Joni Pitkanen
Player profile and career history
D · #25
Joni Pitkanen was a defenceman. Born September 19, 1983 in Oulu, Finland, he stood 6'3", weighed 220 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 2002 (round 1, 4th overall) by the Philadelphia Flyers. In 535 NHL regular-season games he had 57 goals and 225 assists for 282 points.
NHL regular-season career
- Games
- 535
- Goals
- 57
- Assists
- 225
- Points
- 282
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 225
- Avg Toi
- 23:38
- Game Winning Goals
- 13
- Games Played
- 535
- Goals
- 57
- Ot Goals
- 4
- Pim
- 484
- Plus Minus
- -8
- Points
- 282
- Power Play Goals
- 18
- Power Play Points
- 119
- Shooting Pctg
- 0.0549
- Shorthanded Goals
- 1
- Shorthanded Points
- 4
- Shots
- 1037
NHL playoff career
- Games
- 39
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
- 13
- Points
- 13
All supplied career statistics
- Assists
- 13
- Avg Toi
- 20:39
- Game Winning Goals
- 0
- Games Played
- 39
- Goals
- 0
- Ot Goals
- 0
- Pim
- 24
- Plus Minus
- -6
- Points
- 13
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- Power Play Points
- 2
- Shooting Pctg
- 0
- Shorthanded Goals
- 0
- Shorthanded Points
- 0
- Shots
- 71
NHL career scoring rates
- Goals / game
- 0.11
- Assists / game
- 0.42
- Points / game
- 0.53
- Shots / game
- 1.94
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
- 13 2005–06 · Philadelphia Flyers
- Assists
- 40 2009–10 · Carolina Hurricanes
- Points
- 46 2009–10 · Carolina Hurricanes
- Shots
- 161 2009–10 · Carolina Hurricanes
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.
2015–16
- KärpätLiiga
2012–13
2011–12
2010–11
2009–10
Carolina HurricanesNHL- FinlandOlympics
2008–09
2007–08
2006–07
2005–06
2004–05
- PhiladelphiaAHL
2003–04
2002–03
- KarpatFinland
- FinlandWJC-A
2001–02
- Karpat Jr.Fin-Jr.
- KarpatFinland
- FinlandWJC-A
2000–01
- Finland5-Nations
- Karpat Jr.Fin-Jr.
- KarpatFinland
1999–00
- Karpat Jr.Fin-Jr.
- Karpat U18Fin-U18
1998–99
- Karpat U18Fin-U18
1997–98
- Kärpät U16Jr. C SM-sarja
Edmonton Oilers
Philadelphia FlyersCoverage 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.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Liiga | Kärpät | Regular | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2012–13 | NHL |  Carolina Hurricanes | Regular | 22 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2011–12 | NHL | Carolina Hurricanes | Regular | 30 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 16 | -15 | 62 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 2010–11 | NHL | Carolina Hurricanes | Regular | 72 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 60 | -2 | 144 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | All stats
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| 2009–10 | NHL | Carolina Hurricanes | Regular | 71 | 6 | 40 | 46 | 72 | -11 | 161 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2009–10 | Olympics | Finland | Regular | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2008–09 | NHL | Carolina Hurricanes | Regular | 71 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 58 | 11 | 147 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | All stats
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| 2008–09 | NHL | Carolina Hurricanes | Playoffs | 18 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2007–08 | NHL |  Edmonton Oilers | Regular | 63 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 56 | -5 | 101 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 2006–07 | NHL |  Philadelphia Flyers | Regular | 77 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 88 | -25 | 137 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2005–06 | NHL | Philadelphia Flyers | Regular | 58 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 78 | 22 | 118 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | All stats
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| 2005–06 | NHL | Philadelphia Flyers | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2004–05 | AHL | Philadelphia | Regular | 76 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 105 | 9 | — | 3 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | All stats
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| 2004–05 | AHL | Philadelphia | Playoffs | 21 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 13 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | All stats
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| 2003–04 | NHL | Philadelphia Flyers | Regular | 71 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 44 | 15 | 133 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 2003–04 | NHL | Philadelphia Flyers | Playoffs | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 2002–03 | Finland | Karpat | Regular | 35 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2002–03 | WJC-A | Finland | Regular | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2001–02 | Finland | Karpat | Regular | 49 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2001–02 | WJC-A | Finland | Regular | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2001–02 | Fin-Jr. | Karpat Jr. | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2001–02 | Finland | Karpat | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2000–01 | 5-Nations | Finland | Regular | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2000–01 | Fin-Jr. | Karpat Jr. | Regular | 24 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2000–01 | Finland | Karpat | Regular | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 2000–01 | Finland | Karpat | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1999–00 | Fin-Jr. | Karpat Jr. | Regular | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1999–00 | Fin-U18 | Karpat U18 | Regular | 36 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1999–00 | Fin-U18 | Karpat U18 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1998–99 | Fin-U18 | Karpat U18 | Regular | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1997–98 | Jr. C SM-sarja | Kärpät U16 | Regular | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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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
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-02 | WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 |
| 2013-04-01 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:07 |
| 2013-03-30 | WPG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:26 |
| 2013-03-28 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:33 |
| 2013-03-26 | WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:11 |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 13, 2:30 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.