
Shooting Pctg
0.1301
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
123
2008–09NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs40332-16000000
All stats
Assists
3
Avg Toi
17:45
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5152
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
4
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
-1
Points
3
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
6
2007–08NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular7716405693-41508270231
All stats
Assists
40
Avg Toi
18:07
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5227
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
77
Goals
16
Ot Goals
1
Pim
93
Plus Minus
-4
Points
56
Power Play Goals
8
Power Play Points
27
Shooting Pctg
0.1067
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
150
2007–08WC-AFinlandRegular60334————————
All stats
Assists
3
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Games Played
6
Goals
0
Pim
4
Points
3
2007–08NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs73694117230000
All stats
Assists
6
Avg Toi
19:33
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5676
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
7
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
1
Points
9
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.1765
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
17
2006–07NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular8122537574-2115411431340
All stats
Assists
53
Avg Toi
18:07
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5492
Game Winning Goals
4
Games Played
81
Goals
22
Ot Goals
0
Pim
74
Plus Minus
-21
Points
75
Power Play Goals
11
Power Play Points
43
Shooting Pctg
0.1429
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
3
Shots
154
2005–06NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular721745627011385270043
All stats
Assists
45
Avg Toi
18:31
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5375
Game Winning Goals
4
Games Played
72
Goals
17
Ot Goals
3
Pim
70
Plus Minus
1
Points
62
Power Play Goals
5
Power Play Points
27
Shooting Pctg
0.1232
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
138
2005–06OlympicsFinlandRegular8381112————————
All stats
Assists
8
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Games Played
8
Goals
3
Pim
12
Points
11
2005–06NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs3022211000000
All stats
Assists
2
Avg Toi
14:24
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5435
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
1
Points
2
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
1
2004–05FinlandTPSRegular20881628————————
All stats
Assists
8
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Games Played
20
Goals
8
Pim
28
Points
16
2004–05FinlandTPSPlayoffs6325300———————
All stats
Assists
2
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Games Played
6
Goals
3
Pim
30
Plus Minus
0
Points
5
2003–04NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular6814415552-51125150030
All stats
Assists
41
Avg Toi
19:18
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5385
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
68
Goals
14
Ot Goals
0
Pim
52
Plus Minus
-5
Points
55
Power Play Goals
5
Power Play Points
15
Shooting Pctg
0.125
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
112
2003–04WCupFinlandRegular63142————————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
6
Goals
3
Pim
2
Points
4
2003–04NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs11381110127240000
All stats
Assists
8
Avg Toi
20:34
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5475
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
11
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
10
Plus Minus
1
Points
11
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
4
Shooting Pctg
0.1111
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
27
2003–04W-CupFinlandOther63142290—0——0
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
6
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
2
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Shooting Pctg
33.33
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shots
9
2002–03NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular822150717251475221150
All stats
Assists
50
Avg Toi
19:14
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.4962
Game Winning Goals
5
Games Played
82
Goals
21
Ot Goals
0
Pim
72
Plus Minus
5
Points
71
Power Play Goals
5
Power Play Points
22
Shooting Pctg
0.1429
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
147
2002–03WC-AFinlandRegular7110114————————
All stats
Assists
10
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Games Played
7
Goals
1
Pim
4
Points
11
2001–02NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular3022002000000
All stats
Assists
2
Avg Toi
13:57
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.6154
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
3
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
0
Plus Minus
0
Points
2
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
2
2001–02NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs1246104216140010
All stats
Assists
6
Avg Toi
15:54
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.4627
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
12
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
2
Points
10
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
4
Shooting Pctg
0.25
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
16
2000–01NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular541730474021137170230
All stats
Assists
30
Avg Toi
21:23
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.4762
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
54
Goals
17
Ot Goals
0
Pim
40
Plus Minus
2
Points
47
Power Play Goals
7
Power Play Points
17
Shooting Pctg
0.1504
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
113
1999–00NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular243182114753170100
All stats
Assists
18
Avg Toi
19:13
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5293
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
24
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
14
Plus Minus
7
Points
21
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
7
Shooting Pctg
0.0566
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
53
1998–99NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular6514304438-71454182300
All stats
Assists
30
Avg Toi
20:02
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5256
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
65
Goals
14
Ot Goals
0
Pim
38
Plus Minus
-7
Points
44
Power Play Goals
4
Power Play Points
18
Shooting Pctg
0.0966
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
3
Shots
145
1998–99WC-AFinlandRegular9412164————————
All stats
Assists
12
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Games Played
9
Goals
4
Pim
4
Points
16
1997–98NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular691443574881452212330
All stats
Assists
43
Avg Toi
19:13
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0.5352
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
69
Goals
14
Ot Goals
0
Pim
48
Plus Minus
8
Points
57
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
21
Shooting Pctg
0.0966
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
3
Shots
145
1997–98OlympicsFinlandRegular628104————————
All stats
Assists
8
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Games Played
6
Goals
2
Pim
4
Points
10
1997–98NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs62352414110000
All stats
Assists
3
Avg Toi
19:50
Faceoff Winning Pctg
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
6
Goals
2
Ot Goals
0
Pim
2
Plus Minus
4
Points
5
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
1
Shooting Pctg
0.1429
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
14
1996–97NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular501739563871355170131
All stats
Assists
39
Game Winning Goals
3
Games Played
50
Goals
17
Ot Goals
1
Pim
38
Plus Minus
7
Points
56
Power Play Goals
5
Power Play Points
17
Shooting Pctg
0.1259
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
135
1996–97Nat-TmFinlandRegular71568————————
All stats
Assists
5
Games Played
7
Goals
1
Pim
8
Points
6
1996–97W-CupFinlandRegular41344————————
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
4
Goals
1
Pim
4
Points
4
1996–97WC-AFinlandRegular62242————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
6
Goals
2
Pim
2
Points
4
1996–97NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs513410110000000
All stats
Assists
3
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
5
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
10
Plus Minus
1
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.1
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
10
1995–96NHLMontréal CanadiensRegular8220254540-71368143420
All stats
Assists
25
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
82
Goals
20
Ot Goals
0
Pim
40
Plus Minus
-7
Points
45
Power Play Goals
8
Power Play Points
14
Shooting Pctg
0.1471
Shorthanded Goals
3
Shorthanded Points
4
Shots
136
1995–96WCupFinlandRegular41344————————
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
4
Goals
1
Pim
4
Points
4
1995–96NHLMontréal CanadiensPlayoffs63148213000100
All stats
Assists
1
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
6
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
8
Plus Minus
2
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.2308
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
13
1994–95FinlandTPSRegular4527477473————————
All stats
Assists
47
Games Played
45
Goals
27
Pim
73
Points
74
1994–95Nat-TmFinlandRegular71568————————
All stats
Assists
5
Games Played
7
Goals
1
Pim
8
Points
6
1994–95WC-AFinlandRegular8551018————————
All stats
Assists
5
Games Played
8
Goals
5
Pim
18
Points
10
1994–95FinlandTPSPlayoffs1371017160———————
All stats
Assists
10
Games Played
13
Goals
7
Pim
16
Plus Minus
0
Points
17
1993–94FinlandTPSRegular4723305342————————
All stats
Assists
30
Games Played
47
Goals
23
Pim
42
Points
53
1993–94Nat-TmFinlandRegular723512————————
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
7
Goals
2
Pim
12
Points
5
1993–94OlympicsFinlandRegular843712————————
All stats
Assists
3
Games Played
8
Goals
4
Pim
12
Points
7
1993–94WC-AFinlandRegular856114————————
All stats
Assists
6
Games Played
8
Goals
5
Pim
4
Points
11
1993–94WJC-AFinlandRegular736912————————
All stats
Assists
6
Games Played
7
Goals
3
Pim
12
Points
9
1993–94FinlandTPSPlayoffs114812160———————
All stats
Assists
8
Games Played
11
Goals
4
Pim
16
Plus Minus
0
Points
12
1992–93FinlandTPSRegular46371028————————
All stats
Assists
7
Games Played
46
Goals
3
Pim
28
Points
10
1992–93Nat-TmFinlandRegular42242————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
4
Goals
2
Pim
2
Points
4
1992–93WC-AFinlandRegular60112————————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
6
Goals
0
Pim
2
Points
1
1992–93WJC-AFinlandRegular71896————————
All stats
Assists
8
Games Played
7
Goals
1
Pim
6
Points
9
1992–93FinlandTPSPlayoffs1132520———————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
11
Goals
3
Pim
2
Plus Minus
0
Points
5
1991–92EJC-AFinlandRegular635818————————
All stats
Assists
5
Games Played
6
Goals
3
Pim
18
Points
8
1991–92Fin-Jr.Tps Jr.Regular3425285357————————
All stats
Assists
28
Games Played
34
Goals
25
Pim
57
Points
53
1991–92Fin-U18TPS U18Regular1237106————————
All stats
Assists
7
Games Played
12
Goals
3
Pim
6
Points
10
1991–92Fin-Jr.Tps Jr.Playoffs8591460———————
All stats
Assists
9
Games Played
8
Goals
5
Pim
6
Plus Minus
0
Points
14
1990–91Fin-Jr.Tps Jr.Regular1337106————————
All stats
Assists
7
Games Played
13
Goals
3
Pim
6
Points
10
1990–91Fin-U18TPS U18Regular2420284826————————
All stats
Assists
28
Games Played
24
Goals
20
Pim
26
Points
48

NHL game-by-game archive

This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

DateOpponentGoalsAssistsPointsTime on ice
2014-05-16LAK0006:37
2014-05-14LAK00011:56
2014-05-12LAK00013:05
2014-05-10LAK00015:09
2014-05-08LAK00014:49

Awards

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy2001–02
King Clancy Memorial Trophy2006–07

Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.

Profile updated Oct 12, 11:45 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

Player on NHL.com